Analysis: Andy Burnham's route back to Commons is clearer - but can he win in Makerfield?
Posted on Friday May 15, 2026

The Greater Manchester mayor faces a messy and bitter by-election battle with Reform UK.

Watch: The day Labour's potential leadership race began to heat up
Posted on Thursday May 14, 2026

Political turmoil continued in Westminster on Thursday after Health Secretary Wes Streeting resigned Starmer's government saying he had "lost confidence" in his leadership.

Brutal raid on woman's birthday party highlights rise of Russian vigilante group
Posted on Friday May 15, 2026

The Russkaya Obshina group stages raids to look for activities contravening "traditional Russian values".

'Don't swim' warnings in place at nearly all of England's official river bathing sites
Posted on Friday May 15, 2026

Too much bacteria linked to faeces found at almost all England's designated river bathing sites

Five Italians die during cave scuba dive in Maldives
Posted on Friday May 15, 2026

Four of the Italians were part of a team from the University of Genoa.