Zeffman: Burnham promises huge change - now to find out how he will deliver it
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

The next prime minister promised nothing less than the biggest change in British politics in 40 years in his first speech as Labour leader.

Boy attacked by zoo crocodile has had seven operations and is smiling again, say parents
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

The three-year-old's parents say the boy is making progress after seven operations in a month.

The financial winners and losers from the World Cup
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

Big bucks are being made from the 2026 tournament off the field, but who is raking in the most, and who is losing out?

China hits out at British Steel nationalisation
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

The UK government said taking the firm into public hands would safeguard "a vital national capability".

German politician faces calls to resign over surrogacy child
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

Surrogacy is banned in Germany, a policy firmly backed by Jens Spahn's Christian Democrat party, and several years ago by Spahn, too.