Challenge Starmer by Monday or I will, Labour MP tells cabinet
Posted on Saturday May 09, 2026

Catherine West tells the BBC if a leadership hopeful does not put themselves forward she will try to trigger a contest.

Labour MPs have put Starmer on notice after election battering. Can he turn it around?
Posted on Saturday May 09, 2026

Even the prime minister's most loyal ministers are pushing him to change, writes Laura Kuenssberg.

How Reform won votes from Swansea to Sunderland
Posted on Saturday May 09, 2026

Many voters have turned to Reform UK with devastating consequences for the main two parties, Labour and the Conservatives.

Britons on virus-hit cruise ship to isolate at hospital after being flown to UK
Posted on Saturday May 09, 2026

The MV Hondius is expected to dock in the Canary Islands this weekend.

Steve Rosenberg: This year's Victory Day parade in Moscow felt very different
Posted on Saturday May 09, 2026

The BBC's Russia editor reports from a Red Square with none of the military hardware which the Kremlin normally showcases to project power internationally.