Category: UK
‘Leave now’, Foreign Office urges Britons in Lebanon
The British government has been securing extra flights for UK nationals to make their way out of Lebanon, as ministers continued to urge citizens still [more…]
Keir Starmer hits new low in personal popularity ratings
Keir Starmer’s personal ratings dropped further during his first Labour conference as prime minister, according to the latest Opinium poll for the Observer. While party [more…]
Rosie Duffield resigns as Labour MP with scathing attack on Keir Starmer’s leadership
A Labour MP has resigned from the parliamentary party after criticising Keir Starmer’s “cruel and unnecessary” policies and lambasting the prime minister’s “managerial and technocratic [more…]
Three Just Stop Oil activists charged after soup thrown at Van Gogh paintings
Three protesters have been charged with criminal damage and will appear in court after soup was thrown at two Vincent van Gogh paintings on Friday. [more…]
Israel’s strike on Lebanon killed five of my family members, says British woman
A British woman returning to the UK from Lebanon has said Israeli airstrikes killed five members of her family. Sana Chamseddin’s uncle, his wife and [more…]
Azealia Banks likens Bull Ring fish stalls in Birmingham to ‘Wuhan wet market’
The US rapper Azealia Banks has accused Birmingham’s fish market of making her ill, comparing it to a “Wuhan wet market”. In an unlikely intervention, [more…]
Events arm of Economist group to stop signing tobacco sponsorship deals
The division of the Economist’s parent group that has come under fire over its commercial ties with the world’s three biggest tobacco companies is to [more…]
Titanic shipbuilder Harland & Wolff collapses into administration
Harland & Wolff, the Belfast-based shipbuilder that produced the Titanic, has collapsed into administration. The company has appointed administrators from Teneo to oversee the process [more…]
Stock markets hit record highs after news of a fall in US inflation
A fall in US inflation expected to pave the way for further cuts in interest rates pushed stock markets to record highs on Friday. Ending [more…]
Peer gave Keir Starmer more clothes worth £16,000, declared as money for private office
Keir Starmer was given a further £16,000 worth of clothes by the Labour peer Waheed Alli, which was declared as money for his private office, [more…]