The former lead civil servant at the Foreign Office, sacked by the prime minister and foreign secretary last week, will give his side of the…
Unemployment rate unexpectedly falls as fewer students look for work
The UK’s unemployment rate has fallen unexpectedly, partly due to fewer students looking for work while they study. Unemployment fell to 4.9% in the three…
Key takeaways so far from sacked official at heart of Mandelson vetting row
Sir Olly Robbins, the former top civil servant at the Foreign Office, is giving evidence to MPs on the foreign affairs committee about his role…
Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed
Children aged 17 or younger will face a lifelong ban on buying cigarettes, as the Tobacco and Vapes Bill clears Parliament. Both the Commons and…
Boy, 17, pleads guilty to synagogue arson attack
The scene in Kenton was cordoned off following the attack A 17-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to arson not endangering life after an attack on…
Court challenge over Met Police’s use of live facial recognition thrown out
A facial recognition system deployed by the Met Police at Oxford Circus last summer Privacy campaigners have lost a High Court challenge aimed at limiting…
Five questions awaiting Starmer as he faces Commons over Mandelson scandal
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is set to face a packed Commons later where he will address questions over Lord Mandelson’s vetting. Sir Keir repeatedly…
US intercepts and seizes Iranian-flagged cargo ship, Trump says
The US has intercepted an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf as part of its naval blockade, Donald Trump has said. The US president wrote on his Truth…
Spat at, threatened and kidnapped: British Jews tell of rising antisemitism
Amanda, Laura and Itay are among more than a dozen Jewish people who have spoken to Panorama Amanda has been at the centre of her…
The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump’s presidency
Throughout US President Donald Trump’s second term in office, traders have been betting millions of dollars just before he makes major announcements. The BBC has…