Keir Starmer pressured by his own MPs to ‘stop pussyfooting around’Labour backbench disquiet grows after dire local elections performanceWed May 07 2025 - 20:12
Driving in London: My speed awareness course was like the prison in The Shawshank Redemption - everyone was innocentOf all the culture war issues in Britain, the 20mph limit in London is one of the oddestWed May 07 2025 - 05:00
VE Day: Britain takes a break from its troubles to celebrate 80th anniversaryParades and military fly-past in central London as capital is festooned for traditional British pomp and ceremonyMon May 05 2025 - 18:00
VE Day: Victory in Europe, angst in BritainBritain will celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day at a time when its national identity is being roiled by immigration rows Sat May 03 2025 - 05:00
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK lives up to the hype, trouncing Labour and Tories in local election votes Reform also wins crucial Westminster byelection as it upends English politics with a string of stunning victories Fri May 02 2025 - 18:55
Tories braced for losses while Reform could emerge on top as parts of England hold local and mayoral votesNigel Farage’s party vies with Labour for working class votes in England’s north and midlands while Tories and Lib Dems battle in the southWed Apr 30 2025 - 15:04
Kneecap Cornwall gig cancelled, as British government warns Glastonbury organisers to ‘think carefully’ about proceeding with bandFamilies of murdered MPs reject band’s ‘half an apology’Tue Apr 29 2025 - 18:39
Mark Paul: Kneecap united the English establishment and the separatist Scots – a real feat. There was no coming back from thatKneecap bit off more than they could chew in publicity row in Britain this weekTue Apr 29 2025 - 13:14
Irish man may have made call to British police that led to fatal incident, says watchdog David Joyce, originally from Galway, died in Milton Keynes after running at armed officers responding to report about man with gun Fri Apr 25 2025 - 17:59
Showdown between Reform and Labour as crucial UK byelection loomsNigel Farage’s insurgent party faces off against Keir Starmer’s Labour in Red Wall battleFri Apr 25 2025 - 13:12
Kemi Badenoch plays down Tory frontbencher’s comments about tie-up with Nigel Farage’s Reform UKTory leader goaded by Keir Starmer after Robert Jenrick appeared to undermine herWed Apr 23 2025 - 19:03
Londoners and tourists mourn Pope Francis amid Catholicism’s unexpected renaissance in BritainPope Francis was remembered at Westminster Cathedral, home to resurgent Catholicism in England and WalesTue Apr 22 2025 - 17:30
UK supreme court’s biological sex ruling disappoints trans activists, lets off politiciansTrans activists will be disappointed, but the ruling gives cover to Britain’s Labour governmentWed Apr 16 2025 - 14:49
‘Have you watched Adolescence yet?’ - Life imitates art for Kemi BadenochParty colleagues fear her low-wattage turn as Tory leader could spell troubleWed Apr 16 2025 - 06:00
Goals scored and steelworks saved in Scunthorpe’s day of two halves The UK’s Labour government passed emergency laws to save British Steel on Saturday after a row with its Chinese owner while Scunthorpe United played out a crucial matchTue Apr 15 2025 - 11:30
Who was David Joyce, the Galway man shot dead by UK police at a busy train station?Joyce, a gay man from a Traveller background with mental health difficulties, will be repatriated to be buried by his family in IrelandSat Apr 12 2025 - 12:33
Bits of history: more slivers emerge of Scotland’s sacred Stone of DestinyAncient venerated slab is linked to monarchs from Edward ‘Longshanks’ to real-life Scottish king Macbeth, also subject of a new exhibitionSat Apr 12 2025 - 07:00
‘The worst mobile phone service in the rich world’London's awful signal is one of the most irritating daily realities of living in what is meant to be one of the world’s most developed citiesWed Apr 09 2025 - 05:00
British judge who oversaw first ICC trial at The Hague appointed to chair Southport stabbings inquiry British government begins public inquiry into killings that sparked 2024 summer riots Mon Apr 07 2025 - 19:14
Birmingham’s rubbish piles high against walls covered in pro-Palestine graffitiBirmingham Letter: The city’s bin strike crisis is being portrayed as a symbol of ‘Broken Britain’Wed Apr 02 2025 - 05:00
Nigel Farage gears up for Reform UK’s ‘big moment’ in May 1st electionsCouncil and mayoral votes and crucial Westminster byelection will give clearer picture of whether Farage’s party can meet the hypeTue Apr 01 2025 - 16:26
Labour bets on growth to fund UK’s future but US tariffs could ruin it allChancellor Rachel Reeves is ‘walking a fiscal tightrope’ after her slasher spring statementFri Mar 28 2025 - 10:03
Britain’s fiscal watchdog warns of danger of trade war as UK government slashes spendingUK’s chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves plans £6bn reduction in spending to remain within her fiscal targetWed Mar 26 2025 - 19:10
Reflections from sunny Greenwich as the clocks change to summer timeLondon Letter: East London town was an imperial hub for standards of time and navigationWed Mar 26 2025 - 07:24
The experience of Irish Britons: ‘If you’re English and Irish at the same time like I am, it’s a bit of a problem’The Irish identity of people born in Britain, where six million have at least one Irish grandparent, can be complex and personal...Sun Mar 23 2025 - 06:00
More Guinness diplomacy from Keir Starmer as he hosts Irish party in Number 10Eclectic guest list included drag queen Blu Hydrangea, broadcaster Dermot O’Leary and Olympic swimming champion Daniel WiffenWed Mar 19 2025 - 22:46
‘What’s the point of Labour?’ Starmer in backlash over £5bn in benefits cutsSDLP MP Colum Eastwood criticises British prime minister in House of Commons Wed Mar 19 2025 - 18:13
Westminster MPs prepare for another showdown vote on the right to dieKim Leadbeater’s assisted dying Bill is nearing the end of committee stageWed Mar 19 2025 - 05:00
London mayor says he is taking tips on Trump from Taoiseach as city marks St Patrick’s DayOlympic boxer Kellie Harrington and London mayor Sadiq Khan were among those at the head of the parade winding through the West EndSun Mar 16 2025 - 16:59
Freddie Scappaticci’s final years in a sleepy Surrey town: Neighbours were ‘sickened’ when they found out who he really was The man known as Stakeknife, a senior British army agent in the IRA, was hidden away in middle-class suburban comfrot in GuildfordSun Mar 16 2025 - 06:00
Reform UK undergoes schism amid row linked to Elon Musk and Tommy RobinsonParty leader Nigel Farage has fallen out with MP Rupert Lowe, seen as one of ‘Tommy’s people'Sat Mar 15 2025 - 06:00
‘Philomena’s Law’: Labour MP introduces Bill to end penalty on compensation from Irish mother and baby homesGrandson of Irish immigrants wants to combat the ‘stigma and shame’ some survivors feel Wed Mar 12 2025 - 17:21
Case of three siblings abandoned as babies in London suburb confounds policeIn Plaistow, an area of London beset with deprivation, baby Elsa was found in a Boot’s carrier bag on the coldest night of the yearWed Mar 12 2025 - 05:00
How do you become a Trump whisperer? Ask Starmer, Macron and MeloniKeir Starmer, Giorgia Meloni and Emmanuel Macron are trying to keep the mercurial US president onside over Europe’s securitySat Mar 08 2025 - 09:00
UK-Ireland summit: How it sought to repair diplomatic damage of recent yearsThe two governments on message as joint initiatives on everything from wind energy to security abound at convivial UK-Ireland summitFri Mar 07 2025 - 08:47
Tánaiste contradicts US account of his conversation with Marco Rubio Simon Harris insists US-Irish trade deficit was not discussed in call with secretary of stateThu Mar 06 2025 - 21:54
Keir Starmer hails ‘new era’ in British-Irish relations as governments meet to discuss security and economyTaoiseach Micheal Martin says it is the ‘most extensive summit in a generation’ with the UKThu Mar 06 2025 - 11:07
Taoiseach and UK prime minister to discuss potential Ukraine peace deal at Liverpool summitMartin says he and Starmer will talk about recent geopolitical eventsWed Mar 05 2025 - 19:59
‘There is an undercurrent of racism from some people – you can feel it’ Southport Letter: As Ramadan begins, the town’s Muslims still feel the pain of last summer’s riotsWed Mar 05 2025 - 05:00
Keir Starmer says Europe faces ‘historic task’ to defend UkraineBritish PM hosts gathering of leaders in show of support for Volodymyr ZelenskiyMon Mar 03 2025 - 06:00
Trump-Starmer summit: British PM produces masterstroke of political theatre as he seeks to cement bromanceKeir Starmer secures concessions on trade and Chagos Islands but little on Ukraine amid growing bromance with TrumpFri Feb 28 2025 - 06:47
Starmer-Trump meeting: Britain and US agree to open trade talks British prime minister promises ‘boots on the ground’ in UkraineThu Feb 27 2025 - 21:36
Keir Starmer faces a defining moment as he heads for WashingtonTrade and defence, including the future of Ukraine, will top the agenda for the UK PM’s first meeting with Donald Trump as presidentWed Feb 26 2025 - 16:29
A baronet from Carlow: ‘Just because you’ve a title, people expect you’re born rich’London Letter: An afternoon spent discussing nobilityWed Feb 26 2025 - 05:00
Britain to increase military spending as Kemi Badenoch and Keir Starmer compete to look toughestUK will fund rise in defence spending by cutting aid to developing nationsTue Feb 25 2025 - 16:16
All bar one: Westminster parties almost fully united behind Ukraine as UK hits Russia with more sanctionsOnly Nigel Farage’s Reform UK stayed away from Commons debate in support of UkraineMon Feb 24 2025 - 20:07
Last of the Irish Lords: ‘There’s a love-hate relationship between Irish people and Anglo titles’Some 92 hereditary peers’ seats will be abolished under legislation UK’s Labour government pledges to push throughSun Feb 23 2025 - 06:10
‘I want to fire missiles into Russian troops’: the young Ukrainians training as fighter pilots in the UKAs the war grinds on, Nato states are collaborating to train Ukrainian recruits to fly western jets. The RAF gets them firstThu Feb 13 2025 - 18:47
Keir Starmer suggests UK could send peacekeeping troops to UkraineFormer defence secretary Ben Wallace warns against US-led ‘appeasement’ of RussiaThu Feb 13 2025 - 18:34
Keir Starmer could face rising pressure to climb down on farm inheritance tax London Letter: Economic disquiet among farmers and in rural communities has been brewing since long before the tax changesWed Feb 12 2025 - 05:00
