New Defence Secretary comes out fighting over military spending row with huge drone centre opening
Britain has launched Europe’s biggest-ever drone testing centre aimed at fighting off the growing threat of unmanned aerial attacks, amid…
Labour’s woes are like a slow-motion car crash – and Keir Starmer isn’t even in the driving seat | Marina Hyde
Labour’s woes are like a slow-motion car crash – and Keir Starmer isn’t even in the driving seat Marina Hyde…
‘I’m not going away,’ says Keir Starmer despite defence secretary’s exit
UK PM Keir Starmer defends defence spending: ‘It’s my number one priority’ – video ‘I’m not going away,’ says Keir…
David Hockney, revolutionary British artist, dies aged 88
David Hockney in 2017. Photograph: Aurélien Meunier/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenDavid Hockney in 2017. Photograph: Aurélien Meunier/Getty Images David Hockney,…
Starmer’s leadership under further pressure after defence ministers quit – UK politics live
Good morning. This time yesterday Keir Starmer’s leadership was already in peril, with many in his party assuming that he…
‘They are thugs thriving on division’: residents voice disgust and shame at Belfast rioters
A man inspects the damage to a shop that rioters targeted on Wednesday night. Photograph: Isabel Infantes/ReutersView image in fullscreenA…
Left, right and centre – I see all strands of the Labour tribe pulling together in Makerfield. This is bigger than Burnham | Polly Toynbee
Andy Burnham on the campaign trail in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, on 9 June 2026. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/Getty ImagesView image in…
UK economy shrank by 0.1% in April as Iran war held back growth
The data will underline fears that the UK economy will contract in the second quarter of the year. Photograph: Bloomberg/GettyView…
Up to 90% of Ireland’s asylum seekers may have entered from Northern Ireland, data shows
The River Fane, which tracks part of the border between Ireland (left) and Northern Ireland (right). Nearly 300 roads cross…
Gifted musician, 25, who played at King’s College Cambridge found dead in River Cam
The death of a talented Cambridge musician has left the local community “deeply saddened”. Harrison Cole, 25, was discovered in…