Jackdaw gas field gets the green light
A plan to start drilling the controversial Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea has been approved by the government. Climate change campaigner...
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Care homes an afterthought in Covid, inquiry finds
The Covid 19 public inquiry has found that the care sector appeared to be an afterthought during the pandemic, and that failings in the way...
Temporary curfews implemented across France
The government in France has told regional leaders to impose temporary curfews in a number of towns and cities to try to prevent a repeat of...
French protests turn violent
The French President, Emmanuel Macron, prepares to address the nation after protests against the rising cost of living and deteriorating pub...
Hundreds arrested in protests across France
There have been outbreaks of violence in cities across France where tens of thousands of people took part in demonstrations against the cost...
Violence flares in the occupied West Bank during olive harvest
Dozens of masked Israeli settlers have attacked Palestinians harvesting olives in the village of Abu Falah, in the occupied West Bank. Also:...
Jeffrey Donaldson jailed for 15 years
The former leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, Jeffrey Donaldson, has been jailed for fifteen years for historic child sex offences, in...
Russell Brand goes on trial
Witnesses have begun giving evidence in the rape and sexual assault trial of the comedian, Russell Brand. He denies three counts of rape, th...
MI5 chief warns of threats to UK from Russia, Iran and AI
The head of MI5, Sir Ken McCallum, has warned that one of his key concerns is that artificial intelligence could help terrorists create biol...
Andy Burnham says he will push for closer ties with the European Union
The Prime Minister has said it would be a dereliction of duty not to discuss closer ties with Europe which, he says, would boost growth in t...
Houthis Launch Fresh Strikes on Saudi Airport
The Houthis in Yemen say they've launched fresh strikes against the international airport in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, a day after the dead...
Trump's Diesel Deal
There's been widespread criticism of President Trump's decision to lift sanctions on Russian diesel exports, in an effort to bring down the...
Zack Polanski vows to stay on as Green Party Leader
Zack Polanski has insisted he will stay on as the leader of the Greens, despite a by-election defeat at a time when he's already under press...
Police accept Andrew search warrants were unlawful
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has won the first round of his legal case against Thames Valley Police, after the force accepted that the warrant...
Jailed former bankers have their convictions quashed
Five former City traders who were sentenced to prison in one of the biggest scandals of the financial crisis have had their convictions over...
French police fire tear gas at school protesters
Police in France fire tear gas at protestors during the biggest demonstrations yet about conditions in schools. One of the unions organising...
Downing Street insists RAF Fairford is safe
The American Vice President, JD Vance, has said the US acted out of an 'abundance of caution' when it removed its bombers from RAF Fairford...
The Green Party votes to adopt a policy that Zionism is racism.
Members of the Green Party of England and Wales have voted to define Zionism as racist. Four of the five Green MPs had voiced public opposit...
03/10/2026 UAE prosecutors say co-pilot used cockpit axe in plane attack
Investigators in the United Arab Emirates say the co-pilot on a plane bound for Israel used an axe, stored in the cockpit for emergencies, a...
G7 releases 100 million barrels of fuel reserves
The G7 bloc of major economies agrees the release of a hundred million barrels of strategic fuel reserves, to try to bring down the cost of...