- 3m ago
BBC licence fee payers drop by 539,000 as Scott Mills tops presenter pay list before sacking
The BBC's annual report reveals a faster-than-expected drop in licence fee payers and a presenter pay list topped by Scott Mills, who was sacked in March over a historical police investigation.
- 7h ago
Andy Burnham secures 349 Labour MP nominations, becomes UK prime minister on 20 July
The Greater Manchester mayor received an additional 27 nominations on Monday, taking his total to 349 and making it impossible for any rival to reach the 81 endorsements needed to challenge. He will formally take over the Labour leadership on Friday and enter 10 Downing Street on 20 July.
- Jun 23
Ten years after Brexit referendum, young Britons overwhelmingly back EU return as economic costs mount
A decade after the UK voted to leave the EU, polls show 60% of 18-28 year olds would vote to rejoin, while a new report estimates the economy is 6-8% smaller than it would have been.
- Jun 22
Starmer resigns as UK PM after Labour rebellion, Burnham emerges as frontrunner
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigned on Monday after a Labour Party rebellion ended his short premiership. Former Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is now the frontrunner to replace him.
- Jun 22
Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson convicted of 18 historical child sex abuses including rape
A jury in Northern Ireland returned unanimous verdicts against Sir Jeffrey Donaldson on Monday, concluding a four-week trial that detailed abuse spanning 23 years. The former DUP leader and MP was convicted of all charges, including the rape of one girl.
- Jun 21
Ten years after Brexit vote, London march calls for UK's return to EU as poll shows British regret and European support
A few hundred protesters marched in London on Saturday, calling for the UK to rejoin the European Union, as a new poll shows 75% of Britons now favour membership and two-thirds of EU citizens support British return.
- Jun 19
Burnham wins Makerfield seat as cabinet ministers urge Starmer to quit
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham won a decisive by-election in Makerfield on Friday, clearing the path for a leadership bid against a weakened Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
- Jun 16
Prince George to Attend Eton College from September, Kensington Palace Confirms
The 12-year-old prince, second in line to the throne, will begin at the elite Berkshire boarding school this September, following his father and 20 British prime ministers.
