Rishi Sunak only politician to see witness statement in China spy case

Rishi Sunak was the only politician to see a witness statement by the deputy national security adviser at the centre of controversy about the collapse of a case against two British men accused of spying for China. According to letters sent to the...

Human rights lawyer takes legal action against UK

A Muslim human rights lawyer, Fahad Ansari, arrives in court as part of his legal action against the UK government after his detention at the port of Holyhead in Wales in the summer as he returned from a family holiday in his native Ireland with...

Fresh humiliation for Starmer's Channel boats 'plan' as Germany 'shelves' vow to close legal loophole on people-smuggling to Britain

By JAMES TAPSFIELD, UK POLITICAL EDITOR Published: 06:29 EDT, 24 October 2025 | Updated: 06:32 EDT, 24 October 2025 Keir Starmer faces another humiliating setback to his Channel boats crackdown today. Germany is said to be unlikely to keep a...

CommentIn the UK, I feel like Schrodinger’s immigrant

In an effort to keep pace with the policies of Britain’s hard-right Reform UK party, the Labour government has said that immigrants should “earn the right” to settle in the country. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced last month that migrants...

Age is just a number: 83-year-old British woman completes 117-meter bungee jump in Rishikesh, video goes viral

India News Olena Bayko, an 83-year-old woman from Britain, surprised everyone by performing a bungee jump from a height of 117 meters Rishikesh: Rishikesh has once again become the center of attention, not for its spiritual charm, but for a daring...

What Plaid’s Caerphilly victory means for left and anti-racist politics

PLAID CYMRU’S victory in the Caerphilly Senedd by-election is, first and foremost, a win for anti-racism, tolerance and hope against Reform UK’s toxic cocktail of fear and resentment. It is at the same time a catastrophic defeat for Labour, which...

How England’s new Reform councillors compare in their views to other parties

Reform UK has positioned itself as the voice of discontent in British politics – a home for voters who feel both Labour and the Conservatives have lost touch with ordinary people. Following elections in May, Reform is now a significant presence in...

Welcome to Balkan Britain

Never has a Welsh Senedd election seemed so interesting; the Caerphilly by election marks a true turning point in history. It is the moment when the duopoly that has ruled British politics for the past century finally crumbled. The question was...

Horrifying final wish of drug smuggling Brit gran facing death by firing squad

Jane Lavender Associate Editor 12:40, 24 Oct 2025 Lindsay Sandiford is facing death by firing quad(Image: SONNY TUMBELAKA, AFP via Getty Images) Brit gran Lindsay Sandiford, has been enduring life on death row in Bali for the past 12 years after...

Son of a Stranger: a forgotten British B-movie from the industrious Danziger brothers

“Nobody makes ‘em cheaper!” was the slogan of the Danzigers. The American producing duo churned out TV series and second features in Britain in the 1950s and early 1960s, with their sights firmly set on selling their wares back home. Their...

Tanzania Faces Escalating Political Repression Ahead of Elections

A prominent former insider of Tanzania’s ruling party has vanished from his home this month, leaving only a pool of blood on the doorstep, highlighting mounting concerns over political repression in the East African nation, according to a report...

Rights group seeks prosecution of UK citizen who fought for Israel in Gaza

A British human rights group aims to mount a private prosecution against a British citizen alleged to have fought unlawfully for the Israeli military in Palestine. The International Centre for Justice for Palestinians on Monday lodged an...

Future of UK city's only Hindu temple in doubt as council plans site sale

A council plan to sell the site of Peterborough’s only Hindu temple has sparked widespread concern and opposition from the British Hindu community, who say the move threatens to uproot a key spiritual and cultural hub serving more than 13,000...

Countdown on to launch online postal vote forms in Scotland and Wales

Scottish and Welsh voters currently have to fill in a paper form if they would like a postal or a proxy vote in Scottish Parliament or Senedd elections. But the Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill has cleared both Houses of...

Apple faces €1.7bn hit as UK tribunal finds it guilty of abuse of power

Apple has lost a UK lawsuit that accused it of abusing the dominant position of its App Store, with claimants seeking more than £1.5 billion (€1.72 billion). The US tech giant abused its dominant position by charging app developers unfair...

Dogs to sniff out fentanyl crossing borders into Britain

The world’s first dogs trained to sniff out synthetic opioids have been deployed at UK border crossings to stop smugglers flooding Britain with the drugs. The dogs are helping frontline Border Force officers screen packages and letters sent...

Pride of Britain viewers tell ‘tight’ celebs to ‘hang their heads in shame’ as amount they donated on night revealed

The Pride of Britain Awards were broadcast on ITV last night (Thursday, October 23). Viewers were moved by some of the inspirational stories they heard. However, many were left furious by the amount that was raised by the celebs who attended. £50k...

Plaid Cymru leader says win is 'a reset for Welsh politics'

Plaid Cymru is celebrating its victory in the Caerphilly byelection for the Welsh Parliament. Reform UK came second. Labour was third, suffering its first defeat in the area in about 100 years. The Cabinet Office minister, Nick Thomas-Symonds,...

More chaos as lawyers quit the Sheku Bayoh inquiry in wake of Lord Bracadale's exit

Five lawyers acting as senior and junior counsel to the Sheku Bayoh Inquiry have resigned following the departure of Lord Bracadale as chairman on Tuesday. Angela Grahame KC, Laura Thomson KC and Jason Beer KC were the senior counsel to the...

Update on UK fireworks ban law change as Government responds

Calls are growing for a ban on fireworks which are too noisy - and the government has issued a statement(Image: Getty) A significant development has emerged in the campaign by animal lovers to outlaw the loudest fireworks throughout Britain....