PA: British Isles & Ireland
Thursday, 25 September 2025 21:15
Andy Burnham warns UK needs 'wholesale change'
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has urged the Labour Party to pursue 'wholesale change' to confront what he described as an 'existential threat' to Britain. Speaking ahead of Labour’s annual conference in Liverpool, Burnham criticised the…
Thursday, 25 September 2025 21:10
Expanded England childcare scheme ‘poorly thought out’
The Government’s expansion of free childcare in England, offering thirty hours a week from nine months of age, has been welcomed by some parents but criticised as poorly designed and underfunded. For Alec, a father in…
Thursday, 25 September 2025 20:59
Epping hotel asylum seeker jailed for sex assaults
An Ethiopian asylum-seeker has been jailed for a year after sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl and a woman in Epping, Essex. Hadush Kebatu, who had arrived in the UK by small boat just eight days earlier,…
Thursday, 18 September 2025 21:59
Trump meets Starmer as £150bn US investment is announced
Donald Trump has met Keir Starmer at Chequers during his second state visit to the UK, following the announcement of £150 billion in American investment. The funds, pledged by major firms including Blackstone, Prologis, and Palantir,…
Thursday, 18 September 2025 21:54
Small boat immigrant deportation flights grounded again
The Government’s new 'one in, one out' deal with France to deport Channel migrants has hit delays, as deportation flights were grounded for a third consecutive day. The Home Office is appealing a High Court ruling…
Thursday, 18 September 2025 21:39
Musk's language abhorrent, says Shabana
Home secretary Shabana Mahmood has branded Elon Musk’s language at a London rally 'abhorrent’, after he warned of violence linked to uncontrolled migration and called for Parliament’s dissolution. Mahmood insisted: 'No-one gets to mess with British…