No Quick Fix If Labour Wins Election - Starmer

Keir Starmer has warned there will be no "quick fix" to the deep problems he will inherit if Labour wins the next election, unveiling his party's six election pledges amid a fanfare of endorsements from senior public figures.

Russia Kicks Out British Military Attache In Diplomatic Tit-For-Tat

Russia is expelling Britain's defence attache to Moscow in the latest diplomatic tit-for-tat, after the UK accused it of sponsoring espionage attacks against top British officials in a yearslong campaign of "malign activity".

Reversal Of Fortune Despite Warnings, Ukraine Is Struggling To Repel Attack

Russia's attack across the border north and north-west of Kharkiv Moscow, was telegraphed by predicted by intelligence western and anticipated by Ukraine.

US Aid Pier Finally Ready To Deliver Supplies To Gaza Citizens On Brink Of Famine

The US military has said the installation of a floating pier for the delivery of humanitarian aid off Gaza has been completed, with officials ready to begin ferrying supplies into the territory where much of the population faces imminent starvation.

May says Farage is no Tory and warns against rising populism

Nigel Farage is not a Conservative and should not be part of any Tory frontbench, the former prime minister Theresa May has said, in a speech warning against rising populism.

'Local legend' denied leave to remain after living in UK for 45 years

A former shopkeeper described as a Merseyside \"local legend\" is pursuing a legal challenge against the Home Office after he was refused indefinite leave to remain, despite living in the UK for more than 45 years.

Chelsea's choice Pochettino has key backing before review to decide future

Mauricio Pochettino has the support of key figures at Chelsea before an end-of-season review that will determine his future.

McIlroy in frame despite 'scrappy' start as Schauffele shoots record opening 62

If, by Rory McIlroy's candid admission, this was a \"scrappy\" opening to his US PGA Championship then the remainder of the Valhalla field has cause to worry.

Cohen admits to past lies in court at Trump hearing

Donald Trump's lawyer resumed attacking the credibility of Michael Cohen, the former attorney whose $130,000 (£100,000) hush-money payment to the adult film star Stormy Daniels is at the heart of the criminal trial against the former president.

Hospital made 'number of failures' in treatment before death of girl, six

An inquest into the death of a six-year-old girl has concluded an NHS hospital trust made a \"number of failures\" in her care before she died.

'No signs' Residents baffled by neighbour's apparent actions

Mile L'udovit, like other residents of the unassuming M grey apartment block on the outskirts of the sleepy central Slovakian town of Levice, considered Juraj Cintula a reliable neighbour and friend.

Water firm to pay £339m in dividends despite sewage spill

One of Britain's most polluting water companies has increased its payouts to shareholders by nearly 10% in the same week that it emerged it had pumped raw sewage into Windermere in the Lake District for 10 hours.

Campaign's off to flying startshame there's no election date

From corporations to counter-terror officers, Keir Starmer's event yesterday was a stark display of how inevitable a Labour victory now seems.

'I feel relief': Dutch woman, 29, granted assisted dying over mental suffering

A 29-year-old Dutch woman who has been granted her request for assisted dying on the grounds of unbearable mental suffering is expected to end her life in the coming weeks, fuelling a debate across Europe over the issue.

Surrealist's 'iconic' painting breaks sale record for work by a UK-born female artist

She was worshipped as a muse by renowned surrealists including André Breton and Max Ernst, but the Lancashire-born artist Leonora Carrington quickly shrugged off the label to achieve an unprecedented level of mastery and freedom in her own painting.

Slovakian PM 'not out of woods' after shooting

The Slovakian prime minister, Robert Fico, was in a stable condition but \"not out of the woods yet\", officials said yesterday, as the country's president-elect pleaded for unity after a shooting that laid bare deep political divisions in recent months.

Ministers were warned in 2021 about carer scandal

Ministers were warned three years ago that unpaid carers were being unfairly treated and unjustly forced to repay huge sums for minor benefit breaches, a long-suppressed DWP report has revealed.

Bayern mull shock reprieve for Tuchel as options tail off

Bayern Munich are prepared to perform a dramatic U-turn on Thomas Tuchel after encountering problems in their attempts to replace him.

Palmer's header leads Blues towards Europe

Perhaps Mauricio Pochettino is onto something after all? A fourth successive victory thanks to Cole Palmer's 27th goal of the season and another from substitute Christopher Nkunku was the latest indication that Chelsea's road to recovery is gathering pace despite a mindless late red card for captain Reece James.

Højlund comes off bench to settle see-saw battle

Manchester United are up to 57 points, the same as Newcastle United, who headed back to the north-east pondering precisely how they lost a toe-to-toe contest played out at breakneck speed.

Guardiola's nerves: 'I suffered from minute one'

Manchester City have come to embody clinical success, but emotion was everywhere during crucial win at Spurs

McIlroy returns to scene of last major win in form and untroubled by noise

World No 2 triumphed in Louisville in 2014 and goes into this year's tournament on the back of two victories

Raspberry Pi lifts London market with plans for UK flotation

The Cambridge-based technology company Raspberry Pi has confirmed its intention to float in the UK, in a significant boost to the London Stock Exchange.

Australia's richest woman calls on gallery to remove her portrait

The mining billionaire Gina Rinehart has demanded the National Gallery of Australia remove her portrait from an exhibition by the award-winning artist Vincent Namatjira.

Manhunt intensifies in France as officers killed in ambush named

Two French prison officers who were shot dead in an ambush that freed a convict linked to gangland drug killings were named yesterday, as police continued a massive hunt for the fugitive.

Georgia 'returning to the past', with anti-western law

Georgia is \"returning to the past\" through the new foreign agents law, the president of the former Soviet state said yesterday, as EU ministers urged the government to \"take a way out\".

Relations between Egypt and Israel worsen over Rafah

Israel and Egypt were embroiled in a diplomatic row over the Rafah border crossing yesterday amid warnings that Cairo could be planning to downgrade relations between the two countries.

Ukraine withdraws troops from parts of north-east amid Russian offensive

Ukraine's troops have withdrawn from several areas of the country's north-east amid mounting pressure from a new Russian offensive, as the president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, postponed all foreign trips, underscoring the seriousness of the threat.

Bruce brings 1.6m to Greatest Hits Radio as BBC audiences shrink

Ken Bruce has added 1.6 million listeners since joining Greatest Hits Radio, as commercial radio stations continue to eat into the BBC's audience.

Woman raped in 2004 gives evidence in trial of McCann suspect

A woman raped at knifepoint by a masked man in Portugal 20 years ago has told a German court how the trauma had left her suffering from frequent panic attacks.