Keir Starmer has found himself at the centre of an international storm over his government’s decision to restrict arms sales to Israel just as mourners were burying six hostages murdered by Hamas. The move to halt 30 of the 350 arms export licences was condemned by Benjamin Netahyahu as “shameful”,Continue Reading
A Reform UK MP has accused Ed Miliband of being “obsessed” with renewable energy, after the Government announced nine new offshore wind farms. The farms are part of a new wave of green power projects including onshore wind and solar farms, which officials said will generate enough power for 11Continue Reading
A former frontbencher has hit out at the government’s plans to strip the winter fuel payment from millions of pensioners as Sir Keir Starmer faces a growing Labour backlash over the issue. Melanie Onn has called on ministers to consider changes to the policy to ensure older people are “notContinue Reading
A “floating road” being built over a peat bog near the north coast of Scotland is nearly complete, as work to transform the site into a spaceport for satellite launches continues. The Forres-based company Orbex aims to carry out its first launch from the “carbon neutral” spaceport next year, usingContinue Reading
London’s top stocks dropped further on Tuesday as weaker oil prices and downbeat trading on Wall Street hit equities. A slump in commodity prices dragged mining and oil firms to the bottom of the FTSE, offsetting an improvement in Rolls-Royce’s share price. The FTSE 100 finished 65.38 points, or 0.78%,Continue Reading
Tom Tugendhat doubled down on his bid to reinvent himself as a candidate of the Tory right as he waded into the growing debate within the party over ditching the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR). Just 24 hours after the contest’s frontrunner Kemi Badenoch had dismissed leaving the ECHRContinue Reading
Our everyday activities have a significant influence on this indoor microbiome. VectorMine/ Shutterstock We spend around 90% of our lives indoors. But what you might not realise while you’re cosied up at home is that you don’t just share your space with your family or pets – you also shareContinue Reading
Sutton United Women’s match was called off on Sunday after they planned to field transgender goalkeeper Blair Hamilton against Ebbsfleet, with players reportedly uneasy over the stopper’s involvement. The game was postponed within three hours of the 2pm kick-off as Sutton said they could not field a team. The clubContinue Reading
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Katie Holmes has mourned the death of her Dawson’s Creek co-star Obi Ndefo. Ndefo’s deathContinue Reading
There was no warning before the earthquake in Lisbon on Monday morning last week. Worse, the computer system of Portugal’s oceanic and atmospheric agency crashed shortly after the shaking began at 5.11am. No injuries have been reported, but residents, who were mostly fast asleep when it hit, have told ofContinue Reading
