Great Britain’s Labour Party has defeated the Conservatives in a historic parliamentary election for control of the nation’s government. With most votes counted, here’s a breakdown of the numbers: 412 seats Labour has won 412 seats — a 63% majority — of the 650 seats in the lower house ofContinue Reading
New health secretary Wes Streeting has announced talks next week with junior doctors to negotiate an end to strikes as his first act in office. Following a landslide Labour win in the general election, Wes Streeting was appointed the Department for Health and Social Care’s new health secretary, as wasContinue Reading
Sonay Kartal put on a gutsy first-set display but couldn’t live with the class of Coco Gauff on Court One. The British qualifier lost 6-4 6-0 against the world No. 2 under the roof as the rain belted down outside. Kartal, 22, was the first qualifier from these shores toContinue Reading
Labour inherits a host of environmental issues that will need to be dealt with by a department which is unprotected and could face a further financial squeeze. The new Government is already being urged to “hit the ground running” and “crack on” with nature recovery and investment to support theContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer has made Rachel Reeves Britain’s first female chancellor as he appoints his new cabinet to get on with the job quickly. One of the easiest appointments for the new prime minister was Ms Reeves as his new chancellor. She played a major role in the campaign and,Continue Reading
The pound has strengthened against the US dollar and the euro after the UK ushered in a new government, while top European stock markets faltered as investors turned their attention to events overseas. Sterling was up about 0.3% against the US dollar at 1.28, and 0.2% against the euro atContinue 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 Fans of The Bear were left baffled over an unexpected cameo from Bradley Cooper in season three of the show. The Maestro actor,Continue Reading
Fortnite maker Epic Games has accused Apple of blocking its efforts to set up its own app store for iPhone and iPad users in Europe. Epic said Apple had twice blocked its submission of plans for an Epic Games Store, which would allow users in Europe to download apps toContinue Reading
Crest Nicholson has attracted fresh bidding interest after rejecting a possible offer from rival housebuilder Bellway, as the housing sector was boosted by a Labour election victory. The Surrey-based company said it had received an all-share proposal from Avant Homes to combine the two housebuilders. Avant – an affordable housebuilderContinue Reading
Junior doctors in England are awaiting a call from the new Labour Government after officials promised to instigate discussions on “day one”. Health leaders have urged the government to resolve the long-running dispute as a “priority” after it emerged that tens of thousands of appointments were postponed as a resultContinue Reading
