14 minutes ago Trump’s team concerned Starmer will complete Chagos Islands deal before inauguration

Exclusive: The row deepens as Keir Starmer’s envoy flies into Mauritius today to hold talks with their prime minister about completing the Chagos Islands deal

Politics

20 minutes ago UK politics live: Starmer dismisses online petition calling for new election

PM says it has been driven by people who never backed Labour anywayQ: Are you feeling the pressure? There is a petition signed by 2 million people calling for another election.Starmer says he is not surprised that people who did not support Labour in the first place want the election to be re-run. But that is not how the system worked.I’m not surprised, quite frankly, that as we’re doing the tough stuff, there are plenty of people who say, ‘Well, I’m impacted.’I think anybody who’s turned around an organisation or a business will tell you, and they’re right, if you’re really going to turn something around, you have to do the hard yards upfront. Don’t look at a tough decision and then leave it for a year or two.So we’re doing the tough stuff. But in the budget, which is probably the toug...

Politics

23 minutes ago Wall Street heading for record high after Scott Bessent nominated as US Treasury secretary; Barclays fined £40m over 2008 Qatari deal – business live

Bonds rally and dollar dips as investors welcome choice of billionaire hedge fund manager Bessent as next Treasury secretaryNewsflash: A deputy governor at the Bank of England has warned that it is “too early to declare victory” in the fight against inflation.Clare Lombardelli has told a conference at the Bank this morning that inflation has fallen steeply over the past two years. But, she is concerned that there are signs that the process of “wage disinflation” may be slowing, which would keep the cost of living rising faster than the Bank’s target.The outlook for wages and services prices is unclear from here.We need to see more evidence that wage growth and services inflation will continue their journey down to target-consistent rates.The UK economy has made good progress on disinfla...

Economics

46 minutes ago Tearful Davina McCall posts video update ten days after undergoing brain surgery as she admits her recovery is 'slow' but she feels 'unbelievably grateful'

The presenter, 57, underwent the operation just over a week ago after revealing she had a 'very rare' colloid cyst that affects only three in a million people.

Politics

47 minutes ago Robbie Williams shares honest update on relationship with Take That bandmate Gary Barlow

Robbie Williams has opened up about the current state of his relationship with Gary Barlow after years of a very public feud, saying that 'there'll always be a scar'

Politics

50 minutes ago Missing man last seen 18 months ago outside hospital found as family issue update

Shane Barnett, 49, was last seen on May 7, 2023 on CCTV at Allensbank Road, just outside the University Hospital of Wales, in Cardiff and his family were searching for him every day

Events

53 minutes ago A missed flight, ‘weird’ texts and her father’s death: What we know about Hannah Kobayashi’s disappearance

The 30-year-old Hawaii woman was last heard from almost two weeks ago after a layover in Los Angeles

Events

63 minutes ago UK politics live: Tax rises like this must never be just done to business, CBI chief tells Reeves

Rain Newton-Smith said ‘tax rises like this must never again be simply done to business’

Politics

71 minutes ago ITV's Lorraine Kelly forced to apologise after major blunder live on air

Lorraine Kelly was forced to apologise after she swore live on air while speaking to Emmerdale star Nicola Wheeler during an episode of her ITV chat show.

Society

71 minutes ago Wales tourism tax announced as amount and start date confirmed – live updates

The fee will vary from 75p to £1.25 a night but the change will not take effect until at least 2027

Society