67 h. ago When brand meets blood: inside the business of being a Beckham

Brooklyn’s Instagram bombshell tested decades of image control, revealing how fame, PR and power collide behind the scenesOn a personal level, it’s all extremely sad. A once close family ripped apart by feuding and bitterness. A much-loved son blocking all contact with his parents and siblings.From another perspective, however, for those who have followed the movements of David and Victoria Beckham in their 30 years in the (carefully curated) spotlight, the public falling out this week of Britain’s alternative royal family has been a car crash from which it is hard to look away. Continue reading...

Economics

3 d. ago Burnham warned not to ‘rock the boat’ with Starmer leadership challenge

Labour’s deputy prime minister David Lammy cautioned his party – trailing Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in the polls – could be forced to call an early general election if it changed leader

Events

3 d. ago Scotland sends baby box to New York after mayor Mamdani cites policy

Scottish social justice secretary says pledge for the city shows shared ‘commitment to tackling child poverty’New York’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has received a baby box from the Scottish government after modelling part of his election campaign on Edinburgh’s example of providing each expectant mother with a set of essentials.Scotland’s social justice secretary, Shirley-Anne Somerville, said it would help the city’s leader develop his own plans for a “baby basket”. Continue reading...

Events

3 d. ago Family's disgust after pensioner with severe dementia convicted over car insurance mistake

A 77-year-old man from Middleton, Greater Manchester, was found guilty by Derby magistrates after DVLA prosecuted him over an uninsured Peugeot he stopped using following his diagnosis

Politics

4 d. ago Family of 'beautiful' schoolgirl who died in car park say she suffered asthma attack

Olivia Grace Edwards, eight, tragically died after suffering an acute asthma attack in October last year.

Events

5 d. ago Justice Secretary David Lammy 'will offer brand new family car and a fortnight in Marbella' to appease disgruntled MPs over jury reforms

Justice Secretary David Lammy so 'desperate' over plan to slash jury trial 'I wouldn't be surprised if he starts offering MPs a brand new family car and a fortnight in Marbella', said backbencher Karl Turner.

Society

7 d. ago Jenrick tells unhappy Tories wanting to follow him to Reform to hurry because party won't take 'Johnny

The former shadow justice secretary said Nigel Farage's party would not accept 'Johnny-come-latelies' after May's local elections, as the leader unveiled the newest defector to his ranks.

Politics

7 d. ago Major update on serial rapist Battersea Beast's plea to move to open prison

Justice Secretary David Lammy has rejected the Parole Board's third recommendation to let Edward Bartley out of closed jail over fears the 'Battersea Beast' will strike again

Events

9 d. ago Jenrick’s defection strategy calls him ‘new sheriff in town’ – reports

Kemi Badenoch dismissed Mr Jenrick as shadow justice secretary and suspended him from the Conservative Party on Thursday.

Politics

9 d. ago 'The new sheriff in town!': Surreal Robert Jenrick defection notes REVEALED as turncoat Tory summoned up the courage to jump ship to Reform

A private 'media plan' drawn up by the former Shadow Justice Secretary while he was plotting to join Nigel Farage's party also called his move 'the biggest defection story Reform has ever had.'

Politics

9 d. ago Lammy blocks open prison move for killer of London schoolboy Jimmy Mizen 'who rapped about murder'

Jake Fahri was jailed for life in 2009 with a minimum term of 14 years for killing Jimmy Mizen in Lee, south London

Events

9 d. ago David Lammy steps in to block Jimmy Mizen's killer from being moved to open prison after he boasted about the murder in drill rap music video

Jake Fahri, 36, was handed a life sentence in 2009 with a minimum term of 14 years for killing the 'blameless' schoolboy by throwing an oven dish at him.

Events

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Economics

1 week ago Badenoch insists ‘Britain is not broken’ in rebuke of defector Jenrick

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is attempting to offer a more positive message from the political right than her one-time shadow justice secretary.

Politics

1 week ago Robert Jenrick compares his Reform defection to leaving a bad marriage as he denies being caught out during plot to leave Tories

The former shadow Justice Secretary was unveiled as the latest MP to join Nigel Farage's party on Thursday after being sacked by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch.

Events

1 week ago Britain and Ukraine stand ‘shoulder to shoulder’, Lammy says on Kyiv visit

The Deputy Prime Minister visited Ukraine’s capital to mark the first anniversary of a 100-year partnership agreement between the two countries.

Politics

1 week ago Tory ‘arsonists’ still in charge of party, says Jenrick as he hits back at Badenoch

Former Conservative minister who has joined Reform responds to allegations of lying from his former leaderUK politics live – latest updatesThe “arsonists” who tanked the reputation of the Conservatives are still in charge of the party, Robert Jenrick has said as he and the Tory leader, Kemi Badenoch, trade blows a day after his dramatic defection to Reform UK.Giving his first interview since his announcement on Thursday, the former shadow justice secretary said the Conservatives had not changed since the election, while defending himself against allegations of lying from his former party leader. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Ukraine’s battered power grid faces unprecedented challenge, energy minister says

Ukraine's energy minister says Russia has attacked every Ukrainian power plant since its invasion

Politics

1 week ago Badenoch and Starmer are the winners from Robert Jenrick’s dismal Tory betrayal

Editorial: The extraordinary events of the shadow justice secretary’s firing and rehiring are a boost to the Tory and Labour leaders – but will only divide the right

Politics

1 week ago Badenoch and Starmer are the winners in Robert Jenrick’s dismal Tory betrayal

Editorial: The extraordinary events of the shadow justice secretary’s firing and rehiring are a boost to the Tory and Labour leaders – but will only divide the right

Politics