6 h. ago Nigel Farage's plan to fly only the Union Jack at councils 'is a blow to support for war

Nigel Farage's party said it would only fly the Union Jack, St George's flag and county flags from the council buildings it controls.

Events

13 h. ago Reform to ban all flags except union jack and St George’s Cross on council buildings

Reform UK will only allow the union jack, St George’s flag and county flags on council buildings

Politics

15 h. ago UK marks VE Day 80th anniversary with large crowds and military pomp

Royal family and war veterans watch 1,300-strong military procession in London while street parties held around UKAs Big Ben chimed at noon and with the Cenotaph, the symbol of sacrifice, draped in the union flag for the first time since its unveiling in 1920, the UK marked the 80th anniversary of VE Day with military pomp before large crowds who had gathered in central London.Buckingham Palace may have served as the centrepiece of Monday’s spectacle before Thursday’s anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. At the event’s heart, however, were the VVIP second world war veterans, those remaining few who bore actual witness then and who today serve to remind. Continue reading...

Events

16 h. ago Reform says county standards will fly as well as Union and St George’s flags

The party took control of 10 local authorities in England at last week’s local elections, including Durham, Lancashire and Staffordshire.

Politics

18 h. ago Visitors look the part in special dresses made for VE Day celebrations

One woman’s Union flag dress and hairbow took two weeks to make.

Culture

29 h. ago Reform promise to use 'every instrument of power available' to ban migrant hotels in areas where they control the local council

Over the weekend the party's chairman Zia Yusuf also said young people needed a moral re-education and schools would teach a love of Britain if his party was in power.

Events

69 h. ago Football League heads for dramatic finale, Bayern chase title and more – matchday live

Writer Q&A, fan views, plus the latest news and previewsToday’s fixtures | Latest tables | And email matchday liveBarney’s regular Saturday column is about a young man who, on Wednesday night, came agonisingly close to breaking the internetLamine Yamal was the buildup, the takeaway and also the TV commentary to this game, which for long periods was just Rio Ferdinand saying “OH MY GOD” a lot. In the second half you kept having to check the score to make sure it wasn’t actually 6-1 to Barcelona (Lamine Yamal 6), as opposed to a 3-3 draw and a good away result for Inter.The pandemic had a start date. But the closest we got to a national throwing-off of the shackles, our own VV day, was July 2021 and the sight of a lone England football supporter placing a flare between his buttock cheeks before releasing it into the air of central London. This was our healing moment, our iconography of closure, our own white cliffs and union flags. Continue reading...

Sport

2 d. ago Pregnant Georgia Harrison admits baby was a 'beautiful surprise'

TV personality Georgia Harrison and her partner Jack Stacey reveal pregnancy is their "beautiful surprise" following history-making few years as she has plans to change the world

Politics

2 d. ago Pregnant Georgia Harrison reveals baby with Jack Stacey was 'beautiful surprise'

EXCLUSIVE: Pregnant Georgia Harrison and her City worker boyfriend Jack Stacey sit down with OK! to chat all things baby, love - and why Georgia wants to continue trying to change the world

Politics

3 d. ago Farage pledges to ban WFH and slash wasteful spending in new Reform

Farage promised radical changes including slashing spending on consultancy, reducing council 'overreach' into issues such as diversity initiatives, and imposing a 'change of culture' on staff.

Politics

7 d. ago Migrants convicted of sex offences to be banned from claiming asylum in Britain

Labour’s crackdown will also see 24-week time limits for asylum appeals decisions to cut the backlog

Events

8 d. ago Love Island star pregnant with first child 10 months after dating app romance

Former TOWIE star and Love Island star Georgia Harrison is expecting her first child with boyfriend Jack Stacey after the couple instantly hit it off on a dating app

Politics

9 d. ago Georgia Harrison pregnant with first child after 10 month romance with new boyfriend

Love Island star Georgia Harrison is expecting her first child with boyfriend Jack Stacey, 33, who she met on a dating app last year.

Politics

9 d. ago Georgia Harrison is pregnant! Love Island star reveals she's expecting her first child with boyfriend Jack Stacey

The Love Island star, 30, has revealed that she's expecting her first child with her boyfriend Jack Stacey, 33, after a whirlwand ten-month romance.

Politics

2 w. ago Senior Labour advisers urge Keir Starmer to ditch party's ban on North Sea oil and gas drilling in light of growing Reform threat

A handful of senior officials are understood to be quietly urging the PM to consider watering down or scrapping the manifesto pledge altogether to see off the growing threat from Reform UK.

Society