8 h. ago DAN HODGES: Tripling down on rape gangs and inviting even more Indians over to take our jobs. The British people are sick of Keir Starmer

So now we know. Keir Starmer's response to the drubbing he and his party received in Thursday's local elections will not be a reverse on winter fuel. Or a clear response to spiralling immigration.

Events

32 h. ago Putin pal's WW3 threat as he 'can't wait' for troops to march through Europe

A close Putin ally and TV presenter said he was hopeful Russia would one day march through Europe alongside troops from China and North Korea in a chilling on-air message

Politics

58 h. ago Urgent warning over lethal 'super fungus' as expert predict it could kill NINE MILLION

A killer fungus that targets those with a weakened immune system is set to infect nine million people in Europe, as temperatures continue to rise, according to new research.

Events

3 d. ago Seaside town with 241 hours of sun in May crowned 'beer garden capital' of UK

When summer approaches and the sun pokes its head out from behind the clouds, British people love to flock to their nearest pub — but where is the best place in the UK for beer gardens?

Politics

3 d. ago I went to my first British barbecue and I have to tell you people you are doing it all wrong

The weather in the UK has been absolutely incredible recently and so it was high time for my first British BBQ. I was absolutely shocked by what I found

Politics

3 d. ago I went to my first British barbecue — you people are doing it all wrong

I have lived in the UK for a year and was left stunned when I attended my first British BBQ — two things in particular left me completely baffled

Politics

3 d. ago Rare Cold War bunker with weird mannequin on sale for tiny fee – as WW3 threat looms

The Cold War-era ROC post in Dersingham, Norfolk was once part of a network of observation posts up and down the country and was built in 1957 as part of an early warning system

Events

4 d. ago DAN HODGES: Labour and the Tories are on their final warning over the three words that explain Reform's explosive success

A few years ago, Keir Starmer declared his mission was to transform Labour into the 'political wing of the British people'.

Events

4 d. ago DAN HODGES: Labour and the Tories are on their final warning over the three words that explain Reform's exposive success

A few years ago, Keir Starmer declared his mission was to transform Labour into the 'political wing of the British people'.

Events

4 d. ago Russia threatens to nuke the US into 'radioactive Waterworld' in attack on Trump

Russian state TV host Vladimir Solovyov also dismissed the idea President Donald Trump can control Vladimir Putin in a raging rant aimed at both American politicians and the broader West

Events

5 d. ago ANDREW NEIL: The humiliation of Labour and the Tories has been on the cards for years. You can only defy the British people for so long before paying a terrible price

The humiliation of the Labour and Conservative parties in Thursday's elections has been on the cards. You can only defy the wishes of the British people for so long.

Economics

5 d. ago ‘A natural storyteller’: Jane Gardam remembered by Tessa Hadley

The author of Late in the Day pays tribute to the exuberantly inventive Yorkshire-born novelist who has died aged 96Jane Gardam, who has died aged 96, was such an exuberant, inventive writer. It’s the sheer energy of the voice you notice first, picking up one of her books from the shelf; she had the easy authority of a natural storyteller. Her first book, A Long Way from Verona, was written for children and published in 1971, when she was in her early 40s. “I ought to tell you at the beginning,” announces Jessica Vye in the first sentence, “that I am not quite normal, having had a violent experience at the age of nine.” In the book, clever bookish girls, at a private school in wartime, are hungry for adventures and also for tea with cress sandwiches and chocolate eclairs; they belong to that class beloved of British fiction in the old days, educated people fallen on hard times. Jessica’s father has left his job as a schoolmaster to follow his vocation as a poor curate. The Summer Af...

Politics

5 d. ago Mamma Mia! Dame Andrea Jenkyns wins mayoral race in shimmering Abba

The ex-Conservative minister, promised a 'new dawn in British politics', vowing to the people of Greater Lincolnshire that Reform would 'reset Britain to its glorious past' as she secured her spot as mayor.

Sport

7 d. ago LGBTQ+ charity reports spike in transgender people trying to leave the UK

Netherland-based NGO Trans Rescue reported a '40-fold increase' in British transgender people trying to leave the country

Politics

7 d. ago Putin mouthpieces declare 'British blood must be spilled' in terrifying WW3 threat after Kremlin accuses Britain of supplying explosives that killed top general

Vladimir Putin's propagandists have declared that British blood 'must be spilled' in a haunting World War III threat

Events

7 d. ago Russia sends chilling WW3 threat to UK and claims 'British blood must be spilled'

The Kremlin has accused British security services of being behind a series of high-profile assassinations in Russia and warned that "British blood must be spilled" as a result

Events

8 d. ago Putin's Kremlin mouthpiece mocks Donald Trump and insists 'the war will go on and on'

TV propagandist Vladimir Solovyov has slammed Donald Trump for threatening Russia with sanctions if Putin fails to go ahead with a ceasefire. He said Russia has more work to do

Politics

8 d. ago Vehicle attack in Vancouver devastates a vibrant and growing Filipino community

Members of Vancouver, British Columbia's Filipino community say an attack that killed 11 people and wounded 32 was all the more devastating for coming at an event that celebrated their culture and togetherness

Events

9 d. ago What to know about the car ramming attack at a Vancouver street festival

A suspect has been charged with multiple counts of murder and police are continuing their investigation after 11 people were killed when an SUV plowed through a crowd at a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver over the weekend

Events

9 d. ago Bullion coin sales soar as Britons flock to ‘protect wealth’, Royal Mint says

The UK’s official maker of British coins said the surge reflects people turning to so-called ‘safe haven’ assets in a bid to protect their wealth.

Economics