4 d. ago Home Office accused of 'dog ate my homework' excuse as it blames good weather for record migrant crossings

Home Office report links the mild, calm start to 2025 to the dramatic rise in small boat crossings

Society

5 d. ago Starmer issues warning after record number of small boat channel crossings in one day

Sir Keir Starmer has reiterated that‘‘nobody should be crossing the channel”, a day after a record number of migrants made the journey.

Events

5 d. ago Starmer signals he has duty to stop channel crossings following record weekend

Some 1,194 migrants arrived in 18 boats on Saturday, according to Home Office data, the first time daily crossings passed a thousand this year.

Politics

5 d. ago New 2025 record as nearly 1,200 migrants reach UK in small boats in one day

Defence Secretary says scenes of hundreds boarding boats are ‘pretty shocking’

Events

6 d. ago Record 1,194 migrants cross Channel in a day as UK urges France to act

France has agreed to change its rules so police can prevent people in the water from getting on to boats, but this has not yet come into effect.

Events

8 d. ago Morgan Wallen review – country’s biggest star sings of whiskey, heartbreak and more whiskey

Roundhouse, LondonPlaying a rare intimate show as new album I’m the Problem tops the charts, the laid-back American singer is hardly groundbreaking – but there are funny, moving momentsMorgan Wallen’s world domination continues apace. The country singer’s last two albums spent 29 weeks at the top of the US chart. This week his latest, fourth offering, I’m the Problem, had the biggest opening week of the year so far in the US as well as going straight in at No 1 in the UK.This prodigious achievement may owe a little to a canny release strategy: streaming metrics mean that longer albums often chart higher, and I’m the Problem weighs in at a staggering 37 tracks. Equally, all 37 are in the US singles chart this week, setting a new record – Wallen is a commercial phenomenon, the biggest country star to cross over to mainstream success since Taylor Swift. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago DWP Winter Fuel Payment won't be reinstated for one group despite U

Last week, Sir Keir Starmer signalled a potential U-turn on the controversial policy to scrap the universal Winter Fuel Payment

Politics

2 w. ago Busiest day for migrant crossings this year as over 800 make journey across Channel

It comes as new data showed Eritreans have become the most common nationality crossing the English Channel in small boats

Events

2 w. ago Angela Rayner 'jockeying to take over from failing Starmer' as panicking PM 'looks to placate Labour Left by axing two

Keir Starmer signalled an extraordinary U-turn on cuts to winter fuel allowance yesterday as he bowed to a growing revolt on his benches.

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3 w. ago Starmer says closer EU ties will be good for UK jobs, bills and borders

Sir Keir Starmer appeared to signal that a youth mobility deal could be possible.

Politics

3 w. ago Starmer signals youth mobility scheme with EU would not cross red line

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said ‘youth mobility is not freedom of movement’ ahead of a UK-EU summit in London on Monday.

Politics

3 w. ago Efforts to curb migrant Channel crossings not expected to cut numbers until 2026

2025 is on course to be a record year for crossings.

Events

3 w. ago Keir Starmer signals his backing for legalising assisted dying despite row over 'unworkable, unaffordable and naïve' law change

The Prime Minister, who has previously backed decriminalising helping someone to end their life, said he had held 'consistent views' throughout, a sign that he intends to vote in favour.

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