British Isles

I have never authorised attacks on ministers, says PM

14 Nov 2025
Keir Starmer has firmly denied authorising anonymous briefings against members of his cabinet after reports suggested some aides believed he could face a leadership challenge from health secretary Wes Streeting. At PMQs, he…

Trump says he has 'obligation' to sue BBC because 'it defrauded the public'

14 Nov 2025
Donald Trump has intensified his criticism of the BBC, threatening a billion-dollar lawsuit over what he claims was a dishonest editing of a speech he delivered before the 6 January 2021 Capitol riot.…

Thousands of NHS staff to lose jobs after deal approved

14 Nov 2025
Thousands of NHS administrative and managerial staff in England are set to lose their jobs after the Treasury approved a deal allowing the health service to overspend this year to fund redundancy costs.…

Two-child benefit cap to be scrapped?

14 Nov 2025
Keir Starmer has given his clearest indication yet that his government intends to scrap the two-child benefit cap, strongly suggesting the change will be included in the forthcoming 26 November Budget. He said…

Seven charged with sex and drug offences in Bristol grooming case

14 Nov 2025
Seven men aged 19 to 26 have been charged with more than forty sex and drug offences in a major grooming investigation in Bristol. The case involves alleged offences against eleven complainants between…

Northern Ireland: Presbyterian Church moderator steps down over safeguarding failures

14 Nov 2025
Rev Trevor Gribben, moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, is stepping down after an internal review uncovered 'serious and significant' safeguarding failures across the denomination between 2009 and 2022. The Church admitted…

Warwickshire: Wall of Answered Prayers is proceeding

06 Nov 2025
More than twenty years after the vision was first received, plans for the Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer in Warwickshire are finally moving forward. The 169-foot-high monument, almost three times the size of…

Bake Off pushed me to rely on Jesus, says winner Jasmine

06 Nov 2025
Great British Bake Off champion Jasmine Mitchell, 23, has shared how her Christian faith sustained her throughout the high-pressure competition. The youngest-ever contestant to win ‘Star Baker’ five times, Jasmine said that she…

Train knife attacks: ‘hero’ LNER worker saved many lives

06 Nov 2025
Train company LNER has praised employee Samir 'Sam' Zitouni, 48, for his extraordinary bravery during a mass stabbing on a 6.25pm service from Doncaster to King’s Cross. Samir, a customer host with over…

Police hunt for two men mistakenly released from prison

06 Nov 2025
Police are searching for two inmates who were wrongly released from Wandsworth Prison within days of each other. Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, 24, an Algerian convicted sex offender, was mistakenly freed on 29 October, and…
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