A new fast-track asylum appeals process will be introduced to speed up the process of removing people with no right to be in the UK, Yvette Cooper has promised, amid protests about the use of hotel accommodation for migrants. The Home...

The King has sent a message of support to Ukraine to mark the country’s independence day. Charles called for a “just and lasting peace” to end the war triggered by Russia’s 2022 invasion of its neighbour. Ukrainian President Volodymyr...

Nigel Farage and Reform UK risk “failing a generation of young women” if they scrap online safety laws aimed at preventing revenge porn, Angela Rayner has said. The Deputy Prime Minister demanded Mr Farage explain how his party would...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he will discuss the defence of his country during his UK visit. This follows Russian drones and missiles killing at least 10 civilians in Ukraine in night-time attacks, according to local...

Two locks in Cambridge deemed at imminent danger of collapse and posing a threat to the future of punting in the city urgently need to be repaired, Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said. The flat-bottomed boats, propelled along the...

It is Donald Trump’s mission to “bring peace to Europe once again”, his vice president has said. JD Vance also described the UK and US’ relationship as “a beautiful alliance”, during a speech at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire. It comes...

JD Vance also described the UK and US’ relationship as “a beautiful alliance”, during a speech at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire.

As US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Scotland for a family holiday to the UK, he was greeted at the resort by dozens of pro-Palestine protesters, who accused him of supporting a “genocide” by Israel in Gaza.

A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to the Border Force compound in Dover, Kent, on board a Border Force vessel following a small boat incident in the Channel.

More than 50,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel since Labour won the 2024 general election. Home Office figures show 474 migrants arrived by small boat on Monday alone, which brings recorded arrivals...

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said Labour’s promise to “smash the criminal boat gangs” in its manifesto last year was “just a slogan”, with crossings now “so much worse” than they were before last year’s vote. There have been 27,029...

Footage of people thought to be migrants arriving in Dover, Kent, on a RNLI vessel following a small boat incident in the Channel. Latest Home Office figures show that 49,797 people have arrived on British shores by small boat since...

Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin said illegal migrants from “predominantly Muslim” countries put women “at risk of sexual assault”. The MP for Runcorn and Helsby drew attention to asylum seekers arriving on small boats who were originally from...

The Foreign Secretary will host a meeting of allied national security advisers on Saturday as Donald Trump pushes for a peace deal in Ukraine. Downing Street announced that the meeting at David Lammy’s official country retreat,...

David Lammy is due to meet US vice-president JD Vance amid ongoing conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine. Mr Lammy will host Mr Vance at Chevening, the Foreign Secretary's official retreat in Kent, before Mr Vance and his family visit the...

Ministers will seek to introduce ‘restriction zones’ that will limit where abusers can go, aiming to allow survivors to go about their daily lives without fear of seeing their offender. Justice minister Alex Davies-Jones announced new...

The Government’s pledge to cut hospital waiting lists is at risk unless more is done to retain doctors in the NHS, the medical regulator has warned. Almost one in five (19%) of doctors are considering quitting being a doctor in the UK,...

The first small boat migrants have been detained under the UK’s new “one in, one out” deal with Emmanuel Macron and could be sent back to France within weeks. The migrants detained were among those who risked the Channel crossing on...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and business secretary Jonathan Reynolds meet business owners in Swindon on Thursday as the government announced its plans to support small businesses.

Firms which persistently pay their suppliers late are set to face fines worth potentially millions of pounds as the Prime Minister warned that “it’s time to pay up”. Sir Keir Starmer has said “too many hardworking people are being forced...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer addresses business owners in Swindon on Thursday as the Government announced its plans to support small businesses. He is introduced by Tina McKenzie, UK Policy Chair of the Federation of Small Businesses.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer addresses business owners in Swindon on Thursday as the Government announced its plans to support small businesses. He is introduced by Tina McKenzie, UK Policy Chair of the Federation of Small Businesses.

At a high-stakes bilateral meeting, U.S. President Donald Trump ignited diplomatic drama by praising UK PM Keir Starmer’s rival, Nigel Farage, while slamming London Mayor Sadiq Khan as “nasty.” Starmer, visibly unnerved but smiling, shot...

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage delivers a firm and emotionally charged statement against recognising Palestinian statehood. Farage calls it “madness” to reward Hamas, reminding viewers of the brutality of October 7th, which he warns has...