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Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner has said her “number one focus” in government would be to unlock more affordable homes with a plan to get tough on developers. The party has pledged give local authorities greater powers to negotiate with property firms and build in the areas they need as it sets out its stall on housing ahead of its conference in Liverpool. Ms Rayner, who is also shadow housing […]

Thousands of rockets were fired into Israel this morning, with the Israeli military retaliating with air strikes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told Israel that it is “at war” with Hamas militants that rule the Gaza Strip after they launched a major, multi-front attack on the country. Mr Netanyahu’s comments in a televised address mark his first since the Gaza Strip’s Hamas rulers launched the attack at daybreak on Saturday. He ordered a call-up […]

The party is setting out its stall ahead of the annual conference in Liverpool Labour has unveiled pledges to double the number of diagnostic scanners in hospitals and get tough on property developers as the party sets out its stall on health and housing ahead of its conference in Liverpool. Deputy leader Angela Rayner promised the party would deliver the “biggest boost to affordable housing for a generation” in an interview […]

Labour won Thursday's Scottish by-election with a majority of over 9,000 Sir Keir Starmer has pitched Labour as the “party of change” as he set his sights on the general election after Labour’s resounding victory over the SNP in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election. The Labour leader said his party “blew the doors off” in the Scottish contest after it enjoyed a higher-than-expected 20.4 percentage point swing from the SNP. The […]

Essex Police say the suspect was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of conspiracy to kidnap and is in custody A 36-year-old man is being questioned by detectives about an alleged plot to kidnap Holly Willoughby. The This Morning presenter, 42, pulled out of the ITV show on Thursday and her London home is reportedly being guarded by police. Essex Police said the suspect was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of conspiracy […]

It follows the hottest August and July that saw wildfires and heatwaves September has smashed the monthly temperature record by “an extraordinary amount”, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has confirmed. It follows the hottest August and July that saw wildfires and heatwaves tearing not just across the Northern Hemisphere but in South America too, which had temperatures reach around 40C (104F) in winter. Land and sea temperatures have shocked scientists […]

The Prime Minister has confirmed he's scrapping the leg of the high-speed rail project from Birmingham to Manchester Rishi Sunak has refused to apologise for cancelling the northern leg of HS2, despite heavy criticism from his predecessors in Number 10. The Prime Minister defied senior Tories and business leaders to scrap HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester, saying “the facts have changed” and the cost of the high-speed rail scheme had […]

Just Stop Oil protesters disrupted a performance of Les Miserables at the Sondheim Theatre in London’s West End on Wednesday night. The protesters entered the stage during a performance of Do You Hear The People Sing? Just Stop Oil said that four protesters then locked themselves to the stage using flexible bicycle locks at around 8.50pm. In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, the group wrote: “4 people […]

Voters are going to the polls in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election. The seat was vacated after former SNP MP Margaret Ferrier was ousted in a recall petition. Ms Ferrier was kicked out of the SNP for breaching Covid regulations by travelling between London and Glasgow after testing positive for the virus. Speculation about her position followed by the recall petition and subsequent ballot have led to months of […]