Sir Keir Starmer promised Emmanuel Macron that the UK would continue to crack down on illegal working after France warned that failure to enforce employment laws was encouraging small boat crossings....
The Government “still does not have a grip” on how it will provide the teachers “urgently needed” in secondary schools, and warned that poor pupil behaviour was causing teachers to quit the...
Russia becomes first state to recognise Afghanistan's Taliban government3 days agoFlora Drury and Tabby WilsonBBC NewsGetty ImagesRussia has become the first country to formally recognise the Taliban...
Jack Whitehall was among the many famous faces to descend to Silverstone ahead of the highly anticipated British Grand Prix, but the English comedian was quickly left embarrassed. During the famous...
Sir Keir Starmer is now almost certain to shelve plans to scrap the two-child benefit cap with no money left after Labour’s £5 billion retreat on welfare. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson...
Former Labour leader Lord Neil Kinnock has warned that any “splintering” of the left-wing parties would “only be of assistance to the enemies of Labour”. He suggested a breakaway party being...
Welfare U-turn makes spending decisions harder, minister says17 minutes agoJoshua NevettPolitical reporterBBCSpending decisions have been made "harder" by the government's U-turn on welfare changes,...
Russia becomes first state to recognise Afghanistan's Taliban government3 hours agoTabby WilsonBBC News Digital - WorldGetty ImagesRussia has become the first country to formally recognise Taliban...
Russia on Thursday became the first country to formally recognise the Taliban's Government in Afghanistan since it seized power in 2021, after Moscow removed the group from its list of outlawed...
A British holidaymaker has been left gobsmacked by the cost of living in Tenerife, sharing his disbelief in a TikTok video that's now capturing people's attention. The man, who goes by deebolar on...
As economic uncertainty grips the UK, increasing numbers of financially secure Britons are eyeing a new life abroad – and Malta is proving an irresistible option.“We see more people moving from...
Two dead in Italy as heatwave scorches much of Europe19 minutes agoThomas MackintoshBBC NewsGetty ImagesTwo people have died in Italy as temperatures continue to soar amid an intense heatwave across...
A Labour minister faced a grilling on BBC Breakfast over welfare reforms ahead of a crunch vote today. Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds was pressed on the Government not doing more to win over...
At least 150,000 more people will be pushed into relative poverty by the end of 2029-30 because of welfare changes, the government’s modelling has suggested. The figure is down from the 250,000...
'Unprecedented' alerts in France as blistering heat grips Europe 14 minutes agoKathryn ArmstrongBBC NewsReutersA record number of heat alerts are in place across France as the country, and other...