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Kurdish PKK to lay down arms in big step towards ending Turkey conflict

Kurdish PKK to lay down arms in big step towards ending Turkey conflict27 minutes agoAyse SayinBBC Turkish in AnkaraPaul KirbyEurope digital editorDELIL SOULEIMAN/AFPAfter 40 years of armed struggle...

Keir Starmer suffers fresh blow as Labour regional mayor criticises 'mess'

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (Image: Getty)Sir Keir Starmer has been dealt a fresh blow with Labour regional mayors turning on his administration, claiming the Government has been left looking...

Banking boss comes home to find nightmare neighbour knocking down his DOOR

A retired banking boss was left appalled after his neighbour demolished his door. Former top executive Nicholas Patrick-Hiley, 64, alongside his wife Lisa, emerged victorious with a £10,000 court...

The country where the left (not the far right) made hardline immigration laws

The country where the left (not the far right) made hardline immigration laws24 minutes agoKatya AdlerEurope editor•@BBCkatyaadlerBBCThink, Denmark. Images of sleek, impossibly chic Copenhagen, the...

Labour is cosying up to China after years of rollercoaster relations

Labour is cosying up to China after years of rollercoaster relations6 hours agoAnkur ShahEditor, BBC Global China UnitBBCThe sprawling city of Chongqing in southwestern China is an incredible sight....

'This plan means migration will fall – that’s a promise'

Starmer makes 'promise' migration will fallPrime Minister Keir Starmer has promised migration to the UK will fall under his new rules, set out in a white paper.Starmer has promised to "tighten up"...

£3 bus fare scheme faces major blow as Rachel Reeves could scrap cap

The £3 single ticket cap, a measure meant to keep bus fares affordable for tens of thousands of passengers, could be scrapped.The universal £3 limit is set to be axed in favour of a more "targeted"...

'Britain cannot afford two terms of Keir Starmer's Labour'

Thursday night was a brutal verdict on Keir Starmer’s leadership. Remarkably, Labour has performed even worse than in 2021 – when Starmer reportedly had to be talked down from resigning as Leader...

This week proves Nigel Farage's PM ambition is not a wild notion

This week proves Nigel Farage's PM ambition is not a wild notion29 minutes agoLaura KuenssbergPresenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg•@bbclaurakBBCIn the first week of 2025, Nigel Farage told me...

What Reform might do with its newly won power

What might Reform do with its newly-won power?3 hours agoJennifer McKiernanPolitical reporter•@_JennyMcKiernanKate WhannelPolitical reporterGetty ImagesFollowing this week's local elections, Reform...

Lee Anderson tears apart rival MP with 4-word response after bonkers claim

Reform UK’s Lee Anderson has savaged a former Labour MP, who is now an independent, for claiming their elected councillors are all recent ex-Tories. On Thursday, Brits took to the ballots to vote...

Nigel Farage is cock-a-hoop but he's about to be slapped round the face by 1 big problem

Oh, they’ll be some sore heads today - of that there is no doubt. The Champagne corks will have been popping last night to celebrate the newly elected tranche of Reform councillors across the...

Seven things we have learnt so far from the results

Henry Zeffman: Seven things we have learnt from the election results23 minutes agoHenry ZeffmanBBC chief political correspondentReutersThe election results are still being counted but this patchwork...

Henry Zeffman: Reform UK wins Runcorn, but what comes next for the party?

Henry Zeffman: Reform UK wins Runcorn, but what comes next?The BBC's Chief Political Correspondent Henry Zeffman explains what the Reform UK surge means for British politics.44 minutes agoUK...

Labour civil war erupts as Keir Starmer's MPs slam 'catastrophic' election defeats

Sir Keir Starmer’s MPs have warned that the Prime Minister's first 10 months in power “haven’t been good enough” as they slammed Labour’s “catastrophic” local election results. Reform...