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Nurses to vote on pay deal as potential strike looms

Nurses to vote on pay deal as potential strike loomsJust nowHugh PymHealth editor•@bbcHughPymGareth Fuller/PA WireAlmost 350,000 nursing staff in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be asked...

Italy citizenship referendum: 'I was born here - but feel rejected'

Italy citizenship referendum: 'I was born here - but feel rejected'10 hours agoSarah RainsfordEurope correspondentReporting fromRomeCorbis via Getty ImagesSonny Olumati was born in Rome and has lived...

Bowen: Israel is accused of the gravest war crimes - how governments respond could haunt them for years

Israel is accused of the gravest war crimes - how governments respond could haunt them for years to come12 hours agoJeremy BowenInternational Editor•@BowenBBCBBCEven wars have rules. They don't...

What Merz wants from Trump showdown meeting

What Merz wants from Trump showdown meeting3 days agoJessica Parker and Bernd Debusmann JrBBC News, Berlin and WashingtonReutersNew German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is making a high-stakes trip to...

Zia Yusuf makes sensational RETURN to Reform UK - but not as chairman

ZiaYusuf is returning to Reform UK after sensationally quitting his role as party chairman.The 38-year-old said his decision to step down was a “mistake” and the result of “exhaustion”.He...

Brave veterans must not face new round of witch hunts

One of my personal concerns about leaving the ECHR was always the instinctive worry I felt about the kind of company we’d be keeping if we left – ie, Russia, a country that is not only our most...

Government struggles to cut foreign aid spent on asylum hotels

Government struggles to cut foreign aid spent on asylum hotels5 hours agoJames LandaleDiplomatic correspondent•@BBCJLandalePA MediaThe government is struggling to cut the amount of foreign aid it...

NHS set for £30bn boost in Labour spending review – as other departments feel the squeeze

Keir Starmer is set to give the NHS a £30billion boost in next week's spending review – at the expense of other struggling public services.The Department of Health and Social Care is expected to...

Nigel Farage's popularity surging as Reform UK woos surprise group of voters

Nigel Farage's Reform UK is attracting a demographic the outfit has struggled to woo in the past, polling shows. Reform's vote share among Gen Z women, those aged 18-26, soared in May from 12% to 21%...

Nightmare for Keir Starmer as minister 'leaves government' after just 2 weeks in post

Margaret Curran has quit Keir Starmer's government in a surprise move just two weeks after joining in a surprise move that has seemingly come out of nowhere.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS STORY AND IS BEING...

Labour wins Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election

Labour wins Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election1 hour agoAngus CochraneBBC Scotland NewsScottish Labour has taken Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse from the SNP in a closely fought...

Trial date set for three men charged over fires at Keir Starmer properties

A trial date has been set for three men charged in connection with arson attacks on two properties and a car linked to Sir Keir Starmer. Ukrainian national Roman Lavrynovych, 21,...

UK to boost defence spending to 3.5% of GDP but only after Labour bows to Nato pressure

Britain has agreed to sharply increase its defence spending to 3.5 per cent of GDP after coming under pressure from Nato.Mark Rutte, Nato’s secretary-general, described the decision as...

Hamilton by-election LIVE: Polls Close in key contest as Reform eyes historic win

Voting has ended in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election for the Scottish Parliament, with Reform UK hoping to cause an upset and secure its first seat in Scotland.The contest was...

Zia Yusuf resigns as Reform UK chairman

Zia Yusuf resigns as Reform UK chairman5 minutes agoBecky MortonPolitical reporterReutersZia Yusuf has resigned as the chairman of Reform UK, saying "I no longer believe working to get a Reform...