Rachel Reeves is caught in a grim trap of Labour's making. She cannot trim public spending because her own backbenchers will rebel, just as they did over cuts to disability benefits. Borrowing more...
German spy trial of far-right MP's former aide begins1 day agoBethany BellBBC News, GermanyEPA/ShutterstockThe former assistant to a leading member of Germany's far-right populist Alternative für...
German spy trial of far-right MP's former aide begins39 minutes agoBethany BellBBC News, GermanyEPA/ShutterstockThe former assistant to a leading member of Germany's far-right populist Alternative...
Brits could inadvertently jeopardise their holidays by collecting passport stamps during their travels. While many travellers view passport stamps as cherished mementos of their journeys, Brits...
Putin and Trump's relationship has soured - but behind the posturing, a deal on Ukraine is still possible10 hours agoSteve RosenbergRussia Editor•@BBCSteveRBBCListen to Steve read this articleHas...
Meghan Markle turns 44 today [August 4 2025] (Image: Getty)The late Queen Mother paved the way for generations of women who came after her including her daughter, the late Queen Elizabeth II, and set...
This past weekend, Hamas and Islamic Jihad cruelly released horrifying videos of our hostages – Evyatar David and Rom Braslavski.The world witnessed their terrible condition. Starved. Tortured....
University staff and students in the UK claim to have been subject to surveillance from China. An alarming new report by the UK-China Transparency (UKCT) think tank says academics and pupils of...
Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters are set to flout terror laws in a coordinated bid to overwhelm the police, according to reports. Campaigners are planning demonstrations on Saturday in support...
For 13 years, the Syrian city has been considered far too high-risk a place to visit due to political unrest and the civil war, but now this major airline is offering daily flights.Aleppo...
I’m fast running out of ways to say this Labour Government is a dangerous, destructive joke. But what’s now crystal clear is that its solution to problems isn’t to solve them – it’s to...
Trump's global tariffs 'victory' may well come at a high price59 minutes agoAnthony ZurcherNorth America correspondent•@awzurcherDharshini DavidDeputy economics editor•@DharshiniDavidBBCIn April...
Nigel Farage is wrong. The Reform UK leader, who no doubt many of our readers understandably hold up as the last hope for saving Britain, is trying to politically exploit last week’s riots in...
Anglicans have kept faith with the Conservative party, according to a new academic study. The staunch support of Anglicans has acted as a “buffer” against the volatile politics of modern Britain,...
To those demanding the public dismissal of the soldier responsible for this catastrophic data breach, I say: take a breath. That is not to diminish the scale of the damage, the flawed decisions that...