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Panic as Brits abandon five European holiday destinations to avoid furious protesters

British holidaymakers seem to be rethinking their travel plans for 2025, with growing concerns over overtourism protests prompting a major shift in preferred European destinations. Barcelona, the...

Keir Starmer is about to take credit for something he had absolutely no hand in

PM Sir Keir Starmer may have a spring in his step on Friday. Latest data revealed net migration to the UK halved between December 2023 and December 2024. The fall - from 860,000 to 431,000 - has been...

Labour MP squirms as Fiona Bruce asks 7 times for straight answer on winter fuel u-turn

Labour Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds was left red-faced when Question Time host asked him seven times when the Government would carry out its Winter Fuel Allowance u-turn - and he was unable to...

UK signs £101m-a-year deal to hand over Chagos Islands

UK signs £101m-a-year deal to hand over Chagos Islands1 hour agoSam Francis and Kate WhannelPolitical reportersAlice CuddyBBC NewsSir Keir Starmer has signed a deal to hand the Chagos Islands to...

Pensioners could be forced to wait 12 months for Keir Starmer's winter fuel U-turn

Campaigners and MPs are demanding assurances that Sir Keir Starmer’s partial u-turn over winter fuel payments will be put into effect before pensioners endure another cold winter. The Prime...

Chemical castration finding itself in Labour's in-tray tells us all we need to know

My God, this government is desperate. So alarmed by votes leaking away to the Left, it signs away large chunks of Brexit, despite explicitly promising not to. And to stop votes haemorrhaging to the...

Rachel Reeves meltdown as UK borrowing costs hit highest since 2008 financial crisis

Just about everything is going wrong for our beleaguered Chancellor.She’s been humiliated by the Prime Minister, who publicly reversed her decision to axe the winter fuel payment for 10 million...

Violent criminals could be let out early for good behaviour under new proposals

Violent criminals could be let out early for good behaviour under new proposals34 minutes agoSima KotechaSenior UK Correspondent•@sima_kotechaAshitha NageshBBC News•@ashnageshPA MediaViolent...

Paedophiles and rapists face chemical castration in new crackdown

Reports suggest that paedophiles and rapists may soon face compulsory chemical castration in a bold government measure aimed at curbing reoffending rates.It is believed that those incarcerated, as...

Starmer announces U-turn on winter fuel payment cuts

Starmer announces U-turn on winter fuel payment cuts8 minutes agoPaul SeddonPolitical reporterHouse of CommonsSir Keir Starmer has announced plans to ease cuts to winter fuel payments, in a U-turn...

Bills push inflation to highest in more than a year

Bills push inflation to highest in more than a year22 minutes agoCharlotte EdwardsBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesA rise in the cost of household bills has pushed UK inflation to its highest...

Desperate fight to save beloved pub in little Cornish village 'destroyed by second homers'

Portloe, a charming village nestled on the Roseland peninsula in Cornwall, is teetering on the brink of becoming a ghost town. Once a thriving fishing community, it now lies dormant for much of the...

UK steps up action against Israel over Gaza offensive

UK steps up action against Israel over Gaza offensive4 hours agoJennifer McKiernanPolitical reporter, BBC News•@_JennyMcKiernanJames LandaleDiplomatic correspondent•@BBCJLandaleReutersThe UK has...

Italy's Meloni ready to help if Vatican agrees to Trump's war mediation plan

Italy's Meloni ready to help if Vatican agrees to Trump's war mediation plan22 minutes agoSarah RainsfordBBC Rome correspondentUkrainian presidency handoutItaly has backed President Donald Trump's...

Zelensky accuses Russia of 'buying time' to stall truce talks

Zelensky accuses Russia of 'buying time' to stall truce talks44 minutes agoRachel HaganBBC NewsReutersVolodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of "trying to buy time" to continue its war in Ukraine, a...