British politics has hit a new level of surrealism. Panic-stricken by the local election results, Labour and the Conservatives are now competing to prove their toughness on immigration. Given their...
In a move that will have surprised absolutely no-one, Russian President Vladimir Putin has declined to attend the planned Russo-Ukraine peace talks today in Turkey, sending a delegation of assorted...
BBC joins Gaza children as they are evacuated to Jordan for treatment51 minutes agoFergal KeaneSpecial correspondentWe were flying through the warm light of the setting sun. There were villages and...
In May, 1967 a skinny, pale junior schoolboy from a rural market town celebrated his seventh birthday with his parents. Not at home under the big skies of East Anglia, but in Malgrat de Mar, a beach...
Social media services are “failing girls at every stage” and allowing grooming, abuse, and harassment, children’s charity the NSPCC has warned. Investigators created fake profiles of a teenage...
Thames Water’s chief executive has defended his decision to accept a £195,000 bonus just three months into the job last year. It comes as the boss of the under-fire firm, which supplies 16 million...
These are the key policies in the Immigration White Paper:- Migrants will need to wait 10 years rather than five to apply for settlement or citizenship, although workers who significantly contribute...
Foreign students could soon be hit with a controversial tax and tighter visa restrictions, under a new immigration white paper launched by Sir Keir Starmer in a bold bid to curb rising migration...
Donald Trump has landed in the UK, with his aircraft making a strategic stop at a US airbase as he embarks on a trip to the Middle East amid rising tensions in Gaza and Iran.Speculation was rife...
Officials in the Majorcan capital of Palma are proposing drastic measures to curb the island's ongoing overtourism crisis. The archipelago's left-wing MES per Palma party will put forward plans to...
The President of an eastern European country has said that the issue of Russian energy supplies to the state is critical, and he wants to forge a closer relationship. Serbian President Aleksandar...
Labour has sparked fury over a "bombshell clause" in their immigration plan that could "throw open Britain's borders to millions". The Government is planning to allow refugees - approved by the UNHCR...
Getty ImagesTimothy AbrahamBBC Sport journalist2 hours ago140 CommentsGrand National-winning jockey Rachael Blackmore has retired from racing with immediate effect.In 2021, the Irishwoman became the...
PM promises migration drop as he unveils plans for 'tightened' visa rules25 minutes agoSam FrancisPolitical reporterPA MediaSir Keir Starmer has promised the government's new immigration measures...
Labour's immigration plans at a glance42 minutes agoPaul SeddonPolitical reporterNurPhoto via Getty ImagesSir Keir Starmer has unveiled Labour's long-awaited plans to cut levels of immigration into...