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Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:50:47 GMTNorth London synagogue targeted in another attempted arson attack on Jewish property
It follows recent similar incidents in other parts of north London
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:46:00 GMTNo way Lammy wasn’t told Mandelson failed vetting, says former foreign secretary
Exclusive: In an interview with The Independent, former foreign secretary James Cleverly sets out the reasons why ministers must have known Peter Mandelson had failed his security vetting
Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:18:32 GMTQueen Elizabeth II’s official biographer named as acclaimed historian
Historian Anna Keay confirmed as Queen Elizabeth II’s official biographer
Sun, 19 Apr 2026 07:34:56 GMTKeir Starmer ‘threw Olly Robbins under the bus’ in wake of Mandelson vetting row
Exclusive: Helen MacNamara calls Starmer’s decision to sack Olly Robbins ‘unacceptable’
Sun, 19 Apr 2026 07:33:56 GMT‘I’m voting Reform – it can’t get any worse’: Starmer’s nightmare in England’s ‘bellwether’ election seat
For 38 years, the voters of Swindon have consistently chosen MPs of the party which ends up governing the country. Ahead of the local elections in May, Alex Ross paid a visit to this bellwether town and discovered the one thing unifying residents was...
Sun, 19 Apr 2026 07:13:41 GMTReform’s Richard Tice ‘happy to put things right’ after ‘he failed to pay £100k in corporation tax’
Mr Tice said last year Angela Rayner would resign if she had “any moral decency” after admitting to underpaying stamp duty
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 21:35:18 GMTGovernment to host summit about keeping children safe online in age of AI
Childhood in the Age of AI summit will be held on Monday
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:15:35 GMTMore than half of UK voters support rejoining the EU, study finds
Majority of voters back the government’s current push to ‘reset’ relations with the EU, experts find
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:45:57 GMTTube strikes: Londoners warned to brace for travel disruption as drivers confirm walkout
Members of the RMT union will walk out for 24 hours on two days next week
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:30:22 GMTTeacher banned from the classroom after taking indecent photos of himself in school
Benjamin Lillicrap admitted that he had taken indecent images of his genitalia on school premises
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:28:30 GMTJewish community urged to ‘remain calm’ after another arson attack in north London
Counter-terror police launch probe after London business targeted in arson attack
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:01:09 GMTThree arrested as hundreds of Britain First supporters and counter-protesters demonstrate in Manchester
Three people, including two counter-protesters, arrested by police at mostly peaceful demonstration
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:14:58 GMT‘Paramedics thought I was having a panic attack, but I was actually paralysed by a stroke’
Rebecca Waller went from planning wedding invitations with her fiance to learning that she may never walk or live independently without extensive support
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:49:31 GMTThis is what should have happened in Mandelson’s security vetting
Developed Vetting is designed to insulate the UK against employing people in sensitive jobs who are vulnerable to blackmail or bribery, writes Sam Kiley
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:39:48 GMT‘Instead of bonding with my newborn I was fighting for my life – I want change for mothers diagnosed with cancer’
Campaigners are calling for legislative reform as mothers diagnosed with cancer in or around pregnancy say they are spending their maternity leave undergoing life-saving treatment instead of bonding with their babies
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:30:24 GMTHomelessness charity cuts ties with Sharon Osbourne after support for Tommy Robinson rally
Sharon Osbourne signalled her support for the rally on Instagram
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:27:39 GMTEven ex-Reform voters are considering backing the Green Party, its newest MP says
Hannah Spencer tells Millie Cooke that Reform voters, disappointed by the party’s progress after it vowed to challenge the establishment, are turning to the Greens amid growing disenchantment with politics
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:52:00 GMTNo 10 knew Mandelson failed security vetting seven months ago, as revealed by The Independent
The Independent put revelations that Peter Mandelson had failed MI6 vetting for the US ambassador role to Downing Street in September – but a ‘furious’ Sir Keir insists he did not know until this week