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Sun, 21 Jun 2026 08:34:08 GMT
Starmer is on the precipice as pressure builds for the UK leader to resign
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing a crucial decision: step down or fight a leadership challenge from Labour Party rival Andy Burnham

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 08:31:04 GMT
Bedford train crash latest: Injury toll rises to 100 as investigators look into cause of collision
Investigations are underway after a Luton Airport Express train collided into a stationary train near Bedford

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 08:20:57 GMT
Starmer latest: Prime minister breaks silence with Father’s Day message as Burnham leadership threat looms
Downing Street denied reports that Sir Keir Starmer will set out a timetable for resignation on Monday

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 07:47:35 GMT
Bedford train crash: Everything we know about the collision that killed a driver and injured 100
Investigations into the cause of the crash between two East Midlands Railways services are ongoing

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 07:20:37 GMT
UK heatwave mapped: Where will get hotter than Ibiza as 37C ‘extreme heat’ warning issued
The Met Office has issued a rare amber weather warning for extreme heat ahead of an expected heatwave

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 07:07:50 GMT
White City fire: Three men dead in blaze in west London building
The blaze happened at a single storey building in White City, say London Fire Brigade

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 23:01:00 GMT
Royal Mail launches campaign inspiring children to send World Cup support letters
Royal Mail has launched a new campaign encouraging children aged four to 17 to send letters of support to the England and Scotland men’s World Cup football teams.

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 21:50:38 GMT
Britain boosts wildfire defences with £97 million investment for firefighters and climate threat
Funding package represents largest upgrade to National Resilience fire vehicles and equipment in two decades

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 21:38:29 GMT
Woman dies trying to cross English Channel in small migrant boat
Border Force officers intercepted the small boat dinghy entering UK waters on Saturday

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 21:31:39 GMT
Starmer given deadline: ‘Quit by Tuesday or face humiliation’
Senior Labour peer’s devastating intervention: ‘Starmer has no authority and must go now’

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 21:00:50 GMT
King Charles to become first head of state to publicly disclose personal tax bill
Decision comes as royal household prepares to release a new report aimed at increasing ‘clarity and accessibility’

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 18:05:18 GMT
Labour grandees turning on Starmer marks the painful end of his premiership
Political editor David Maddox warns that Charlie Falconer’s damning comments more or less amount to a death knell for Keir Starmer’s premiership

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 17:19:53 GMT
Historic bridge linking Wales and England has finally reopened - but could quickly be forced to close again
The Old Wye bridge in Chepstow reopened to walkers on Saturday while engineers continue structural checks

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 17:00:21 GMT
Nine Bedford train crash victims fighting for life after deadly rush hour rail disaster
Dozens of passengers remain in hospital as investigators probe the cause of Friday’s collision between two London-bound services

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 16:34:40 GMT
‘My daughter was not given a fair trial’: Mother of jailed Palestine Action activist says case was a ‘stitch-up’
Exclusive: The mother of Ellie Kamio, a 30-year-old Palestine Action activist tells Maira Butt that her daughter was not given a fair trial because the jury were not told she would be sentenced as a terrorist

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 15:06:29 GMT
Thurmaston shopping centre fire: Roof collapses in huge blaze in Leicestershire
Around 40 firefighters attended the scene, Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service said

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 14:53:34 GMT
‘Not living, just trying to survive’: Council’s benefit mistake costs vulnerable couple £7,200 a year
Exclusive: An unexpected letter turned the lives of Buxton residents Sandra and Colin Ralphson upside down

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 14:29:26 GMT
The inside story of how Kemi Badenoch masterminded a Tory heist in the ‘forgotten’ by-election
With all eyes on Makerfield and its wider implications for the country, Aberdeen South inevitably attracted less attention. But the Tories wanted to ensure no one was talking about it so they could pull off a surprise win, David Maddox writes

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 10:39:51 GMT
Four year-old boy ‘abducted’ in park while mother was tending to baby
Police have launched an appeal for information after the incident in Cradley Heath near Dudley

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