Nick Lester

Politics

Trump told Netanyahu of need for ‘a lot of common sense’ amid Iran strikes

The president said if he tells the Israeli leader to do something ‘he does it’, after he appeared to ignore a White House request.
8 Jun 2026
UK

Countdown under way for first manned Moon mission in over 50 years

The 10-day test flight will see the team fly around the Moon and back on a 685,000-mile journey

31 Mar 2026
Politics

US ‘figuring out who’s in charge’ in Iran after Trump hails talks progress

Tehran’s leadership has been left ‘very fragmented’ by the conflict, says Washington.
30 Mar 2026
Politics

King’s state visit shows need for White House ballroom, says Donald Trump

The 90,000-square foot project, which saw the East Wing torn down last October, has been the subject of a legal challenge.
27 Mar 2026
Politics

UK playing prominent role in face of Iran’s ‘toll booth’ threat, says Rubio

Tackling Tehran’s grip on a maritime pinchpoint will be one of the ‘immediate challenges’, says the top official
27 Mar 2026
Politics

Iran missiles able to strike London, US defence secretary suggests

A long-range attack on a joint UK-US military base in the Indian Ocean has fuelled concern over the potential threat posed to Britain itself.
26 Mar 2026
UK

World Cup fans face ‘dire situation’ at US airports with stateside shutdown

Congress hears of a ‘potential perfect storm’ with severe security staff shortages and the arrival of millions of supporters.
25 Mar 2026
Politics

Former Olympic swimmer and women’s campaigner Sharron Davies joins red benches

The silver medallist has been a prominent critic of transgender athletes being able to compete in women’s sport.
20 Jan 2026
Politics

‘Legal shadow’ over Wimbledon expansion plans sparks ‘get a grip’ plea in Lords

All England Lawn Tennis Club committee member Lord O’Donnell wants a change in planning law after a Supreme Court ruling caused ‘uncertainty’.
4 Nov 2025
Environment

Windrush generation recalled as UK urged to help rebuild hurricane-hit Jamaica

Trinidad-born Liberal Democrat Baroness Floella Benjamin highlighted the contribution made by the Windrush generation.
29 Oct 2025
Politics

Stop ‘weaselly excuses’ and tell truth on Chinese embassy, Government told

The administration was accused in Parliament of ‘kowtowing’ to Beijing over the proposed development.
23 Oct 2025
Politics

Government mulls steps to make electric vehicles more accessible to households

A consultation is to be launched into allowing cross-pavement charge points to be installed without planning permission.
22 Oct 2025
Politics

Top lawyers rounding on chief prosecutor over China spy case collapse rebuked

A CPS source says legal experts are entitled to offer an opinion ‘based on published documents and media reports’.
20 Oct 2025
Politics

Footage of Met officers shows ‘nothing much has changed’, says Doreen Lawrence

A landmark report into her son’s murder, published in 1999, found the UK’s largest force to be ‘institutionally racist’.
16 Oct 2025
Politics

Lord Speaker to step down early from role to care for wife with Parkinson’s

The former Labour MP and minister says Joan had ‘selflessly supported’ him throughout his career.
16 Oct 2025
Politics

Brexiteer Gove ‘knows all about crazy mathematics’, says Treasury minister

The Conservative peer and Spectator editor had challenged the Labour front bench over the decline in the number of teachers in state education.
13 Oct 2025
Politics

Call for ‘pay-as-you-go’ road levy sparks warning in Lords of divorce risk

Ministers have been urged to consider the charge to address the decline in fuel duty revenue as motorists switch to electric cars.
18 Sept 2025
Politics

UK recognition of Palestinian state ‘up to Israel’, says foreign minister

The frontbencher said if Benjamin Netanyahu’s administration does not want the UK to act ‘then it is clear what it needs to do’.
18 Sept 2025
Celebrity News

Lord Sugar ‘very frustrated’ at being unable to access BBC iPlayer overseas

The billionaire tycoon and TV licence fee payer urged ministers to ‘have a word’ with the corporation.
15 Sept 2025
Politics

Gurkha recruitment ongoing despite Nepal unrest, says minister

Britain has long-standing links with the landlocked Himalayan country, which has been rocked by violent protests
11 Sept 2025
Business News

Number of ‘Neets’ a societal and economic disaster, warns David Blunkett

The Labour peer urges the Government to look at a welfare-to-work programme he introduced as employment secretary back in 1998
11 Sept 2025