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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.
By
Nick Lester
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
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Nick Lester
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.
By
Nick Lester
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.
By
Nick Lester
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
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Nick Lester
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.
By
Nick Lester
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.
By
Nick Lester
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.
By
Nick Lester
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’.
By
Nick Lester
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.
By
Nick Lester
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.
By
Nick Lester
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.
By
Nick Lester
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’.
By
Nick Lester
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’.
By
Nick Lester
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.
By
Nick Lester
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.
By
Nick Lester
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.
By
Nick Lester
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’.
By
Nick Lester
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.
By
Nick Lester
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
By
Nick Lester
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
By
Nick Lester
11 Sept 2025
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