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Vote for Scottish Conservatives will put independence issue ‘to bed’ – Sunak

Vote for Scottish Conservatives will put independence issue ‘to bed’ – Sunak

Vote for Scottish Conservatives will put independence issue ‘to bed’ – Sunak

24 June 2024

The Prime Minister insisted that his party can make progress in Scotland.


Seats visited by party leaders on day 33: Key election data

Seats visited by party leaders on day 33: Key election data

Seats visited by party leaders on day 33: Key election data

24 June 2024

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has visited 36 different seats since the start of the campaign, 32 of which are being defended by the Tories.


Labour offer to meet JK Rowling to give ‘assurances’ on women’s rights

Labour offer to meet JK Rowling to give ‘assurances’ on women’s rights

Labour offer to meet JK Rowling to give ‘assurances’ on women’s rights

24 June 2024

The Harry Potter writer claimed at the weekend that she and others campaigning for biological women’s rights had been ‘abandoned’ by Labour.


Security guard planned to take Holly Willoughby to ‘dungeon’, court told

Security guard planned to take Holly Willoughby to ‘dungeon’, court told

Security guard planned to take Holly Willoughby to ‘dungeon’, court told

24 June 2024

Gavin Plumb is accused of soliciting murder and encouraging rape and kidnap.


Liberal Democrats launch mini-manifesto for carers

Liberal Democrats launch mini-manifesto for carers

Liberal Democrats launch mini-manifesto for carers

24 June 2024

Sir Ed Davey’s party has already put care ‘right at the centre’ of its General Election campaign.


Princess Royal: What is concussion and how is it treated?

Princess Royal: What is concussion and how is it treated?

Princess Royal: What is concussion and how is it treated?

24 June 2024

Princess Anne is being treated in hospital for minor injuries and concussion.


Farage says he would ‘never, ever defend’ Putin as he ramps up row with Johnson

Farage says he would ‘never, ever defend’ Putin as he ramps up row with Johnson

Farage says he would ‘never, ever defend’ Putin as he ramps up row with Johnson

24 June 2024

At a campaign rally the Reform leader unveiled a poster of a newspaper front page from 2016 with the headline ‘Boris blames EU for war in Ukraine’.


Jeremy Hunt deletes photo of wife’s postal ballot amid rule-breaking claims

Jeremy Hunt deletes photo of wife’s postal ballot amid rule-breaking claims

Jeremy Hunt deletes photo of wife’s postal ballot amid rule-breaking claims

24 June 2024

The Chancellor posted a picture of Lucia Hunt with the caption: ‘Marriage safe …got the wife’s vote.’


Businessman jailed for his part in ‘breathtaking’ Edinburgh University scam

Businessman jailed for his part in ‘breathtaking’ Edinburgh University scam

Businessman jailed for his part in ‘breathtaking’ Edinburgh University scam

24 June 2024

Aasim Johar, who defrauded the university of more than £3 million over a decade, was sentenced at Edinburgh High Court on Monday.


Kemi Badenoch leaves door open to Tory leadership bid

Kemi Badenoch leaves door open to Tory leadership bid

Kemi Badenoch leaves door open to Tory leadership bid

24 June 2024

The Business Secretary is seen as a frontrunner to replace Rishi Sunak should he lead the Conservatives to defeat on July 4.


The Bristol hospital where the Princess Royal is being treated

The Bristol hospital where the Princess Royal is being treated

The Bristol hospital where the Princess Royal is being treated

24 June 2024

It is believed that Anne, an Olympic-medal winning horsewoman, was kicked by a horse on her Gloucestershire estate on Sunday evening.


DUP’s General Election manifesto at a glance

DUP’s General Election manifesto at a glance

DUP’s General Election manifesto at a glance

24 June 2024

Party leader Gavin Robinson unveiled the Speaking Up For Northern Ireland document at an event on Monday.


London’s roads most congested in Europe for third year in a row

London’s roads most congested in Europe for third year in a row

London’s roads most congested in Europe for third year in a row

24 June 2024

Drivers in the capital spent an average of 99 hours sitting in traffic in 2023, according to a report by traffic information supplier Inrix.


Heatwave offers ‘welcome boost’ for UK hospitality sector after drizzly spring

Heatwave offers ‘welcome boost’ for UK hospitality sector after drizzly spring

Heatwave offers ‘welcome boost’ for UK hospitality sector after drizzly spring

24 June 2024

Temperatures in London are forecast to peak at 31C on Wednesday, as much of south-east England basks in the mid-20s for the first half of the week.


Reeves warns there will be ‘difficult decisions’ if Labour wins election

Reeves warns there will be ‘difficult decisions’ if Labour wins election

Reeves warns there will be ‘difficult decisions’ if Labour wins election

24 June 2024

The shadow chancellor warned that the Tories had left the UK’s finances in an ‘absolute mess’.


Real pay for UK workers has grown £16 a week since 2010, says think tank

Real pay for UK workers has grown £16 a week since 2010, says think tank

Real pay for UK workers has grown £16 a week since 2010, says think tank

24 June 2024

It comes despite a significant improvement over the past year, as inflation has been outpaced by wider wage growth.


Security guard spoke of ‘ultimate fantasy’ to kidnap and rape Holly Willoughby

Security guard spoke of ‘ultimate fantasy’ to kidnap and rape Holly Willoughby

Security guard spoke of ‘ultimate fantasy’ to kidnap and rape Holly Willoughby

24 June 2024

Gavin Plumb is accused of a hatching a plot to murder, kidnap and rape the TV star.


Supporters complete gruelling challenge for girl with terminal illness

Supporters complete gruelling challenge for girl with terminal illness

Supporters complete gruelling challenge for girl with terminal illness

24 June 2024

Participants in Cambridgeshire ran four miles every four hours for a total of 48 hours in support of Caitlin Passey, who has juvenile Batten disease.


Fact check: Ofcom’s rules on party broadcast time unchanged since at least 2017

Fact check: Ofcom’s rules on party broadcast time unchanged since at least 2017

Fact check: Ofcom’s rules on party broadcast time unchanged since at least 2017

24 June 2024

Long-standing impartiality rules for broadcasters have not been amended recently.


Starmer ‘not in favour’ of gender ideology being taught in schools

Starmer ‘not in favour’ of gender ideology being taught in schools

Starmer ‘not in favour’ of gender ideology being taught in schools

24 June 2024

Labour has plans to amend the process for changing gender if elected.


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