Angela Rayner has resigned from her roles as Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary, as well as stepping down as deputy leader of the Labour Party, after acknowledging that she did not pay sufficient stamp duty on her second home. The announcement was made after a report regarding her potential breach of the ministerial code was submitted to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer by his standards adviser. In her resignation letter to Sir Keir, Rayner expressed that the overwhelming strain […]

French President Emmanuel Macron announced that twenty-six Western allies have formally committed to deploying troops to Ukraine once a ceasefire has been established. This declaration followed a summit involving thirty-five countries, termed the 'Coalition of the Willing'. However, aspirations for a ceasefire have faded since the recent meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, which left unresolved tensions in the region. Macron indicated that the details regarding US support for the proposed reassurance force will be […]

Hadush Kebatu, a forty-one-year-old man from Ethiopia, has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a fourteen-year-old girl and a woman in Epping, Essex. The incidents occurred on the seventh and eighth of July, where Kebatu touched the girl and made inappropriate comments, including a desire to have a child with her. His arrest prompted protests outside The Bell Hotel, where he was staying as an asylum seeker. The court heard disturbing testimony regarding Kebatu's actions, including attempts to kiss the […]

Former Conservative minister Nadine Dorries has officially defected to Reform UK, declaring the Tory Party dead and urging its members to consider the unthinkable future. In an interview with the Daily Mail, Dorries, who served as the MP for Mid-Bedfordshire and had been a close ally of Boris Johnson, expressed her concerns over the direction of her former party. This shift is part of a broader trend, with other notable figures such as former Welsh Secretary David Jones and ex-Tory […]

Paul Doyle, a fifty-three-year-old man, has pleaded not guilty to thirty-one charges, including dangerous driving, during his latest court appearance via videolink from prison. The charges stem from an incident on twenty-six May, when a Ford Galaxy car struck pedestrians on Water Street in Liverpool City Centre, injuring more than one hundred thirty people, including eight children and two babies. Doyle's defence has faced significant challenges, with his legal team citing weeks-long delays in arranging access to their client in […]

The Advocate General of the European Union has proposed that the European Court of Justice dismiss the legal challenges presented by former Catalan leaders Carles Puigdemont and Clara Ponsatí. This recommendation arises as the two former Members of the European Parliament are no longer serving, having seen their mandates expire. The decision impacts ongoing appeals against a July twenty-twenty-three ruling from the General Court of the EU that upheld the European Parliament's removal of their immunity. The Advocate General's conclusions, […]

Recent statistics from the National Institute of Statistics indicate that train travel in Spain increased by three point four per cent in the second quarter of twenty twenty-five, compared to the same period last year. This rise has resulted in a record one hundred and eighty-two point two million passengers travelling by rail between April and June. However, this growth is slightly slower than the three point eight per cent increase observed in the first quarter of the year. The […]

The Supreme Court has launched an investigation into the financial activities of former Socialist Party (PSOE) secretary Santos Cerdán. Records indicate that Cerdán received a total of five hundred forty-three thousand six hundred fifty-six euros and eighty-four cents from the Congress of Deputies. However, when reviewing his bank accounts, only thirty-five thousand four hundred and fifty-three euros and twenty cents appear, leading to suspicions regarding the discrepancy in funds. The court has requested detailed information from the PSOE regarding all […]

Esther Ghey, the mother of murdered teenager Brianna Ghey, is calling on the government to impose a ban on mobile phones in schools. She believes this measure will not only safeguard children but also enhance their behaviour and engagement in class. Brianna, aged sixteen, lost her life in February twenty twenty-three, having been lured to a park in Warrington, where she was tragically stabbed by two fifteen-year-olds. Prior to the incident, Brianna struggled with a phone addiction, as her killers […]