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Plaid Cymru leader calls for MP Jonathan Edwards to resign after assaulting wife

Plaid Cymru leader calls for MP to 'resign immediately' after receiving police caution for assaulting wife

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Dr Coffey defended Liz Truss from Tony Blair's institute's criticisms

Truss supporter defends tax plan after Tony Blair says it would only save poorest 76p but richest get £93

1 day ago

Liz Truss has said she is against a windfall tax on energy companies

Truss vows no windfall tax for energy firms as Boris accused of doing nothing to help families pay soaring bills

1 day ago

Boris Johnson told energy films any "significant fiscal decisions" would be for the next prime minister

Boris Johnson refuses to help with soaring bills after crisis talks with energy firms

2 days ago

Nicola Sturgeon has claimed Liz Truss badgered her about "how to get into Vogue magazine".

Nicola Sturgeon claims Liz Truss badgered her about 'how to get into Vogue' at Cop26

3 days ago

Chinese officials shared images from social media site Weibo of the Chinese military drills.

China's new invasion threat as it warns it is 'ready to use all necessary measures' to retake Taiwan

3 days ago

Schools can legally refuse to comply with the gender preference of their pupils

Suella Braverman tells schools they can refuse to comply with pupil's gender preference

3 days ago

Sunak and Truss went head-to-head in Darlington

Sunak insists Boris is 'responsible for his own downfall' denying he 'wielded the dagger'

3 days ago

The FBI has conducted a search of Former US president Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate

FBI raids Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate as part of probe into missing White House records

4 days ago

Boris Johnson won't step in ahead of the appointment of his successor next month

Boris' 'summer of drift': PM accused of ignoring cost of living crisis as Tory candidates pledge to take action

4 days ago

Boris Johnson won't step in ahead of the appointment of his successor next month

Boris Johnson accused of 'shrugging his shoulders' on cost of living crisis

5 days ago

Gordon Brown is calling for an emergency budget

'Unbearable burden of unpayable bills': Gordon Brown's stark warning as he calls for emergency budget

6 days ago

Jacob Rees-Mogg has called for a review of 'flexitime' Whitehall working arrangements

Rees-Mogg demands probe into civil servants on ‘flexitime’ deals

6 days ago

Mr Sunak said he wants 'a tougher approach to university degrees that saddle students with debt, without improving their earning potential'

Rishi Sunak wants to phase out degrees that do not improve ‘earning potential’

6 days ago

Eco protesters crashed the event.

Truss hits back at 'militant activists' after eco mob crash hustings

7 days ago

A new video has emerged of Rishi Sunak appearing to brag about diverting funding from "deprived urban areas" at a Conservative Party leadership campaign event on July 29, 2022 in Tunbridge Wells.

Fury as video shows Rishi boasting about taking money from 'deprived urban areas' for wealthy towns

8 days ago

Migrants convicted of criminal offences will be required to scan their faces with smartwatches under Home Office plans

Facial recognition smartwatches to be used to monitor foreign offenders in UK

8 days ago

Keir Starmer broke MP's conduct rules after he failed to register a range of gifts including football and food festival tickets

Keir Starmer breached code of conduct after failing to register football and food festival tickets

The Bank of England is hiking interest rates to tackle soaring inflation

What the Bank of England's interest rate hike could mean for you and your money

Grant Shapps threatens Just Stop Oil protesters with prison

Grant Shapps threatens prison to Just Stop Oil protesters who block M25

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak are facing off in the Tory leadership race

Tory leadership vote delayed by 'hacking fears'

Liz Truss has widened her lead over rival Rishi Sunak.

Liz Truss widens Tory lead over Rishi Sunak despite U-turn over civil service pay cuts

Liz Truss has been criticised for a number of planned changes to the civil service.

Truss' war on civil service: Tory leadership hopeful pledges to cut pay and holiday if she becomes PM

Liz Truss has branded Nicola Sturgeon an "attention seeker".

'Ignore her!': Liz Truss brands Nicola Sturgeon an 'attention seeker' in blistering attack

Penny Mordaunt has announced she is backing Liz Truss

Penny Mordaunt backs Liz Truss as next Prime Minister in blow to Rishi Sunak

Boris Johnson described his removal as a 'stitch-up'

My removal is greatest 'stitch-up' since Bayeux Tapestry, jokes Boris Johnson at wedding party

Nadine Dorries has been told to "wind her neck in" by fellow Conservative ministers

Nadine Dorries shares 'dangerous' mock-up image of Rishi Sunak stabbing Boris in back

Liz Truss has played down her lead over Rishi Sunak in the contest to become PM

Truss plays down lead over Sunak in make-or-break weekend for Tory contest

The Russian ambassador told Tom Swarbrick the row over Boris Johnson's meeting with Lebedev is a "non-story"

Boris Johnson's meeting with Lebedev is a 'non-story', says Russian ambassador

Liz Truss has come under fire over her remarks about her old school

'She's lying through her teeth': Leeds residents blast Truss over tough upbringing claims

Ben Wallace is backing Liz Truss

'Feisty' Truss is my choice for PM, says Ben Wallace as he reveals endorsement

Liz Truss has said single sex toilets should return in schools

Children shouldn't be allowed to make 'irreversible' gender changes, says Truss

Sir Keir Starmer hit back amid the row over the sacking of Sam Tarry

Keir Starmer hits back after sacking shadow minister for making up policy 'on the hoof'

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Firefighters found an unexploded WW2 bomb whilst tackling a huge wildfire sparked by disposable BBQ in Dorset

Firefighters find unexploded WW2 bomb whilst tackling huge blaze sparked by disposable BBQ

JK Rowling has said she is working with the police after receiving a death threat

'You are next': JK Rowling receives death threat after supporting stabbed author Salman Rushdie
Hundreds of households have been without water amid the blistering heat.

Hundreds of households without water as blistering heat set to reach 35C before thunderstorms batter UK
The stage hit festival-goers at the Medusa Festival near Valencia.

One killed and dozens injured after stage at Spanish music festival crashes down in 'strong wind'
Mick Lynch, general secretary of the RMT, has faced criticism for his remarks.

Mick Lynch suggests EU influence and Ukrainians 'playing with Nazi imagery' provoked Russian invasion
Train strikes are set to grind the country to a halt on Saturday.

Major travel disruption across UK as train drivers strike over pay - find out the services affected
Britney Spears still married her husband Sam Asghari despite ex-husband Jason Alexander (right) attempting to "crash" it in an Instagram live.

Britney Spears' ex-husband jailed for trying to crash her wedding to Sam Asghari

Salman Rushdie was attacked on stage. The suspect was named by police as 24-year-old Hadi Matar from New Jersey.

Salman Rushdie on ventilator and may lose eye after being stabbed as man, 24, charged with attempted murder
James O'Brien caller fears her Ukrainian refugee is 'an economic migrant'

Government 'played on our emotions' to host Ukrainian refugees, says James O'Brien caller

James O'Brien's blistering dissection of James Cleverly's 'crayon written' article on Britain

James O'Brien's blistering dissection of James Cleverly's 'crayon written' article on Britain