Mark Doyle, the veteran BBC Africa correspondent whose reporting on Rwanda and Sierra Leone defined a generation of international journalism, has died aged 67. The BBC confirmed his death and promised a fuller tribute in the coming days.
A second air traffic control failure in three weeks has stranded thousands of passengers, while the PM’s controversial RAF deal with Saudi Arabia dominates the front pages. It’s shaping up to be a bruising week for the government.
Andy Burnham used his debut Prime Minister’s Questions to lay blame for Britain’s economic struggles squarely at the feet of Brexit and Margaret Thatcher’s legacy. The speech drew fierce opposition responses but energised Labour backbenchers who see it as a long-overdue reckoning.
Caribbean nations have unveiled a coordinated action plan demanding Britain formally engage on reparations for the transatlantic slave trade. It’s the region’s most structured diplomatic push yet on an issue that won’t go away.
Andy Burnham is under mounting pressure to champion a bolder economic agenda that could help Labour reclaim disaffected voters ahead of the next election. Progressive activists say cautious messaging simply won’t be enough.
The Prime Minister has pointed to rising wages, falling NHS waiting lists, and £8.3 billion in new infrastructure as proof the government is turning policy into real results. But with energy bills still high and food bank use at record levels, not everyone is convinced.
A three-year-old boy has gone missing from a playground in the Suffolk village of Stradbroke, triggering an urgent search involving police, helicopters, and more than 60 volunteers. Officers say the child disappeared at around 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday and have been searching through the night.
Britain’s new development minister is pushing a radical rethink of UK foreign aid, prioritising private investment leverage over traditional grant-giving. Critics warn the shift could leave the world’s poorest behind.
Short AI training courses are helping thousands of unemployed young people in the UK land jobs — but with 750,000 under-25s still out of work, providers say the programmes need to scale fast. Here’s how the bootcamp model is working, and where it falls short.
Andy Burnham is juggling rising unemployment, climbing borrowing costs, and growing pressure to hike local taxes — all at the same time. Greater Manchester’s economic moment is testing the limits of what devolution can actually deliver.
