MPs are set to formally examine how the BBC selects Britain’s Eurovision entries, following Look Mum No Computer’s last-place finish with just one point in May. The parliamentary inquiry will scrutinise the selection process, investment levels, and long-term strategy.
The leaders of Plaid Cymru, the SNP and Sinn Féin have united to warn that Westminster’s era of centralised control is drawing to a close. Their joint message signals a coordinated push for constitutional change across Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Andy Burnham has made the unlikely leap from Manchester mayor to Downing Street, and allies and rivals alike are scrambling to understand what his premiership will look like. From NATO commitments to a sweeping domestic care agenda, the early signals are bold — but the constraints are real.
Ten years after the Brexit vote, the Institute for Government estimates the UK economy is 4 to 5 percent smaller than it would have been inside the EU. The costs, from lost trade to weaker investment, are proving stubbornly persistent.
A massive explosion was caught on camera as more than 100 firefighters battled a huge blaze at industrial units on an Essex farm. Dramatic footage shows the moment the fire surged, with smoke visible for miles around.
Andy Burnham enters Downing Street facing a bruising economic outlook, NHS waiting lists above 7 million, and a fractured political landscape with no room for error. His first months in office will define whether his reputation survives contact with reality.
An elderly woman has been left unable to be alone after her carer screamed “I hope you die in your sleep” at her in a shocking act of abuse. Louise Harris appeared in court over the cruel attack on Elizabeth Anne Shipton, who has been left permanently traumatised.
Jackie Brown, 99, stepped into the show ring at Stranraer to lead an Ayrshire cow one final time — and left the crowd stunned. The former farmer called it beyond a dream come true.
Richard Hammond has been fined £999 after being caught speeding twice in Herefordshire within three weeks, magistrates have heard. The Grand Tour presenter also received six penalty points on his licence.
Robert Bush’s sentencing hearing heard how the funeral director left bodies unburied and stored remains in conditions likened to a horror scene. At least 35 families were affected by what prosecutors called a betrayal of trust on an industrial scale.
