The UK, France, Germany, Italy and Canada have jointly condemned Israel’s plan to build 4,000 new settler homes in the Jordan Valley. The rare coordinated statement warns the move threatens any future Palestinian state.
Andy Burnham’s unlikely journey from failed Labour leadership bids to Downing Street marks a dramatic shift in British politics. Here’s what his premiership could mean for the UK at home and abroad.
Around 100 firefighters are tackling a major blaze at a recycling centre on Landman Way in east London, with thick black smoke visible across the city. Roads have been closed and residents urged to keep windows shut as crews work to bring the fire under control.
The family of Jason Arday has spoken of the “public cruelty” he faced before his death, as hundreds gathered for a candlelit vigil at Cambridge. Calls are growing for universities to better protect academics from targeted harassment.
Thousands of fans are expected to line the streets of Swansea and Skewen to bid farewell to Welsh rock icon Bonnie Tyler. The funeral cortege will pass through the village where she grew up, drawing mourners from across the world.
Environmental campaigners are turning up the heat on Andy Burnham, demanding the Greater Manchester mayor take a clear public stance on the climate crisis. The pressure comes as activists argue his silence is becoming impossible to defend.
A man has died after being trampled by cattle on a rural estate, with a coroner giving a provisional cause of death as “severe chest injuries.” An inquest has been opened and adjourned pending further investigation.
Jamie and Jerry Bone exchanged vows during the April 8 total solar eclipse in Fredericksburg, Texas, a date they’d planned around for years. Their hilltop ceremony hit totality at exactly the right moment — and left 74 guests stunned.
Police officers in England and Wales will soon be entitled to four weeks of fully paid paternity leave after a review found new fathers were being ostracised for requesting time off. The College of Policing confirmed the doubling of leave as part of a broader push to overhaul workplace culture.
Jewish children are experiencing antisemitism in English schools at a level described as ‘shocking’ by a government-appointed expert. An independent review has uncovered a widespread pattern of harassment, intimidation, and identity-hiding among Jewish pupils.
