EU institutions, UK-EU relations, and Brexit aftermath
Jewish students across UK universities describe hiding their identity, facing verbal abuse, and losing faith in institutional responses. More than half say they’ve witnessed antisemitism on campus in the past year.
The National Portrait Gallery has acquired a photograph of Charli XCX for its permanent collection, calling her “one of the defining cultural figures of her generation.” The image, linked to her landmark 2024 album Brat, places the Cambridge-born artist alongside some of the most celebrated names in British history.
The prime minister has warned the NHS faces collapse without urgent social care reform, telling the BBC he won’t leave office without delivering substantial change. It’s the most direct public statement yet on a crisis costing hospitals 13,500 bed days every single day.
Paddy Young went from bathroom audition tapes to playing the Prime Minister on live TV. The SNL UK breakout star talks impressions, viral moustaches, and what comes next.
Adam Ramsay-Peaty broke down in tears after finishing second in the 100m breaststroke at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, missing gold by just 0.22 seconds. The 29-year-old openly questioned his future after collecting his third consecutive Commonwealth silver medal in the event.
Police logged nearly 9,000 reports of illegal hare coursing in a single year as organised gangs terrorise farmers with violence, threats and dumped animal carcasses. The rural crime crisis is spreading across England’s flatlands with few signs of slowing down.
Reform UK has told its councillors to frame an inquiry into party donations as an ‘establishment stitch-up,’ according to internal guidance. The directive comes as the Electoral Commission conducts a formal review into the party’s finances.
Andy Burnham became the UK’s 59th prime minister on Friday, promising a ‘circuit breaker’ moment to reset British politics and tackle NHS waiting lists topping 7.5 million. His opening moves signal a deliberate break from Westminster convention.
Andy Burnham’s political record spans immigration, economics and public services — and reveals a politician carefully building a platform for Labour’s top job. His views are more complex than his reputation suggests.
Fifty women have come forward to tell the BBC they were pressured or coerced by their partners into having sex with strangers through swinging. Their accounts are prompting fresh calls for better recognition of sexual coercion within relationships.
