Two East Midlands Railway trains crashed into each other near Bedford, leaving dozens of passengers and crew members injured. Investigators are now working to piece together exactly what went wrong.
A new policy framework from Funding the Future demands that care work be treated as economic infrastructure, not an afterthought. The Politics for People principles propose wealth taxes, accounting reforms, and a political coalition built around caregiving.
A three-year-old boy has been hospitalised with serious injuries after an incident inside a crocodile enclosure at Hamerton Zoo Park in Cambridgeshire. A 40-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of child cruelty as police launched a full investigation.
Nearly 90 people were injured, more than 30 seriously, after a train crash near Bedford sent passengers flying from their seats. Survivors described a terrifying impact with no warning as emergency services launched one of the region’s biggest rail responses in years.
The jury in Sir Jeffrey Donaldson’s sex abuse trial has been sent home until Monday, as the high-profile case at Downpatrick Crown Court continues into its second week. The former DUP leader denies all 18 charges against him, including one count of rape.
A slightly cooler Saturday is giving the UK a short-lived break from the heat, but temperatures could hit 35C by Tuesday with a Met Office amber warning set to kick in. Here’s what to expect in the days ahead.
Keir Starmer has been in Downing Street for nearly a year, delivering patchy economic growth but failing to meaningfully ease NHS pressures or tame Channel crossings. Britain’s verdict on Labour is cautiously skeptical — for now.
Keir Starmer’s personal approval rating has collapsed to minus 42 despite relatively stable economic indicators, raising uncomfortable questions inside Labour. Across Yorkshire, voters who backed the party in 2024 are turning away — and analysts say the problem has a name.
The Princess of Wales has published a personal essay urging people to “prioritise love” in a digital age, written after her first overseas tour since cancer treatment. New photographs from her Rome visit accompany the piece.
Andy Burnham’s name keeps cropping up in Westminster whispers about Labour’s next generation of leaders. But the road from Manchester to Downing Street is longer and more complicated than his supporters might like.
