Month: May 2026

Trump’s incompetent Iran attack may not only mark the end of US hegemony, but he may well have to accept a deal akin to the JPCOA deal he ripped up eight years ago.

Europeans must urgently seek to close their security gaps in case Russia attacks – and the US refuses to defend its allies, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

The finding could further complicate contact tracing efforts, although health authorities have said there is no immediate danger to the wider public.

(CNN) — The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday that five confirmed infections have been identified among people connected to the cruise ship MV Hondius, as health authorities across several

Oceanwide Expeditions has revealed that 30 passengers disembarked from its cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak on April 24, on the remote island of St. Helena, nearly two weeks after the first passenger died.

Leyton Orient release Tom James and Jack Simpson while offering Dan Happe a new contract.

Restaurant booking site OpenTable has listed eight iconic dining spots in north London – and named The Plimsoll in Finsbury Park as gastropub of the…

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Student Finance England is alerting students to the important deadline

An alcoholic who beat a former head chef to death in a “fierce, sustained and relentless” attack has been jailed for at least 16 years for his murder.Alexis …

Police have arrested a man on suspicion of a public order offence and possession of an offensive weapon near the home of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.Norfolk C…

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The oil price fell back amid continued hopes for a peace deal between the US and Iran.

The Taoiseach said the Irish Government will ‘do everything possible’ to bring Irish citizens home safely.

Scotland’s party leaders attended their local polling stations earlier on Thursday.

A new ward-level projection of Thursday’s English local elections puts Reform UK on course for around 1,580 council seats, comfortably ahead of every other party, as Labour and the Liberal Democrats fight over second place.

Taoiseach Micheal Martin was speaking after being pressed over the UK’s handling of dealing with Northern Ireland’s troubled past.

We’re out with one of the Metropolitan Police’s new specialist patrols aimed at dealing with a rising tide of anti-Semitism.The patrols cover areas with larg…

Michael O’Leary said airport pubs should be banned from serving alcohol before early morning flights

The explanatory memorandum set out the many costs and benefits of reducing speed limits.

Dozens of flights from the capital have already been cancelled in May and many more are expected due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East

While the risk to the public is low, the director-general of WHO said there could be more cases due to the incubation period of the Andes virus – the variant of hantavirus linked to the outbreak

Residents in Newham, Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Lewisham and Croydon will cast their votes to appoint a mayor for their council

The Wales siblings named the joey, which lives at Australia Zoo in Queensland.

The diplomat’s bid to repair relations was complicated after the US president renewed his criticism of the Catholic leader.

A spokesperson said the judgment ‘shows that the Government was right to address the main flaw in the Legacy Act – namely conditional immunity’.

Londoners have just a few hours left to case their vote in crucial elections for the capital and Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership.Local elections are taking place to elect councillors in 32 London boroughs, with votes also happening across England, and in Scotland and Wales.A total of 1,817 seats are up for grabs across the capital, while voters in Croydon, Hackney, Lewisham, Newham and Tower Hamlets will also select their mayor.The elections are expected to be the toughest test for the Prime Mini

A Border Force official and a retired Hong Kong police officer have been found guilty of conducting “shadow policing” operations for China on British soil.????…

It’s polling day in the 2026 local elections, with millions voting in England, Scotland and Wales. Professor Sir John Curtice, Britain’s favourite pollster, …

Local elections are taking place in London and across England, with crucial votes also happening in Scotland and Wales

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There are a total of 1,817 seats up for grabs in London on Thursday

Dual Chinese-British nationals Peter Wai, 38, and Bill Yuen, 65, were convicted of assisting a foreign intelligence service

Tyler Donnelly, 19, was subjected to a ‘brutal’ knife attack in Feltham in January 2024

Footage shows three youths jumping on top of police cars while the force struggle to enter the premises

For an $18 billion market-cap company, data-center owner Iren trades like one of the AI giants.

Damage to overhead lines between Milton Keynes and Watford Junction is sparking chaos at Euston with an earlier radio fault causing disruption at Waterloo

Targets included Hong Kong dissidents and pro-democracy protesters.

However DUP leader Gavin Robinson said the challenge was the willingness of people to work together.

Alan Carr is backing north London charity Dogs Matter where he found his two rescue dogs by drawing an artwork for their charity auction in Highgate.

Police in England say a man has been arrested for possessing an offensive weapon near the home of the former Prince Andrew

Voting stations are open from 7am until 10pm on Thursday, with the count beginning at 9am on Friday.

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The 27-year-old attempted to flee in an Audi on the M20

Yerson Granados used to fish off Colombia’s Caribbean coast for a living, but when he discovered the havoc he was wreaking on coral reefs, he changed his ways.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing his biggest test yet in elections that will decide control of Scotland, Wales and large parts of England.

Oil sank again Thursday and Tokyo’s Nikkei index led another strong rally across Asia stocks, fuelled by growing optimism the Iran war is close to ending and the revival of

Australian authorities on Thursday reversed a ban on public watch parties in Melbourne’s Federation Square for the 2026 football World Cup after the decision sparked an outcry.

Deal marks first significant delay of digital rules amid pressure from the U.S.

Putin is under growing pressure at home as Ukraine continues to strike far inside Russia and more critics are voicing discontent with the war.