Greens win Gorton and Denton by-election in blow to Starmer The Green Party has won its first ever parliamentary by-election in Gorton and Denton, dealing a bitter blow to Sir Keir Starmer. Labour’s defeat, trailing in third behind Zack Polanski’s Greens and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in the previously rock-solid Greater Manchester constituency, will pile
NHS maternity services are failing women and babies – national investigation NHS maternity services are failing women and babies through a reluctance to admit mistakes, “a lack of kindness and compassion” and pervasive discrimination, according to a Government-ordered investigation. An interim report published by Baroness Amos as part of her National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation
Call for more police help from Manchester mosque after ‘concerning’ axe incident The chairman of a Manchester mosque has asked for increased police presence after what the Prime Minister called a “concerning” incident when an armed man arrived during Ramadan prayers. Hammad Khan spoke after the arrest of a white man in his 50s, who
Speaker says he gave information to police about Lord Mandelson ahead of arrest Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle said he passed information “in good faith” to the Metropolitan Police following reports someone had informed the force that Lord Peter Mandelson could be a flight risk. Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has said he passed information
NHS failing on key cancer target, with some patients waiting over 104 days Almost all NHS trusts are missing a major cancer target, with some of the worst performers seeing only around half of patients on time, data shows. Figures analysed by the Press Association for 2025 reveal a wide variation among trusts in England,
Nearly half the public delayed or avoided seeking GP help last year Nearly half (48%) of all UK adults avoided or delayed contacting their GP about a health concern last year, a new poll suggests, as the Government announced new plans for family doctors to guarantee same-day appointments for patients with urgent health needs. People
Harry and Meghan begin two-day Jordan visit to highlight humanitarian efforts The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will begin a two-day visit to Jordan to highlight efforts to support vulnerable communities affected by conflict and displacement. Harry and Meghan will also visit initiatives they have helped fund to medically evacuate children from the war in
Snoop Dogg welcomed by excited football fans on first Swansea visit Swansea City football club co-owner Snoop Dogg was greeted with twirling towels and a guard of honour on his first visit to the Welsh club. The American rapper, who is a minority owner of the Sky Bet Championship club alongside American television host Martha
Water firm fined for polluting stream with sewage three times in a year A water company has been fined more than £700,000 for polluting a country park stream with sewage three times in a year, the Environment Agency has said. The agency said one incident at Pools Brook Country Park, in Staveley, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire,
UK data watchdog fines Reddit £14m for failing to protect child users Online discussion platform Reddit has been fined more than £14 million after the UK data watchdog said it had failed to protect children’s personal information. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said the failings meant children had potentially been exposed to inappropriate and harmful