Conservatives to take UK out of ECHR if it wins election The Conservative Party will leave the European Convention on Human Rights (EHRC) if it wins the next election, the party has announced, ahead of its conference in Manchester. The Tories said so-called “lawfare”, including lawyers using the ECHR to stop deportation attempts, has “frustrated
Starmer calls for ‘agreement without delay’ on peace plan in Gaza Sir Keir Starmer has labelled Hamas’ partial acceptance of a peace plan put forward by US President Donald Trump as a “significant step forwards” and called for an “agreement without delay”. Hamas said it has accepted elements of the plan to end the nearly two-year
David Lammy heckled at vigil near site of Manchester terror attack Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy was heckled and booed as he addressed a vigil close to the scene of the Manchester synagogue attack. The crowd at the vigil accused Mr Lammy and the Government of allowing antisemitism to grow in the UK, including on university campuses,
Dame Sarah Mullally named as first female Archbishop of Canterbury Dame Sarah Mullally has been named the first female Archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England’s history. A former chief nursing officer for England, Dame Sarah is now Archbishop of Canterbury-designate, ahead of a legal ceremony expected in the coming months to confirm her
Price hikes will be limited despite cost pressures, Wetherspoon’s boss says The boss of JD Wetherspoon has said the pub group will try to “keep price increases to a minimum” amid pressure from rising labour costs, despite reporting higher sales and profits over the past year. The company, which operates nearly 800 pubs across the
Heavy rain and wind warning as Storm Amy threatens travel disruption Commuters across the UK have been warned about the possibility of widespread travel disruption as Storm Amy looks set to batter the country well into the weekend. The first named storm of the season has prompted weather warnings throughout Britain for heavy rain and
Consumer confidence in economy falls to lowest point this year Consumer confidence in the UK economy fell during the last quarter to its lowest point so far this year, according to a survey. KPMG’s latest Consumer Pulse survey of 3,000 UK consumers saw the number of people feeling that the economy is worsening increase from
Taylor Swift says Opalite is Travis Kelce’s ‘favourite’ track from new album Popstar Taylor Swift has said her song Opalite is Travis Kelce’s “favourite” track from her new album. The 35-year-old musician spoke about her 12th studio album, The Life Of A Showgirl, during an appearance on The Graham Norton Show, which was filmed on
Holyrood committee backs community wealth building legislation A Holyrood committee has backed the principles of community wealth building legislation. The Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill would impose a duty on councils and other public bodies to create plans that would “facilitate and support the generation, circulation and retention of wealth in the local economy” which
Labour are ‘handmaidens’ to Reform, Green Party leader to tell conference The Green Party will accuse Labour of being too strongly influenced by Reform UK, as the party’s conference gets under way. Newly elected Green leader Zack Polanski will make an appeal to voters ahead of the local elections in May next year, pledging his