Burnham to push for new post-Brexit deals at EU summit
Posted on Monday October 12, 2026

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said the prime minister was "unpicking" the deal the UK signed with the EU.

Government expands police support to political figures who are not MPs
Posted on Monday October 12, 2026

Shabana Mahmood says there is "insufficient protection" for those who play a role in public life.

On Yemen's desert battlefield, a war with global consequences is being waged
Posted on Monday October 12, 2026

Yemen's entrenched civil war is now impossible to ignore. But in operating rooms in its port city of Aden, geopolitics feels remote.

Heating oil customers face tough winter despite shake-up promise
Posted on Monday October 12, 2026

Heating oil customers facing soaring bills are promised better regulation of the sector by the government.

Publicly owned rail is popular. But is it making the trains run on time?
Posted on Monday October 12, 2026

Meeting travellers' expectations could be challenging, experts warn.