Petrol and diesel price rises push UK inflation higher
Posted on Wednesday September 16, 2026

Summer holidays and disruption to global oil supplies by the Middle East conflict stoked price growth.

EU chief backs plan for Canada to become 'associate member'
Posted on Wednesday September 16, 2026

Canada is seeking closer ties with EU after a breakdown in relations with the US and its president Donald Trump.

How being music's Mr Nice Guy contributed to biggest crisis of Ed Sheeran's career
Posted on Wednesday September 16, 2026

Sheeran tries to stay away from politics and controversy, but that stance has come in for criticism.

Village votes to leave UK over asylum housing plan in symbolic referendum
Posted on Wednesday September 16, 2026

Piddington residents vote over proposals to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers nearby.

Author and critic Bonnie Greer dies aged 77
Posted on Wednesday September 16, 2026

Her husband says the playwright and cultural and political commentator died after a brief illness.