Keir Starmer announces he is standing down as MP
Posted on Tuesday September 01, 2026

The move will trigger a by-election to replace the former prime minister in his London constituency.

Summer 2026 was UK's hottest on record, Met Office says
Posted on Tuesday September 01, 2026

Met Office figures show that the previous record, set in 2025, has been broken after an unprecedented summer of persistent heat.

'I've never been to Afghanistan': Six million deportees forced to start over under the Taliban
Posted on Tuesday September 01, 2026

As of August, the number forced to return this year from Pakistan and Iran had reached another million.

The final minutes before floodwater crashed through Nepal-China border
Posted on Tuesday September 01, 2026

More than 100 Indians are missing at a vital Nepal-China trade crossing after devastating Himalayan floods.

Sexual assaults happening almost every day in Ceuta, prosecutors say
Posted on Tuesday September 01, 2026

Most migrants have returned to neighbouring Morocco, but as many as 5,000 remain in the Spanish exclave.