Badenoch unveils plan to end £100,000 childcare 'cliff edge' ahead of Tory conference
Posted on Sunday October 04, 2026

The Conservative leader tells the BBC the earnings threshold for government support stops people "working harder".

Burnham scraps controversial plans to curb jury trials
Posted on Sunday October 04, 2026

The key policy idea announced by David Lammy when he was justice secretary will no longer go ahead.

Australia investigating Flydubai co-pilot's links to country
Posted on Sunday October 04, 2026

State police and the country's security agency are looking into the co-pilot, who attempted to take control of a Flydubai plane travelling to Israel.

Kyiv bridge hit in further Russian drone attack as German chancellor makes surprise visit
Posted on Sunday October 04, 2026

Unverified video shows a drone hitting the Northern Bridge as vehicles move across it, creating a large fireball.

Cornell president says university 'must do better' after frat house rape allegations
Posted on Sunday October 04, 2026

Michael Kotlikoff described the allegations of a woman who says she was drugged and gang raped as "deeply disturbing".