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Ambassador to Mexico fired after pointing gun at worker

The UK's ambassador to Mexico has been sacked after he was caught on camera aiming an assault rifle at an embassy employee on an official trip through drug cartel heartlands.

Fruit and vegetable pickers abused in visa farm scheme

Migrant workers tell of sexual harrassment and violence

Lib Dems launch 'operation 1997' to smash the blue wall

Party wants Labour supporters to vote tactically in 53 seats

'It's not 1997': D:Ream song snub brushed off by Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer has brushed off a snub from the pop group behind New Labour’s victory anthem Things Can Only Get Better, saying: “We’re not in 1997.”

War of the battle buses

Keir Starmer joked that the vehicles were like Tory defectors - 'You wait for ages and then three come along in a row'

Labour plans to overhaul funding of apprenticeships

Labour has restated its pledge to reform the existing apprenticeship levy, promising firms more flexibility about how they spend government money.

Tories promise to build at least 100 new GP surgeries

More GP surgeries and diagnostic centres would be built under a future Conservative government funded by slashing the number of NHS managers, the Tories have said.

Are the Tories heading for a Canada 1993-style wipeout?

Thirty years ago a ruling Conservative Party was demolished at the polls thanks to a party called Reform but history is very unlikely to repeat itself in the UK

Conservatives may win just 66 seats, megapoll suggests

The Conservatives are heading for electoral disaster and could win just 66 seats in parliament, a new megapoll suggests.

Mortgage payments hike for thousands in run-up to vote

Lib Dems warn of a 'blue wall reckoning' for prime minister

Pioneer judge: UK is going backwards on trans rights

Young trans people face a \"very difficult and dangerous period\" because the country has gone backwards in its attitudes, Britain's first transgender judge has warned.

Sensational Saints deny Farrell Twickenham finale

The Saracens empire is at an end; the Saints go marching on. On a raucous night in Northampton where Cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens rocked with an intensity and fervour seldom sighted in English club rugby, the hosts denied Owen Farrell a last tango at Twickenham with a performance that showcased their champion qualities.

France comeback stuns England in Euro qualifier

Marie-Antoinette Katoto left defending champions England with a mountain to climb as France came from behind to snatch a priceless Euro 2025 qualifier victory at St James’ Park.

Dortmund battle weight of history in end-of-era final

Champions League kings Madrid face unfancied Germans

We don't have to splash the cash to fix our water crisis

The nation's supply is a pressing issue - but there may be an alternative to costly nationalisation

American voters will deliver the final verdict on Trump

With unanimous \"guilty\" verdicts handed down by the New York jury on all 34 charges against him, Donald Trump becomes the first former US president to have a criminal conviction.

Heatstroke kills at least 18 as parts of India hit 50C

At least 18 people have died from heatstroke as India continues to reel from the most intense heatwave ever with temperatures suspected to have crossed 50C.

Houthis claim missile attack launched on US air carrier

Yemen's Houthis claim to have launched an attack on a US air carrier in response to earlier British and American strikes on its military bases.

'Every drone that hits them is payback for killing Oleh'

Askold Krushelnycky visits the concealed base of the 'Barney Unit' in eastern Ukraine - created by Stepan Barna following the death on the front line of his older brother in April 2023

Police appeal for help in finding gunman after girl, 9, is left fighting for her life

Police investigating a shooting at an east London restaurant that left a nine-year-old girl fighting for her life have issued an update.

NHS bed shortage sees sick children denied critical care

Paediatric ICUs at crisis point as Tories accused of 'neglect'

The bromance that could help Labour win a landslide

A growing friendship across party lines has given Starmer the confidence to stand up to the hard left

Is the Green Party a serious contender in this election?

The Green Party of England and Wales (the Scottish Greens are separate but linked) was unlucky with the timing of its election campaign launch. Though joint leaders Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay are hardly household names even in their own kitchens, and their plans for a more sustainable future were never going to hog the front page of the Daily Mail, the party does increasingly matter.

Put Brexit front and centre on the poll trail, say voters

Sixty per cent back Michael Heseltine's demand in survey

Starmer: Abbott is 'free' to stand at election for Labour

Diane Abbott is \"free\" to stand as a Labour candidate in the general election, Sir Keir Starmer has said.

Trump's felony conviction will matter come November

The former president has been evading consequences all his life but his luck has finally run out, writes

Cohen gets his revenge but the story isn't over yet

If Trump makes it back into the White House we could see another chapter unfold in this bitter feud

Trump rails at 'fascist' US in unhinged press conference

Former president lays into his trial judge as well as Joe Biden

England Warm Up For T20s With Victory Over Pakistan

England might well be underprepared for the T20 World Cup, but they cruised to a comfortable victory in their final match before the tournament against Pakistan.

Football's The Loser In Brave New World Carved By Perez

Florentino Perez couldn’t have it any other way. On Monday, after a Spanish court gave the latest ruling on the Super League case, those in the Real Madrid president’s circle were very quick to insist to everyone that the judgment actually represented a victory for the project.