He emphasized that there is no case for the UK to withdraw from the ECHR entirely, a move supported by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.

Nine Metropolitan (MET) police officers have been suspended amid serious allegations of misogyny, excessive force, and discriminatory behaviour linked to Charing Cross police station in central London. The force has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), which confirmed it is investigating the actions of 11 serving or former officers. The alleged misconduct occurred both on and off duty between August 2024 and January 2025 and was…

Universities in the UK are being forced to cut back on vital research projects, including work on serious illnesses like cancer, heart disease, and dementia, because of falling funding from both the government and charities, a new report has warned.

An asylum seeker living in a hotel in Falkirk is set to stand trial after being accused of exposing himself and performing sexual acts directed at local residents. Said Ageed, 23, is alleged to have masturbated on multiple occasions while looking out of a hotel window at a man and a woman in the area. He is further accused of intentionally exposing his genitals in a sexual manner and…

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has rejected plans for a major hydrogen plant on Teesside, dealing a blow to Energy Secretary Ed Miliband’s net zero strategy. Instead, the Government has thrown its support behind proposals for Europe’s largest data centre on the same site, designating it an “AI growth zone” central to Britain’s artificial intelligence ambitions. The hydrogen scheme, known as H2Teesside and proposed by BP, aimed to produce blue…

Musician and songwriter Phil Coulter has called on the UK to withdraw from the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is allowed to take part. Coulter, who co-wrote the UK’s 1967 winning entry Puppet on a String, said he was 100% behind Ireland’s state broadcaster RTÉ, which has already threatened to pull out of Eurovision over the war in Gaza. Speaking on BBC Radio Ulster, Coulter said musicians and performers…

Police have launched a manhunt after a series of suspected anti-Semitic attacks targeting Jewish premises in Barnet, north London.

By Eniola Amadu  Plans by Reform UK to revoke a climate emergency declaration in Kent have drawn sharp criticism from opposition parties, who warn the move would undermine efforts to address the risks of global warming. Kent county council, one of 10 English county councils won outright by Reform UK in this year’s local elections, is due to debate the motion. The draft resolution states that the 2019 climate emergency…

By Eniola Amadu  A U.S. federal judge has refused to block the President Donald Trump administration from terminating more than 1,600 research grants issued by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF, widely regarded as the world’s leading funder of basic and cutting-edge science and engineering, had enjoyed bipartisan backing until Donald Trump’s second term. The agency’s peer-review system has long been celebrated globally as the “gold standard” for research…

By Eniola Amadu  Belarus released 52 prisoners of various nationalities on Thursday following an appeal from U.S. President Donald Trump, with the freed detainees transferred to Lithuania alongside a U.S. delegation that secured their release, the American embassy in Vilnius said. The move came after Trump urged President Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, to release individuals he has repeatedly described as “hostages.” Belarus later confirmed…

By Eniola Amadu  Britain’s ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, was dismissed on Thursday after leaked emails revealed extensive contact with the late U.S. financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Prime Minister Keir Starmer ordered his removal following the disclosures, which officials said showed Mandelson’s relationship with Epstein was “materially different” from what was known when he was appointed to the role. Mandelson, a veteran Labour figure and…

By Eniola Amadu  President Donald Trump on Thursday used a Pentagon memorial service marking the 24th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks to announce that slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk will be posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Kirk, who was fatally shot on Wednesday during a campus event in Utah, was described by Trump as “a giant of his generation, a champion of liberty and an…