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A Russian spy-ship has been accused of pointing lasers at RAF pilots off the Scottish coast
John Healey describes it as a "deeply dangerous" move
19 Nov 2025,30 mins
Parliament warned of Chinese spying
MPs, peers and parliamentary staff told to be vigilant
18 Nov 2025,30 mins
Sweeping changes to the asylum system
The Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has laid out sweeping changes to the asylum system.
17 Nov 2025,30 mins
Home Secretary Pledges Asylum System Overhaul
Shabana Mahmood pledges the biggest overhaul of the UK's asylum system in modern times
16 Nov 2025,16 mins
Donald Trump Says He Will Press Ahead With Legal Action Against BBC
Donald Trump has said he will speak to Sir Keir Starmer about his plans to sue the BBC.
15 Nov 2025,16 mins
Chancellor won't raise tax rates in the Budget after all
Rachel Reeves will not raise income tax, after speculation over a key manifesto pledge.
14 Nov 2025,30 mins
An independent review of the Sara Sharif case has identified multiple failings
The 10-year-old was murdered by her father and stepmother
13 Nov 2025,30 mins
New emails allege Donald Trump spent hours with a victim of Jeffrey Epstein
The White House says the emails are an attempt to create a 'fake narrative'
12 Nov 2025,30 mins
The Justice Secretary reveals 91 prisoners have been freed in error since April
At least three people who were mistakenly released are at large
11 Nov 2025,30 mins
BBC Chairman apologises for the way Panorama edited a Donald Trump speech
President Trump has threatened to sue the BBC for a billion dollars
10 Nov 2025,30 mins
BBC Director General Tim Davie resigns
The resignation follows a leaked memo which raised concerns about bias at the BBC
09 Nov 2025,16 mins
Immigration, Danish-style
The Government considers an approach to immigration inspired by Denmark
08 Nov 2025,16 mins
The second man accidentally freed from Wandsworth prison is arrested
Two prisoners were mistakenly released in the space of 5 days
07 Nov 2025,30 mins
One of two men accidentally released from Wandsworth prison hands himself in
The Algerian man released from the same jail is still at large
06 Nov 2025,30 mins
Police are searching for two men mistakenly released from prison in London last week
Ministers said they had tightened procedures days before
05 Nov 2025,30 mins
The Chancellor hints that taxes will go up for millions
Rachel Reeves refuses to rule out putting up income tax, national insurance or VAT.
04 Nov 2025,30 mins
Police investigate whether train stabbings suspect is linked to three other incidents
Police investigate whether train attack suspect is linked to three other knife incidents.
03 Nov 2025,30 mins
A 32-year-old man is questioned over train stabbings
A 32-year-old man is now being treated as the only suspect in the attack in Huntingdon.
02 Nov 2025,16 mins
Pressure grows on Andrew to testify to US inquiry into Epstein
Pressure grows on Andrew to testify to the US inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein
01 Nov 2025,16 mins
Downing Street says there are no plans to remove Andrew Mountbatten Windsor from the line of succession
The King stripped his brother of all his titles and honours
31 Oct 2025,30 mins
Letting agent apologises for not applying for rental licence on behalf of Rachel Reeves
Downing Street has defended the Chancellor
30 Oct 2025,30 mins
Allegations of killings and abductions in western Sudan
It's reported that 460 civilians have been killed at a hospital in El-Fasher
29 Oct 2025,30 mins
Israel carries out "powerful strikes" on Gaza
Israel accuses Hamas of deliberate deception in the return of hostage remains
28 Oct 2025,30 mins
Nigel Farage rejects accusation that Reform MP is "racist"
Sarah Pochin apologised for saying adverts were "full of black and Asian people"
27 Oct 2025,30 mins
Migrant Sex Offender Caught After Wrongful Jail Release
Two days after being mistakenly released from prison, a migrant is caught in London.
26 Oct 2025,16 mins
The MP Lucy Powell has been elected as Labour's deputy leader
Lucy Powell has become the party's new deputy leader after Angela Rayner resigned
25 Oct 2025,16 mins
The asylum seeker who was jailed for a sexual assault in Epping has been released by mistake
Justice Secretary David Lammy is reported to be furious
24 Oct 2025,30 mins
A former paratrooper is cleared of murder on Bloody Sunday
The man, known only as Soldier F, has been cleared of murdering two people
23 Oct 2025,30 mins
A second candidate to chair the grooming gang inquiry has withdrawn
Jim Gamble blamed vested interests and political opportunism
22 Oct 2025,30 mins
Senior politicians add to the mounting scrutiny of Prince Andrew
There have been calls for him to give up his mansion in Windsor
21 Oct 2025,30 mins