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'Part-time' Nicola Sturgeon slammed for raking in eye-watering cash through second jobs

"Part-time" Nicola Sturgeon has been accused of putting herself before her constituents after it was revealed she earned more from her second jobs than as a backbench Member of the Scottish...

Scottish assisted dying bill passes first vote

Scottish assisted dying bill passes first vote38 minutes agoAngus CochraneBBC Scotland NewsA bill to legalise assisted dying in Scotland has passed an initial vote at Holyrood.The proposals would...

Labour to unveil big immigration plans next week - but will they win back votes?

Labour to unveil big immigration plans next week - but will they win back votes?19 hours agoLaura KuenssbergPresenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg•@bbclaurakBBC"A failed free market experiment"...

Labour to unveil big immigration plans next week - but will they win back votes?

Labour to unveil big immigration plans next week - but will they win back votes?58 minutes agoLaura KuenssbergPresenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg•@bbclaurakBBC"A failed free market experiment"...

Criminals who skip sentencing could face two more years in jail under new bill

Criminals who skip sentencing could face two more years in jail under new bill1 hour agoJames ChaterBBC NewsPA MediaCriminals who refuse to attend sentencing in England and Wales could face an...

I visited tiny Caribbean desert island where it's always 30C and the water is perfect

It’s a tiny slice of paradise in the Caribbean but it boasts turquoise seas, year round temperatures of 30C, and European food.Aruba is just 69 square miles, making it smaller than Birmingham. But...

Australia PM Albanese makes stunning comeback with landslide win

Australia PM Albanese makes stunning comeback with landslide win33 minutes agoTiffanie TurnbullReporting fromSydneyLabor's Anthony Albanese has defied the so-called "incumbency curse" to be...

Nigel Farage vows to kick Keir Starmer out of No 10 in brutal takedown

Nigel Farage vowed to kick Keir Starmer out of No 10 at the next general election after his party triggered another extraordinary political earthquake. The Reform leader said he is gunning for the...

Nigel Farage really is 'coming for Labour' – and Sir Keir Starmer faces fury on the Left

Reform UK’s election successes show the party can cause as grave a headache for Sir Keir Starmer as for Kemi Badenoch. One of the first things Mr Farage said when he finally won a parliamentary...

'Worried' Labour threw everything at Runcorn by-election – but still lost

A desperate Labour Party had “thrown the kitchen sink” at the by-election in Runcorn by-election in a bid to prevent Nigel Farage’s party winning – but it turned out to be in vain.As millions...

Nigel Farage believes Runcorn and Helsby by-election win will help make him prime minister

Nigel Farage threw everything he had at winning in Runcorn and Helsby because he knew that victory here could be a vital step on the path to becoming prime minister. It’s not really because he...

Nigel Farage brands Keir Starmer a 'coward' after Labour's bruising Runcorn defeat

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has branded the Prime Minister a “coward” following Labour’s bruising defeat in a by-election. Speaking at the Runcorn and Helsby count, where he arrived moments...

I was in the room when Reform won the by-election – one major thing stood out

It has been a historic night for Reform UK as it gained Sarah Pochin as its fifth MP, beating Labour in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election by the skin of its teeth with six extra votes. Throughout...

Runcorn election result: Reform snatches victory in razor thin by-election win

Reform UK's Sarah Pochin has won the Runcorn and Helsby by-election by just six votes, in an astounding victory amid a wider earthquake in local English politics. Early results have shown a huge...

Nigel Farage's Reform UK topples Labour in Runcorn and Helsby by-election win

Nigel Farage’s Reform has won a crunch by-election by just six votes following a knife-edge recount in Runcorn and Helsby. Labour and Reform were separated by a wafer-thin margin of just four votes...

Reform and Labour just four votes apart in Runcorn

Runcorn recount with Reform and Labour just four votes apart30 minutes agoBecky MortonPolitical reporterReutersThe Runcorn and Helsby by-election has gone to a recount with just four votes separating...

When will we know the results?

When will we know the results?56 minutes agoJennifer ClarkeBBC NewsBBCPolls have closed in local council and mayoral elections across parts of England.These are the first local elections since the...

Is there an election in my area and where can I vote?

When are the 2025 local elections and who can vote?22 hours agoJennifer ClarkeBBC NewsBBCVoters in some parts of England will elect councillors and mayors on Thursday 1 May.These are the first local...

Local elections 2025: Polls to open across England

Local elections 2025: Polls to open across England35 minutes agoJoshua NevettPolitical reporterPA MediaVoters are set to head to the polls for local and mayoral elections being held in some parts of...

Bombshell poll warns Labour could sneak crunch by-election win despite Reform UK surge

A shock poll has predicted that Labour could cling on by the skin of its teeth in the crunch Runcorn by-election despite a massive surge in support for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. However, even if it...