Is there a local election in my area and where can I vote?3 days agoBBCOn Thursday 1 May elections will be held for 23 councils and six mayors in England.Around a third of electors in England are...
Kemi Badenoch slammed the police watchdog for launching a gross misconduct hearing against the police marksman who shot Chris Kaba. Metropolitan Police officer Martyn Blake, 41, shot the 24-year-old...
Londoners jubilant as they celebrated VE Day in 1945 (Image: Getty)Millions across the UK will come together next week to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day. Four days of...
Businessman Arron Banks has slammed some of his West of England mayoral rivals as "political consultants that will achieve sod all". The co-founder of the Leave.EU campaign, who was previously one of...
Ed Miliband’s frontline political career began in betrayal, leapfrogging his older, more talented and more electable brother David to seize the Labour leadership in 2010. That act split the party...
Anger and indifference collide in unpredictable local elections7 hours agoChris MasonPolitical editor•@ChrisMasonBBCBBCIf last year's general election was all consuming and everywhere, this year's...
Legions of Conservative and Reform UK supporters want the two parties to merge, according to the latest YouGov polling. Forty-five percent of people who plan to vote for Nigel Farage’s party would...
Dame Joanna Lumley said "I haven't got much time left" as she reflected on her mortality in a recent interview, revealing that several of her friends are "beginning to leave" her. The actress, 78,...
Officer who shot Chris Kaba faces misconduct probe11 minutes agoHarry LowBBC NewsKaba familyThe Met Police officer who was cleared of murder after shooting Chris Kaba will face a gross misconduct...
Labour defends net-zero policies after Blair criticismJust nowBrian WheelerPolitical reporterHenry ZeffmanChief Political CorrespondentGetty ImagesThe government has defended its net-zero policies...
Chris Mason: A wildly unpredictable local elections14 minutes agoChris MasonPolitical editor•@ChrisMasonBBCBBCIf last year's general election was all consuming and everywhere, this year's local...
Trump congratulates Canada's Carney as they agree to meet in 'near future'1 hour agoJessica MurphyBBC NewsReporting fromTorontoAFP via Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump has called Canadian Prime...
Jenkyns at odds with Farage on special needs1 hour agoChris MasonPolitical editor•@ChrisMasonBBCReporting fromGrimsbyAlice ThompsonSenior political producerReporting fromGrimsbyGetty ImagesReform...
Furious campaigners have demanded that Donald Trump be barred from addressing the UK Parliament during his upcoming state visit, accusing the US President of a “consistent disregard for democratic...
Nigel Farage's Reform UK has been tipped to be the "big winner" of the local elections. New polling shows 26% of people intend to vote for the insurgent party this Thursday.The Tories were second on...
Labour’s candidate in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election was left red-faced after a voter brutally dismissed her on the doorstep – delivering a blunt verdict on Sir Keir Starmer in the process....
King Charles' neighbour has revealed what the Royal is really like in an interview at his sprawling Norfolk estate. The seventh Earl of Cholmondeley lives just a few miles from the King's...
Foods associated with rationing during the Second World War are seeing a resurgence in time for the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Corned beef and spam are seemingly back on the menu for more Britons,...
Today we woke up to the news that foreign sex offenders are to be barred from gaining asylum in the UK, or will indeed be sent back home, under a new law announced by the Home Secretary Yvette...
Trump made Carney's turnaround victory possible5 hours agoAnthony ZurcherNorth America correspondent•@awzurcherMark Carney and the Liberal Party have claimed a remarkable victory in the Canadian...