It's an old naval tactic to “make smoke” - to deliberately generate smoke from a ship’s funnel - in order to try and hide your position or intentions from others. This is a very good analogy...
MPs to debate assisted dying bill again after major changes46 minutes agoSam FrancisPolitical reporterHarry FarleyPolitical correspondentGetty ImagesMPs will debate a bill to legalise assisted dying...
Lorraine Beavers, the estimable member for Blackpool North and Fleetwood, who usually looks like she’s just walked out of a Sex Pistols’ gig, talked in PMQ’s today of “toxic stenches causing...
GPs split over assisted dying plans, BBC research suggests58 minutes agoCatherine BurnsHealth correspondentHarriet AgerholmData journalistBBCFamily doctors in England are deeply divided on the issue...
MSPs have approved the general principles of legislation that could introduce assisted dying for terminally ill Scots in a landmark vote at Holyrood. The Scottish Parliament voted by 70 votes to 56...
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...
Does Keir Starmer think we’re all as daft as he is? And does he imagine for a single second that any of us were fooled by his phoney hardman stance on immigration this week? He stood in front of...
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MSPs to vote on assisted dying in Scotland6 hours agoAngus CochraneBBC Scotland NewsGetty ImagesFor the third time in Scottish parliamentary history, MSPs are to vote on plans to legalise assisted...
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Kim Kardashian to appear in court as witness in Paris burglary case 31 minutes agoLaura GozziBBC NewsGetty ImagesKim Kardashian is due to appear in court in Paris later today as a witness in a...
Sir Keir Starmer’s immigration plans have been branded “a recipe for disaster” as critics warned of more mass migration in the years ahead. Speaking on Monday as 600 asylum seekers crossed the...
Meghan Markle is set to face a new challenge as her half-brother, Thomas Markle Jnr, has confirmed that he is writing a tell-all book about the Duchess and her childhood. Speaking from the...
Zelensky challenges Putin to meet him after Trump demands Ukraine-Russia talks3 hours agoAlex KleidermanBBC NewsEPAUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is ready to meet Russian President...
Kemi Badenoch has insisted she would reverse any measures in the Government’s post-Brexit reset that “damaged the interests of the United Kingdom”. The Tory leader is set to meet Pedro Serrano,...
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?58 minutes agoLaura KuenssbergPresenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg•@bbclaurakBBC"A failed free market experiment"...
Getty ImagesSam DruryBBC Sport journalist9 May 2025Fifa has announced that the Women's World Cup will be expanded from 32 to 48 teams from the 2031 tournament.The Fifa Council voted unanimously for...
A Kurdish asylum seeker from Iraq has been granted the right to remain in the UK due to his tattoos. The migrant, who was granted anonymity, claims he is unable to return to his homeland as his...
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has demanded a "halt" on immigration due to the "cultural damage" and "broken communities". Speaking to the Daily Express at a VE Day lunch, the Clacton MP said many of...