Simon Dedman BBC political reporter, Essex PA Media The former RAF station has been home to asylum seekers since July 2023 The Home Office is expected to start increasing the number of migrants living at a former RAF station by 50%. MDP Wethersfield in Essex has been home to hundreds of single male asylum seekers…
PA Media Police motorbikes escorted Trump’s presidential motorcade to Turnberry More than 7,000 police officers were deployed across Scotland for Donald Trump’s private four-day visit, Police Scotland have confirmed. Four arrests were made as part of the security operation for the US president, including one on an Easyjet flight from Luton to Glasgow. The total…
Michael Keohan BBC Kent, Political Reporter Hsin-Yi Lo BBC News, South East Michael Keohan/BBC Former Conservative MP Adam Holloway, who represented Gravesham between 2005 to 2024, has defected to Reform A former Conservative MP of nearly 20 years has announced his defection to join Nigel Farage’s Reform party. Adam Holloway represented Gravesham from 2005 to…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two U.S. judges in separate federal courts scrapped their rulings last week after lawyers alerted them to filings that contained inaccurate case details or seemingly “hallucinated” quotes that misquoted cited cases — the latest in a string of errors that suggest the growing use of artificial intelligence…
Paul Adams BBC diplomatic correspondent PM: UK will recognise Palestinian state unless conditions met Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced the UK will recognise a Palestinian state in September unless Israel meets certain conditions, including agreeing to a ceasefire in Gaza and reviving the prospect of a two-state solution. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
Daniel Wainwright, Tarah Welsh and Jemma Crew BBC News BBC Colleagues Amber and Bella both live with their parents and say it is too expensive to move out The number of new homes in England fell during Labour’s first year in office, but applications to build more rose over the past six months. BBC Verify’s…
Lucy Manning Special correspondent Reuters Emily Damari, pictured hugging her mother, was released in January after being held hostage by Hamas for 471 days A British-Israeli woman held hostage by Hamas has said Sir Keir Starmer is “not standing on the right side of history” with his pledge to recognise a Palestinian state. Emily Damari,…
Claire Hamilton BBC Merseyside political reporter Steve Rotheram has voiced his opposition to the appointment A Hillsborough survivor’s partner has called on the mayor of the Liverpool City Region to press the prime minister to reconsider appointing a former Sun editor to a senior government communications job. Sylvia Rogers, whose husband survived the 1989 disaster,…
PA Media Some of Britain’s most distinguished lawyers have warned the government that recognising a Palestinian state would breach international law. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced the UK would move towards recognition unless Israel met certain conditions, including agreeing a ceasefire and reviving the prospect of a two-state solution, on Tuesday. A day later,…
Victoria Bourne & Rachel Clun BBC News Reuters Passengers have been urged to check flight information with their airlines after an air traffic control issue caused disruption to all UK airports on Wednesday. Some passengers have reported delays, and one travel expert told the BBC the disruption could last for days. Airlines are demanding answers…
