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Assisted dying to remain illegal in England and Wales

MPs have rejected a fresh move to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. Also: The US has been marking the 25th anniversary of the September the 11th attacks. And

'Be ready for far right protesters', Home Secretary tells police

The Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has urged police leaders to be ready to move "quickly and effectively" in dealing with far-right groups who are intimidating communit

A warning that AI could kill all humans in the next decade

A senior safety researcher at the artificial intelligence giant, Anthropic, has warned that there is a greater than 10% chance AI could kill all humans in the next decade

UK sanctions Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank

Israel says it will shut down the UK consulate in East Jerusalem in response to sanctions on West Bank settlements. Also: A failure at Britain's air traffic control cause

The policing minister condemns elements of anti-migrant protests as 'intimating and thuggish'

Portsmouth City Council says the Home Office has "questions to answer", after the landing of 1-hundred and 20 migrants in the area last night sparked large demonstrations

Germany's far right AfD party projected to win regional election

Exit polls in Germany indicate that the far-right AfD party has won 44.5% of the vote in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, its strongest result in a regional election.

Disruption at Port of Dover

The government has condemned hundreds of masked demonstrators who blockaded the Port of Dover, chanting 'stop the boats'. The Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has told the B

Nigel Farage dismisses allegations in an undercover report

Nigel Farage has dismissed as 'a little local difficulty' questions about the provenance of Reform UK party money posed by an undercover report by Channel 4 News. Also: A

The French President visits Downing Street

The Prime Minister and the French President have held talks in Downing Street, discussing migrant boat crossings and the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. Also: Reform

Andy Burnham completes his first Prime Minister's Questions

Andy Burnham has been pressed about his management of the public finances in his first session of Prime Minister's Questions. Also: Nigel Farage tells the BBC Reform UK i

Andy Burnham makes his Commons debut as PM

Andy Burnham has given his first address to MPs as Prime Minister, pledging 'stronger public control' of services and a 'rewiring' of the British state. Also: 12 people h

The government defends its prisoner early release scheme

A government minister has said prison capacity in England and Wales will continue to be "very tight", despite planned changes to the early release scheme. Also: The Conse

Burnham Announces Changes To Prisoner Release Scheme

Andy Burnham has pledged to keep hundreds more criminals behind bars as part of changes to the government's early release scheme. Anyone convicted of unlawful killing wil

Anger In Ukraine Over Munitions Site Strike

Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelensky, has ordered an investigation after a Russian airstrike detonated munitions kept in warehouse close to a residential area outside

Nearly two thousand people are missing in flooding in Nepal

Officials in Nepal say more than 550 people are now known to have died more than 48 hours after flash flooding hit the Himalayan border region with Tibet. Also: Four men

Hundreds are dead after flash floods in Nepal

Hundreds of people are now known to have died in Nepal after flash floods in the north of the country. Also: The number of asylum seekers being put up in hotels has halve

Meta settles in landmark US case

Meta, the owner of Instagram and Facebook, has agreed to pay billions of dollars to US states in a settlement over claims its platforms harm younger users. The social med

Canada responds to new Trump tariffs

Canada has announced a slew of tit-for-tat tariffs on billions of dollars' worth of imports from the United States, in an escalation of the trade war between the countrie

Andy Burnham promises to maintain support for Ukraine

On his first overseas visit as Prime Minister, Andy Burnham has promised to maintain Britain's support for Ukraine and keep up the pressure on Russia, condemning what he

Salmonella warning issued for undercooked eggs at restaurants

People who are over 65, pregnant or vulnerable, as well as young children, are told to take care, after one death. Eggs bought at supermarkets are not affected. Also: Pri