2+ hour, 24+ min ago  (739+ words) Forget the future, though: it's history that's been occupying Wes Streeting and Andy Burnham this weekend. Even though only Streeting has declared his intention to run, everyone and their dog knows they're our current contenders for the Labour crown." That…...

2+ hour, 1+ min ago  (312+ words) The UK has fallen to 22nd place in an annual index of LGBTI+ rights in 49 European countries, placing it below Estonia, Switzerland and Croatia. Apart from Italy, the UK is now the worst country in western Europe for LGBTI+ people in…...

21+ hour, 29+ min ago  (144+ words) It has been a seismic week in British politics. The two-party system has collapsed. Keir Starmer is digging in at Downing Street, while Labour leadership contenders line up outside, and Reform clouds gather overhead. Now: the most important by-election in…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (234+ words) Are you a person? Sounds like a simple question, but it isn't. Until pretty recently, the idea that everyone was a human in the same way was almost unthinkable. But the world order that established universal human rights is crumbling....

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (401+ words) More than 4, 000 officers in riot gear and armoured vehicles will police the streets of London this Saturday, with drones circling the skies to scan for suspects and live facial recognition software in use for the first time. Scotland Yard has…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (142+ words) With the Makerfield by-election starting pistol resonating through Westminster, is Andy Burnham going to be quick out of the blocks? After being barred from standing by his own party mere months ago, to being heralded as the man to keep…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (548+ words) With characteristic restraint, Tommy Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, has said Saturday's Unite the Kingdom rally in London is going to be "the biggest event in British history ever. But while Robinson is keen to disassociate himself from any potential…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (480+ words) Ireland approved the export of technology worth at least "20m (17. 3m) to the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) and other state bodies in 2024, at the height of Israel's military assault on Gaza." Despite the country's reputation as an ally in the Palestinian struggle,…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (363+ words) Widespread roadblocks and protests have brought Bolivia's major cities to a standstill this week as the country continues its indefinite national strike against stagnating wages, austerity and privatisation." Clashes erupted in La Paz on Thursday when police fired tear gas…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago  (478+ words) After anti-fascists revealed that the failed Reform candidate was advertised to speak at the event, Goodwin denied it to Novara Media, but failed to explain what had happened. Simon Childs reports....