9+ hour, 52+ min ago  (78+ words) Andy Burnham has won the Makerfield byelection by a landslide, and Keir Starmer is weighing up his future as Prime Minister. With Michael Walker & Aaron Bastani. With the two-party system gone, billionaires are pumping obscene amounts of money into the…...

12+ hour, 1+ min ago  (396+ words) Local traders at a historic British market are in a race against time to raise "15m to stop it falling into the hands of private equity firms." Brixton Market dubs itself "London's most diverse and vibrant market, with over 100 vendors representing…...

13+ hour, 27+ min ago  (404+ words) A jury has refused to convict four pro-Palestine activists accused of criminal damage at a West Midlands arms factory said to produce military aircraft parts for Israel." Iain Evans, 33, Hana-Yun Stevens, 24, Bea Sherman, 23, and Hisham Alkhamezi, 23, were charged with criminal…...

19+ hour, 46+ min ago  (701+ words) Nobody expected the scale of Andy Burnham's victory in the Makerfield byelection this morning " including many of those around him. A week ago I was told that canvassing returns were looking strong for Labour in the Greater Manchester seat, giving…...

21+ hour, 58+ min ago  (361+ words) Andy Burnham has won a huge victory for Labour in the Makerfield byelection, opening up the path for him to challenge Keir Starmer for the party leadership and to become the UK's next prime minister. Burnham won 55% of the vote,…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (363+ words) Switzerland has voted against an unprecedented far-right proposal to limit the population of the country to 10 million people, in a referendum that has been dubbed the Swiss Brexit." Almost 55% of voters rejected the motion, which was put forward by the…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (77+ words) It's the Byelection of the Century! We bring you all the news and analysis, as it happens. With Ash Sarkar, Michael Walker & Aaron Bastani. With the two-party system gone, billionaires are pumping obscene amounts of money into the far right....

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (404+ words) Keir Starmer has described scrapping the two-child benefit cap as his proudest moment as prime minister " despite previously suspending Labour MPs for voting for its removal." Starmer was asked "What have you been most proud of as prime minister?" in…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (435+ words) A secret society of the world's elites co-founded by spyware billionaire Peter Thiel has been exposed by hacktivists." Dialog is a private, invitation-only network, co-founded in 2006 by Palantir chairman Thiel and data entrepreneur Auren Hoffman. The organisation holds off-the-record summits…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (325+ words) Police officers in the US are using AI surveillance cameras to stalk their partners and ex-partners. Flock Safety's automated license plate readers (ALPRs), used by law enforcement agencies across the country, capture images of passing cars and store location data…...