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Fiona Goddard during a press conference setting out proposed terms of reference for a national inquiry into grooming gangs. Picture date: Monday December 8, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Lucy North/PA Wire

Grooming gang survivors feel 'betrayed and distressed' after victims panel is axed

Politics 5 hours ago By Luke Alsford

Keir Starmer and Peter Mandelson walking next to each other and smiling.

Kemi Badenoch: Spineless Starmer has shown his true colours over Peter Mandelson

Politics 1 hour ago By Kemi Badenoch

EDITORS NOTE: The Press Association has been unable to contact the copyright holder of this photograph. Subscribers are advised that they may be approached by the individual or organisation concerned for payment.BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE Handout document issued by the US Department of Justice which appears to show Lord Mandelson in his underwear speaking to an unknown person wearing a bathrobe. The image appears in the documents known as the "Epstein Files" released by the Department of Justice. Issue date: Monday February 02, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: US Department of Justice/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

Police investigate misconduct reports after 'sensitive' emails from Mandelson to Epstein

Politics 16 hours ago By Craig Munro

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 02, 2025: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Home Office Jess Phillips arrives in Downing Street during the weekly Cabinet meeting in London, United Kingdom on December 02, 2025. (Photo credit should read Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

'The rise in reported sex offences is a good thing - here's why'

Politics 5 days ago By Craig Munro

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of a bilateral meeting during his visit to China, in Beijing, China, January 29, 2026.Carl Court/Pool via REUTERS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Hidden meaning behind Keir Starmer's strange gift to Xi Jinping

Politics 5 days ago By Craig Munro

?? Licensed to London News Pictures . 27/01/2026. Manchester, UK. MATT GOODWIN. The Reform Party declare their candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election, at a bar in Denton. The seat became vacant after Andrew Gwynne stepped down as the constituency's MP following a WhatsApp messaging scandal that saw him suspended from the Labour Party. Photo credit: Joel Goodman/LNP

Reform’s choice in Gorton and Denton tells you everything you need to know

Politics 6 days ago By Zack Polanski

A handout photo made available by Number 10 Downing Street of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (C) being greeted by a guard of honor after he arrived for a state visit to China in Beijing, China, 28 January 2026.

Did Keir Starmer really take a 'burner plane' to China because of bugging fears?

Politics 6 days ago By Craig Munro

Lee Anderson campaigns in wrong constituency ahead of crucial by-election

People have spotted something embarrassingly wrong with Lee Anderson's by-election photo

Politics 6 days ago By Craig Munro

A vet examining a dog's ear.

Pet owners will soon know exactly how much they face paying in vets' fees

Politics 7 days ago By Craig Munro

People relax at a pub at Borough Market, London, UK, on a sunny day.

Venue bosses hit out at business rates slash and say it's a 'sticking plaster'

Politics 7 days ago By Craig Munro

Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson with the Chinese flag

China 'hacked phones of top Downing Street staff under Johnson, Truss and Sunak'

Politics 7 days ago By Craig Munro

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood watching a live policing operation during a tour of the Lambeth Central Communications Command Centre in London.

More AI in crime-fighting is on the way despite West Midlands Police row

Politics January 26, 2026 By Craig Munro

London, United Kingdom. January 26 2026. Former Conservative Home Secretary Suella Braverman and Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage at Veterans Press Conference as she defects to Reform UK. Credit: Tayfun Salci

Suella Braverman becomes yet another ex-Tory cabinet minister to join Reform

Politics January 26, 2026 By Craig Munro