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Starmer tells cabinet he will not quit without leadership challenge
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Starmer tells cabinet he will not quit without leadership challenge

Prime minister says process for challenging a leader has not been triggered and Labour should get on with governing• UK politics live – latest updates• Who are the main threats to Starmer’s leadership?Keir Starmer has told his cabinet he will not resign as prime minister, saying the threshold for a...

Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor
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Labour MP in seat eyed by Burnham allies says she will not stand aside
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Labour MP in seat eyed by Burnham allies says she will not stand aside

Exclusive: Marie Rimmer backs Keir Starmer and deals blow to Greater Manchester mayor’s byelection hopesUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham’s hopes of returning to Westminster were dealt a blow on Tuesday as the Merseyside MP whose seat had been named by key allies for a potential byelecti...

Josh Halliday North of England editor
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The Bahamas goes to polls in three-way battle with immigration a key issue
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The Bahamas goes to polls in three-way battle with immigration a key issue

Rising cost of living such as high gas prices also a concern in election that will have record number of votersVoters in the Bahamas head to the polls on Tuesday in a hotly contested general election featuring high-profile candidates such as the former basketball champion Rick Fox.Voters in the Cari...

Natricia Duncan and Natario McKenzie in Nassau
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UK borrowing costs hit highest since 1998 amid Starmer uncertainty
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UK borrowing costs hit highest since 1998 amid Starmer uncertainty

Bond yields soar and pound falls against dollar as investors brace for potential Labour leadership changeBusiness live – latest updatesUK politics live – latest updatesLong-term UK borrowing costs have soared to the highest level in nearly three decades while the pound and stocks fell, as investors...

Julia Kollewe
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Internal displacements caused by violence or conflict at record high in 2025
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Internal displacements caused by violence or conflict at record high in 2025

The 32.3m surpasses those caused by disasters for the first time, as 82.2m people displaced in total around worldThe number of internal displacements triggered by conflict or violence around the world reached a record high in 2025, surpassing the number of disaster-driven internal displacements for...

Olivia Lee
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Labour must offer more than ‘better managed decline’ on economy, MPs urge
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Labour must offer more than ‘better managed decline’ on economy, MPs urge

Soft-left Tribune group issues thinly disguised attack on Keir Starmer, calling for bold policy renewalBusiness live – latest updatesUK politics live – latest updatesAn influential group of MPs has said that Labour needs an urgent renewal of economic strategy to offer voters “more than better manage...

Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent
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Five former Carillion executives banned by accountancy regulator
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Five former Carillion executives banned by accountancy regulator

Richard Adam, Zafar Khan and three others are also fined by Financial Reporting CouncilBusiness live – latest updatesFive former executives at the collapsed government contractor Carillion have been banned by the UK’s accountancy regulator, effectively ending the career of its former finance chief,...

Julia Kollewe
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Man charged with arson over alleged attack on ex-synagogue in east London
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Man charged with arson over alleged attack on ex-synagogue in east London

Moses Edwards, 45, from Wanstead, to appear in court in connection with incident in Whitechapel last weekA 45-year-old man has been charged with arson with intent to endanger life after reports of a fire at a former synagogue in east London.Moses Edwards, from Wanstead, will appear at Westminster ma...

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Lorry gets stuck in hole it was sent to fix in Somerset
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Lorry gets stuck in hole it was sent to fix in Somerset

Lorry left at near 45-degree angle after ground gave way on road near WaltonA lorry became stuck in a sinkhole after being sent to fix it.Contractors from a company called Stabilised Pavements were sent to fix the sinkhole on Butleigh Drove, near Walton in Somerset, when the ground gave way, the Tim...

Jamie Grierson
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2026 UK elections: full results from local, Scottish and Welsh votes
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2026 UK elections: full results from local, Scottish and Welsh votes

From devolved parliaments in Scotland and Wales to councils and mayoralties in England, find out what happened in your areaElections mapped: how Labour lost ground in different directions Continue reading...

Seán Clarke, Antonio Voce, Ed Gargan, Prina Shah, Anna Leach, Pablo Gutiérrez, Garry Blight and Ashley Kirk
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Close Starmer ally declines to say if he will lead Labour into next election
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Close Starmer ally declines to say if he will lead Labour into next election

Chief secretary, Darren Jones, says PM is ‘listening to colleagues’ but will make own decisions on way forwardUK politics live – latest updatesOne of Keir Starmer’s closest aides has declined to say whether he will lead Labour into the next election amid mounting calls for him to resign.The prime mi...

Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor
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Gaborone gold rush: how Botswana rose to the top of men’s sprinting
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Gaborone gold rush: how Botswana rose to the top of men’s sprinting

Country with a population of just 2.5m credits investment in young athletes for its rise but this progress is under threatIt was a fairytale ending to the World Athletics Relays in Gaborone. In the final strait, Collen Kebinatshipi surged past South Africa’s Zakithi Nene to win the men’s 4x400m rela...

Rachel Savage in Gaborone
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Buyers of Liza Minnelli memoir claim it was not signed by hand
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Buyers of Liza Minnelli memoir claim it was not signed by hand

Premium editions of Kids, Wait Till You Hear This! cost up to $250 but some say signatures are unnaturally identicalLiza Minnelli fans who bought signed copies of her memoir are seeking refunds because they believe her signature is fake.Copies of Kids, Wait Till You Hear This! by the American 80-yea...

Anna Tims
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Middle East crisis live: Trump says Iran ceasefire is on ‘massive life support’
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Middle East crisis live: Trump says Iran ceasefire is on ‘massive life support’

US president says Tehran’s peace proposal ‘totally unacceptable’ and ‘a piece of garbage’We are restarting our live coverage of the US-Israeli war on Iran after Donald Trump said the ceasefire was “on life support” after rejecting Tehran’s peace proposal, calling it “totally unacceptable”.Referring...

Yohannes Lowe
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