UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting is resigning, widely seen as a sign that he is planning to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the leadership of the struggling Labour Party.
World politicsKing Charles read out the government's statement for the coming year. But many eyes were on a pressured Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is on shaky ground after last week's local elections. Health Secretary Wes Streeting is said to be willing to challenge Starmer for the party leadership, but he has not commented on the reports.
World politicsDespite extreme pressure, Keir Starmer has no intention of resigning as UK prime minister. On Wednesday, he will meet Health Secretary Wes Streeting, who is being tipped as a possible challenger, before the King opens Parliament.
WorldBritain's hard-pressed prime minister Keir Starmer promises new measures after Labour's fiasco in the UK local elections. But pressure from within the party is mounting.
WorldNetflix's acclaimed miniseries "Adolescence" was the big winner at the British BAFTA Television Awards.
TV & filmThere are calls for the Prime Minister to resign after Labour's fiasco in the UK's local elections - including a historic defeat in Wales. The far right is even more jubilant.
WorldThe conflict in the Middle East and a high-profile stabbing attack are casting a shadow over Thursday's British local elections. In north London, the government is accused of fueling anti-Semitism.
World politicsThe Prime Minister is on shaky ground and the major parties are facing a spectacular fiasco in Britain's local elections on Thursday. Instead, the far right and the Greens are gaining ground.
World politicsAfter new military escalations in the Middle East, including Iranian attacks on the United Arab Emirates, several countries are appealing for calm. However, this afternoon the United Arab Emirates raised the alarm over new Iranian drone attacks.
ConflictsBritain is set to join the EU's large-scale loan to Ukraine, the BBC and other British outlets report. Negotiations on Britain's role are set to take place when Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets EU leaders at a major summit in Armenia today.
ConflictsCriticism is simmering around Keir Starmer - and could flare up into a major crisis of confidence. As Britain's sixth prime minister in a decade, he was supposed to bring order. Now he is accused of committing the worst of political sins.
WorldTwo people were stabbed in London's Jewish quarter during an attack by a gunman. A group with possible links to the regime in Tehran claims to be behind the attack, but the claim is being questioned.
WorldThere will be no parliamentary committee inquiry into Prime Minister Keir Starmer. After several hours of debate, the House of Commons voted against setting up an inquiry into whether he misled the House over the security clearance of former cabinet minister Peter Mandelson.
WorldKeir Starmer risks being investigated for misleading the British Parliament.
World politicsSeveral world leaders condemn the shooting at the correspondents' dinner in Washington, D.C. "Violence has no place in politics," writes European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on X.
WorldIt was a prime minister under pressure who was questioned about the tangle surrounding the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US. “Take responsibility and resign,” urged Tory leader Kemi Badenoch in Parliament.
WorldThe former British Foreign Office official who approved Peter Mandelson's appointment as ambassador to Washington says he felt an "atmosphere of pressure."
WorldEpstein-linked Peter Mandelson was given the job as Britain's ambassador to the U.S. without a security clearance. Prime Minister Keir Starmer commented in a speech to the British Parliament on his involvement in Mandelson's appointment. "I would not have appointed him," Starmer said.
WorldSweden is ready to contribute to an operation in the Strait of Hormuz - to ensure that Iran does not use it as a weapon for blackmail, Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard tells TT. This will also require different forms of intervention, both political and defensive military.
WorldKeir Starmer claims he did not know that Epstein-linked top diplomat Peter Mandelson had his security clearance denied. "I am absolutely furious," says the British Prime Minister.
WorldNew revelations about British diplomat Peter Mandelson have fueled calls for Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign.
WorldKeir Starmer said in the British Parliament that he will not bow to Donald Trump after new threats from the US president.
World politicsPrime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) plans to participate in a digital summit on ensuring freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz when the war is over, according to his staff.
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