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Who is Hannah Spencer - the plumber turned politician?

Who is Hannah Spencer - the plumber turned politic...

2 months ago 43

By-election result 'bruising' - but replacing Starmer 'won't solve problem', says Harman

By-election result 'bruising' - but replacing Star...

2 months ago 45

This is a parliamentary result for the ages

This is a parliamentary result for the ages

2 months ago 40

Green Party wins Gorton and Denton by-election, pushing Labour into third place

Green Party wins Gorton and Denton by-election, pu...

2 months ago 106

Chris Mason: 'This is a headache for the prime minister'

Chris Mason: 'This is a headache for the prime min...

2 months ago 111

The Pentagon said it shot down a “seemingly threatening” drone near the U.S.-Mexico border Thursday, prompting aviation officials to expand flight restrictions around an area of Fort Hancock, Texas

The Pentagon said it shot down a “seemingly threat...

2 months ago 49

Sir John Curtice: Greens' win means future of British politics is more uncertain than ever

Sir John Curtice: Greens' win means future of Brit...

2 months ago 40

Chris Mason: Green win will prompt soul searching within Labour and questions for PM

Chris Mason: Green win will prompt soul searching ...

2 months ago 44

Plaid leader warns 'Reform government would set Wales back decades'

Plaid leader warns 'Reform government would set Wa...

2 months ago 40

Trump heads to Texas, where 3 friends are battling it out in the Senate Republican primary

Trump heads to Texas, where 3 friends are battling...

2 months ago 38

Watch: 'Working hard used to get you something', says plumber Hannah Spencer in victory speech

Watch: 'Working hard used to get you something', s...

2 months ago 42

Trump’s Foreign Policy: Resurrecting Empire

Trump’s Foreign Policy: Resurrecting Empire

2 months ago 40

Los Angeles Board of Education to discuss school superintendent after FBI searched his home

Los Angeles Board of Education to discuss school s...

2 months ago 41

Anthropic is standing firm in its dispute with the Defense Department over AI guardrails

Anthropic is standing firm in its dispute with the...

2 months ago 49

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and President Trump met Thursday in the White House to discuss increasing housing production

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and President T...

2 months ago 39

Fact-check: In Trump’s Case for an Attack on Iran, False or Unproven Claims

Fact-check: In Trump’s Case for an Attack on Iran,...

2 months ago 36

Green Party wins Gorton and Denton by-election

Green Party wins Gorton and Denton by-election

2 months ago 48

Iranians Cite Progress in Talks, but a Marathon Session Produces No Deal

Iranians Cite Progress in Talks, but a Marathon Se...

2 months ago 41

Republicans are worried that a MAGA vs. MAGA feud in Georgia will elevate Democrats in this year’s midterm elections

Republicans are worried that a MAGA vs. MAGA feud ...

2 months ago 41

Vance Continues to Criticize Democrats’ Attitude During State of the Union

Vance Continues to Criticize Democrats’ Attitude D...

2 months ago 43

Justice Department Sues 5 States, Most Republican-Led, for Voter Data

Justice Department Sues 5 States, Most Republican-...

2 months ago 41

Regime Change in Cuba Appeals to Trump but Carries Risks

Regime Change in Cuba Appeals to Trump but Carries...

2 months ago 41

Republican voter ID bill stalls in Senate despite Trump demands

Republican voter ID bill stalls in Senate despite ...

2 months ago 40

Judge Says U.S. Is Intentionally Violating the Law on Immigration

Judge Says U.S. Is Intentionally Violating the Law...

2 months ago 40

Miliband says climate impact of data centres is uncertain

Miliband says climate impact of data centres is un...

2 months ago 46

The Federal Reserve is waging a behind-closed-doors legal challenge to a pair of subpoenas issued as part of U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s criminal investigation into Chair Jerome Powell, according to people familiar with the matter

The Federal Reserve is waging a behind-closed-door...

2 months ago 40

Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to End Protections for Syrian Migrants

Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to End Pro...

2 months ago 47

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Thursday declined to block construction of President Trump’s planned White House ballroom

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Thursday d...

2 months ago 46

Hillary Clinton’s Deposition on Epstein Disrupted by Leak of Photo of Her Testifying

Hillary Clinton’s Deposition on Epstein Disrupted ...

2 months ago 47

Justice Gorsuch’s Tariffs Warning

Justice Gorsuch’s Tariffs Warning

2 months ago 41

No 10 will have no say on which Mandelson papers are released

No 10 will have no say on which Mandelson papers a...

2 months ago 42

Hillary Clinton said that she had no knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s wrongdoing and accused House Republicans of conducting a ‘fishing expedition’ as she sat for a closed-door, videotaped deposition

Hillary Clinton said that she had no knowledge of ...

2 months ago 43

Judge Declines to Halt Construction on Trump’s East Wing Ballroom Project

Judge Declines to Halt Construction on Trump’s Eas...

2 months ago 48

Spain to check Gibraltar arrivals under post-Brexit deal

Spain to check Gibraltar arrivals under post-Brexi...

2 months ago 49

Mamdani and Trump Are Set to Meet in Washington

Mamdani and Trump Are Set to Meet in Washington

2 months ago 43

Tommy Robinson welcomed at US State Department

Tommy Robinson welcomed at US State Department

2 months ago 43

Near misses in Operation Rough Rider, the U.S. military operation that targeted Houthi rebels in Yemen last year, are a warning about the risks of using military force against even a small adversary

Near misses in Operation Rough Rider, the U.S. mil...

2 months ago 41

Nearly a million 16-24 year-olds not working or in education

Nearly a million 16-24 year-olds not working or in...

2 months ago 43

UK asylum claims drop slightly in 2025 as small boat arrivals rise by 13%

UK asylum claims drop slightly in 2025 as small bo...

2 months ago 42

Douglas Ross: My behaviour fell short of what is expected of MSPs

Douglas Ross: My behaviour fell short of what is e...

2 months ago 39

Police apologise to second parliamentary Speaker in two days over Mandelson arrest leak

Police apologise to second parliamentary Speaker i...

2 months ago 42

Corbyn set to become Your Party parliamentary leader

Corbyn set to become Your Party parliamentary lead...

2 months ago 40

Royal Mail bosses to be called to Parliament over letter delivery failures

Royal Mail bosses to be called to Parliament over ...

2 months ago 37

Kilmar Abrego Garcia asks US judge in Tennessee to dismiss his criminal case, saying it's vindictive

Kilmar Abrego Garcia asks US judge in Tennessee to...

2 months ago 35

Oil lobbyists have made the case to Trump officials in recent weeks that his attacks on wind farms off the U.S. coast risk derailing congressional efforts to speed up permitting for energy projects

Oil lobbyists have made the case to Trump official...

2 months ago 44

Assisted dying bill will almost certainly fail due to a lack of time

Assisted dying bill will almost certainly fail due...

2 months ago 40

How could assisted dying laws change across the British Isles?

How could assisted dying laws change across the Br...

2 months ago 44

It’ll be a “Back to the Future” moment in American politics Thursday and Friday as the Clintons sit for depositions related to Jeffrey Epstein. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Newsletter:

It’ll be a “Back to the Future” moment in American...

2 months ago 41

Views sought on criminalising deepfake creation in bid to tackle violence against women and girls

Views sought on criminalising deepfake creation in...

2 months ago 44

Met apologises to Lord Speaker after Mandelson tip-off error

Met apologises to Lord Speaker after Mandelson tip...

2 months ago 41