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Starmer says he won’t quit after local election losses

Nigel Farage's Reform UK wins hundreds of local council seats in working-class areas

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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage reacts in front of Reform UK members outside Havering Town Hall a day after local elections in east London on May 8, 2026.

UK’s Labour suffers early losses in crunch local polls

Big losses could amplify calls for Starmer to resign or face leadership challenge

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and wife Victoria arrive at a polling station in central London, Thursday, May 7, 2026 to cast their votes in the local elections.

UK could restrict some pro-Palestinian marches: Starmer

UK prime minister says some protests may be stopped over chants seen as inciting violence

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer gives a statement at 10 Downing Street in central London on April 30, 2026, to update on the government's response to the stabbing of two Jewish men the day before.

Superdry cofounder James Holder convicted of rape

Holder, a married father of two, denied the charges

London police probe 'terror' incident after stabbing

It comes in the wake of a spate of arson attacks on synagogues and community sites

Two Jewish men were wounded in stabbings in north London on Wednesday, investigated by police in the British capital as a "terrorist incident", after a series of antisemitic attacks in recent weeks.

UK mini-marts become drug trade hotspots

Gangs exploit High Street shops to sell cocaine, cannabis and pills openly

A store owner confronted by the BBC following a year-long undercover operation denied any wrongdoing.

Prince Harry in Kyiv on surprise trip

Harry wants ‘to remind people back home and around the world what Ukraine is up against’

Prince Harry is set to visit the Halo Trust, a mine-clearance charity that was supported by his mother, Princess Diana, while on a visit to Ukraine.

Fired UK official says felt pressure to clear Mandelson

Ex-foreign office chief cites urgency despite security concerns

In this video grab taken from footage broadcast by the UK Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) via the Parliament TV website on April 21, 2026, former permanent under-secretary at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Olly Robbins (c), speaks on the work of the FCDO in the Boothroyd Room at Portcullis House, Westminster in London.

UK’s Starmer to face grilling from MPs over Mandelson

Prime minister is struggling to end a controversy that has threatened his grip on power

In this video grab taken from footage broadcast by the UK Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) via the Parliament TV website on November 25, 2025, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, flanked by Britain's Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, makes a statement to MPs on the G20 and Ukraine, in the House of Commons.

Starmer under fire: Mandelson scandal deepens

Senior official quits as UK PM faces fresh calls to resign over envoy scandal

In this file picture, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, talks with Britain's ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson during a welcome reception at the ambassador's residence on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 in Washington.

UAE-backed DIAFA buys Ivy, Annabel’s in ten-figure deal

DIAFA takes control of London’s top venues with global expansion lined up

London's Luxury Mayfair District

Breaking a 1,400-year barrier: Who is Sarah Mullally?

Former nurse and first woman archbishop takes charge as Anglican Church faces pressure

Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally looks on during her installation ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral, south-east England on March 25, 2026.

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