Teenager dies after Bedford bus station stabbing
Getty The 17-year-old died after a stabbing incident at Bedford Bus Station A murder investigation has been launched after a 17-year-old was fatally stabbed near a bus station. Police said…
We will not dictate policy to Scottish Labour
The UK government will not dictate what position Scottish Labour should take on key welfare issues, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has said. Anas Sarwar’s party north of the border…
New images of Mercury captured by UK spacecraft BepiColombo
European Space Agency At about 06:59 CET on Wednesday BepiColomo flew about 295km (183 miles) above Mercury’s north pole A spacecraft built in the UK has captured new images of…
Mick Lynch announces retirement as head of RMT
PA Media Mick Lynch, head of the country’s largest railway union, has announced his retirement. He became general secretary of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers in…
Los Angeles residents describe chaos after evacuating from fires
Fire ripping through Los Angeles County sounded “like a warzone”, according to a resident. People at an evacuation centre in Pasadena also described watching flames engulf their neighbourhoods as they…
Market trouble threatens Labour’s economic plans
Reuters Rachel Reeves may soon have a big decision to make Nothing has been more important to the Labour Party under Sir Keir Starmer than economic credibility. Chancellor Rachel Reeves…
Teaching union NEU to ballot members over pay offer
The largest education union in England is set to announce an indicative ballot on whether to accept or reject the government’s pay offer. The Department for Education (DfE) recommended a…
Galleries at ‘crisis point’ over £40m funding gap
Getty Images National Galleries of Scotland is responsible for about 120,000 artworks The National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) has warned it may have to close some of its collections due…
Andy Burnham backs ‘limited’ national child sex abuse inquiry
BBC Andy Burnham hit out at what he said was a “distasteful politicisation” of the issue Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has said he would back a “limited” national inquiry…
Tractor protest as minister promises farmers ‘new deal’
BBC/Malcolm Prior Tractors rolled into Oxford as environment secretary Steve Reed launched a ‘new deal’ for farmers Protesting farmers angry at inheritance tax changes have tried to disrupt a minister’s…