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European Parliament demands FIFA investigation over Trump influence claims after Balogun suspension reversal
Nigel Farage’s £5m gift reported to National Crime Agency after bank raised money laundering concerns
Nigel Farage Resigns as Clacton MP and Vows to Contest By-Election Amid Funding Inquiries
Four Highland Councillors Quit Licensing Committee After Convicted Rapist Keeps Taxi Licence
Elon Musk posted twice as much about UK race and immigration as SpaceX before historic IPO
Farage denies new claims over undeclared support from convicted criminal and close ally
NHS to Launch Walking Challenge With Rewards for Daily Exercise
Politics
MORE →Labour Backbenchers Push for £1m Cap on UK Political Donations Backed by Burnham
Labour backbenchers, led by MP Alex Sobel, have tabled an amendment to cap UK political donations at £1 million a year. Leadership frontrunner Andy Burnham has confirmed he backs a domestic cap and would like it reduced over time. The government recently introduced a £100,000 cap on donations from British citizens living abroad and banned cryptocurrency donations.
Burnham Rules Out Early Election If He Becomes Prime Minister
Andy Burnham is expected to block Palantir from the NHS if he becomes Prime Minister.
Asylum seekers granted refuge in UK could be required to repay £10,000 under new government plans
Rough sleeping decriminalised as Government repeals 200-year-old Vagrancy Act
UN inquiry concludes Israel is committing genocide in Gaza by deliberately targeting children
NHS
MORE →Andy Burnham is expected to block Palantir from the NHS if he becomes Prime Minister.
NHS Digital warns critical Cisco ISE flaws could allow remote code execution
Cyber attack alert: NHS says hackers can take control of networks
Government withdraws planned 1,000 resident doctor training posts as six-day strike goes ahead
NHS hospitals urged to reject £330m data platform part-owned by Trump ally
Medical royal colleges chair warns anti-migrant rhetoric is deterring overseas NHS staff
Elections
MORE →Reform UK defends Makerfield candidate Robert Kenyon after sexist posts linked to him resurface
Reform UK defended Makerfield by-election candidate Robert Kenyon after online forum posts linked to him resurfaced, including statements such as “Women can’t ref, drive or give directions” and “I’m sexist.” Reform said the comments were old and “banter,” and did not dispute the link to Kenyon when asked. Labour said the revelations raised serious questions about Reform’s vetting and Nigel Farage’s judgment.
Reform UK candidate who won a seat in Sunderland beat his girlfriend black and blue and allegedly abused a child
Behind Politics UK: the "impartial" platform owned by a Reform councillor
Reform UK takes Chorley East from Labour in first declared result as counts begin across Britain
From county halls to devolved parliaments, Britain’s 7 May elections will test a fractured political map
Reform UK says it would put migrant detention centres in Green-held areas, not Reform seats
Israel-Gaza
MORE →UN inquiry concludes Israel is committing genocide in Gaza by deliberately targeting children
World
MORE →UN inquiry concludes Israel is committing genocide in Gaza by deliberately targeting children
Panama Papers at 10: Leak linked to $1.3bn in tax recoveries; campaigners say loopholes remain
Email attributed to Ghislaine Maxwell says Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor & Virginia Giuffre photo was taken at her London home
Bill and Hillary Clinton agree to testify under oath in House Epstein inquiry ahead of expected contempt vote
Starmer begins China visit for Xi talks on trade, investment and security
President Trump says an "armada" is heading toward Iran as USS Abraham Lincoln carrier group moves to Middle East
UK
MORE →Two Romanians Jailed for 20 Years Over Stabbing of Iran International Journalist
George Stana, 25, and Nandito Badea, 21, were jailed for a combined 20 years at the Old Bailey for the March 2024 knife attack on Iran International presenter Pouria Zeraati. The sentencing judge ruled the attack was carried out on behalf of the Iranian state. Iran's senior UK diplomat has denied Tehran was behind the attack.
