Confidence in the government will not improve unless they get their faces and ideas on online media platforms including YouTube, a group of Labour MPs has warned colleagues. The Labour Growth Group of about 110 MPs is working with leading podcasters and popular figures to help Labour backbenchers become influencers in their own right, amid … Read more
The first orbital rocket launched from continental Europe crashed seconds after blast-off on Sunday, dealing a blow to the continent’s effort to build a new space economy. The Spectrum rocket, developed by the German startup Isar Aerospace, tilted over and crashed back to Earth with a powerful boom just after launching from Norway’s Andøya spaceport … Read more
Washington DC has found itself in the crosshairs of Donald Trump and congressional Republicans in recent weeks, with efforts by both to exert more control over the overwhelmingly Democratic capital city. The president on Thursday signed an executive order he said would make Washington DC “safe, beautiful, and prosperous” by stepping up crime fighting, arrests … Read more
The future of the far-right leader Marine Le Pen – and France’s political landscape – will be decided on Monday when a court hands down its verdict on charges she and party officials embezzled money from the European parliament. If convicted, the three-time presidential candidate of the National Rally (RN) could be barred from standing … Read more
Ministers are reviewing how international human rights law is being applied to allow people to stay in the UK after entering by irregular means, Yvette Cooper has said. The home secretary said on Sunday she was looking into the implementation of article eight of the Human Rights Act, which guarantees people the right to a … Read more
Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images Democrats are furious. And they want their leaders to get mad, too. “I wish you’d be angry,” a constituent told representative Gil Cisneros, a Democrat of California, at a recent town hall. At an event in Minnesota featuring a panel of Democratic attorneys general, an activist voiced a similar sentiment: “Get … Read more
Standing on the stone bridge that crosses the River Coln in the heart of Bibury on a clear spring day, it is not hard to see why the 19th-century designer William Morris described it as “the most beautiful village in England”. Chances are, however, the picturesque Cotswold view will not be enjoyed alone. For Bibury … Read more
The number of young people not in education, employment or training has risen to unacceptable levels because Whitehall is failing to listen and respond to their needs, Andy Burnham will say this week. The mayor of Greater Manchester will warn in a key speech that the number of “neets”, which now stands at almost 1 … Read more
For six months after it became impossible, Ahmed Wael Dababish still dreamed of a simple reunion: the day he could once again hug his wife, Asma, his two daughters and his young son. A nurse from Gaza, Dababish last saw his family in the early hours of one night in December 2023, when Israeli troops … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Myanmar earthquake: Race to search for survivors continues as UN warns medical supply shortage is hampering rescue efforts Welcome back to our live coverage of the aftermath of the deadly Myanmar earthquake which has killed at least 1,600 people and injured … Read more