British Isles
Thursday, 01 August 2024 22:07
Team GB win five more medals on day five at Olympics
On 31 July Team GB celebrated a stellar fifth day at the Paris Olympics, highlighted by two gold medals in just fifteen minutes. Triathlete Alex Yee and the women's quad sculls rowers secured the fifth and…
Thursday, 01 August 2024 22:04
Islamist preacher Choudary jailed for life for terrorism offences
British radical Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary, 57, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Tuesday for directing a terrorist organisation. He was convicted of leading al-Muhajiroun, a group banned as a terrorist organisation over a decade ago,…
Friday, 26 July 2024 11:20
First Prime Ministers Question Time of New Parliament
Keir Starmer marked a significant milestone Wednesday with his first PMQs as Prime Minister, and the first for a Labour leader in over a decade. Here are some key takeaways: - The tone was notably more…
Friday, 26 July 2024 11:19
Starmer suspends seven MPs who rebelled over two-child benefit cap
Sir Keir Starmer has suspended seven Labour MPs for six months after they voted to scrap the two-child benefit cap, opposing the government. The MPs—Richard Burgon, John McDonnell, Imran Hussain, Apsana Begum, Zarah Sultana, Rebecca Long-Bailey,…
Friday, 26 July 2024 11:19
Police officer fighting for his life in hospital after motorway hit and run
A police officer who put himself in harm's way during a hit-and-run crash on the M8 is among three individuals fighting for their lives. The crash near junction 13 at Provan involved seven men, all taken…
Friday, 26 July 2024 11:18
Offshore wind to power 20m homes within five years, Starmer to pledge
Keir Starmer will pledge to build enough offshore wind capacity to power 20 million homes within five years using taxpayer money to develop parts of the seabed owned by the royal family. During a visit to…