Life carries on in Bethnal Green as Begum’s life is stalled in a Syrian camp, but Britons don’t want her back

Reform UK leader’s welcome of flood of Tory defectors suggests killing that party is still his main aim, rather than killing Labour

Former Conservative home secretary’s defection comes barely a fortnight after Robert Jenrick’s move

Starmer may be blamed if Labour loses byelection to Reform or Greens while party star and leadership rival is made sit it out

UK government, keen for better relations with China, has given go-ahead for sprawling new embassy despite security concerns

Essex Letter: Jaywick, in Reform leader Nigel Farage’s constituency, tops UK government rankings for deprivation

Nervousness in Westminster over US president’s change of tone towards Downing Street

Broadcaster says controversy over his understated pay left him ‘down’ and ‘on the ground’ following exit from station

The former Late Late Show host on his exit from London, his need for therapy after his RTÉ downfall and how his now wife shone during his darkest moment

Former would-be Tory leader is now Nigel Farage’s problem, says Conservative Party’s Kemi Badenoch

AI controversy has dragged the British prime minister back into a war of words with the world’s richest person

Keir Starmer’s political critics may try to blame him for being ‘on the outside looking in’ but the world has changed for Britain

Seizure of tanker, with UK operational support, after it slipped through a US ‘blockade’ could stoke tensions with Russia

UK prime minister’s decision to never criticise the US president comes at a price

From shrimp skin in Beijing to chicken livers in Syria and cherry schnapps in Berlin, the quality and value available in other countries are striking