Politics

Nigel Farage regained Clacton with 62.8 percent, but satirical candidate Count Binface took 26.7 percent in a contest boycotted by major parties.

UK ministers face renewed pressure over early-release rules after officials warned that a narrow exemption could create wider prison-capacity consequences.

The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as United States attorney general in a 50 to 49 vote after two Republicans joined Democrats in opposition.

The Trump administration has renewed its effort to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, escalating an unusual clash with one of the nation’s most important independent institutions. According to the New York Times…

Former Detective Superintendent Stuart Blaik, who led the investigation into the death of police officer PC Harper, has spoken publicly for the first time about the case, describing the possibility of the killers being…

Ohio Republican Max Miller made an unusual televised defense of his record during a 23-minute CNN interview with Jake Tapper, according to the New York Times. The appearance drew attention because Miller used the…

Paramount’s push to buy Warner Bros. Discovery is facing a fresh setback as an antitrust lawsuit threatens to slow or block the deal. But the company’s chairman is arguing that the real issue is not competition law…

Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice has been referred to parliament's standards watchdog over an undeclared £80,000 sum received from Farage aide George Cottrell, a Liberal Democrat MP has confirmed.

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is demanding emergency legislation to halt early prisoner releases, as Prime Minister Andy Burnham pauses the scheme following widespread criticism from victims and survivors

The Trump administration has acknowledged in court filings that it terminated more than $7.5 billion in federal clean energy grants on the basis of political criteria, deepening scrutiny of how the funding cuts were…

A student-led wave of anger is adding new pressure on Narendra Modi as India’s economic problems deepen and the government faces no simple fixes.

A think tank proposal for a northern base for No 10 suggests senior ministers and aides could work there, with staffing planned to reach up to 300 within 18 months.

Angela Rayner has said she will not return the severance payment she received after leaving government, following her comeback as housing

Grant Shapps has been blocked from standing again as a Conservative candidate, in a move that underlines how forcefully the party is trying to draw a line under its recent past. The decision comes as Conservative leader…

Former defence minister Al Carns has declined a ministerial offer after stepping away from government during a row linked to military funding, according to BBC Politics. The move follows Carns’s resignation after John…

Australia’s national test of the new AusAlert emergency warning system is set to go ahead on Monday, bringing a loud alert to most phones and renewed advice for people using secret safe phones to take precautions. The…

President Trump has threatened a strike on an Iranian underground site known as Pickaxe Mountain, even as defense officials request massive budget increases amid a stalled conflict in the Middle East

The politician, Ann Widdecombe, was eating lunch at home when a man walked in and asked whether she had bank cards, security footage