‘Too complacent’: how Blair’s advisers misjudged his disastrous WI speech | Labour
Tony Blair’s key advisers agonised over the writing of his notoriously ill-judged speech to the Women’s Institute (WI)…
Idris Elba, Lionesses recognised in UK honours list | Northwest & National News
Actor Idris Elba and members of England’s triumphant Women’s Euro 2025 football team were among famous Britons recognised…
Brown’s allies could wreck Labour’s 2005 election hopes, Mandelson warned | Labour
Peter Mandelson warned Tony Blair not to allow Gordon Brown’s supporters to wreck Labour’s 2005 general election campaign…
Northern Ireland honours recipients include gymnast and security guard
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) Prof Michael Peter Alcorn, professor of music and associate…
United Kingdom REACH Deadlines Extended to 2029–2031
As reported in our July 17, 2025, blog item, the United Kingdom’s (UK) Department for Environment, Food and Rural…
D-Day veteran, 101, recognised in New Year Honours, warns UK
Mr Kersh said he told schoolchildren during his talks about how the conflict began, adding: “There’d be no…
Scotland Reigned as the U.K.’s Best-Performing Luxury Housing Market of 2025
Luxury home prices in the U.K. have held firmer since November, when the announced “mansion tax” was less…
Police helicopter circles Bristol in search for driver
The helicopter circled for an hourA file photo of National Police Air Service NPAS on a flight(Image: PAUL…
Why ‘obvious’ Bills flaw can end playoffs hopes
As we enter Week 18, this is not the time for the Buffalo Bills to develop bad habits,…
Government to review ‘information failures’ in British-Egyptian activist case
The Foreign Office said it had been “a long-standing priority under successive governments” to work for Mr Abd…
The United Kingdom reaffirms its support for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, political independence, and unity of Somalia: UK statement at the UN Security Council
First, the United Kingdom reaffirms its support for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, political independence, and unity of Somalia.…
I’ve had a successful City career … so why am I back at school?
After decades of working in the City, Stephen Hargreaves could have chosen a more relaxing way to spend…