Reeves to set out principles on who might get energy bills support - and who won't
The chancellor must react in real time to the economic shock of the war in Iran, writes the BBC's political editor.
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More poverty, less travel and fewer jobs: what the world would be like with oil at $200
Analysts are beginning to consider the possibility of prices breaking all records if the conflict in the Middle East persists. In that case, a global recession would be almost inevitable
They once called him a ‘goose-stepping extremist.’ They’re now sitting out his comeback bid.
Brandon Herrera, the GOP nominee in Texas’ 23rd congressional district, won’t get help from pro-Israel and GOP Jewish groups. But they aren’t backing his Democratic opponent, either.
Honduras photo archive preserves country’s queer memory
A project guards the story of cruel losses and eventual victories of the LGBTQ+ community in the Central American nation
'I’m super-Republican, but you got my vote': The Democratic deer hunter setting his sights on flipping Iowa
Democrats are desperate to find locally authentic candidates after 2024. They think people like Iowa gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand might help.
As Starmer faces war overseas, his party can't find peace at home
British politicians tend to stick together during dangerous moments abroad. In 2026? Not so much.
Keys to understanding why gas is the weakest link in the global energy supply crisis
Asian countries are most affected by the absence of natural gas from the Persian Gulf, but this could end up putting pressure on prices in Europe and impacting storage capacity for next winter
Pete Buttigieg’s 2026 project
The former Transportation secretary and onetime presidential candidate is traveling the country for the midterms. The road may lead him beyond.
Sir John Curtice: Why Labour's Brexit focus has shifted from Leavers to Remainers
Will the pursuit of a closer relationship with the EU risk courting electoral disaster by alienating Brexit-backing voters?
Faisal Islam: Iran war is having a dramatic effect on the UK economy
The knock-on effects of the war in the Gulf go beyond a hold on interest rates and are set to reverberate for months.
Analysis: Is government going wobbly on its migration plans?
Chris Mason asks if the UK government will stick to its big immigration shake-up or water it down.
Is Angela Rayner making a move to be prime minister?
Angela Rayner's speech has reignited speculation that she is preparing to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the top job.
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Explosives discovered near pipeline in Serbia that carries Russian gas to Hungary
Powerful explosives were found near the Balkan Stream pipeline in Serbia that carries Russian gas to Hungary, the leaders of the two countries said on Sunday, triggering political scrutiny in Hunga…
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Pepsi withdraws as UK festival sponsor after Kanye West backlash
Sir Keir Starmer says it is "deeply concerning" the rapper is set to headline a festival after recent antisemitic comments.
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Iran War Live Updates: Trump Escalates Threat to Hit Iranian Power Plants After U.S. Rescues Downed Airman
President Trump used an expletive-laden social media post to taunt Iranian leaders, saying that the United States would attack if they did not fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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Here’s a Timeline of Trump’s Ultimatums Over the Strait of Hormuz
President Trump first gave Iran 48 hours to reopen the vital oil shipping route on March 21. The deadline has been reset many times since.
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Middle East crisis live: Tehran accuses Trump of ‘reckless moves’ after expletive-ridden threat against Iran’s infrastructure
US president tells Iran: ‘Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell’; Iran spokesman says ‘our whole region is going to burn’ Trump warns Iran to reopen strait of Hor…
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A Harrowing Race Against Time to Find a Downed U.S. Airman in Iran
For the Iranians, the Air Force colonel whose fighter jet had been shot down was possible leverage. For the U.S. military, finding him was a moral imperative.
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Jeanine Pirro refused to answer if she’d prosecute Trump for shooting someone ‘in the middle of Pennsylvania Avenue’
Washington’s top federal prosecutor could be vying for the attorney general’s office after Pam Bondi’s firing, report says
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Trump Revels in Threats to Commit War Crimes in Iran
The president said he would bomb Iran “back to the Stone Ages.” Until this administration, American leaders had insisted they were trying to follow international law in war.
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Top general ousted by Pete Hegseth says troops deserve ‘courageous leaders of character’
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George made the remark in a final email to officials after he was forced out
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Canada-Sweden curling feud reignites as Eriksson video stirs 'double-touch' debate
A video demonstration from Swedish curler Oskar Eriksson is adding fresh fuel to one of the most debated moments of Olympic curling.
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Hungary alleges plot to blow up gas pipeline ahead of election
The incident comes a week before the polls, and follow warnings of a potential operations staged to influence voters.
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NASA administrator defends Trump’s proposed budget cuts
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on Sunday backed the Trump administration’s proposed budget cuts to his agency, as the Artemis II mission continues. “Yes, of course I do,” Isaacman said on CNN’s …
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How to 'detox' your body for free without juice, teas or flushes
Feel like your body needs a reset? What if we told you that you can 'detox' for free by leveraging your body's natural waste removal systems. PolitiFact shares how to do some spring cleaning withou…
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Thousands in Texas protest against border wall through national park: ‘big love for Big Bend’
Rally met with bipartisan support after US border patrol revealed plans for steel wall across parts of beloved parks Thousands of people gathered at the steps of the Texas capitol on Saturday to pr…
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Artemis II astronauts get closer to the moon
Artemis II continues to captivate millions around the world, as the crew’s journey to the Moon unfolds live — offering breathtaking views of the rarely seen far side of the lunar surface, alongside…
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Pepsi Drops Sponsorship of Wireless Festival Headlined by Kanye West
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was “deeply concerned” that the rapper known for antisemitic and racist comments had been booked to perform at the Wireless Festival.
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Tori Spelling and seven children taken to hospital after car accident
Tori Spelling and several children were taken to the hospital following a car crash last week, the actor’s spokesperson confirmed to NBC News
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Leeds draw Chelsea, Man City face Southampton in FA Cup semis
Leeds United will play Chelsea at Wembley after reaching the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time in almost four decades, while Manchester City take on Southampton.
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Starmer attacks Greens, saying vote for Labour rivals puts new workers’ rights at risk
PM also criticises business figures and opponents of changes, many of which come into force on Monday Workers, pensioners and children: all better off. Ignore the critics – we really are standing u…
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Toddler injured after sticking hand into wolf enclosure inside Pennsylvania zoo
18-month-old child climbed under exterior fence and ‘made contact’ with a wolf
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Khanna: Those saying ‘don’t engage’ with personalities like Hasan Piker ‘will cost us future elections’
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) on Sunday said that those who push to not “engage” with popular Twitch streamer and left-wing political commentator Hasan Piker “will cost us future elections.” “The lesso…
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Gallego on possible 2028 presidential run: ‘We have to look at it’
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) floated a possible 2028 presidential run in a Sunday interview, touting his ability to resonate with Latino voters and regain support from the working-class population …
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Iran-US war latest: Trump tells Tehran to ‘open the Strait or you’ll be living in hell’ in swear-laden rant
US president has threatened to hit Iran’s power plants if it doesn’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Monday
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Iran warns Trump’s ‘reckless moves are dragging US into living hell’ with his ‘dangerous game’
The US president threatened to strike Iranian energy infrastructure as soon as Tuesday in an expletive-laden post on Truth Social
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Newly discovered fossils give scientists first look at the evolution of early complex animals
Newly discovered fossils have given scientists their first real glimpse of when Earth made a crucial transition from plants and unrecognizably simple animals to the complex creatures that took over…
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Trump Seems Emboldened With New Threats in Truth Social Post Over Strait of Hormuz
In an expletive-filled social media post, Mr. Trump said Iran should open the Strait of Hormuz or he will bomb bridges and power plants.
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Iran strikes Kuwait’s oil infrastructure before Opec+ supply talks
Members reportedly agree a rise of 206,000 barrels a day in May, but move symbolic while strait of Hormuz is effectively closed Middle East crisis – live updates Iranian drones have struck Kuwait’s…
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Leinster survive Edinburgh scare to reach Champions Cup quarter-final
Leinster turn on the style in the second half to beat Edinburgh 49-31 in a chaotic Champions Cup last-16 game at the Aviva Stadium.
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Trump warns Iran to reopen strait of Hormuz by Tuesday or face ‘hell’
President shifts deadline again for attacking power plants and bridges in expletive-ridden social media post Middle East crisis – live updates Donald Trump issued an expletive-laden warning on Sund…
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Family 'utterly devastated' after boy, 13, killed in crash as two charged
Noah Campbell's family say he was a "talented, versatile sportsman" who was "incredibly well-liked".
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Trump says to not expect Cabinet shake-up after Bondi, Noem firings
President Trump warned against reading into reports of an impending Cabinet shake-up during a brief phone interview on Sunday. Trump told The Hill that reports of staffing shake-ups should not be r…
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Congo says it will receive third-country deportees from the U.S. under new deal
Congo will receive some migrants as part of a new deal under the Trump administration's third-country program, its government said Sunday.
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Top Armed Services Democrat says Iran war ‘mistake in large part because of the cost’
Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) on Sunday slammed the war in Iran for swallowing money allocated to military defense and said repeated strikes are only hardening the regime overseas. “I think this war wa…
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Israel launches new strikes on Lebanon, forces closure of Syria border crossing
Israeli airstrikes on Beirut and southern Lebanon on Sunday killed at least 11 people, including a family of six, and wounded dozens more. The attacks also forced the closure of Lebanon’s main bord…
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Lebanese Christians displaced by war mark Easter far from their homes and churches
Christians are estimated to make up around a third of Lebanon's population of roughly 5.5 million people.
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Iran’s Downing of Fighter Jet and U.S. Rescue Leave Both Sides Dangerously Emboldened
After Iran shot down a U.S. plane and U.S. forces pulled off a risky ground operation to extricate a stranded airman, both sides claimed victory. That confidence could fuel further escalation.
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Seven arrested at RAF base demo accused of supporting Palestine Action
Five men and two women at a peace camp at RAF Lakenheath are held on suspicion of supporting Palestine Action.
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Chance of alien life ‘goes to heart’ of space missions, Nasa chief says
Jared Isaacman says odds of evidence we are not alone are ‘pretty high’ four days after Artemis II rocket lifted off Nasa’s Orion spaceship four days into Artemis II mission: in pictures The top of…
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Trump declines to rule out ground troops if Iran doesn’t make a deal
President Trump said in a brief phone interview with The Hill on Sunday that he is not ruling out ground troops in Iran if Tehran does not make a deal. “No,” Trump told The Hill when asked if he wo…
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Pressure grows to remove Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, as the headliner of London summer music festival
Pressure was mounting Sunday on American rapper Ye to be pulled from his headline role at a London music festival this summer, after criticism from U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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How downed F-15 US airman was rescued inside Iran
The US has rescued the missing crew member of the US F-15 fighter jet which was shot down over southern Iran.
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Gavin Newsom’s wife calls out Trump’s firing of Bondi and Noem: ‘Women are brought in and packaged Mar-a-Lago style’
Jennifer Siebel Newsom said that she is ‘no fan’ of Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem, but set out how their firings are part of the ‘war on all women’
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Hungarian PM faces ‘false flag’ claims after Serbia says explosives found near pipeline
Incident prompts political scrutiny across Hungary as Viktor Orbán trails in polls before next Sunday’s election Serbia has said it found “explosives of devastating power” near a pipeline that carr…
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Pope Leo XIV delivers first Easter address as pontiff
Pope Leo XIV delivers first Easter address as pontiff
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Trump says US sent ‘a lot’ of guns to arm Iranian protesters but believes ‘the Kurds took’ them: report
President’s remark appears to be first confirmation of U.S. involvement in aiding protests that wracked Iran for weeks
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Who is Viktor Orban, Hungarian PM fighting to stay in power after 16 years?
Since 2010, Orbán has transformed Hungary into what the European Parliament has denounced as a "hybrid regime of electoral autocracy".
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‘Unhinged madman’: US politicians react to Trump’s expletive-laden threat to Iran
Marjorie Taylor Greene and Bernie Sanders among those responding with alarm to Trump writing ‘open the fuckin’ strait, you crazy bastards’ Middle East crisis – live updates Some US politicians have…
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Workers, pensioners and children: all better off. Ignore the critics – we really are standing up for working people | Keir Starmer
Day-one rights to statutory sick pay and paternity leave begin on Monday, and that fits the pattern. From my own life, I know people’s anxieties, and I will respond Starmer attacks Greens, saying v…
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‘Affordability’ could eventually bite Democrats in the bum
Democrats are focusing on affordability in the midterm elections, but without a longer-term vision, they risk being exposed for 2028 and beyond, as there is no quick fix to the entrenched economic …
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More Than 70 Migrants Missing After Boat Capsizes Off Libya
Survivors said at least 100 people were on a boat that had left Libya for Europe. Only 32 of those aboard are known to have survived.
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