Politics
Interstate police shoot knife-wielding man near Republican convention
The out-of-state officers opened fire after the armed man ignored commands to drop his two weapons and approached an unarmed third party.
Labour to ‘take brakes off Britain’ with first King’s Speech
The Government is set to unveil a legislative programme focused on boosting economic growth and living standards.
Johnson says Trump would help ‘protect democracy against aggression’
The former prime minister also said Mr Trump had responded with ‘sheer indomitability’ following the assassination attempt against him at the weekend.
Trump discusses election chances, vaccines and call with Biden in leaked recording
He also compared the bullet that nearly took his life to the “world’s largest mosquito” during his chat with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Clive Lewis makes second attempt at being sworn in after refusing to swear allegiance to King Charles
The Labour MP said he hopes MPs will one day be able to swear an oath of allegiance based on defending democracy and upholding human rights.
Boris Johnson speaks to near-empty room at Republican Convention
More than 50,000 people are due in Milwaukee for the convention, but there were plenty of empty seats as Johnson discussed the US and UK elections.
Iain Duncan Smith tipped to become interim Tory leader as Sunak eyes quick exit
Sunak has been urged to stay on as leader until November to allow the party to "play it long" in choosing his successor.
Vaughan Gething resigns as Welsh First Minister after 118 days in charge
Vaughan Gething denied wrongdoing and insisted he had not compromised his integrity.
Rayner hits back at Trump running mate’s claim that the UK is ‘Islamist’ country
Angela Rayner told ITV JD Vance had said ‘quite a lot of fruity things in the past’.