Tony Blair is returning to the Middle East to champion a proposed Board of Peace for a contested territory, aiming to leverage his Iraq‑era experience and network to revive diplomatic and economic stabilisation efforts.
An espionage prosecution linked to China was abandoned days after confidential Whitehall talks, with officials citing risks to sensitive intelligence and prompting calls in Westminster for fuller transparency over the decision.
Angela Rayner is accused of wasting public money, with reports that her taxpayer-funded close-protection officers used an £80,000 BMW to drive her partner and move belongings between nearby homes while she was absent.
Kemi Badenoch has pledged to deport up to 150,000 people a year under a “secure UK borders” plan, featuring a US‑style removal force alongside tougher enforcement to speed removals and deter small-boat crossings.
Survivors of previous attacks and community leaders urged unity and resilience following the killings at a Manchester synagogue, as a minute’s silence was held at Old Trafford and Brendan Cox called for people to pull together against extremism.
Prominent public figures are urging ministers to pass legislation outlawing trophy hunting and the import of hunting trophies, arguing it is necessary on ethical and conservation grounds.
Ministers plan a removals force modelled on a US agency to deport up to 150,000 people a year, accelerating returns for those with no right to remain, tightening visa and aid policies towards countries that refuse to take back their nationals, and streamlining appeals by shifting more decisions to the Home Office to curb small‑boat crossings.
Police detained 442 people at a central London protest linked to an activist group banned under UK law, citing exhausted officers after carrying many demonstrators and saying the event proceeded despite appeals to cancel following a fatal incident in Manchester.
Traces of cocaine were detected in toilets at a private Labour student event during the party conference in Liverpool, with senior MPs appearing on stage at the gathering.