Guardian

The PM is working to manage a political crisis following the resignation of Rayner, who stepped down over a tax issue, prompting a significant reshuffle within the government’s top positions.

Labour MPs have urged the PM to avoid meeting Israeli president Isaac Herzog during his UK visit, warning that holding talks could be interpreted as endorsement of Israel’s actions in Gaza and send an ambiguous signal on Britain’s stance in the conflict.

Angela Rayner admitted underpaying stamp duty on her £800,000 seaside flat, prompting her to refer herself to the ministerial ethics adviser despite the PM’s backing.

Spain’s PM warns that Europe’s handling of the Gaza crisis, characterised by double standards compared with support for Ukraine, is a failure that risks undermining the West’s credibility.

The PM has initiated a significant Downing Street shake-up, appointing his own economic advisers and reshuffling senior roles to wrest fiscal and policy authority back from the Treasury and shape the government’s agenda ahead of the autumn budget.

Doctors have identified a new drug that is more effective than aspirin at preventing heart attacks and strokes, potentially leading to major improvements in public health and saving lives globally.

Senior judges have overturned the high court injunction barring asylum seekers from staying at the Bell Hotel in Epping and ruled the ban legally flawed, restoring accommodation for over 130 people despite far-right protests and criticism from Reform UK and the Conservatives.

Envoys from Britain and the EU have been summoned following significant damage to diplomatic offices in Kyiv caused by a recent aerial strike, prompting strong condemnation and calls for accountability.

Médecins Sans Frontières reveals that children account for around a third of all those wounded in Gaza, attributing the figure to the widespread use of explosive weapons in densely populated areas.

Nigel Farage has unveiled a plan to deport asylum seekers en masse via paid deals with foreign regimes, prompting ministers and opposition figures to condemn his divisive populism as likely to breach Britain’s commitments and do little to halt Channel crossings.