Politics
- Keir Starmer vows to ‘right the wrongs’ in Henry Nowak case after meeting familyby George Lithgow on June 4, 2026 at 6:16 pm
The Prime Minister said he was ‘profoundly humbled’ to have a private discussion with the teenager’s family in Downing Street.
- Royal Navy helicopter crash victims named as families and military pay tributeby Josh Payne on June 4, 2026 at 6:12 pm
Lieutenant Lily-Mae Fisher, Lieutenant Commander Chris Gayson and Petty Officer Owen Green all died in the incident on Wednesday.
- Private school pupil numbers in England fall to lowest in at least a decadeby Ellie Ng on June 4, 2026 at 5:06 pm
There were more than 22,000 fewer pupils in independent schools in January compared with the same point last year.
- Starmer still confident in Darren Jones after leaked Mandelson messages revealedby David Lynch on June 4, 2026 at 4:56 pm
Mr Jones also appeared to criticise Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Jonathan Reynolds and Angela Rayner.
- Helicopter crash victim was Britain’s only female commandoby Josh Payne on June 4, 2026 at 4:56 pm
Lily-Mae Fisher was one of three who died in the incident on Wednesday.
- Keir Starmer to meet family of murdered student Henry Nowakby Sophie Wingate on June 4, 2026 at 4:37 pm
The Prime Minister has urged politicians to heed the family’s calls ‘not to use his case to whip up division’.
- Angela Constance: Use of independence cash is ‘internal party matter’ for SNPby Katrine Bussey on June 4, 2026 at 4:30 pm
The SNP business convener said there has already been a police probe into the party’s finances.
- SNP in talks with taxman over VAT linked to Murrell purchases, Swinney revealsby Katrine Bussey on June 4, 2026 at 3:06 pm
The First Minister said his party had started talks with HMRC in the wake of former chief executive Peter Murrell embezzling more than £400,000.
- Fact check: AI ‘Andy Burnham’ image and miscaptioned Blackburn videoby Full Fact Via on June 4, 2026 at 2:56 pm
A round-up of fact checks from the last few days compiled by Full Fact.
- Political badges have no place in NHS, says antisemitism reviewby Aine Fox on June 4, 2026 at 2:22 pm
Levels of anti-Jewish racism in the UK ‘constitute a national emergency’, the report author said.