Politics
- More plumbers and plasterers should become MPs says Green in maiden speechby Harry Taylor on March 12, 2026 at 3:39 pm
Hannah Spencer triumphed for the Greens in the Gorton and Denton by-election in February.
- Fire-ravaged remains of historic Glasgow building will be demolishedby Nick Forbes on March 12, 2026 at 3:39 pm
The B-listed structure on Union Street has continued to collapse in the days since the blaze broke out on Sunday.
- Over 20 people arrested in Dubai for sharing drone strike videos on social mediaby Rachael Burford on March 12, 2026 at 3:34 pm
Among those charged is a 60-year-old British man who allegedly filmed Iranian missiles over the city
- Axing Winston Churchill from banknotes is ‘erasing our history’ – Kemi Badenochby George Lithgow on March 12, 2026 at 3:12 pm
The Bank of England said the change to wildlife imagery creates an opportunity to celebrate another important aspect of the nation.
- Putin’s ‘hidden hands’ may be behind Iran tactics – John Healeyby Rosie Shead on March 12, 2026 at 3:12 pm
John Healey visited the Northwood military headquarters in Hertfordshire.
- 'We'll make a lot of money,' says Trump as oil price jumps leaving millions facing higher energy, petrol and food billsby Nicholas Cecil and Jonathan Prynn on March 12, 2026 at 3:09 pm
‘The United States is the largest Oil Producer in the World, by far, so when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money,’ says the US president
- Starmer admits his 'mistake’ in Mandelson appointment as No10 denies cover upby Sophie Wingate on March 12, 2026 at 3:01 pm
The Prime Minister faced media questions for the first time since the release of Government material related to the disgraced peer.
- UK asylum appeals backlog at new record high after almost doubling in a yearby Aine Fox on March 12, 2026 at 2:59 pm
There were 80,333 cases in the system at the end of December, up from 41,987 at the same point in 2024.
- Keir Starmer ‘working to de-escalate the war’ as Iran vows to avenge its deadby George Lithgow on March 12, 2026 at 2:57 pm
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has also threatened to continue blocking the Strait of Hormuz, driving up oil prices.
- Who is Peter Mandelson? The controversial Labour grandee who called Epstein his "best pal"by Rachael Burford,Sian Baldwin and Arielle Domb on March 12, 2026 at 2:39 pm
From Young Communist League member who sold the Morning Star outside Kilburn Tube Station to Tony Blair’s ‘Prince of Darkness’