They spent Christmas Day drinking in the pub before launching horrific attack

The victim spent more than three weeks in hospital 11:40, 12 May 2026 (Clockwise from top left) Jorie Rees, Daniel Evans, Jackson Greenslade, and Hayley Murphy A Wetherspoons customers was followed out... Read more »

Jersey Oil & Gas hits out at UK Government over North Sea

Jersey Oil & Gas flagged its “significant progress” towards “monetising” the Greater Buchan Area, while noting uncertainty within the North Sea sector as a whole over UK Government policy. It said: “Following... Read more »

DWP Universal Credit hardship payments available worth up to £812

Eligible Universal Credit claimants may be able to access DWP financial support Those experiencing financial hardship may be eligible for additional assistance(Image: SimpleImages via Getty Images) More than 8.4 million people across... Read more »

How Labor MPs are coached to sell you on Albanese’s broken promises

Labor MPs have been handed a seven-point cheat sheet to tackle prickly questions over the government’s broken promises as they scramble to defend a backflip on negative gearing and capital gains tax... Read more »

Cabinet ministers turn on Starmer and urge him to quit with Streeting ‘poised to launch leadership bid’

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The Guardian view on the Welsh and Scottish elections: Plaid’s triumph heralds a new era in devolved politics | Editorial

When the Scottish and Welsh parliaments were created on the eve of the millennium, the then Labour government in Westminster believed that it had engineered a win-win situation. Devolution, it was hoped,... Read more »

Wales has been hit by a political earthquake – and the UK government is in a very tricky position | Will Hayward

On Saturday, I stood on the steps outside the Senedd, listening to the leader of Plaid Cymru, Rhun ap Iorwerth, take questions from the media. It was one of those rare moments... Read more »

Minority groups brace for surge in racism after Reform UK election gains | May 2026 elections

Conceding defeat at the election count at Birmingham’s Utilita Arena on Friday, the outgoing Labour leader of the city council, John Cotton, made a plea. “What I would encourage the next administration... Read more »

British Steel: more questions than answers on the future | Nils Pratley

“One of the proudest things we have done in government,” said Keir Starmer in Monday’s big speech about the decision a year ago to recall parliament in order to take control of... Read more »

Does it seem as if almost anyone could be Britain’s next prime minister? Blame David Cameron | Zoe Williams

In the late 1800s, the boxing and wrestling scene of east and south-east London was going through a transformation, and if you are genuinely interested in that, I cannot recommend enough the... Read more »