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Polls open in Greater Manchester mayoral byelection overshadowed by new PM and Farage’s antics
Labour’s Bev Craig expected to win contest that lost column inches to Andy Burnham’s ascent and Reform UK leader’s self-imposed Clacton voteVoting has begun in the biggest byelection in British political history, with more than 2 million people eligible to choose Andy Burnham’s successor as Greater Manchester mayor.In normal times, such a large and politically significant byelection would have dominated the headlines for weeks, particularly as senior Labour figures only weeks ago feared losing t...
Senate panel delays vote on Blanche's nomination as key Republicans withhold support
The Senate Judiciary Committee had been expected to vote Thursday on whether to advance Todd Blanche's nomination. But resistance from two Republican senators threw his confirmation into doubt.(Image credit: Allison Robbert)
'Students deserve justice': Rahul Gandhi shares video claiming police brutality during NEET protest
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Thursday demanded an independent Supreme Court-monitored high-powered committee to investigate the alleged police excesses against students protesting the perpetual paper leaks on July 20.
Man convicted in terrorism trial over the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie
A man was convicted of federal terrorism charges in the 2022 stabbing of Salman Rushdie, the author who has faced a decades-old death threat over his novel "The Satanic Verses."(Image credit: Adrian Kraus)
More than half a million 'Boriswave' migrants could be exempted from new visa crackdown
More than half a million "Boriswave" migrants could be exempted from Andy Burnham's new visa crackdown.In a speech on Wednesday, the Prime Minister outlined his plans to "immediately" boost the social care workforce.Under former Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, at least 1.6 million foreign workers entered the country in what has been called the "Boriswave".A total of 612,266 visas issued were on the controversial health and care route between 2022 and 2024. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Mr...
Israel building new land barriers in Gaza and displacing families
Israel building new land barriers in Gaza and displacing familiesByYolande Knell, Middle East correspondent, Emma Pengelly, Benedict Garman, Malak Hassouneh and Eve WebsterPublished3 minutes ago"We've been displaced from place to place, and now we have nowhere left to go," says Umm Mohammed al-Shawish.She is desperately searching for somewhere to live after Israel moved yellow concrete blocks that mark out where it controls in the Gaza Strip.Families living in al-Tuffah in northern Gaza woke on...
‘Warring kingdoms’: cofounder of religious Reformers compares NSW Liberal party factionalism to Braveheart
Robert Assaf tells Icac that Angus Taylor wasn’t ‘that involved’ but the federal opposition leader ‘definitely wasn’t opposed’ to work of conservative groupA member of a group of young conservative Liberal power brokers being investigated for allegedly soliciting illegal donations has compared their factional work to Mel Gibson’s Braveheart – and said they “didn’t think the law applied to us” when it came to political funding.The Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) on Thursday heard...
UK government reviews why police ceding criminal cases to US military
Exclusive: ministers and police chiefs examining how cases involving US military personnel on UK soil are handled after Guardian revelationsThe UK government and police chiefs are reviewing the process through which US military personnel accused of committing serious crimes on UK soil are avoiding the British justice system.The effort, involving multiple government departments, is examining why UK police forces, which have primary responsibility for investigating such cases, have been ceding jur...
‘Lenin was an enemy of humanity’: Why Kyiv wants to put Cossack chief statue in place of Soviet leader
Removal of Soviet-era statues sped up when Russia seized Crimea in 2014, and since Putin’s 2022 invasion has moved at pace as Ukrainians question their identitySince 2013 the plinth at the bottom of Taras Shevchenko Boulevard in Kyiv has been eerily empty. The scruffy monument is daubed in white paint and graffiti. Someone has stuck a Ukrainian trident where Lenin once stood, gazing down during the years of Soviet communism. A crowd toppled the sculpture during Ukraine’s Maidan revolution, which...
I've been to Britain's Visa Street. Whatever Labour says, the nation's borders are very much open
The Northolt Road in Harrow is Britain’s Visa Street.In the last five years, 27 businesses on this one road in northwest London have arranged to bring in up to 84 migrants on skilled worker visas.With Britons still processing the surge of mass immigration since the disastrous changes under the previous Conservative Government, more and more GB News viewers have been in touch to share their concerns about their areas changing almost overnight.Hearing these issues raised by our audience - our eyes...
Musk's million-dollar plan to rescue Trump in mid-elections
Elon Musk is reviving his political action committee, America PAC, for the 2026 elections. This group previously spent over $260 million to support Donald Trump's 2024 campaign. America PAC will now focus on increasing Republican voter turnout through various outreach methods. The organization plans to collaborate with other Republican groups to boost their efforts. Musk's involvement signals a significant financial push for the GOP's midterm goals.
US launches ‘powerful’ strikes on Iran after Jordan attack
The US has bombed multiple cities across southern Iran in what Central Command described as a ‘heavy wave of strikes’.
Trump admin invokes 30-year dormant terror court as it seeks to deport Afghan woman tied to Election Day plot
The Trump administration is seeking to use a specialized federal court for the first time since Congress created it three decades ago in an effort to deport an Afghan woman accused of aiding an Islamic State-inspired terror plot in the U.S., according to court records made public on Wednesday.Nazira Haji Zada, of Fort Worth, Texas, is the first person facing deportation through the Alien Terrorist Removal Court after her arrest earlier this week.The court is scheduled to hold an initial hearing...
Evo Morales defiant after new Bolivia arrest warrant
Bolivia's former president is being investigated 'for armed uprising' against the state, among other things.
How India became the world's worst doping ofHow India became the world's worst doping offenderfender: A crisis threatening sports
According to the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) 2024 Testing Figures Report, released in Dec 2025, India registered 260 adverse analytical findings (AAFs) from 7,113 samples collected during the year — a positivity rate of 3.6%. Among countries conducting more than 5,000 tests annually, India recorded the highest positivity rate in the world for the third consecutive year.
US launches another round of attacks on Iran
Targets across southern Iran hit, including on strategic Qeshm Island.
Two children among seven dead in Russian strikes on Ukraine, officials say
Two children among seven dead in Russian strikes on Ukraine, officials sayImage source, ReutersImage caption, People set up tents and camping chairs as they took shelter inside a Kyiv metro stationByOttilie MitchellPublished30 July 2026, 04:51 BSTUpdated 16 minutes agoSeven people, including two children, have died during a Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine, according to local officials.President Volodymyr Zelensky warned on Wednesday that Russia had been preparing for a "massive attac...
Israeli strikes leave buildings burning in Gaza City
Israeli strikes have displaced dozens of families in Gaza City's Shati refugee camp.
'Answer now': CJP invokes Rahul's claims, questions Shah over July 20 action
The Cockroach Janta Party demanded answers from Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Rahul Gandhi alleged Shah ordered police action against student protesters on July twenty. Gandhi claimed Shah is either culpable or incompetent regarding the incident. The BJP rejected these allegations, calling them false claims. The exchange occurs amid ongoing political debate over the protest.
US launches fresh strikes on Iran after days-long pause, amid fears the war is widening
Trump vowed to hit Iran ‘very hard’ after it targeted a base in Jordan that hosts US troops, a day after joint US-Saudi strikes on militants in IraqThe US military has launched strikes on Iranian targets in response to Tehran’s attack on American forces in Jordan on Wednesday, raising the risk of a return to all-out-war in the region.The new strikes were launched hours after president Donald Trump vowed to hit Iran “very hard” after it targeted a base in Jordan that hosts US troops, and comes af...