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Can the UK still claim to be the fastest-growing G7 economy?

Reporter USAugust 14, 2025

Half-full or half-empty? These latest UK gross domestic product (GDP) figures bring alive the classic metaphor about what exactly is in the glass. The reality is that growth of 0.3% in the spring quarter between April and June is a slowing from the start of the year’s 0.7% expansion. Yet at the same time, the […]

Birkenhead man sentenced for Rishi Sunak racist death threats

Reporter USAugust 14, 2025

Reuters Liam Shaw is subject to a restraining order for two years which states he must have no contact with Sunak or his constituency office A man who sent racist death threats to former prime minister Rishi Sunak has been sentenced. Liam Shaw, 21, of Birkenhead, Merseyside, admitted sending two threatening and offensive emails to […]

James McMurdock MP complaint is rejected by parliament watchdog

Reporter USAugust 14, 2025

Simon Dedman BBC political reporter, Essex PA Media James McMurdock quit Reform UK last month, and now stands as an independent MP in Essex A former Reform UK MP has been cleared by the parliamentary standards commissioner over an allegation he did not declare a financial interest. James McMurdock, who now sits as the independent […]

JD Vance lands in Scotland for next leg of UK holiday

Reporter USAugust 14, 2025

EPA US Vice-President JD Vance has arrived in Scotland during his visit to the UK. Vance is on a private family holiday, and will stay in a plush country estate in the outskirts of Kilmarnock in Ayrshire. The vice-president arrived on Air Force Two at Prestwick Airport and was driven a short distance to Hulford […]

Kent County Council asks residents for ideas over £50m shortfall

Reporter USAugust 14, 2025

Simon Finlay Local Democracy Reporting Service LDRS Kent County Council said that “difficult money-saving decisions will be necessary” A council is asking residents for suggestions for how funds could be spent in the next financial year. The appeal comes after Kent County Council (KCC) announced it was facing a shortfall of £50m for the 2026-27 […]

UK economic growth slows but beats forecasts

Reporter USAugust 14, 2025

Tom Espiner BBC business reporter Getty Images UK economic growth slowed between April and June, according to official figures, but was better than expected. The economy expanded by 0.3%, down from 0.7% in the first three months of the year, the Office for National Statistics said. The biggest contribution came from services while the construction […]

After mass arrests, what happens next with Palestine Action ban?

Reporter USAugust 13, 2025

Reuters The pictures from last week’s sit-in protest in Parliament Square over the banned group Palestine Action were unprecedented. As demonstrators held up placards reading, “I support Palestine Action”, some 522 of them were arrested on suspicion of breaking terrorism laws – more than double the total such arrests in 2024. Their average age was […]

Viable chance of Russia-Ukraine ceasefire, says Keir Starmer

Reporter USAugust 13, 2025

There is a “viable chance” of a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said, ahead of Friday’s summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The two leaders are meeting in Alaska to discuss how to end the war in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other […]

How will it work and what are the challenges?

Reporter USAugust 13, 2025

Sima Kotecha Senior UK correspondent Getty Images Some police officers told the BBC sharing suspect’s ethnicity risked stoking tensions, rather than calming them Trouble on the streets, rising tension in communities, and angry scenes outside immigration hotels – in many cases fuelled by rumours on social media. Moments like these are what police chiefs and […]

Why are small boat crossings rising?

Reporter USAugust 13, 2025

As crossing hit 50,000 under labour, BBC Verify’s Ben Chu looks at the data behind small boat migrant crossings.

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