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Man cautioned over Reform conference assaults

Footage appeared to show protesters being manhandled by audience members as they were thrown out. One woman had her hair pulled, and was was hit with a walking stick. West Midlands Police said it was investigating…

Image of teachers saying they would quit over pride flag removal is AI-generated

The image shows a group of four women standing in a classroom holding a sign that reads: “If you make us take the pride flags out of our classrooms we will quit teaching!” The picture isn’t real. It contains an invisible…

WATCH: Max Wilkinson’s speech to Conference

Anyway, enjoy Max’s speech. Keep a look out for a large cackle at some point where someone heard something they thought could be smutty. No prizes for guessing that that was one of my favourite people in the world.…

Qui réussira à financer sa campagne présidentielle ?

Qui s’en sort bien ? Qui est à la peine ? Marine Le Pen peut-elle cette année décrocher un prêt auprès d’une banque française alors que l’initiative de Matignon pour offrir une garantie publique aux candidats est tombée…

UK to join EU ocean science scheme to better predict extreme weather events

The announcement on Wednesday will come as Andy Burnham's government aims to rebuild the UK's relationship with Europe, and follows warnings this year's "supersized" El Niño, tracked in the Pacific Ocean , will fuel more…

Might the Lib Dems matter on Europe?

To rejoin or not to rejoin. That’s the question doing the rounds among many of the party faithful at the Liberal Democrat’s conference in Brighton. That along with whether Ed Davey should remain leader, of course. To say…

Burnham stands by claim UK is ‘in hock’ to bond markets

He said the comments had been deliberately misinterpreted by the former prime minister Keir Starmer and his advisers and said his aim was not more borrowing and spending but a far more resilient economy. Burnham's…

A positive start: Burnham sits down with Trump in New York

Yesterday, the former Mayor of ‘some town’ now Prime Minister of our nation had a very big day, as the world watched his first meeting with the ever unpredictable leader of the free world. In taking a moment to try and…

John Moss: A Candidates’ guide for how to do Conference. Plan your days – and not just around ‘who has food and wine’

On the train to Manchester (or possibly Birmingham) a few years ago a group of Young Conservatives were sitting behind me, poring over the conference handbook looking for the best fringe events to attend. I overheard…

Russia launches all-day bombing attack on Kyiv

Firefighters extinguish a fire at a burning building following a Russian drone strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Danylo Antoniuk) AP Photo/Danylo Antoniuk By Veronika Melkozerova 09/23/2026…