Palace says monarch’s condition is benign and he will attend hospital next week King Charles is to attend hospital for treatment of an enlarged prostate, Buckingham Palace has announced. “In common with thousands of men each year, the king has sought treatment for an enlarged prostate,” the palace said. “His […]
Alejo Vidal-Quadras, a former vice-president of the European parliament and co-founder of Spain’s Vox party, was shot in the head in Madrid last year Colombian police say they have arrested a Venezuelan suspected of involvement in the alleged attempted assassination in Madrid last year of a co-founder of Spain’s far-right […]
Keir Starmer writes to cabinet secretary to begin access talks ahead of possible election victory Labour has formally requested talks with the civil service in preparation for government if the party wins the election, and discussions are expected to start within two weeks. Keir Starmer, the Labour leader, wrote to […]
Two deputy chairs of Conservative party resign after voting in favour of hardline amendment but No 10 believes PM can weather storm Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith have resigned as deputy chairs of the Conservative party after defying Rishi Sunak by backing rightwing challenges to harden up his Rwanda deportation […]
French president focused on education and law and order in press conference to challenge dominance of Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally Emmanuel Macron wants to regulate French children’s screen time, test compulsory school uniform, and is not against all primary schoolchildren having to learn the national anthem, he has […]
Strike by Tehran follows Iranian attack on Iraq and Syria less than a day earlier; the US strikes come after a Houthi missile attack on a ship in the Red Sea Iran launches airstrikes on ‘Sunni militant bases’ in Pakistan US military says it seized Iranian weapons bound for Houthis […]
Former England striker fears for safety due to ‘hate speech’ ‘Sexism, racism, misogyny is not an opinion – it needs to stop’ Eni Aluko says the abuse she suffered as a result of Joey Barton’s social media posts left her fearing for her safety and frightened to leave home. The […]
Temperature could drop to coldest since 2010 as cold snap deepens The coldest temperatures in 14 years could hit the UK overnight, the Met Office has said, with parts of Scotland potentially reaching -15C. Freezing temperatures and snow will continue for much of Britain this week because of cold Arctic […]
Former US president beats Republican rivals in first state to choose their Republican candidate Iowa results tracker: how the candidates rank Florida senator Marco Rubio formally endorsed Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign on Sunday, effectively snubbing his state’s own governor Ron DeSantis. In a social media post, Rubio cited his […]
Civilians killed in strikes on Erbil include a millionaire Kurdish businessman and his family, medical sources say Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say they have attacked the “espionage headquarters” of Israel in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, state media has reported, while the elite force said they had also struck Islamic State targets […]