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Keir Starmer had wanted this week to get on with his "cost of living tour" of the country to tap into voters' concerns in this all-important election year.

Andrew Rosindell has become the second Conservative MP to defect to Reform UK within a week.

The Speaker of the US House of Representatives has said he wished America had been able to acquire the London site slated for a controversial Chinese "super embassy".

The mood in Brussels is a mixture of determination and deep concern.

The government has pulled an amendment to its proposed Hillsborough Law amid concerns from campaigners and some MPs that intelligence agencies could use it to "hide serious failures" from the public.

At least 18 people have been killed and 50,000 people have fled to safety after wildfires, as a "state of catastrophe" was declared in Chile.

Doctors and medical experts have warned of the growing evidence of "health harms" from tech and devices on children and young people in the UK.

Donald Trump wants countries to pay $1bn to be permanent members of the US-backed Board of Peace, according to reports.

A leading Reform figure has told Sky News that Robert Jenrick's defection to the party is a "really important milestone" and "makes it more likely that we win the next general election".

Eight people have been killed in a series of avalanches in Austria, authorities say.