UK

A placard held by a woman at a pro-Palestinian protest showing images of former prime minister Rishi Sunak and ex-home secretary Suella Braverman was "racially abusive", a court has heard.

Crime and policing minister Dame Diana Johnson has had her purse stolen - while meeting senior officers to discuss shoplifting and thefts.

Sir Keir Starmer has said that Russia started the Ukraine war and "could end the conflict straight away".

Labour MP Diane Abbott has accused the Conservatives of "paying lip service to fighting racism" after it accepted another £5m donation from controversial businessman Frank Hester.

Visitors to a beach in Pembrokeshire have been asked to return its pebbles amid fears over the future of the area's sea defences.

The gap between how much money the state takes in and its spending will triple in the next 50 years, according to independent forecasters.

The NHS will not get any more funding without reforming, Sir Keir Starmer has said as he laid out a 10-year plan to fix the health service.

Holly Ramsay has announced she is engaged to Olympic swimmer Adam Peaty.

MPs could face a crackdown on hosting TV shows under new rules to restore trust in parliament.