Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

DARK SECRETS: 8 | Vintage Vibes

Londoner’s Diary: Boris’s ex-wife not short of memoir material

In today’s Diary: New memoir from Boris’s ex? / Sir Lenny on Luther / Rap blunder from new deputy PM / Starmer’s night off / Dinner with Kate Moss

Evening Standard

Queen’s relationship with her Prime Ministers - and when they broke protocol

Her first Prime Minister was Sir Winston Churchill and her most recent will be Liz Truss, the 15th figure she has welcomed to the role

Daily Mirror

Where does Boris Johnson stand in the pantheon of modern British prime ministers?

He’s clearly not in the Churchill or Thatcher first class, and his personal flaws and precipitate fall from power means he’s demoted below the likes of Blair and Wilson in the second division. However, Brexit and his election success put him above May and Cameron, writes Sean O’Grady

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

When will Queen meet Liz Truss in Scotland? New Prime Minister's protocol

New prime minister Liz Truss will be asked to 'kiss the hands' of the Queen as a traditional sign of loyalty to the monarch. There are differing accounts about whether there is still a physical kiss exchanged

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss will be fourth UK prime minister in six years

Turnover of prime ministers has sped up in recent decades.

The Independent UK

Where does Boris Johnson stand in the pantheon of modern British prime ministers?

The Independent UK

Where does Boris Johnson stand in the pantheon of modern British prime ministers?

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Where does Boris Johnson stand in the pantheon of modern British prime ministers?

The Independent UK

From Churchill to Johnson: Queen to meet 15th prime minister at Balmoral

The monarch will meet the new Conservative Party leader next week.

The Independent UK

Then and Now: St Cuthbert's Village, Gateshead, in the 1970s - and the same view today

St Cuthbert's Village in Gateshead was officially opened by Prime Minister Harold Wilson in 1970 - but just 25 years later, the last residents were moving out, and the estate was under demolition

Chronicle Live

French kings, a Tammy teaser and no one-trick pony – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia plus a few jokes every Thursday – how will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

Starmer has a huge opportunity – but he must be bolder if he is to reset British politics

The Labour leader’s idea that the party wins elections only when not summoning the ghosts of socialism past is causing a debilitating timidity, says Guardian associate editor Julian Coman

The Guardian - UK

Peter Tanner obituary

Other lives: Research physicist who worked on a number of inventions that went on to make key contributions to British life

The Guardian - UK

'Freedom fighter' Roy Hackett described as 'powerful and thoughtful' as tributes pour in

Roy Hackett, who died this week aged 93, led what became the UK’s first campaign against racial discrimination. He once remembered 'it was hard for a black man to find a job'

Daily Mirror

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss? Whoever wins faces a bleak economic outlook

Inflation and a cost of living crisis mean the new PM will have little time to produce a feelgood factor

The Guardian - UK

The truth of the ‘nonsense’ plot to dethrone Harold Wilson

Letter: The archives tell one story, but Hugh Cudlipp’s account of a meeting between Cecil Harmsworth King and Lord Mountbatten is a far more reliable source of information, says Brian Basham

The Guardian - UK

‘Unfocused’ Boris Johnson adds to image of a government giving up

Analysis: concerns of leadership vacuum unaided by senior ministers cancelling parliamentary committee appearances

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson fuels fears he'll make TWO crony honours lists with Nadine Dorries in Lords

The Prime Minister even boasted 'everyone who has served this government loyally and well' will be rewarded as he refused to deny persistent reports that his leaving gift will be a slew of gongs

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

‘Architect of 1968 coup plot’ dramatised in The Crown denied involvement – files

Publishing supremo Cecil King said the plot claims were nonsense.

Daily Mirror

House of Shame owned by mysterious tenant who allowed courting couples to visit

The property located on Back Bolton Street in St Helens was nicknamed the "House of Shame" by newspapers in the height of its notoriety due to a number of issues

Liverpool Echo

'House of Shame' had 'courting couples' visiting all night long

Neighbours reported loud noises and disgusting smells coming from the "empty house"

Daily Mirror

Queen's relationship with her PMs - awkward apology and fury with Thatcher

With the Tory leadership contest well underway, the Queen will be soon welcoming in the 15th Prime Minister of her 70-year reign - and here we take a look at her bond with some of her former PMs

The Conversation

A referendum on electoral reform in South Africa might stir up trouble

After 28 years of democracy, South Africa is having to reform its political party-based electoral system to make it fairer and in line with the constitution, by allowing independent candidates to contest national and provincial parliaments. A bill to amend the country’s electoral law accordingly is before parliament.

The Guardian - UK

‘There is anger’: Durham miners’ gala returns amid cost of living crisis

Celebration of working-class culture will send ‘loud and clear message’ to government over fair deal for key workers

The Independent UK

Who turned up to support Boris Johnson as he quit as prime minister?

PM says he regrets not being able to ‘see through so many ideas and projects’

1 … 6 7 8 9

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.