Zelensky thanks King for ‘strong words’ on Ukraine during royal’s US visit The King’s intervention came amidst ongoing concerns surrounding Donald Trump’s diminishing interest in the conflict The Independent UK · May 3
Pro-Palestine marchers fear there could be clampdown on demonstrations Michael Coulston, of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, said: ‘I think the authorities will always try to use any excuse to try and prevent protest.’ Evening Standard · May 2
In Pictures: Sun comes out for May Day ahead of bank holiday weekend A high of 25.4C was recorded on Friday. Evening Standard · May 1
Temperatures hit 25C in parts of UK but rain on cards for bank holiday weekend The brief hot spell comes after an April that was drier and warmer than average for much of the UK, according to provisional Met Office figures. Evening Standard · May 1
Banksy claims new statue in central London The sculpture has been installed on a plinth on Waterloo Place. Evening Standard · Apr 30
Migrant airlifted and 100 others rescued after Channel ‘taxi boat’ incident It comes after a new small boats deal was agreed with France. Evening Standard · Apr 27
‘I want him to be proud of me’ – MP running London Marathon in brother’s memory Josh Fenton-Glynn will run the 26.2 miles through the capital in memory of his brother, Alex English, who died in January 2025 from a rare cancer. Evening Standard · Apr 24
Assisted dying Bill runs out of time but supporters vow fight is not over The Bill had proposed allowing adults in England and Wales to apply for an assisted death. Evening Standard · Apr 24
Police aim to remove hundreds of migrants from French beaches under £662m deal Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood signed a three-year £662 million agreement with France in Dunkirk on Thursday. Evening Standard · Apr 23
Deporting migrants already granted asylum will save billions, Reform claims The Refugee Council said reassessing hundreds of thousands of asylum decisions would be highly expensive. Evening Standard · Apr 20
Reeves hands Rolls-Royce £600m to develop UK’s first mini nuclear reactors The Chancellor said driving forward nuclear power was ’more important than ever’ amid the Middle East crisis The Independent UK · Apr 13
Reeves: Mini nuclear reactor deal ‘more important than ever’ amid Iran crisis The Chancellor said driving forward nuclear power was ‘always the right thing to do’. Evening Standard · Apr 13
The country would be ‘breaking’ under striking doctors’ demands – Streeting The Health Secretary said it was time for the British Medical Association to get ‘a bit of perspective’. Evening Standard · Apr 13
Wes Streeting says UK ‘has had enough of chaos’ as he rules out second Scottish referendum Streeting made his stance clear on another Scottish independence referendum clear on Sunday The Independent UK · Apr 12
Evening Standard · Apr 12 Streeting rules out Scottish referendum saying UK ‘has had enough of chaos’ The UK Health Secretary was questioned by LBC about the possibility of another Scottish independence referendum.
Evening Standard · Apr 11 Police remove protesters during mass demonstration against Palestine Action ban Hundreds of protesters have gathered in Trafalgar Square with signs reading ‘I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action’.
The Independent UK · Apr 11 Protesters removed by Met Police during Palestine Action demonstration Hundreds of protesters gathered with signs reading ‘I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action’
Evening Standard · Apr 10 Nigel Farage unveils ‘Vote Reform. Get Starmer out’ slogan The party leader took aim at Sir Keir Starmer, branding him the ‘most unpopular prime minister in living memory’
Evening Standard · Apr 3 Brian Cox: My relationship with Scotland is complicated The 79-year old actor returned to Scotland to mark his directorial debut with Glenrothan, a film which he stars in alongside Alan Cumming.
Evening Standard · Mar 31 Reform would abolish air passenger duty for short-haul family holidays Nigel Farage described his party’s policy as a ‘Brexit benefit’.
Evening Standard · Mar 27 Parents should not be only ones to ensure children stay safe online – watchdog Dame Rachel de Souza has called for tech companies to create platforms that are safer by design.
Evening Standard · Mar 24 Badenoch says tighter immigration could help tackle antisemitism The Tory leader said the Government needed to ‘move beyond words to action’ in its efforts to stamp out antisemitism.
Evening Standard · Mar 19 Campaigners warn of ‘damage’ caused by the Government’s aid decisions Yvette Cooper announced allocations under the official development assistance (ODA) regime on Thursday.
Evening Standard · Mar 19 Cooper to set out aid spending as Labour backbenchers call for rethink The Foreign Secretary will outline how she intends to allocate a much reduced aid budget.
Evening Standard · Mar 13 UK calls for allies to keep pressure on Russia after US eases oil sanctions No 10 said the decision ultimately lay with the US but that Britain remained committed to bringing ‘maximum’ financial strain on Moscow.