Day: January 28, 2026
Assisted dying backers could seek to bypass Lords block with Parliament Act
January 28, 2026Supporters of assisted dying could seek to bypass opposition in the Lords using a rare parliamentary procedure to get the Bill on the statute books. Sponsors of the legislation believe the Parliament Act could be invoked to override objections from peers if the draft law is not approved before the King’s Speech in May. The […]
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MSPs call on Scottish Government to publish communications connected to hospital
January 28, 2026MSPs have voted on a motion for the Scottish Government to publish all communications connected to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH). The motion was tabled by Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar and calls on the Scottish Government to authorise the immediate full disclosure and preservation of all communications connected to the contaminated water and […]
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Sir Keir Starmer to meet Xi Jinping on crucial day in Beijing
January 28, 2026The meeting is the second between the two men and represents the culmination of months of preparation for the Prime Minister’s visit as he seeks to reset relations with China. Sir Keir has so far declined to say what subjects he intends to raise with Mr Xi amid pressure back home to bring up human […]
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Bruce Springsteen releases song in support of Alex Pretti and Renee Good who were killed by ICE
January 28, 2026The singer Bruce Spirngsteen has released a protest song in honour of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, the two Minneapolis resident killed by immigration enforcement officers. Mr Springsteen said he wrote the track “in response to the state terror” in the city. Bruce Springsteen performs during a campaign rally for Democratic presidential nominee US Vice […]
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Trump backed Chagos deal after review by US intelligence agencies – Keir Starmer
January 28, 2026Sir Keir Starmer has insisted Donald Trump initially backed his Chagos Islands handover deal “in very clear terms” following sign-off by US intelligence agencies, despite the president’s recent change of tune. Mr Trump last week attacked the deal to cede sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius as an “act of great stupidity”. […]
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‘Jealous’ man who assaulted woman found guilty after Trump’s son called police
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Former Spandau Ballet singer found guilty of rape
January 28, 2026Former Spandau Ballet frontman Ross Davidson has been found guilty of rape and attempted rape. Davidson, who used the stage name Ross Wild, performed as a singer for the 1980s band in 2018 and also starred in the Queen-based West End musical We Will Rock You. The 37-year-old from Finchley, north London, had pleaded not […]
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King speaks about the backlash he suffered in new documentary
January 28, 2026The King has spoken about the criticism he faced for his environmental campaigning, saying in a new documentary that he “wasn’t going to be diverted” from his climate mission. The 90-minute film called Finding Harmony: A King’s Vision, is set to be released by Amazon next week, and looks back at Charles’s Harmony philosophy and […]
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Teenager charged after 15-year-old girl dies in London flat fire
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Thought your congestion charge fine was bad? Here’s how much the US and Chinese embassies owe
January 28, 2026No one likes paying a fine, but it appears some of London’s diplomatic elite are particularly stubborn. Embassies across the capital have racked up more than £164,000,000 in debts for the congestion charge since 2003, the according to the latest data. That would equate to more than 900,000 unpaid £180 fines. The worst offenders are […]
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