Month: January 2026

Effect of heavy rain and strong winds prompts calls for more investment in resilience to extreme weatherStorm Chandra – live updatesSwathes of south-west England were left flooded and cut off as Storm Chandra brought heavy rain and strong winds, prompting calls for more resources to be invested in making the region more resilient to extreme weather.The storm, which also caused deep snowfalls in northern Britain, led to travel disruption and […]

The YouGov poll also suggests that almost half of Britons think it would be good for the country if Starmer were replacedAs Dave Burke reports for the Daily Mirror, the Reform UK MP Lee Anderson posted a picture on social media of himself and activists campaigning in the Gorton and Denton byelection – standing outside a hotel that is actually in Angela Rayner’s neigbouring Ashton-under-Lyne constituency. Rayner told the paper: […]

Matthew Goodwin said it took ‘more than a piece of paper’ to make people from black, Asian or other immigrant backgrounds BritishUK politics live – latest updatesThe Reform UK candidate in the Gorton and Denton byelection has refused to disown his claim that UK-born people from minority ethnic backgrounds are not necessarily British.Matthew Goodwin, a hard-right activist, was unveiled on Tuesday as the party’s candidate in the demographically diverse seat […]

Former Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho can stifle his former side in must-win UCL match for his current club, Benfica.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article