How drama built as Labour retained its Batley and Spen seat by a narrow margin. The Batley and Spen campaign trail may be remembered for some ugly flare-ups and instances of intimidation on the streets, but the finale at the count provided a dramatic conclusion
The sprawling airbase has been the centre of operations against the Taliban and al-Qaeda for almost 20 years. image copyrightReuters The last US and Nato forces have left Afghanistan’s Bagram airbase, the centre of the war against militants for some 20 years. The pull-out could
Messages sent to contestant Chloe Burrows online were “wholly unacceptable”, the broadcaster says. image copyrightITV via PA Media ITV has condemned death threats sent to Love Island contestant Chloe Burrows, calling them “wholly unacceptable”. On Wednesday night’s show, Burrows chose to recouple with Aaron Francis,
The German chancellor will also meet the Queen at Windsor Castle on her final official visit to Britain. image copyrightStefan Rousseau/PA Media PM Boris Johnson is discussing Covid travel restrictions with Angela Merkel in her final official visit to the UK as German chancellor. Mrs
The result means Kim Leadbeater will represent the seat previously held by her murdered sister Jo Cox. Labour’s Kim Leadbeater has narrowly won the Batley and Spen by-election following a bitter campaign. After defeating her Conservative rival by just 323 votes, she said constituents had
The supermarket says most of its 4,000 head office staff can choose to work at home or other locations. image copyrightAFP Asda has announced it will make hybrid working permanent at its head offices once Covid restrictions are lifted. The supermarket group said staff at
Charlotte Charles and Tim Dunn face lawyers acting on behalf of Anne Sacoolas in the US. The parents of Harry Dunn said they had “spoken for him” after giving evidence in a damages claim against their son’s alleged killer in the US. The 19-year-old died
Bobby Gillespie and Jehnny Beth on culture wars, and why Utopian Ashes is not a break-up record. image copyrightSam Christmas In 2018, then-BBC politics presenter Andrew Neil ended one of his This Week programmes by getting guests Michael Portillo and MP Caroline Flint to join