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Fall in small boats down to law enforcement, agency says
Law enforcement activity has been a "key factor" in reducing the number of small boat Channel crossings, the National Crime Agency (NCA) says. The number of people arriving in the UK in the first half of 2026 was down …
Political donors could face tougher residency rules
The government is planning to tighten residency rules for political donors to ensure that those giving significant amounts of money reside in the UK. The announcement follows a row over two donations totalling £72m to…
Police commissioner may cancel tour after backlash
Norfolk's police commissioner is considering scrapping his 127-date theatre show after a backlash from local people, he has told the BBC. Since announcing his UK-wide true crime tour , Colin Sutton said constituents ha…
The Trump administration has repealed limits on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel power plants, claiming it will lower energy prices and boost energy p…
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Adam Jentleson, former chief of staff for Pennsylvania Democratic Senator John Fetterman, about recent revelations about Sen. Fe…
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has said two big donations given to his party are "100% compliant with the law today", but was not able say whether they would be…
An inheritance tax for farms was "a mistake" and Andy Burnham should use his premiership to listen to the countryside more, his longtime mentor Lord Blunkett h…
Reform UK's deputy leader Richard Tice has apologised in the House of Commons for failing to declare a trip to Israel during a debate on pro-Israel influence o…
A former top civil servant received a record pay-off of nearly £860,000 after he was forced out of his job by Sir Keir Starmer, just 14 months after the then-…
Reform UK has chosen a former Metropolitan Police detective to contest the Holborn and St Pancras by-election on 8 October. The party says Pete Newman served …
The Liberal Democrats have selected Camden councillor Patrick Stillman as the party's candidate in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election on 8 October. The se…
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has cancelled official engagements on Monday and Tuesday following the death of his father Roy, who had Alzheimer's. He had been d…
Reform UK's Deputy Leader Richard Tice has said the government is trying to "retrospectively change the rules" on political donations, ahead of a debate on Mon…
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with U.S. Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, about his efforts to regulate artificial intelligence. LEILA FADEL, HOST: Let's turn now to effor…
