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Iran has fired missiles at Israel for the first time since a ceasefire was agreed in April, with Israel's air force retaliating in the past few hours. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted Northern Israel late on Sunday evening, and claimed in a statement "this operation is not a passing event, but rather the beginning of a full week of continuous strikes". Ukrainian President Volodymyr Z...

The US state department has intervened in the controversy around Henry Nowak’s murder and the row over criminal justice in the UK. The public finances watchdog has found Prince Andrew was earning money from sub-letting cottages at the Royal Lodge, while paying very little for his own rent. The Ukrainian president has asked for a face-to-face meeting with President Putin in the hope of ending the w...

Fall-out from Henry Nowak's murder continues with a police chief denying two-tier policing allegations and Baroness Lawrence urging politicians not to turn back the clock on racial equality. The US has announced that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to bringing in a conditional ceasefire. The Prime Minister's chief secretary told Lord Mandelson he was "so sorry about today", after his sacking - in n...

Sophy and Wilf have the latest on the day's news.

A second release of files relating to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as US ambassador has resulted in further embarrassment for the Prime Minister. But has government transparency gone too far this time? Russia's carried out major attacks across cities in Ukraine. US President Donald Trump has reportedly had a fiery phone call with Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A statement will be...

Israel has made its deepest incursion into Lebanon in 25 years - despite a US-brokered ceasefire. New suspected cases of Ebola have sprung up in Brazil and Italy. We’ll learn more about the government’s handling of the appointment of Peter Mandelson today. And Arsenal were crowned English champions over the weekend, after a bruising defeat against PSG in the Champions League. Sophy and Wilf have t...

Is there a deal on Donald Trump's desk waiting to be signed to end the war with Iran? There are reports that a deal which would mean a 60-day ceasefire extension, the Strait of Hormuz reopening, and Iran committing to abandon any ambitions of possessing a nuclear weapon, is waiting to be approved by the US president. Andy Burnham has hit back at Sir Tony Blair by claiming the former PM and Labour...

The number of young people not in education, employment or training - known as NEETs - is set to rise to 1.25 million unless urgent action is taken. An independent review has been carried out by former Labour health secretary Alan Milburn, who will present his findings today. He is set to warn that six in 10 NEETs between 16 and 24 have never had a job - this figure was four in 10 just 20 years ag...

Sir Tony Blair, Labour's most successful leader, has given a bleak assessment of the party's future. He has said the party must focus on policy not politics, and occupy the "radical centre". The Tories have pledged to lift a so-called ban on the installation of aircon systems in new homes - regulations they introduced in 2021 - in a bid to "make Britain cool again". The Royal National Lifeboat Ins...

The US carried out new strikes on southern Iran overnight, during crunch time for peace talks. Social media could be as bad for children's health as smoking - that's according to the country's leading doctors, who are urging Sir Keir Starmer to ban social media for under-16s. Plus, the UK enjoyed its hottest May day ever on record this bank holiday weekend... and it could be about to get even hott...

Thames Valley Police are investigating Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor over potential sex crimes, it's understood. Officers are assessing allegations that Jeffrey Epstein sent a non-British woman to the UK in 2010 for a sexual encounter with Andrew, but have yet to interview her. Meanwhile the equalities watchdog has said in new guidance that single sex spaces - such as changing rooms and toilets - mus...

Rachel Reeves will outline measures aimed at cushioning the blow from an expected rise in inflation later this year. The chancellor is expected to say there will be no universal support for energy bills - but tariffs on some food imports will be cut. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Defence has said two Russian warplanes "repeatedly and dangerously" intercepted an unarmed RAF reconnaissance plane over t...

The government has reportedly been encouraging supermarkets to put price caps on essential products such as eggs, bread and milk. Meanwhile, the UK has softened sanctions on Moscow - allowing diesel and jet fuel from Russian crude oil to enter the UK if it is refined in other countries. Surrey Police have confirmed it is investigating two separate allegations of child sexual abuse following the re...

Andy Burnham isn't even an MP but appears to already be pitching himself as the next prime minister - and if a latest opinion poll is anything to go by his confidence is justified. Meanwhile, Donald Trump says he has instructed his administration to call off strikes on Iran that were scheduled for today. However, he warned he could unleash a "full, large scale assault" on the country at a "moment'...

Former Health Secretary Wes Streeting who resigned from the government on Thursday has announced he would like to see the UK rejoin the EU one day, as he announced he would stand in any Labour leadership contest. Supporters of Andy Burnham are reportedly furious with Mr Streeting, as they believe it is a deliberate attempt to raise the salience of Brexit in the leave-voting constituency of Makerfi...

The mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, says he will try to become an MP in the Makerfield by-election, which could also pave the way for him to enter Downing Street. There’s confusion over Donald Trump’s plans in Iran and doubt over the stability of the current ceasefire, after the president said his military campaign against the country is "to be continued". Leader of Reform UK, Nigel Far...

Allies of Health Secretary Wes Streeting have told Sky News he is preparing to quit and mount a leadership challenge against the prime minister. Sir Keir Starmer is understood to have told ministers there will be "chaos" if the Labour Party is plunged into such a contest as he faces the seemingly imminent bid for his job from Streeting. US President Donald Trump has landed in China for a two day v...

It might be a new day for the prime minister but his leadership crisis certainly hasn’t gone away as he prepares to meet his health secretary Wes Streeting this morning. Their meeting will take place before the King’s Speech in the House of Lords - a day of pomp and pageantry where the monarch will lay out the government’s agenda for the coming year. Meanwhile, the UK has said it will send drones,...

Sir Keir Starmer is said to be "weighing up his options" ahead of a crucial cabinet meeting this morning, after some of his top team told him to consider setting out a timeline for his resignation. Green Party leader Zack Polanski is also in hot water, although less than the PM of course, after admitting he may have failed to pay council tax while living on a houseboat in London. Donald Trump has...

Today could end up being a defining day for Sir Keir Starmer's premiership, as pressure grows on him to step down. Labour MP and foreign minister Catherine West is threatening to launch a leadership challenge unless a major speech by the PM hits the mark. Peace between the US and Iran appears unlikely after Donald Trump said proposals put forward by Tehran are "totally unacceptable". Twenty Britis...

It has been a night of horror for Labour in the Local elections, while Reform UK have made significant gains. Sir Keir Starmer's party has been haemorrhaging seats as local authorities began declaring overnight, in a set of contests that could prove decisive for his premiership. The US Central Command has said it intercepted "unprovoked Iranian attacks" and responded through targeting launch sites...

Millions of voters in England, Wales and Scotland will head to the polls today. There are council elections in England, while devolved parliaments are up for grabs in Scotland and Wales, as well as six local mayoralties in London. Donald Trump has once again claimed the war with Iran is nearing an end – saying a peace agreement will be made and the conflict will be "over quickly". The president ha...

It looks like Donald Trump has blinked first in the standoff between the US and Iran as he has announced he will be pausing "Project Freedom". He added in a post on Truth Social, his social media site, that the decision came at the request of Pakistan and other nations. Hate crimes will be fast-tracked when it comes to prosecutions in England and Wales in an effort to deal with the spike in antise...

Iran has warned the US that no military solution can bring about the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran claims to have struck an American warship in the crucial waterway, while Washington says it's destroyed seven of Iran's "fast boats". Sir Keir Starmer has warned that a rise in attacks against British Jews is "a crisis for all of us" and requires a "whole of society" response. The prime m...

The terrorism threat level in the UK has been raised from "substantial" to "severe" following the stabbing of two Jewish men in north London. That means a terror attack is considered to be highly likely in the next six months. Donald Trump faces a key deadline in his war with Iran under a law which limits the president sending the military into combat for an extended period without authorisation f...