Chris Mason: Emphatic win leaves Starmer and Labour MPs with big decision
Fri, 19 Jun 2026 04:58:52 GMT
The PM will see the stonking scale of Andy Burnham's victory - will it shift his outlook, his defiance, so frequently recently expressed?
Burnham says 'this is a final chance to change' in his victory speech
Fri, 19 Jun 2026 04:35:43 GMT
Labour's Andy Burnham wins the Makerfield by-election, paving the way for him to challenge Keir Starmer as Labour Party leader.
Scottish Conservatives win first Westminster by-election in more than 50 years
Fri, 19 Jun 2026 03:32:06 GMT
The Tories take Aberdeen South, while the SNP wins in Arbroath and Broughty Ferry.
Sir John Curtice: Burnham's win represents remarkable personal success for him
Fri, 19 Jun 2026 04:46:48 GMT
Andy Burnham not only retained the share of the vote Labour won in the seat in 2024 but increased it.
Burnham says his win in Makerfield by-election could be turning point
Fri, 19 Jun 2026 04:04:50 GMT
The outgoing Greater Manchester mayor held off a challenge from Reform UK, behind by more than 9,000 votes.
US lifts naval blockade as Iran's supreme leader says Trump made deal 'out of desperation'
Fri, 19 Jun 2026 01:34:00 GMT
Iran's supreme leader says he disagrees with the deal and Donald Trump signed it "out of desperation".
What Iran and US get from deal and why both could struggle to keep it
Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:04:40 GMT
BBC analysts assess the claims by both Washington and Tehran to have won a victory with the deal to end their war.
Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after boy injured in crocodile enclosure
Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:28:12 GMT
A three-year-old boy was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital with critical injuries and is in a stable condition, Cambridgeshire Police said.
The pressure on the Church of England to ditch its slavery reparations plan
Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:35:54 GMT
Will the Church's commitments still be delivered, or do shifting political winds mean there is no longer the will to do so?
Amber heat health alerts in place as temperatures set to soar above 30C
Fri, 19 Jun 2026 03:01:10 GMT
Very warm weather is set to return to parts of the UK, with a potential heatwave set to develop this weekend.
