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Behind the noise and spats in No 10, the Government is pushing ahead with laws that could define its time in office
Threads, a BBC drama-doc, first aired in September 1984, but, as the last two years have shown, the threat of nuclear war is as real now as it ever was
When it became apparent that natural immunity would not prevent a second wave, right-wing media backed calls to remove measures and allow immunity to build up via infections
A renowned lawyer said the proposal, put forward by Lord Walney, shows ‘a real misunderstanding’ of the Human Rights Act
The growing conflict, an analyst suggests, ‘represents a real opportunity to redraw the political map… and dismantle the Axis of Resistance’
Talent agencies funded by right-wing American fossil fuel billionaires are helping to funnel hard right views onto our TV screens
‘It is difficult not to regard the Act as a classic piece of doublethink designed to censor freedom of expression in the guise of protecting it’
As Reform UK draws the UK’s media eye at a press conference today, Hope Not Hate argues it’s time for journalists to call it out
Campaigners blast media giant for ‘supporting’ right-wing channel accused of fuelling racist riots, despite Sky’s claims of backing diversity
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the October 7 attack on Israel was the ‘minimum punishment’ it deserved for ‘astonishing crimes’
Why Israel has a ‘right to defend’ itself, but Iran’s ‘revenge’ does not qualify as ‘self-defence’. Unpicking the double standards playing out in Western media
‘No such deal was done with Starmer. It simply did not happen’, one of a number of sources told Byline Times
The Conservative leadership candidate plans to dismantle Britain’s institutions, in a hard-right overhaul that echoes that of Trump supporters in the US
Vance is judged to have performed better than Tim Walz at the Vice-Presidential debate, but the Minnesota Governor got the better of him when they discussed the 2020 election
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is being urged to borrow to invest amid claims that billions of pounds in cuts to investment is planned
The army is set to launch an inquiry into the behaviour of British troops posted to the British Army Training Unit Kenya where Agnes Wanjiru was found dead in 2012
The Conservative leadership candidates are embracing the freedom of losing all power and responsibility, with inevitable consequences
The warning comes as Israel began a ground incursion into southern Lebanon and after the US told Iran it will get directly involved if it attacks Israel
Analysis of 12 years of the Register of MPs’ Interests appears to show an acceleration of generosity from the Premier League since plans for a new football regulator were announced
As the anniversary of Hamas’ 7 October 2023 attack on Israel nears, the Muslim Association of Britain urges the UK not to be on the ‘wrong side of history’ and to act now
The Government is accused of failing to rule out new fossil fuel projects, and in some cases potentially cheering them on, in updated national plan
Parts of Britain’s media are still parroting dangerous tropes when talking about sexual violence, according to a new guide
The Ministry of Justice has confirmed that 24 projects in the prison service have been halted, and two schemes involving new courts were affected
Hungarians are being encouraged to fix problems themselves at a local level and it is having results
Consultation closes on proposed law that could see politicians disqualified for deliberately misleading public
On Tuesday, three more countries ratified the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. It wasn’t widely reported in the media
‘Cherry-picking attendance harms the breadth of diversity reporting on events – we urge a rethink of the policy, ensuring all journalists can attend future party conferences’
An estimated 4.3 million youngsters are growing up in poverty and those living in single-parent families often struggle the most to secure help
The Foreign Secretary’s attack on Russian President was in stark contrast to Joe Biden’s final speech at the UN General Assembly on 24 September
Kingspan was slammed as ‘deeply entrenched and persistently dishonesty’ in the Grenfell Inquiry but has been kept on in ‘sustainable’ investment portfolios
The Reform club claims to be politically neutral, yet, according to its website ‘remains true to its founding principles. In this spirit, it continues to be a place for progressive thinking, social change and the championing of reform’
At a UN General Assembly, there was enormous sympathy for the Palestinians and strong criticism of Israel’s treatment of them. Wednesday marked the third day of a wave of new strikes on Lebanon
While the Reform leader portrays himself as a champion of England’s white working class, his personal actions align far more with the interests of the ultra-wealthy and global elites
Electoral Commission’s £280k bid to boost electoral roll offers a hint of Labour’s reform plans
Even the Russian state’s propagandists are asking, ”What was the point of even starting this whole thing?”
Russia’s prison population is shrinking fast as it pardons inmates to fill the frontlines in Ukraine
The Prime Minister’s conference speech did little to lift the mood of disappointment and unease surrounding his fledgling administration
The delayed and limited Russian retaliation in the Kursk offensive has strengthened Kyiv’s argument that Putin’s “red lines” are mere scare tactics designed to deter Ukraine’s allies from supporting deeper strikes into Russian territory
Fifa president Gianni Infantino boasted that the World Cup would be carbon neutral – here’s what really happened after the final whistle
An estimated 30,000 foreign-born soldiers are fighting for Israel – and many are leaving a questionable trail of evidence on social media