China trip will bring benefits to UK, Starmer insists, ahead of Xi meeting [unable to retrieve full-text content]The prime minister seeks to strengthen ties with China but faces fierce criticism from opponents at home. Published at Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:27:40 +0000
Rwanda seeks £100m from UK over axed asylum deal
Rwanda seeks £100m from UK over axed asylum deal [unable to retrieve full-text content]The African nation argues it is owed payments but the Home Office says it will fight the case.Published at Wed, 28 Jan 2026 09:25:31 +0000
Starmer says ‘China matters’ as he heads to Beijing with business leaders
Starmer says ‘China matters’ as he heads to Beijing with business leaders Sir Keir Starmer is on his way to Beijing, making the first trip to China by a British prime minister since 2018. He is due to meet President Xi Jinping on Thursday. Around 60 British business and cultural leaders are also on the… Continue reading Starmer says ‘China matters’ as he heads to Beijing with business leaders
Amazon accidentally sends email confirming layoffs
Amazon accidentally sends email confirming layoffs US technology giant Amazon has informed employees of a new round of global layoffs in an email apparently sent in error. A draft email written by Colleen Aubrey, a senior vice president at Amazon Web Services (AWS), was included as part of a calendar invite sent by an executive… Continue reading Amazon accidentally sends email confirming layoffs
Legal action over ‘unfair’ Steam game store prices given go ahead
Legal action over ‘unfair’ Steam game store prices given go ahead Valve Corporation will face a £656m lawsuit in the UK over alleged unfair prices on its global online store, Steam, following a tribunal ruling that the case could continue. The gaming giant is being accused of abusing its market dominance by imposing restrictive terms… Continue reading Legal action over ‘unfair’ Steam game store prices given go ahead
Fifty Labour MPs sign letter objecting to Burnham decision
Fifty Labour MPs sign letter objecting to Burnham decision 2 hours ago Richard Wheeler,Political reporterand Toby Mann PA Around 50 Labour MPs have signed a letter objecting to the decision to block Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham from standing in a forthcoming parliamentary by-election, BBC News understands. They have written to Sir Keir Starmer to… Continue reading Fifty Labour MPs sign letter objecting to Burnham decision
EU investigates Elon Musk’s X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes
EU investigates Elon Musk’s X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes The European Commission has launched an investigation into Elon Musk’s X over concerns its AI tool Grok was used to create sexualised images of real people. It follows a similar announcement in January from the UK watchdog Ofcom. Regina Doherty, a member of the European… Continue reading EU investigates Elon Musk’s X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes
Chris Mason: Burnham saga unlikely to be last act in drama of Starmer’s leadership
Chris Mason: Burnham saga unlikely to be last act in drama of Starmer’s leadership 15 hours ago Chris MasonPolitical editor Getty Images The other day I compared the saga of Andy Burnham, his ambitions and the forthcoming by-election in Greater Manchester to a long and twisting marble run. If, and it was a big if,… Continue reading Chris Mason: Burnham saga unlikely to be last act in drama of Starmer’s leadership
Andy Burnham’s bid to return as MP blocked by Labour’s ruling body
Andy Burnham’s bid to return as MP blocked by Labour’s ruling body Andy Burnham has been blocked from standing as a candidate for an upcoming parliamentary by-election in Gorton and Denton by Labour’s ruling body. As a directly elected mayor, Burnham had to get approval from Labour’s national executive committee (NEC), after he applied to… Continue reading Andy Burnham’s bid to return as MP blocked by Labour’s ruling body
Decision day for Labour on whether Burnham can stand as MP
Decision day for Labour on whether Burnham can stand as MP A decision on whether to allow Andy Burnham to run in an upcoming parliamentary by-election will be made by the Labour Party’s ruling national executive committee later. The BBC has been told allies of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer may try to block the… Continue reading Decision day for Labour on whether Burnham can stand as MP