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May 1, 2026 - World

Green leader apologises for sharing post that said officers were ‘repeatedly and violently kicking a mentally ill man in the head’ and says he had did so ‘in haste’Keir Starmer has condemned Zack Polanski as “disgraceful” and unfit to head a political party after the Greens’ leader shared a social media post critical of the way police tackled the suspect in the Golders Green stabbings.The prime minister said any criticism of the police involved in the arrest was unfair on officers having to make split-second decisions in a moment of potentially grave danger. Continue reading...

May 1, 2026 - World

Company accepts it failed to prevent bribery in connection with contracts in Algeria and Oman sought through agentsThe British defence company Ultra Electronics has accepted responsibility for a failure to prevent bribery and agreed to pay £15m after an investigation by the Serious Fraud Office.The penalties are part of a deferred prosecution approved by the high court on Friday, after an investigation opened in 2018 when the company referred itself to the UK law enforcement agency a month after corruption allegations were published by Algerian media. Continue reading...

May 1, 2026 - World

Greater Manchester mayor’s team have been quietly preparing a manifesto and identifying seats where MPs could step aside to allow a Westminster runAndy Burnham has plan to return to Westminster ‘within weeks’, allies sayWhen the eyes of Westminster were on the committee rooms and voting lobbies of parliament this week, Keir Starmer’s political future was being decided elsewhere.Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner were buttering up Labour MPs in the Strangers’ Bar in parliament as colleagues spoke of their “existential” fear about the crucial elections next week. Continue reading...

May 1, 2026 - World

Exclusive: Greater Manchester mayor said to have identified seats where MPs would step aside to allow leadership bid‘No other plan comes close’: Labour MPs turn to Burnham as pressure mounts on StarmerAndy Burnham has a credible plan to return to Westminster “within weeks”, his allies have said, with the Greater Manchester mayor expected to use a byelection fight to set out a new agenda for government.Burnham, who was blocked by Labour’s ruling body from running in February’s Gorton and Denton byelection, has identified several seats where MPs are prepared to step aside for his leadership bid. Continue reading...

May 1, 2026 - World

The Navy's new autonomous flying fuel tanker completed its maiden flight this week, executing a series of maneuvers and tests for two hours in what officials said was a key step for unmanned carrier operations.