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Elphicke apologises for past comments about ex-husband’s victims

New Labour MP Natalie Elphicke has apologised for comments she made supporting her ex-husband after he was convicted of sexual assault, following criticism from her new party colleagues.

Labour MPs voiced surprise and anger after the former Conservative MP defected to the party in a surprise move which was welcomed by Sir Keir Starmer.

Elsewhere, Tees Valley Mayor Lord Houchen has hit out at the “chaos” in the Tory party and said responsibility “ultimately lies with Rishi (Sunak)”.

It comes a
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Richard Parker defeats Andy Street to become new mayor of the West Midlands

Labour has won the race for Mayor of the West Midlands after a knife-edge race.

Richard Parker defeated Conservative Andy Street to become West Midlands Mayor by just 1,508 votes.

It comes after Sadiq Khan was named as the Labour Mayor for London for a third time in a historic win.

Mr Khan beat his nearest rival, Conservative candidate Susan Hall, in a hard-fought race, which he said saw him face “a campaign of nonstop negativity”.

Andy Burnham meanwhile has been re-elected as Labour mayor o
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Labour victories show nation 'wants to turn the page and move on', Starmer says

Sir Keir Starmer has hailed Labour’s success in the local elections after the Conservatives lost two crucial seats in the mayoral races.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan was re-elected for a historic third term on Saturday while Richard Parker scooped the title of Mayor of the West Midlands from Conservative Andy Street by just 1,508 votes.

The leader of the opposition described Labour’s knife-edge win the West Midlands as a “phenomenal result was beyond our expectations”, adding that Mr Parker would d
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Kate Forbes says she has 'groundswell' of support from SNP to stand as leader

The Scottish National Party has begun its search for a successor to Humza Yousaf – but the Scottish Government will still face a vote of no confidence in Holyrood on Wednesday.

The search for a new leader for the SNP has begun after Mr Yousaf announced he was stepping down as leader.

The First Minister of Scotland confirmed on Monday he was leaving the post just 13 months into the job, ahead of two votes of no confidence against him at Holyrood. Mr Yousaf said he will stay on as First Minister
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'I can’t stop seeing his face': Boy, 14, killed with sword in front of neighbours

A 14-year-old boy has died after a man with a sword attacked multiple people near an east London Tube station.

Emergency services were called to Thurlow Gardens, near Hainault station, shortly after 7am, after police received reports of a vehicle being driven into a property and people being stabbed.

A 36-year-old man was Tasered and arrested at the scene 22 minutes after the first call to police.

Chief Superintendent Stuart Bell, of the Metropolitan Police, said five people, including two po
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Sextortion alert sent to schools over surge in teen cases - what you need to know

Teachers have been alerted to the risk of ‘sextortion’ scams targeting teenagers after a sharp increase in the number of reported cases.

The National Crime Agency (NCA) issued the warning after the number of global sextortion cases reported to the US National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children more than doubled from 2022 t0 2023.

In the UK, while all age groups and genders are being targeted, a large proportion of cases have involved male victims aged between 14-18, the NCA said. Ninety
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King Charles continues cancer treatment after meeting chemotherapy patients

King Charles has told cancer patients he was left “shocked” when he learned of his own diagnosis, as he returned to public-facing duties today.

Charles visited the University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre in central London accompanied by Queen Camilla.

While speaking to Lesley Woodbridge, 63 – a cancer patient who was receiving chemotherapy at the time of the King’s visit – he said: “It’s always a bit of a shock isn’t, when they tell you.”

He added: “I’ve got to have my treatment t
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Britons told their French bank accounts 'are being closed due to Brexit'

At least 60 British customers of the French bank Crédit Agricole have been told their bank accounts will be closed in 60 days due to complex issues post-Brexit.

The Britons, who are UK residents with second homes in west France, said they were “devastated” to receive the letter, claiming they received “no explanation” as to why their accounts were being closed. The letter informed them they needed to remove their money quickly.

The bank said the customers were British people who had dormant ac
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London mayor summons Met Police Chief amid calls for his resignation over antisemitism row

Sadiq Khan has summoned Sir Mark Rowley to a meeting as the Met Police Chief faces calls to be sacked over an antisemitism row.

The London mayor is due to meet with Sir Mark on Monday to “discuss community relations” after video footage showed Gideon Falter, the chief executive of the Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA), being told by an officer that his presence at a pro-Palestine protest was “antagonising” as he was “openly Jewish”.

Sir Mark will also meet with members of the Jewish communit
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Antisemitism campaign group calls for Met Police chief to quit over Gaza protests

An Antisemitism campaign group has called for the head of London’s Metropolitan Police to resign or be sacked over the force’s handling of pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

Gideon Falter, the chief executive of the Campaign Against Antisemitism, said Sir Mark Rowley had failed to curtail the marches, allowing “countless Antisemitic hate crimes and terrorist offences” to be committed “in broad daylight on our streets”.

It comes after the Met apologised twice on Friday for warning Mr Falter he may
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Taylor Swift breaks Spotify's record for most-streamed album in a single day

Taylor Swift’s 11th studio album The Tortured Poets Department has broken new records for Spotify, the streaming giant has said.

Her critically-acclaimed new album became Spotify’s most-streamed album in a single day on Friday while Ms Swift became the most-streamed artist in a single day in the company’s history.

Further records were also broken yesterday, including the first album in Spotify’s history to have more than 300M streams in a single day and most-streamed song in a single day.

Ms
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President Zelensky 'grateful' after $61bn aid package approved by US politicians

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is “grateful” after members of the US House of Representatives voted in favour of a nearly $61 billion foreign aid package to be given to the war-torn nation.

The bill, which was voted on by members in Washington DC on Saturday, passed 311 votes to 112 after being approved by both Democrat and Republican politicians.

Members of the House were seen waving Ukrainian flags in support of the nation and cheering as the motion was approved.

The bil
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Andrew Malkinson gets apology after 17 years' jail for wrongful rape conviction

A man who spent 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit has received an apology from the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

Andrew Malkinson, 57, was jailed after being convicted of carrying out a horrific attack on a woman near the M61 motorway in Salford in 2003.

He was handed a life sentence with a minimum term of seven years, but spent a further decade in prison because he refused to admit the offence.

Last year, his conviction was overturned on the basis of fresh evidence unearthe
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Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell charged in connection with SNP investigation

The former Scottish National Party chief executive Peter Murrell has been charged in connection with embezzlement of SNP funds following a police investigation into the party’s finances.

Mr Murrell, the 59-year-old husband of the former first minister Nicola Sturgeon, was arrested and taken into custody for questioning at Falkirk Police Station earlier today, more than a year after his first arrest.

Police Scotland confirmed yesterday evening that he was charged about nine hours after his arre
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Who are the 18 MPs who have lost the whip and are sitting as independents?

Two Conservatives are the latest MPs to become independents after losing the party whip following misconduct allegations.

William Wragg, MP for Hazel Grove in Greater Manchester, and Mark Menzies, MP for Fylde in Lancashire, have joined the likes of Jeremy Corbyn and Diane Abbott, after their respective resignation and suspension from the Tories.

Mr Wragg lost the whip after admitting to sharing personal numbers of his colleagues with an anonymous individual he met on the gay dating app Grindr
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Heavy rain leads to 18 dead in Oman as flash flooding hits United Arab Emirates

At least 18 people have died after heavy rain lashed down on Oman and other parts of the Middle East.

The nation’s National Committee for Emergency Management said 18 people have died, including 10 schoolchildren, and two people are missing after heavy rain over the weekend led to flooding.

The children were inside a vehicle with an adult when their car got into difficulty during the flooding and was swept away.

Royal Oman Police have been carrying out rescue missions on Tuesday while the Nat
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How did my MP vote on the smoking ban? Full list of MPs who rebelled against Rishi Sunak

MPs have voted in favour of Rishi Sunak’s proposal to ban young people from ever being able to legally smoke tobacco in its first hurdle in the House of Commons despite opposition from his own ministers.

The proposed law, which divided Tory MPs, will make it illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone born after January 1 2009.

It was passed by 383 to 67 in its second reading on Tuesday evening, a comfortable majority for the Government.

According to the division list, a total of 57 Conservati
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Energy minister Graham Stuart resigns from Government to focus on local issues

Energy minister Graham Stuart has announced that he is standing down from from his role in Government to focus on local issues in his constituency.

Stuart, who is the Conservative MP for Beverley and Holderness in East Yorkshire, said he is proud to have served in the Government over the past eight years, and he will “fully support” the Prime Minister from the back benches.

He was previously appointed to the role in 2022 by Rishi Sunak‘s predecessor, Liz Truss.

He added that he is planning to
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Iran and Israel 'closer to war than ever' as US predicts missile blitz in hours

Israel and Iran are closer to full-scale war than at any time in decades of conflict, according to security experts on both sides, as US officials warned that an Iranian missile attack on Israel could happen within hours.

Iran’s foreign minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, reiterated plans to strike Israel despite last-ditch efforts to avert conflict by western diplomats, including a call from his counterpart Lord David Cameron on Thursday night warning that Iran must not draw the Middle East int
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Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli dies after 'long illness'

Tributes have been paid to the Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli following his death aged 83.

Cavalli, who was known for his flamboyant animal print designs, died at home in Florence after a long illness, Italian news agency ANSA reported.

In a statement on Instagram on Friday, the Roberto Cavalli fashion brand – which was founded by the designer but is now owned by Dubai-based real estate developer Vision Investment Co – confirmed the news.

“A life lived with love. It is with great sa
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Cargo ship lost power minutes before Baltimore bridge disaster

The cargo ship that crashed into a 1.6-mile long bridge in Baltimore, sending it crashing into a river, lost power minutes before the collision, is has been reported.

Rescuers are mounting a desperate search for six construction workers who plunged into the Patapsco River after the 95,000-tonne Dali slammed into Francis Scott Key Bridge.

A Mayday signal sent by the crew when they lost power allowed authorities to stop more cars from driving onto the bridge in the minutes before it collapsed, i
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How to tell your children you have cancer

Macmillan Cancer Support has reissued advice on how to tell children you have cancer, after the Princess of Wales announced she is undergoing chemotherapy.

The charity said it was “sending our best wishes” after she confirmed the diagnosis following her abdominal surgery in January.

Macmillan said in a statement: “We are sending our best wishes to Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales.

“We hear from people all over the country, every day going through the experience the Princess has descri
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Claudia Winkleman signs off final BBC Radio 2 show after 16 years

Claudia Winkleman has said her final goodbye to BBC Radio 2 today after joining the station in 2008.

Ms Winkleman, 52, announced in December she was leaving her 10am to 1pm Saturday slot to spend more time with her children.

Romesh Ranganathan, who currently has a midnight to 1am weekend show on BBC Radio 2, will take over Ms Winkleman’s Saturday morning.

Ms Winkleman first moved to the slot in February 2021, replacing presenter Graham Norton, who moved to Virgin Radio.

“My biggest thanks ar
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William and Kate 'extremely moved' by public support after cancer revelation

The Prince and Princess of Wales have been left “enormously touched” and “extremely moved” by the support they have received after Kate announced she is receiving chemotherapy treatment for cancer.

A spokesperson for Kensington Palace said the couple was grateful for the outpowering of support from across the world, including from the King, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, political figures and members of the public.

It comes after Kate issued a personal video address on Friday where she announ
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