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'Welcome to one of the most bizarre by-elections in recent history'
Votes are being counted in the Clacton by-election, with results expected in the early hours of Friday. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - P...
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Watch: Counting under way in Clacton by-election
Votes are being counted in the Clacton by-election, with results expected in the early hours of Friday. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - P...
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Reform councillor suspended over social media posts
In X posts from 2019, Kirklees councillor Dave Rowan appeared to make threats about John Bercow. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Politics...
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Presidential pardon for French alleged spy accused of plotting Mali coup
France is yet to comment on Yann Vezilier's pardon and previously called the accusations "unfounded". Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Wor...
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Children in temporary accommodation hits record high
The number of children living in temporary accommodation has hit its 18th quarterly high in a row. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Politi...
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Zambians voting as president bids for second term
Hakainde Hichilema wants five more years but continued cost of living pressures have dented his appeal. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - W...
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UK defends seizing shadow fleet tanker after Putin threat
The UK government says it is "disrupting and deterring shadow fleet vessels" in accordance with the law. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News -...
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Polls open in Clacton by-election
Voters will choose between 34 candidates - the most to stand in any British parliamentary election. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Top S...
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MPs make fireworks plea in 'tinderbox' conditions
MPs say crews are under pressure due to wildfires, including the large one at a nature reserve. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Politics...
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Green councillor charged with assaults
Siobhan Harper-Nunes is accused of attacking five people including police officers, police say. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Politics...
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Ministers push ahead with housing asylum seekers on ex-military sites
The government says former MoD sites are the best option despite protests from people living nearby. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Poli...
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How the Clacton by-election count will take place
The count with the longest ballot paper in British history is due to start at 22:00 BST on Thursday. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Poli...
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Estonia rejects proposals to take prisoners from UK jails
Estonia's justice minister rules out a deal with the UK after Reform and the Conservatives suggested renting prison space abroad. Newsiline summarises thi...
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Swinney calls for Burnham rethink on Chinese factory in Highlands
The first minister is dismissing claims he is putting political point scoring before national security concerns. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC...
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Burnham says disposable BBQ ban under consideration
The PM said the public should not be using single-use grills "at this moment in time" amid wildfire risks. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News...
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New Zealand PM survives second leadership challenge ahead of election
Christopher Luxon says he has "full support" of his party, after a vote of confidence 12 weeks before a general election. Newsiline summarises this report...
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Inside the Secret Service 'shell game' to hide US presidents in plain sight
Elaborate deception operations and decoys are often used to deceive potential threats to the US president. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News...
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Wealthy areas must play their part in housing asylum seekers, Burnham suggests
The prime minister was asked about protests over plans to use a former military base to house asylum seekers. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC Ne...
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Former judge removed by Orbán elected Hungarian president
Since taking office in early May, the new Hungarian government has lost no time dismantling Viktor Orbán's legacy. Newsiline summarises this report from B...
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Did President Trump Escape Air Force One In A Catering Truck?
The Washington Post has reported on a secret presidential plane swap. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Top Stories and links readers to th...
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Burnham faces unpopularity test over prisons dilemma
The early release conundrum has given the new PM his first taste of tricky political decision-making. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Pol...
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Lebanon parliament votes to abolish death penalty
The new law - which next goes to the cabinet for approval - would make Lebanon the first country in the Middle East to end capital punishment. Newsiline s...
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Burnham 'confident' early release of PC Harper's killers can be halted
The PM says the justice secretary will present a plan in September to prevent more early releases. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Politi...
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PM asks justice secretary to find way to keep PC Harper's killers in jail
Andy Burnham is confident a solution can be found to exclude two of PC Harper's killers from an early release scheme, the BBC understands. Newsiline summa...
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Councils to get more powers to stop vape and betting shops, PM announces
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said town centres had been "hollowed out" by decades of decline. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Politics and...
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Russian court bars only anti-war party from standing in parliamentary elections
Russia's only liberal, anti-war party will not be able to take part in next month's parliamentary elections, a Moscow court rules. Newsiline summarises th...
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Send foreign prisoners abroad to end early releases, says Reform
The party also plans to create additional capacity in the system by building 'Nightingale' prisons. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Polit...
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Alleged rebel leader killed in Colombia as president targets armed groups
The military operation against Hernando Forero Mosquera was carried out just days after Colombia's new president was sworn in. Newsiline summarises this r...
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Infantino has broken trust 'through deception', confederation presidents say
Fifa has been accused of breaking trust "through deception" in an open letter issued by Uefa, Concacaf and the Asian Football Confederation. Newsiline sum...
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez freezing her eggs and hasn't 'ruled out' presidential run
The popular Democratic congresswoman also said "anything was possible" when asked about a possible Senate bid. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC N...
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Ecuador charges ex-minister over presidential candidate assassination case
Prosecutors accuse six others, including the leader of cartel Los Lobos, of having an indirect role in the murder of Fernando Villavicencio. Newsiline sum...
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Fifa criticises campaign to oust president Infantino
Fifa strongly criticises what it calls a "concerted and ongoing effort" to "undermine" the organisation and its president Gianni Infantino. Newsiline summ...
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Irish government jet leaves for UAE for Kinahan extradition
Daniel Kinahan was arrested in Dubai under a warrant issued by the Irish courts in April but has fought attempts to extradite him. Newsiline summarises th...
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US pledges $1bn support to Colombia as Trump-backed president sworn in
Abelardo de la Espriella used his maiden speech to promise an "all-out war" on what he calls "narco-terrorism". Newsiline summarises this report from BBC...
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Watch: BBC questions Infantino over backing as Fifa president
The head of the football governing body has faced multiple calls to quit after his aborted attempt to sell private stakes in the World Cup. Newsiline summ...
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Badenoch pens letter to Clacton ahead of by-election
The Tories are not standing in next week's election, triggered by Nigel Farage's resignation. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Politics an...