Watch: Eco-activist Greta Thunberg deported from Israel – by plane
Well, well, well. After the failed attempt by Greta Thunberg and her comrades in the Freedom Flotilla Coalition on ship…
Civil servants told to quit if they don’t like Gaza stance
To Whitehall, where Foreign Office staff are kicking up a fuss about the UK government’s stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict.…
Dutch sound alarm on Chinese super-embassy in London
For years, Steerpike has been warning about the dangers of a new Chinese ‘super-embassy’ being built in Tower Hamlets. Located…
Police blow £17 million on 300 diversity staff
Good news for British bobbies: you are about to get a real-terms pay rise. Yes, that is right: Yvette Cooper…
SNP ferry fiasco worsens. Again
Back to Scotland, where yet another ferry is facing further delays. The MV Glen Rosa, which is being built at…
Gary Lineker blocked from addressing Jewish writer’s memorial
Gary Lineker may have been finally forced out of the Beeb, but the ex-footballer is still managing to make headlines.…
Reeves underwhelms at CBI shindig
Oh dear. It sounds as though Rachel Reeves was something of a bust at the big CBI shindig last night…
Cleverly splits from Kemi on climate
Tree-hugging isn’t just for the Greens, it seems – as former Tory leadership contender James Cleverly will insist this evening.…
Watch: White House attacks BBC over Hamas coverage
As ever, these days the Beeb is better at becoming the news than making it. Now the White House has…
Listen: Healey flails over defence plan costs
Dear oh dear. Mr S offers his condolences to anyone who tuned into Defence Secretary John Healey’s car crash interview…
Fact check: top policewoman’s grooming gangs claim
To BBC Newsnight, where Deputy Chief Constable Becky Riggs – the national policing lead on child protection and abuse investigations…
Watch: Speaker slams Sir Keir over defence review leaks
Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour lot are in the bad books with Speaker Lindsay Hoyle after details of the government’s Strategic…
First Labour councillor defects to Reform
It’s all go in Scotland today. Nigel Farage made a quick stop in Aberdeen to announce his latest Tory defector…
Farage gains another Tory councillor in Scotland
To Scotland, where Nigel Farage is visiting for the first time in six years. It’s a day of firsts for…
Union chief in second home hypocrisy row
Well, well, well. The general secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress has found herself at the centre of a…
Ash Regan’s prostitution blunder
To Scotland, where once Britain’s greatest schools were found. These days, sadly, that can no longer be said, thanks to…
Did No. 10 clear Lord Hermer’s ‘Nazi jibe’ speech?
Another day, another bit of bad press for the Labour party. Attorney General Lord Hermer sparked outrage when he compared…
Hermer admits Nazi comments were ‘clumsy’
As if the Attorney General hadn’t proven his ability for conjuring up negative headlines enough, Lord Hermer took it upon…
Labour ministers averaging a union meeting a day
Whatever happened to that £22bn black hole, eh? As yet more pay rises are dolled out to workers across the country…
Ex-Royal Marine charged over Liverpool crash
To Liverpool, where former Royal Marine Paul Doyle has been charged over the car crash that injured almost 80 people…
NHS trust offers support sessions over Supreme Court ruling
The National Health Service is struggling under increasing patient demand to provide quick appointments, A&E support or hospital beds –…
Met chief: release ethnicity data even if it ’emboldens’ racists
To the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, who is now calling on forces to routinely release information on suspects’ ethnicities – even…
Labour poll share slumps to lowest since 2019
Another day, another bad poll for Sir Keir Starmer’s party. Now YouGov has revealed that Labour has recorded its lowest…
Will Rupert Lowe join the Tories?
Ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe is no stranger to the spotlight. Nigel Farage’s former colleague has made headlines in recent months…
Scottish Labour leader accuses Farage of poisoning politics
To Scotland, where in just over a week’s time, the first Holyrood by-election for six years will take place. It’s…
