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Jeremy Clarkson, Lily Allen and Brian May among stars reacting to Labour victory
The Comet· 12 hours agoA landslide General Election victory saw Labour win 412 seats, while the Tories had the worst result in the Conservative Party’s history as they won 121. Queen guitarist May was among the famous ...
Starmer to hold first Cabinet meeting as Nato summit approaches
The Comet· 13 hours agoSir Keir made a raft of appointments on his first day at Number 10 and spoke with international leaders, including US President Joe Biden. The Prime Minister confirmed Rachel Reeves as Britain ...
What do the new Prime Minister’s first few days look like?
The Comet· 13 hours agoWhile timings might change, here is a look at the new Prime Minister’s next few days in power. Appointments of junior ministers are likely to continue, as will calls from world leaders and first ...
July 4 violence across US leaves at least 33 people dead
The Comet· 13 hours agoJuly 4 is historically one of the nation’s deadliest days of the year. A flurry of shootings around the holiday a year ago left more than a dozen people dead and over 60 wounded. In Chicago ...
I wish him well – Gareth Southgate has no advice for Sir Keir Starmer
The Comet· 14 hours agoStarmer led Labour to a landslide victory in Thursday’s General Election and has installed his new cabinet from Downing Street. While Starmer settles into Number 10, he will be hoping to find ...
Slovakia’s PM makes first public appearance since assassination attempt
The Comet· 14 hours agoMr Fico has been recovering at home from multiple wounds he suffered in the May 15 attack when he was shot in the abdomen as he greeted supporters in the town of Handlova, nearly 85 miles northeast ...
Polls close in Iran’s runoff presidential election
The Comet· 14 hours agoGovernment officials up to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei predicted a higher participation rate as voting took place, with state television airing images of modest lines at some polling ...
‘I’m staying in race’ says Biden as US president scrambles to save re-election
The Comet· 14 hours agoIn front of roughly 300 supporters at a Wisconsin middle school, Mr Biden acknowledged his subpar debate last week, saying he “can’t say it was my best performance” but that amid speculation ...
From tension before the exit poll to a new PM: How the election unfolded
The Comet· 15 hours agoAn exit poll is published, predicting a Labour landslide with the party on course for 410 seats and the number of Conservative MPs reduced to a record low of 131. It also forecasts the Liberal ...
Swinney commits to cooperation with new PM on ‘areas of mutual interest’
The Comet· 15 hours agoIn a phone call with Sir Keir Starmer on Friday evening, John Swinney outlined his priorities in government, and expressed his belief that the UK and Scottish governments can work together for ...