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'It's all they're talking about': Scotland gripped by World Cup fever

Council in honour of Scotland's captain Andy Robertson - who comes from the area. In Dumfries, one of the most colourful shows of support for Scotland is outside Kings coffee shop, with flags fluttering above

Britain faces weeks of leadership limbo in slow-motion coup against Starmer

council seats in England, mainly to Reform and the Greens, and losing control of the Welsh Senedd, galvanised opposition to Starmer among many MPs and cabinet ministers who believe he has no chance of beating

Cost of living and high streets among top priorities for Makerfield voters, poll shows

many also disillusioned by the political system and distrustful of politicians, according to new research. The findings come from a focus group, shared exclusively with the Guardian, which was commissioned by 38 Degrees and carried

Analysis: Many Labour MPs are blaming the boss for elections body blow

many voters. "There was one issue on the door and it was Keir. If he leads us into a future election we are dead," one Labour MP told the BBC. Another usually loyal Labour

Aipac affiliate has funded lavish trips to Israel for dozens of Congress members since 7 October, filings reveal

Council national security thinktank – funding trips for members of both parties. But AIEF stands out for its generosity in funding Israel travel. The pace of trips since 2024 has largely held steady, even amid

Labour claims Reform UK won’t protect women, as poll suggests Farage’s party heading for ‘seismic’ wins in May – UK politics live

wins in May – UK politics live Good morning. **Wes Streeting**, the health secretary, is publishing a revised women’s health strategy for England today. As **Andrew Gregory** reports, the strategy implicitly accepts that women have

Birmingham is awash with local election candidates – but will result be a ‘coalition of chaos’?

win.” Labour is predicted to have a dire set of results in May, with elections taking place across Scotland, Wales and English councils that are likely to lead to gains for the Green party

Could Trump’s Iran ‘excursion’ be a bigger global turning point than Vietnam?

winning author Fredrik Logevall, professor of history at Harvard University, recently argued that “many of the troubles that plague America today – alienation, resentment, cynicism, the mistrust of government, the breakdown of civil discourse