MPs’ bar at House of Commons shut after woman’s drink spiking allegation
Strangers bar has been linked to a number of drink-fuelled controversies and harassment allegations
Aids activist Bernárd Lynch now has ‘permission to drive sheep over London Bridge’ as he receives Freedom of the City
Clare man, who famously advocated for Aids sufferers in New York in the 1980s before coming to London about 30 years ago, honoured at event on Friday
Tulip Siddiq’s resignation raises questions as to why Keir Starmer appointed her in the first place
Siddiq quit as anti-corruption minister in Labour government after being named in a corruption inquiry in Bangladesh
Rachel Reeves fends off comparisons with Liz Truss as Tories call for the chancellor to be sacked
The Daily Star is considering going vegetable shopping once again
Bradford works to shake off its ‘grooming gangs’ reputation
Yorkshire city, perennially overshadowed by its neighbour Leeds, is the UK’s City of Culture for 2025
Keir Starmer defends beleaguered chancellor Rachel Reeves but promises to be ‘ruthless’
Britain’s first woman chancellor of the exchequer is under pressure as investors fret over UK economy
UK government wavering over another national inquiry into child abuse by grooming gangs
Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips suggests government might have a rethink if victims’ groups demand an inquiry
‘It’s like Wall Street in the 1980s’: consolidation of Westminster’s clerical rag trade raises the spirits of some
‘I’m A Celebrity’ jungle priest Richard Coles had some juicy sartorial gossip for the new year
Elon Musk fights Battle of Britain on two fronts as he clashes with Nigel Farage and Keir Starmer
Billionaire’s latest interventions in UK politics are ostensibly about Britain’s handling of child abuse grooming gangs
The Bionic Baron who staged a comeback after quadruple amputation in one of Westminster’s moments of the year
Craig Mackinlay was an MP who almost died from sepsis and now he sits in the House of Lords
How Britain’s prison system is teetering on the brink of collapse
New Labour government was rocked in autumn by images of unexpectedly-freed criminals popping champagne corks in prison car parks
Older Irish people in London: ‘It is so important to have something to get people out of the house. It breaks down the loneliness’
The networks of ‘joy and friendship’ helping the older Irish community in London
Shocking crimes, royal illness and Labour’s landslide: The eight big moments that defined 2024 for Britain
Winds of change howled across Britain in a year when a Labour election victory ended 14 years of Tory rule
Pub staff struggled to keep up with giddy Shamrock Rovers fans who enjoyed every moment of Chelsea trip
About 2,000 Shamrock Rovers fans marched to Stamford Bridge, equating to about 14,000 internally concealed pints of beer
Corkman leading €11bn development of Battersea Power Station in London: ‘We’ve created a place to live, work and play’
Donagh O’Sullivan is in charge of the redevelopment of one of the British capital’s most iconic structures