6 hours ago Sir John CurticeProfessor of politics at the University of Strathclyde "Brexit did deep damage. " With those words at her Mais lecture on Tuesday, Chancellor Rachel Reeves made it clear that there has been an important shift within the Labour Party - one that government ministers have …

The family of an 18-year-old girl who died following a meningitis outbreak in Kent have described their "immeasurable loss" and called for better protections for young people. Juliette Kenny died last week one day after showing symptoms of the disease which included vomiting and discolouration in her cheeks, her father …

Afghan evacuees in limbo in Qatar camp accuse US of betrayal 5 hours ago Yogita Limaye ,South Asia and Afghanistan correspondentand Mahfouz Zubaide For 18 months, Alia has been waiting in a transit camp in Qatar for her promised resettlement to the US. But now that route appears to have …

Lionel Messi became only the second player in history to reach 900 top-level career goals after scoring in Inter Miami's match against Nashville SC on Wednesday. The Argentina international scored the landmark goal after just seven minutes at Geodis Park in Tennessee in the Concacaf Champions Cup last-16 second leg …

Alberta has proposed a bill that would limit the use of medically assisted dying - also known as voluntary euthanasia - in the Canadian province solely to end-of-life circumstances. In 2021, Canada expanded access to medically assisted dying, known domestically by the acronym Maid, to people with serious, incurable illnesses …

Labour migrant plans under scrutiny and Iran gas field targeted The Guardian leads on the attack on Iran's South Pars gas field. "A dangerous escalation" reads its headline. The Daily Mail suggests Iran has threatened to cripple the global energy market in a "full-scale economic war" in response. "Energy costs …

Ministers are planning a big shake-up of the immigration system to make it harder for migrants already in the UK to settle permanently here. But the idea is controversial. The former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner branded them "un-British" and more than 100 Labour MPs, peers and union leaders have …

'This is the first time I've left my room since the meningitis outbreak' 13 hours ago Simon Jones ,at the University of Kent , Joshua Askew ,South Eastand Gabriela Pomeroy Students at the University of Kent say they have not been leaving their rooms since a fatal outbreak of meningitis …

Why has this meningitis outbreak spread so fast? 13 hours ago James GallagherHealth and science correspondent This meningitis outbreak is deeply unusual and defies easy explanation. It has been described as unprecedented and explosive because there have been 20 cases since the weekend in one small area of Kent. This …

Amazon's Echo smart speaker - more commonly known as Alexa - is getting an AI-powered upgrade which will roll out across the UK. Alexa+ turns the digital assistant into a more chatty device which Amazon says will be able to follow threads and be more proactive in its responses. There …