Sunak on his drenched election announcement
The prime minister has joked he avoided catching pneumonia after making his election announcement speech outside Number 10 in the pouring rain.
The prime minister has joked he avoided catching pneumonia after making his election announcement speech outside Number 10 in the pouring rain.
Rishi Sunak has called the next general election for Thursday 4 July.
Rishi Sunak's Conservatives and Sir Keir Starmer's Labour Party battled over the economy on Saturday after a bruising day for the Conservative leader that saw two senior party figures quit as MPs.
Four people have been injured and one arrested following a clash between pro-Iran supporters and anti-Iranian government protesters.
One of Britain's biggest housebuilders is exploring a £1bn takeover bid for Cala Group, a rival player in the sector which has been put up for sale.
A high-profile literary festival has dropped its sponsorship with a company accused of investing billions in fossil fuels and businesses linked to the Israeli defence industry.
In the 15-year scandal of the Post Office, this may be remembered as the day that hundreds of sub-postmasters, subject to the greatest miscarriage of justice in British legal history, were finally heard.
A terminally-ill British woman who chose to end her life by assisted dying on a secluded New Zealand beach surrounded by close family and friends has been remembered for her "selflessness, intellect, and pragmatism".
After avoiding public scrutiny for nearly a decade, Paula Vennells, the former Post Office boss, finally faced questions about her role in the most widespread miscarriage of justice that Britain has ever seen.