PM accuses Tory leader of ‘bandwagon jumping’ and condemns plan to oppose children’s wellbeing bill UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer has accused Kemi Badenoch of “bandwagon jumping” in calling for a new inquiry into sexual abuse gangs, as he condemned the Conservative leader for her plan to try to vote down a…

Hillside homes abandoned and 30,000 evacuated as infernos rip into north and west areas of Californian city Southern California wildfire – live Residents of Los Angeles have fled wildfires engulfing the suburbs of the US’s second city, as firefighters struggled to contain the flames overnight amid fears they would worsen on Wednesday morning. California officials…

Treaties ratified by the Senate in 1978 established permanent neutrality, but some Republicans regret that decision.

Airline seeking €15,000 in damages over ‘inexcusable’ behaviour it says forced plane to divert to Portugal Ryanair is suing a passenger it claims disrupted a flight between Dublin and Lanzarote, seeking €15,000 (£12,500) in damages to cover expenses incurred when the plane was diverted to Portugal. The airline said on Wednesday it had filed proceedings…

The attack was the latest effort to inflict pain on Russia even as Kyiv is losing ground on the battlefield at home.

Plans to stretch the law to favor Trump and drive out dissenting voices are expected to begin immediately Despite disavowing Project 2025 on the campaign trail and the people involved with creating it, Donald Trump has now tapped numerous people tied to the project for key roles in his administration as he prepares to advance…

The president-elect’s intervention in Mike Johnson’s speakership win was a sign of his power over the party – but it was only the first test of many Donald Trump to the rescue. With Mike Johnson’s bid for re-election as speaker of the House of Representatives teetering, the US president-elect interrupted a golf game to talk…