If, as expected, Andy Burnham becomes prime minister next month, he will inherit a £4.7bn bill to deliver the Defence Investment Plan, or DIP, and that is bef…

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer's likely successor, Andy Burnham, could face an immediate test in office: whether to expand drilling for North Sea oil or doub…

Gojek co-founder, turned Indonesian Education Minister jailed for 10 years Gojek co-founder and former Education Minister Nadiem Makarim has been sentenced to …

Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani reaffirmed his country's role as a mediator in US – Iran negotiations during talks with US envoy…

Andy Burnham is being urged by female Labour MPs to commit to a 50:50 gender split within his government should he become prime minister in July. A draft lette…

Wales' first minister says the money he has to spend on new buildings and other infrastructure will be cut because of UK government defence plans. Rhun ap Iorw…

The case of Bishop David Oakley has raised serious questions about Church leaders' commitment to safeguarding and transparency.

Andy Burnham plans to spend some of his working week in Manchester if he becomes prime minister, the BBC has been told. It is not clear whether he will spend a…

Outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that Britain will spend almost 300 billion pounds ($397bn) over the next four years to modernise its armed f…

A court in Indonesia has sentenced former Education Minister Nadiem Makarim, co-founder of the Gojek app, to 10 years in prison on corruption charges. Judges a…

When British Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigned last week, an old but forever damning clip resurfaced. Appearing on a London radio show in October 2023, the …