Starmer hopes for ‘one in, one out’ migrant deal at summit with French president - Government sources dismiss reports an agreement has already been reached as ‘speculation’

Business confidence has slumped to a three-year low as a “cocktail of costs” including higher taxes and tariff threats pour cold water on Keir Starmer’s claims of rising corporate optimism. The prime minister told MPs on Wednesday afternoon that business confidence had hit a nine-year high,

French President Emmanuel Macron has paid almost £10m compensation to victims of French nuclear weapons testing, while campaigners have accused UK counterpart Keir Starmer of "ghosting" them

The warning affected a narrow, but densely populated area that included downtown Chicago. Flash flooding was seen from the downtown area through the West Side along the Eisenhower Expressway to Oak Park, as the slow-moving storm hovered stubbornly over the area.

At a heated Prime Minister’s Questions, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch pressed Prime Minister Keir Starmer on tax pledges, job losses, and rising council tax. Starmer defended his record, citing investment and economic stability.

LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will host French President Emmanuel Macron for lunch at Downing Street on the second day of a state visit on Wednesday, with the pair poised to discuss subjects like immigration and Ukraine.

A dad who lost his daughter after a six-hour ambulance wait has slammed Keir Starmer's new 10-year plan for improving the NHS. Mike Phillips, 65, from Rochdale, lost his daughter, Allyson, 33, who was suffering from a sarcoma to sepsis at Fairfield General Hospital in April 2022.