Campaigning Figen Murray arrives in London on eve of Manchester Arena bombing anniversary to call for Martyn's Law

The Conservatives have included The Fair City in a list of 30 UK "towns" it has pledged to give £20 million of funding.

Richard Hawley had some choice words for prime minister Rishi Sunak at a show in London on Saturday night (June 8).The Sheffield musician was headlining the Eventim Apollo, and before launching into his 2007 classic ‘Tonight The Streets Are Ours’, he shared some thoughts on the current UK General Election campaign.“You know, I’m 57 years old and I’ve seen some fucking arsehole politicians, but Sunak takes the fucking piss,” he said.The Conservative leader called the surprise early election on May 22, which will be held on July 4.“The thing that slaughters me is the fact that literally probably about a week ago, he came up with a stupid fucking idea to enlist teenagers for a year or two years or whatever, poor fuckers, you know what I mean?” Hawley continued.“That bastard couldn’t even manage a day, you know what I mean?”Hawley appears to be referencing the recent Tory pledge to introduce 12 months of mandatory national service for 18-year-olds, should they win the election.

Ariana Grande has premiered the music video for ‘The Boy Is Mine’ featuring You‘s Penn Badgley.In an inversion of his role in the hit Netflix thriller, in which he plays a stalker, Badgley ends up being the one who’s stalked in the new visuals.He plays Max, a city mayor tasked with tackling a rat problem which he does by rounding up the local cats and releasing them all at once to kill the rodents. Grande plays a city resident obsessed with Badgley, concocting a love potion to make him fall in love with her.In one scene, Grande is seen making and then wearing a Catwoman-style costume as she goes to Max’s apartment.

Seven major political parties will battle it out tonight in the first of the BBC's televised general election debates.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has sparked anger among voters and military leaders alike after the Tory party leader appeared to snub veterans when he skipped a ceremony to commemorate fallen D-Day soldiers in order to take part in a pre-recorded TV interview. The PM, who surveys predict is on track to lose the election, has been widely criticised by military officials for leaving behind a handful of surviving veterans and their families to drum up voter support with ITV.

the historic D-Day Landings.The Prince of Wales, 41, stepped out with his father, 75, and stepmother, 76, in Portsmouth, south of England, on Wednesday to mark the poignant occasion.However, one beloved royal was notably out of action — Kate Middleton.The Princess of Wales, 42, is still continuing her cancer treatment behind closed doors — and is not expected to return to royal duties anytime soon.Instead, William — the heir to the throne — represented the both of them at the ceremony, at which he wore a total of five medals, including the Great Master of The Most Honorable Order of the Bath, which marked the first time he has worn it.His other medals included the Queen’s Golden Jubilee medal, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medal, the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee medal and the Coronation medal.William gave a poignant speech at the ceremony, sharing that he was “deeply honored” to join veterans from the Normandy landing.“We will always remember those who served and those who waved them off,” he said. “The mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters, sons and daughters who watched their loved ones go into battle, unsure if they would ever return.”“Today we remember the bravery of those who crossed this sea to liberate Europe.

Whoever wins the general election, with record numbers of people on the NHS waiting lists, a broken social care system, and stubbornly high energy bills, the next Prime Minister is going to have to make some "tough" choices if they are to fix the problems facing Britain. But at ITV's first televised debate of the general election, Martin Lewis did not think "the real question" had been answered.

It has been nearly 80 years since Stalybridge and Hyde were not represented by Labour in Parliament.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said he is aiming to ‘bring immigration down’ to levels seen while Britain was an EU member during a visit to Brexit-backing Bolton.

EXCLUSIVE: David Hare, one of the UK’s foremost playwrights and a double Oscar nominee, is in an unsparing mood about the state of UK politics. This comes as leaders of the country’s two major parties parry in the cut and thrust of the July 4 general election.

How would you feel about being made to join the armed forces for a year? That’s the question Rami Mwamba had for Greater Manchester’s young people when he took to the streets to ask them about national service yesterday.

and ex-boyfriend Benito Ocasio, a.k.a. Bad Bunny, have once again been photographed sneaking out the side entrance of a hotel holding overnight bags with palms obscuring their faces.

The Royal Air Force pilot who tragically died in a Spitfire crash near RAF Coningsby has been named as Mark Long. Emergency services raced to the scene on Langrick Road in Lincolnshire just before 1.20pm on Saturday, following the horrific crash.

The Home Secretary insists he is 'particularly sorry' to Figen Murray after plans to introduce Martyn's Law were scuppered by the general election. Martyn Hett's campaigning mum walked 200 miles from Manchester to Westminster as part of her campaign to change the law.

It’s been three short days since UK prime minister Rishi Sunak announced the country would be going to the polls on July 4th for a general election, and J.K. Rowling has made her presence felt on social media, slamming the opposition leader for his treatment of a gender-critical politician in his own party.

Good Morning Britain was ground to a halt on Thursday, when Kate Middleton stopped her news report make a breaking news announcement. Thursday's presenters Richard Madeley and Susanna Reid were mid way through discussing the recent news that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had announced a General Election on July 4 when Kate stopped by with urgent news.The presenter stopped her news report to provide the latest update on the Post Office scandal inquiry.

Nigel Farage has announced he is not standing as a Reform UK candidate in the July 4 General Election, but will “do my bit to help” the party in the campaign.

Sky News journalist Darren McCaffrey was escorted out of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's election campaign launch, just moments after the Conservative party leader had unveiled the date for the next general election. For months now, the nation has been on tenterhooks about the potential date of the next general election, but the public finally got their answer on Wednesday, when Rishi confirmed it would take place on July 4 - just six weeks from now.

British voters will head to the polls on American Independence Day.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has confirmed the date of the next general election.