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Boris Johnson has dropped out of the Tory leadership race
The former PM said he would not be putting himself forward despite claiming he had the support of 102 MPs. → Read More
Lib Dems Have Cancelled Their Party Conference After Death Of The Queen
The Liberal Democrats have cancelled their autumn party conference, which was expected to take place in Brighton on 17 September, following the dea... → Read More
Minister Insists Boris Johnson Still Has Loyalty Of Cabinet After Party Chair Resignation
Environment secretary George Eustice has said that Boris Johnson still has the support of his Cabinet after party chairman Oliver Dowden resigned i... → Read More
Oliver Dowden Has Resigned As Conservative Party Chairman
Conservative chairman Oliver Dowden has resigned from his senior position after the party saw major defeats in by-elections in Wakefield and Tivert... → Read More
Government Rules Out New Covid Restrictions Before New Year
The government has confirmed there will be no new Covid Restrictions before the new year after Boris Johnson was briefed today on Covid figures fro... → Read More
Vaccines Minister Says It's "Far Too Early" To Book Summer Holidays
Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi has warned off planning for summer holidays, while an announcement is expected today on whether people will be requ... → Read More
The UK and EU Have Admitted The 'Conditions Are Not There' For A Brexit Trade Deal
Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen have released a joint statement admitting that lack of agreement on level playing field, governance and fish... → Read More
The Plane Carrying A Premier League Footballer Has Been Found With A Body On Board
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said an occupant was visible amidst the wreckage of the Piper Malibu aircraft, which was discovered on the seabed north of Guernsey. → Read More
A Premier League Footballer Is Thought To Have Been On A Missing Plane
Emiliano Sala, the newly signed Cardiff City striker, had been due to arrive from France at the football club in South Wales on Monday night, when the Nantes to Cardiff flight disappeared. → Read More
A Student Who Posted A Blackface Video Has Been Kicked Out Of Her Sorority
"To those students directly impacted by this senseless act of racism, we are deeply sorry, and we know that's not enough," Tri Delta's chapter president said in a statement. → Read More
“I Feel Like My Future Has Been Taken Away From Me”: Meet The Young People Hoping To Vote Against Brexit
“I didn’t really have any clue about Brexit, until I started to read into it. I realised it could be potentially disastrous, and I thought if I don’t campaign about this it could affect the rest of my life.” → Read More
Artists Have Created Images To Inspire Change Around Abortion Rights
"The idea is that there is no one way of looking at this issue, it’s not a clear cut thing," The Mine Anthology's creator told BuzzFeed News. → Read More
A Photographer Has Re-Created The Last Meals Of Prisoners Executed In 2016
Photographer Henry Hargreaves continued his popular series No Seconds for a new collection entitled A Year of Killing to highlight how many prisoners are killed annually in the US. → Read More
Parents Can Now Ask The Government To Delete Their Child's Country-Of-Birth Data
The information, collected in the autumn schools census, will be removed from the National Pupil Database on request. → Read More
The NHS Nursing Crisis Is Going To Get Worse, Union Warns
An accumulation of issues in the health service could hit nursing harder than ever, according to the Royal College of Nursing's annual labour market review. → Read More
A London Police Officer Proposed To His Partner At Pride And Melted...
In a tweet accompanying the heartwarming picture, the Metropolitan police’s LGBT Network confirmed “he said yes”. Here’s video of the romantic moment: Love was clearly in the air at Pride on Saturday because these guys also got engaged. Everyone nearby got pretty emotional. The Met police’s LGBT network was launched just a week ahead of the annual Pride march in a move to better representLGBT… → Read More
Kensington Palace Has Released First Birthday Pictures Of Princess...
The Duchess of Cambridge took the photos at their home in Norfolk. → Read More
Russia Gave France A Puppy To Show Solidarity After The Paris Attacks
The dog is intended to take the place of Diesel, a police dog who died in a raid in Paris after the attacks. → Read More
14 Bits Of Life Advice From Thirtysomething Women For Twentysomethings
"If you can't beat them, join them, and I'll bet you've got far more to big yourself up about than that bunch of dick-slapping pricks.".. → Read More
What's It Like To Deal With Mental Health Issues At Work?
Five people speak to BuzzFeed about why they have, or haven't, opened up about conditions such as depression at work. → Read More