Which party has won the most council by-elections since the May 2025 local elections?
Who’s up and who’s down?

‘Promises can enrol people but many can’t easily be delivered.’

Almost two years into the pandemic, and exhausted and overwhelmed nurses are working long hours, often without pay, in order to keep the NHS afloat, a new study has revealed.

One of the most harrowing images of 2021 has to be that of a damaged inflatable dinghy that had been carrying refugees, washed up on a beach near Wimereux, France. The incident sparked a wave of dissent about the government’s tough immigration policies.

With soaring energy bills and rising taxes, millions of UK families are on the brink of severe cost-of-living upheaval.

From shortages of HGV drivers to tackle the petrol crisis, to empty supermarket shelves, 2021 has been awash with Brexit disruption. It comes as little surprise that six in ten voters say Brexit has gone badly wrong.

Laurence Robertson MP has been advocating for the betting industry after previously being criticised for a conflict of interest

It has been a year of major protests and unrest, illustrative of the staying power of many movements and the increasing grievances about those in power.

The number of transphobic hate crimes in the UK has risen by 332% since 2014-15

The news you didn’t see this week…

As rumour about the embattled PM’s future fizzes, we look back on Johnson’s second full year of office – 12 months beset with epic gaffes, U-turns, rebellions and clangers.