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How will the next steps in our extraordinarily turbulent politics play out? To discuss that we spoke to James Lyons – who was Keir Starmer’s strategic communications chief in Number 10 – and Kelly Beaver who’s chief executive of the public opinion research firm Ipsos.

More details of the breaking news of a train crash between Luton and Bedford.

Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a ceasefire after the continued fighting in Lebanon threatened to derail Donald Trump’s agreement with Iran. Negotiations on the next phase of that deal had been due to start in Switzerland on Friday, but they were postponed with Iran complaining that Israel’s offensive breached the memorandum of understanding signed this week. The terms of the agreement, perceived by many as favourable to Iran, have come under fire in the US and Israel.

British Transport Police say they are responding to reports of a “collision involving two trains” near Bedford – with fire and rescue teams on the scene.

We spoke to the former editor of Conservative Home Tim Montgomerie who has joined Reform UK.

The Tories have been celebrating winning their first Scottish by-election for more than 50 years. In Aberdeen South, Conservative Douglas Lumsden picked up just short of 50 per cent of the votes – well ahead of the SNP’s Richard Thomson on 28.6 per cent. Reform was a distant third. This represented a big swing from the last general election from the SNP to the Conservatives.

What was it like for Makerfield’s voters – to be in the midst of a political goldfish bowl where every opinion writer and broadcaster in the country had something deeply profound to say?

We spoke to Labour MP Luke Charters about Andy Burnham’s Makerfield by-election win, and his possible challenge to Keir Starmer’s leadership.

We spoke to the Environment secretary, the cabinet minister Emma Reynolds and I began by asking her whether the talk of the party ‘coming together’ might actually mean coming together under a new leader.

This weekend Keir Starmer is talking to his cabinet, his staff and Labour MPs as it seems his premiership is hanging by a thread. Andy Burnham’s blowout victory in Makerfield has delivered the promised hope to at least one group of people: Labour MPs who were despondent about their future – Reform no longer looks unassailable. For now an uneasy standoff has developed with Burnham and his allies saying they are giving the Prime Minister time to consider his future, while Keir Starmer

Andy Burnham has won a thumping victory in Makerfield, proving he can, in certain circumstances, beat Nigel Farage’s Reform UK – but what about beating his own party leader Sir Keir Starmer? The prime minister says he will stand and fight any leadership challenge. So, where does it leave the country? Will Starmer be forced to stand down, despite his defiant tone now? And what will happen if there is a leadership election? On this episode of The Fourcast Krishnan Guru-Murthy is joined by Ke

Image credit: AP Photo/Jon Super The result came just after 3am in a hot and crowded events venue across the canal from Wigan Pier. By that time, most of us in the room knew the outgoing Mayor of Greater Manchester would be heading back to Westminster. The whispered briefings from his allies had become increasingly confident in the previous hours as the votes were being counted. ‘Wow moment’ As the 14 candidates lined up on stage, Andy Burnham took up his place between a man dressed as a bin and

It’s one of the world’s best known trees, famed for sheltering Robin Hood and his band of merry men as they fled the Sheriff of Nottingham. But now the Major Oak – which has stood for more than a thousand years in Sherwood Forest – is no more: a victim of too many tourists and not enough rain.

There’s been an unexpected drop in the unemployment rate, but there are signs the jobs market remains tough – with falling vacancies and a rise in less secure employment. It’s fresh evidence that the British economy is still in need of a boost – and 10 years after the Brexit vote, the government is looking at new economic links with the EU to do just that.

Protestors have brought the resource-rich Andean nation of Bolivia to a stand still. Blockades cutting off roads across the country are choking the economy. Angry at the new centre right president’s austerity measures, they are looking to the old socialist leader Evo Morales, who’s living in hiding.

Previous winners have included Liverpool’s Ferry Terminal and the Walkie Talkie in London. This isn’t a prize for good design though, it’s the Carbuncle Cup, an award for the worst new building in the UK. Members of the public can nominate whatever structure they want and it’s not just about aesthetics, it’s about how these buildings affect the communities around them. Kiran Moodley sat in on the judging process to find out how they chose this year’s winners – or should we say

Large crowds have gathered in Belfast and Derry for anti-racism rallies after several days of violent unrest across Northern Ireland linked to a knife attack. Politicians said the United Against Racism protest in Belfast was the biggest ever seen in the city, while demonstrators applauded speeches condemning racist violence and intimidation.  

Late last night the US government took the dramatic step of issuing an order limiting access to the latest Anthropic AI model, called Fable, for all non-American nationals, including those that worked on it – claiming it was for national security reasons. In response the company withdrew the model for everyone, saying that was the only way it could comply. Fable was only released a few days ago, and was widely regarded as the most powerful available to the public.  

In the last few minutes Donald Trump has claimed a deal to end the Iran war is due to be signed tomorrow – adding that “hopefully, it will all work out quickly and smoothly”. Tehran has been far more cautious about the timing – and there’s no sign of any pause in the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.

In the early hours of the morning, a group of workers began removing Donald Trump’s name from the marble facade at the Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts in Washington DC – after a federal judge ruled that Mr Trump’s attempt to unilaterally rename the institution was unlawful. All this at a time when the White House is trying to focus attention on their deal to end the war in Iran.