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Starmer’s Position Weakens as Cabinet and MPs Revolt

9 hours ago Chris Mason Political editor Reuters Sir Keir at a Cabinet meeting earlier this year This morning, Sir Keir Starmer's cabinet is split on the most fundamental political question a government's top table of ministers can ever wrestle with: whether the prime minister should carry on. Clear

US and Mexico Face Heatwave as South Africa Endures Flooding

Heat is expected to intensify across western parts of the US and Mexico this week as a ridge of high pressure pushes temperatures well above the seasonal norm. Daytime highs are forecast to reach 10-15C above average in some areas. The US National Weather Service has issued heat advisories for parts

Starmer faces a critical test as he urges MPs to stand down

9 hours ago Chris Mason Political editor Reuters It feels like the prime minister has to give the speech of his life today. Those within the Labour Party who want to see him succeed acknowledge that you can't change everything in one speech. But it is clearly imperative for Sir Keir Starmer to try t

How Social Creators Are Reshaping Africa’s News Landscape

Last year Amahle-Imvelo Jaxa posted a TikTok video about South African peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She explained an argument that had erupted between the South African and Rwandan presidents, then listed roles different South African groups would play in a war with Rwanda:

Is Starmer's Leadership Really at Risk?

8 hours ago Chris Mason, Political editor and Iain Watson, Political correspondent PA Media Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is facing the first explicit threat of a leadership challenge from one of his MPs - but just how much of a threat does it pose to him? The former minister Catherine West's inte

Evacuated British hantavirus patients improving, WHO says

Two Britons who were medically evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship are improving, global health officials have said. A British passenger, understood to be a 69-year-old man, was taken to South Africa on 27 April and is receiving care at a private health facility in Sandton, Johannesburg. A

Labour MPs Criticise Starmer After Election Setbacks

11 hours ago Chris Mason, Political editor and Iain Watson, Political correspondent Getty Images Surveying the scale of Labour's disastrous elections performance, the number of Labour MPs saying publicly that Sir Keir Starmer should resign or attach a sell-by date to his premiership had passed 20 by

Two British evacuees from hantavirus-hit ship improving

Two Britons who were medically evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship are improving, global health officials have said. A British passenger, understood to be a 69-year-old man, was taken to South Africa on 27 April and is receiving care at a private health facility in Sandton, Johannesburg. A

Reform Surges as Labour Loses Ground in Traditional Areas

2 hours ago Chris Mason Political editor PA Media Labour activists look on as votes are counted in Clacton, Essex First things first, the headlines you are waking up to are only an emerging picture. The morning after a general election, the result is pretty much complete by breakfast time - but that

Two Britons Isolating After Hantavirus Exposure on Expedition Ship

7 minutes ago Alex Kleiderman, Ella Kipling and Hugh Pym, health editor Facebook Briton Martin Anstee is reported to be among three people evacuated from the ship while two other Britons are self-isolating in the UK Two British people are self-isolating at home in the UK after potential exposure to

Suspected Hantavirus on MV Hondius — British Crew Need Care

A British crew member was in need of urgent medical care and a passenger from the UK remained in a critical but stable condition following a suspected outbreak of hantavirus on a luxury cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Three people have died and medics on Monday were scrambling to evacuate two oth