News 13/05/26

The Scottish National Party says it will attempt to force a vote on the prime minister’s future in the coming days.

The move would come through an amendment to the King’s Speech during the parliamentary debate. Westminster leader Dave Doogan said the leadership situation could not continue, calling it a farce and urging a focus on wider issues facing the country.

The bodies of three women have been recovered from the sea in Brighton, Sussex Police have confirmed.

Emergency services were called at around 5.45am following concerns for the welfare of three women in the water off the coast. The RNLI launched lifeboats from Brighton and Shoreham at about 6am, but both were later stood down after the recovery.

Twenty two people evacuated from a cruise ship following a hantavirus outbreak are beginning to leave a Merseyside hospital after a period of isolation.

Passengers and crew from the MV Hondius spent 72 hours at Arrowe Park Hospital and will now continue isolating at home for a further 42 days. The group includes 20 British nationals, a German resident in the UK and a Japanese passenger. Ten additional people are being brought to the UK from British territories in the South Atlantic as a precaution.

New research suggests a daily pill could help people coming off weight loss jabs remain slim.

The drug is already available in the United States and could soon launch in the UK. Trials found patients taking orforglipron avoided regaining weight after stopping GLP one injections. The Nature Medicine study was funded by Eli Lilly, which also makes the weight loss jab Mounjaro.

In less than a month, India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau is expected to release its final report into the crash of London bound Air India flight AI171.

The plane crashed seconds after take off from Ahmedabad last June killing two hundred and sixty people. Air India is also facing losses airspace closures fuel shock and concerns about safety following recent incidents.

Sir Keir Starmer is due to meet Health Secretary Wes Streeting in Downing Street before the King’s Speech.

The talks come as pressure grows on the prime minister to resign after four government ministers and six parliamentary private secretaries quit. More than eighty Labour MPs have also called for him to go following heavy local election losses. At Tuesday’s cabinet meeting, Starmer insisted the government must continue governing.

OpenAI chief Sam Altman says he is an honest and trustworthy businessperson as he rejected Elon Musk’s claims he tried to steal the company and turn it into a capitalist venture.

The pair are involved in a California court battle over the company behind ChatGPT. Musk alleges Altman and OpenAI president Greg Brockman sought millions of dollars from him before transforming the organisation into a corporate entity.

Donald Trump says he will have a long talk with Chinese president Xi Jinping about the Iran war during his visit to China.

Speaking before leaving the White House, Trump said Iran was very much under control and he would not need China’s help. China is Iran’s biggest oil customer and the US president has urged Beijing to pressure Tehran into reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

Metropolitan Police say facial recognition cameras helped officers arrest 173 suspects during a six month trial in Croydon.

Static cameras were placed along Croydon High Street between October and March. Police say suspects arrested using the technology were linked to offences including kidnapping, rape and serious sexual assault. One woman arrested had allegedly been wanted over an assault investigation for more than twenty years.

A man from Slough has been jailed for eight months after admitting drug offences.

Fhaim Khan pleaded guilty to possessing crack cocaine and heroin with intent to supply after police saw unusual behaviour.