Wes Streeting has confirmed he will enter any potential Labour leadership contest, days after resigning as Health Secretary and telling the Prime Minister he had lost confidence in him.
Speaking on Saturday, Mr Streeting stated that the party needs a proper contest with the best candidates on the field. He also claimed that leaving the European Union was a catastrophic mistake and argued that the United Kingdom should rejoin the bloc one day. Meanwhile, the Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has announced that he is seeking to stand in the Makerfield by-election in order to save the Labour Party.
Nine people have been injured, five of them seriously, following a police pursuit of a suspected stolen car in east London.
Officers had attempted to stop the vehicle before it failed to pull over, resulting in a short chase. The London Ambulance Service was called at half past twelve this morning to reports of a crash at a junction in Ilford, where ten patients were treated. The Metropolitan Police confirmed that five people aged between fourteen and forty-six suffered serious injuries.
Iran has announced a mechanism to control traffic along a designated route through the Strait of Hormuz.
The head of the Iranian parliament’s national security committee, Ebrahim Azizi, stated that only commercial vessels and parties cooperating with Iran will benefit from the system. He added that fees would be collected for specialised services. The international shipping lane has been effectively shut since the war began on the twenty-eighth of February.
Swatch has closed its stores across the United Kingdom after hundreds of people queued to buy a new limited-edition watch.
The Swiss firm closed branches due to safety considerations for customers and staff, with one man arrested in Cardiff.
Tens of thousands of protesters have arrived in London for two rival marches today.
Demonstrators are attending either the Unite the Kingdom rally, organised by far-right figure Tommy Robinson, or a separate pro-Palestinian demonstration. More than four thousand police officers have been deployed across the capital to manage a sterile zone between the two groups. The Metropolitan Police described the deployment as one of its most significant operations in years, with drones, dogs, and horses being used alongside armoured vehicles held on standby. Tens of thousands of football fans are also travelling to Wembley Stadium for the FA Cup Final this afternoon.
A rescue diver has died in the Maldives while searching for the bodies of four Italian scuba divers who died in an accident.
Staff Sergeant Mohamed Mahdhee was taken to hospital in a critical condition on Saturday but later succumbed to his injuries. The Italian divers died while attempting to explore caves at a depth of around fifty metres. Only one body has been recovered so far, at a depth of sixty metres. It is believed to be the worst single diving accident in the history of the Indian Ocean nation.
A military rider has died at the Royal Windsor Horse Show after falling from their horse.
The service person, who was a soldier in the King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, fell during the event at around seven o’clock yesterday evening. Immediate medical treatment was provided at the scene, but the soldier died from serious injuries. Police confirmed the family has been informed.
Donald Trump has announced that Abu-Bilal al Minuki, the global second-in-command of ISIS, has been eliminated in Africa.
The forty-four-year-old was targeted during a joint operation conducted by United States and Nigerian forces. Writing on Truth Social, Donald Trump described al Minuki as the most active terrorist in the world and stated that his removal has greatly diminished the global operations of ISIS. According to the non-profit Counter Extremism Project, the Nigerian national was a leading official in the Lake Chad division of the group’s General Directorate of Provinces offices.
A thirty-eight-year-old man has died after being bitten by a shark at a popular tourist hotspot in Western Australia.
Police confirmed the attack took place on Saturday morning at Horseshoe Reef near Rottnest Island, which is situated about thirty-one kilometres west of Perth. The man was brought back to the shore but could not be revived. Surf Life Saving Western Australia reported that a four-metre shark had been spotted eighty metres offshore around ten o’clock local time. This is the second fatal shark attack in the country this year.
More than four thousand police officers have been deployed to London as crowds gather for two rival protests.
The Metropolitan Police described it as one of their most significant operations in years. Officers will use drones, horses, and dogs, with armoured vehicles on standby to maintain a sterile zone between a Unite the Kingdom march and a pro-Palestinian demonstration. Tens of thousands of football fans are also expected at Wembley Stadium for the FA Cup Final this afternoon.
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