41+ min ago (667+ words) With its two figureheads seemingly at odds, the party's founding conference featured dated behaviour and predictable positional tensions, which nonetheless made for compelling political theatre. Sunday 30 November 2025 19:54, UK Anyone playing bingo with the left-wing lexicon would have been sure of a fully marked-off card by the close of Your Party's founding conference on the banks of the Mersey. Witch hunt - check. Sabotage and intimidation - check. Faceless unelected bureaucrats - HOUSE! Bonus points were also on offer if you spotted the right-wing newspaper reporter forced to hang around outside the conference after a mysterious and unfixable error with his accreditation stopped him from accessing the venue. For a party painting itself as the face of the new left, there was plenty of dated behaviour during this two-day jamboree. A gauntlet of leafleters awaited all attendees from an extensive range of left-wing organisations....

1+ hour, 46+ min ago (571+ words) Pillion, The Ballad Of Wallis Island and My Father's Shadow were among the big winners at this year's BIFA ceremony in London. Sunday 30 November 2025 22:34, UK Biker romance Pillion has picked up the top prize at the British Independent Film Awards. The film's first-time feature writer and director Harry Lighton was also named best debut screenwriter at the ceremony, held at the Roundhouse in Camden, London, on Sunday evening. Starring Harry Melling as sweet and timid Colin, and Alexander Skarsgard as rugged biker Ray, the film picked up four prizes in total - including craft wins for best costume design and make-up and hair. Tom Basden and Tim Key took home the BIFA awards for best joint lead performance and best screenplay, for their debut feature The Ballad Of Wallis Island. Also starring Carey Mulligan, the film tells the story of a…...

7+ hour, 30+ min ago (331+ words) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is arguing his long-running corruption trial is such a distraction that it is damaging the national interest and affecting his ability to govern - but what sort of precedent would a pardon set? Sunday 30 November 2025 12:47, UK This is a truly unprecedented situation. An Israeli prime minister, in the midst of a trial that has already been going on for years, requesting a pardon even though he hasn't been convicted. And he is doing so with the backing of the American president, whose goodwill - by contrast to growing international condemnation - now sits at the heart of Israeli government policy. Benjamin Netanyahu insists he will be exonerated, even if the trial does come to a conclusion. His argument, framed across 111 pages, is that the trial is such a distraction that it is damaging the national interest and affecting…...

8+ hour, 11+ min ago (890+ words) The decision is seen as a win for Zarah Sultana, who favoured collective leadership - but allies of Jeremy Corbyn say this is a missed opportunity for him to lead the party. Sunday 30 November 2025 14:49, UK Your Party will be led by its members rather than a single MP, avoiding a battle between its two co-founders, Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana. Politics Live: Chancellor denies lying about budget forecast There was a big cheer as the result was announced to delegates gathered in Liverpool for the new movement's annual founding conference. However one ally of Mr Corbyn told Sky News: "People have voted against utilising the biggest asset the party had - Jeremy." Your Party has been marred by factionalism between the two figureheads from the outset and had a single leadership model been picked, a big battle for the top job was…...

8+ hour, 37+ min ago (849+ words) The Israeli prime minister is facing a long-running corruption trial. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges, which include bribery and fraud. Sunday 30 November 2025 12:32, UK Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is facing a long-running corruption trial, has submitted an official request to the country's president to pardon him. In a video statement, Mr Netanyahu, who is the only sitting PM in Israeli history to stand trial, said the case had divided the country and a pardon would help restore national unity. He also said the requirement to appear in court three times a week is a distraction that makes it difficult for him to lead. President Isaac Herzog's office said it was "an extraordinary request" which carries "significant implications". The president will "responsibly and sincerely consider the request" after consulting with "relevant authorities" in the justice ministry and…...

8+ hour, 54+ min ago (891+ words) The MP for Coventry South also slammed "the sight of a Muslim woman being manhandled and dragged out" of the party conference. Sunday 30 November 2025 16:12, UK Zarah Sultana has hit out at the factionalism within Your Party that has been on stark display at its founding conference this weekend. She also slammed "the sight of a Muslim woman being manhandled and dragged out of conference". Speaking on the main stage, the MP for Coventry South said there have been "witch hunts" and "bullying" at the top of the new left-wing party, and declared she "will not stand for this". But she also apologised for "hiccups" in the foundation of the party, admitting that some of it was her "fault". The conference in Liverpool has been marred by infighting and allegations of "witch hunts", with some members seemingly being expelled and removed…...

9+ hour, 16+ min ago (340+ words) A tropical storm that formed in the Malacca Strait has led to 435 deaths in Indonesia, 170 in southern Thailand, and three in Malaysia. Sunday 30 November 2025 13:10, UK The death toll following flooding and landslides in Indonesia and Thailand has risen to more than 600 - with nearby Sri Lanka also reporting more than 200 deaths after a cyclone. Three people have also died in Malaysia, officials have said, due to the extreme weather in South Asia and Southeast Asia. In total, Indonesian officials said 442 people had died and Thai authorities reported 170 deaths in the southern part of the country, as of midday UK time on Sunday. Rescue efforts were ongoing throughout the day, with more than four million people affected - almost three million in Southern Thailand and 1.1 million in Western Indonesia - by the effects of a tropical storm formed in the Malacca Strait. Indonesian relief…...

9+ hour, 34+ min ago (642+ words) Sunday 30 November 2025 13:30, UK The death toll from a fire that tore through a Hong Kong apartment complex has risen. Investigators are searching for bodies in the residential towers of Wang Fuk Court, where the blaze erupted on Wednesday. Authorities say 146 bodies have now been found, rising from a previous reported total of 128. Shuk-yin Tsang, the head of the Hong Kong police casualty unit, said another 100 people remained unaccounted for, and 79 people were injured. Flames spread through seven of the eight towers of the complex, and the fire was not fully extinguished until Friday. Police said they had completed searches through four of the affected buildings. But a city official said they expected the search process to take three to four weeks. Cheng Ka-chun, the police officer leading the search, said bodies had been found both in apartments and on the…...

9+ hour, 34+ min ago (627+ words) Sunday 30 November 2025 11:14, UK The death toll from a fire that tore through a Hong Kong apartment complex has risen. Investigators are searching for bodies in the residential towers of Wang Fuk Court, where the blaze erupted on Wednesday. Authorities say 146 bodies have now been found, rising from a previous reported total of 128. Shuk-yin Tsang, the head of the Hong Kong police casualty unit, said another 100 people remained unaccounted for. Flames spread through seven of the eight towers of the complex, and the fire was not fully extinguished until Friday morning. Police said they had completed searches through four of the affected buildings. But a city official said they expected the search process to take three to four weeks. Cheng Ka-chun, the police officer leading the search, said bodies had been found both in apartments and on the roofs. He said:…...

9+ hour, 34+ min ago (642+ words) Sunday 30 November 2025 12:29, UK The death toll from a fire that tore through a Hong Kong apartment complex has risen. Investigators are searching for bodies in the residential towers of Wang Fuk Court, where the blaze erupted on Wednesday. Authorities say 146 bodies have now been found, rising from a previous reported total of 128. Shuk-yin Tsang, the head of the Hong Kong police casualty unit, said another 100 people remained unaccounted for, and 79 people were injured. Flames spread through seven of the eight towers of the complex, and the fire was not fully extinguished until Friday. Police said they had completed searches through four of the affected buildings. But a city official said they expected the search process to take three to four weeks. Cheng Ka-chun, the police officer leading the search, said bodies had been found both in apartments and on the…...