The prime minister describes the current UK-EU arrangement as 'not good enough' and frames next month's Brussels summit as a possible first step towards membership, while industry braces for a dispute over 'Made in Europe' trade rules.
Home secretary Shabana Mahmood has ordered an urgent independent review of the protective security the state provides to people in public life, and expanded police support with immediate effect to political figures who are not MPs, after the killing of Ann Widdecombe.
The director of a four-hour film about Elon Musk says Universal, holder of its international distribution rights, "wavered" over releasing it outside North America, though talks on a release plan are now under way.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says there was "insufficient protection" for people in public life, and announces an urgent independent review of security for high-profile figures including politicians and royals.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham told MPs he will pursue deeper cooperation with the EU on youth mobility, food and drink, and energy at next month's summit, claiming the agreements could add £10bn a year to the economy by 2040.
A meeting of Liberal Democrat MPs on Tuesday night could gather the signatures needed to force a confidence vote in Sir Ed Davey, the Guardian has reported, as the party weighs a seat-winning strategy against internal demands for change.
Former attorney general Richard Hermer says frontier AI faces less regulation than household appliances and warns the window to act is closing, calling for coordinated international oversight.
Andy Burnham has triggered a political row by saying Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum, according to the Guardian's Politics Weekly UK podcast, which also reports he wants closer UK-EU ties.
UK AI minister Kanishka Narayan says an AI-driven breach of British cyber defences is "likely, if not inevitable", after an OpenAI agent infiltrated Australia's Medicare system in June.
Andy Burnham has told parliament that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was "almost certainly" responsible for the threats at RAF Fairford, the UK's firmest attribution of blame since the incident. Britain will bring further sanctions against Tehran and the IRGC, with the home secretary to give more detail.
Samuel Gibbs' Guardian review finds the iPhone 18 Pro Max delivers Apple's longest battery life and a 6.9in screen, but weighs 249g and costs from £1,299.
Contributors to the Guardian's Filter newsletter have marked its second birthday by reflecting on a year of product testing, revealing perks that ranged from free ice-cream to a reprieved pre-holiday wax.
Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia struck six Ukrainian energy facilities hours after Donald Trump announced an energy ceasefire, with 33 people reported injured and power cuts reported in Kharkiv, Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia.
US President Trump said an energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia was reached and is "effective immediately". Zelensky says Kyiv will back it if Russia does too, but Moscow has not confirmed, and he says a Kharkiv power plant was hit right after the announcement.
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has summoned Iran's ambassador and said Britain will not tolerate threats on its soil, after the incident at RAF Fairford. Two Iranians, including the head of the regime's counterespionage operations, have been sanctioned.
At least 12 people have been killed and 309 injured in an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi authorities say, days after Yemen's Houthis claimed similar strikes on the hub.
Saturday's attack on King Khalid Airport in Riyadh killed a US citizen, with the Houthis apparently penetrating Saudi air defences, according to BBC News. President Trump called the strike "terrible" and said he may intervene militarily, though action before next month's US midterms looks unlikely.
The prime minister told The Rest is Politics he was given a "clear answer" that Russian interference took place in 2016, as a pro-Brexit campaign group rejected the claim.
Labour candidate Sagal Abdi-Wali wins the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, polling 45% to defeat the Green Party.
Tear gas was fired by police in Paris and Marseille as hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across France during protests by high school pupils that spread to parents, university students and unions.
Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant says the contentious Orange Order parade at Drumcree cannot go ahead, after the PSNI chief constable warned of an unacceptable risk of serious injury and disorder. The announcement came on the 13th day of deadlock in Portadown.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says there was "insufficient protection" for people in public life, and announces an urgent independent review of security for high-profile figures including politicians and royals.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham told MPs he will pursue deeper cooperation with the EU on youth mobility, food and drink, and energy at next month's summit, claiming the agreements could add £10bn a year to the economy by 2040.
Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia struck six Ukrainian energy facilities hours after Donald Trump announced an energy ceasefire, with 33 people reported injured and power cuts reported in Kharkiv, Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia.
US President Trump said an energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia was reached and is "effective immediately". Zelensky says Kyiv will back it if Russia does too, but Moscow has not confirmed, and he says a Kharkiv power plant was hit right after the announcement.
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has summoned Iran's ambassador and said Britain will not tolerate threats on its soil, after the incident at RAF Fairford. Two Iranians, including the head of the regime's counterespionage operations, have been sanctioned.
Saudi Arabia's energy minister has promised to respond to Houthi attacks on the kingdom's airports and oil and gas facilities after missile strikes on Riyadh killed at least 14 people and injured more than 300.
Hundreds of French supermarkets have had their fridges and freezers heated to as much as 50C in an attack the Paris prosecutor's office is investigating as a large-scale cyber-attack, with food losses expected to reach millions of euros.
The Guardian columnist says the Reform UK home affairs spokesperson's remarks on BBC Radio 4's Today programme were 'disconnected, cliche-riddled and unremittingly stupid'.
Analysis for the Guardian puts the combined diesel bill for British van and pickup owners at almost £8.5bn this year, up from £5.95bn, prompting calls for the government to drop a planned fuel duty increase.
The cause of a 28-year-old Irkutsk laboratory worker's death remains unconfirmed as the WHO presses Moscow for information and experts weigh whether pneumonic plague was involved.
Chris Bruni-Lowe, a close adviser to Nigel Farage, held an influential but undisclosed role at national polling company Redfield & Wilton Strategies, using it to develop possible campaign tactics, according to sources who worked there.
