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Six O'Clock News
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Nigel Farage rejects accusation that Reform MP is "racist"
The Reform leader, Nigel Farage, has rejected an accusation from the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, that the MP Sarah Pochin was racist, after she...
Migrant Sex Offender Caught After Wrongful Jail Release
A migrant sex offender who was wrongly released from prison and spent two days at large in Essex and London is now back behind bars. Hadush Kebatu - w...
The MP Lucy Powell has been elected as Labour's deputy leader
Lucy Powell has won the election to become Labour's deputy leader, after campaigning for the party to change course. She won 54% of the 161,000 votes...
The asylum seeker who was jailed for a sexual assault in Epping has been released by mistake
It's been confirmed that an asylum seeker who was jailed last month for a year for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl and a woman in Epping has be...
A former paratrooper is cleared of murder on Bloody Sunday
A British Army veteran, known only as Soldier F, has been cleared of murdering two people in Londonderry on Bloody Sunday in 1972. Also: Three metropo...
A second candidate to chair the grooming gang inquiry has withdrawn
The government's beleaguered inquiry into grooming gangs has run into further difficulty with the final significant candidate to chair it ruling himse...
Senior politicians add to the mounting scrutiny of Prince Andrew
Senior politicians have added to the mounting scrutiny of Prince Andrew, as the discussion around his connection to the late sex offender, Jeffrey Eps...
Calls grow for Prince Andrew to be permanently stripped of his royal titles
Buckingham Palace has urged people to focus on the King's royal work and not be distracted by the scandal surrounding his brother Prince Andrew becaus...
Thieves steal eight priceless objects from the Louvre Museum
French police are searching for a gang who stole priceless treasures from the Louvre in Paris this morning .Officers found a damaged nineteenth centur...
Prince Andrew drops his royal titles
The family of Virginia Giuffre - who accused Prince Andrew of sexual abusing her when she was a teenager - have welcomed the announcement that he is t...
Political pressure about the banning of Israeli football fans from a match against Aston Villa
Ministers have spent the day in discussions about how to reverse a decision to ban supporters of the Israeli football team, Maccabi Tel Aviv, from att...
Frustration from the head of MI5 over the collapse of the China spying case
The head of MI5 has said Chinese state operatives present a daily national security threat to the UK and expressed frustration about the collapse of a...
The blame game over the collapse of the China spying trial boils over in the Commons
Sir Keir Starmer has said the government will publish key evidence at the centre of a row about the collapse of a case involving two men accused of sp...
People coming to the UK to work are to face tougher English language rules
People coming to the UK to work are to face tougher English language rules, requiring them to meet an A-Level standard in speaking, listening, reading...
The last living hostages held by Hamas are reunited with their families in Israel
There have been celebrations across Israel and the Palestinian territories, as a major hostage and prisoner exchange marked a significant step towards...
More aid enters Gaza ahead of hostage release
More aid is entering Gaza, as humanitarian agencies scale up their response to the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and final preparations are made...
Paedophile singer Ian Watkins dies after prison attack
The former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins has died after being attacked in prison – where he was serving a lengthy sentence for child sex offences. O...
Palestinians return to Gaza
Thousands of displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza have begun to return home, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect. Israel sa...
Global Reaction to Gaza Peace Deal
Leaders around the world have welcomed the ceasefire agreement. News of the deal was greeted with huge outbursts of joy in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv...
The Conservative leader has delivered her first party conference speech
In her first leader's speech to a Conservative party conference, Kemi Badenoch committed a future Tory administration to lower government spending, to...
The shadow justice secretary has insisted racial integration has "got worse"
The shadow justice secretary has insisted he won't shy away from issues of racial integration after being accused of stoking division. Also: Millions...
The French Prime Minister has resigned
France's political system has been thrown into turmoil once more by the resignation of a third Prime Minister since snap elections last year. Sebastia...
The Home Secretary wants police to get more powers to restrict repeated protests
The Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has set out plans to give police forces new powers to restrict what she called repeat protests. The new rules wil...
Hopes are rising of an end to the war in Gaza
Hopes are rising of an end to the war in Gaza after Hamas accepted some of the terms of a peace deal proposed by President Trump. The militant group t...
Man killed in synagogue attack shot by a police officer
Greater Manchester Police say one of the two men killed in an attack on a synagogue in Manchester yesterday was shot by an armed officer. The Chief Co...
A deadly attack on a synagogue in Manchester
Two people are dead following an attack on a synagogue in Manchester.The attack on Yom Kippur - the holiest day in the Jewish calendar - is declared a...
Racism and misogyny in the Metropolitan Police uncovered by the BBC.
Eight serving Metropolitan Police officers have been suspended. The Force Commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, has apologised for the 'reprehensible behavio...
Keir Starmer calls for national unity at Labour Party conference
Sir Keir Starmer has set out what he sees as the central purpose of his government - to bring people together in the cause of national renewal, and he...
The Home Secretary says migrants must "earn the right" to live in the UK
The Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has told Labour's conference in Liverpool that migrants will have to prove they are contributing to society to ea...
Keir Starmer calls Reform migrant policy 'racist' and 'immoral'
The Prime Minister has called Reform UK's proposals to scrap indefinite leave to remain for all non-EU migrants "racist" and "immoral". The policy --...
England's Women win Rugby Union World Cup
England have won the women's Rugby Union World Cup on home soil. The Red Roses beat Canada 33 - 13 at Twickenham.
The Prime Minister sets out digital ID plans
The Prime Minister has set out plans to introduce mandatory digital identification before the next general electon, to try to tackle illegal migration...
ID Card scheme expected to be announced tomorrow
A UK-wide ID Card scheme is expected to be announced tomorrow - the Prime Minister believes it will help tackle illegal working and will modernise the...
Doctors treat Huntington's disease for the first time
Doctors have made a huge breakthrough in tackling the genetic disorder Huntington's disease, with initial results showing a significant slowing in the...
23/09/2025 President Trump attacks mass migration and climate change
The Liberal Democrat leader, Sir Ed Davey, uses his party conference speech to attack Reform UK saying don't let "Trump's America" become "Farage's Br...
British couple released from Afghan prison.
An elderly British couple detained for eight months by the Taliban are released from prison in Afghanistan.
A total of three migrants who arrive...
President Trump and Sir Keir Starmer hail a "new era" for UK US relationship
President Trump has ended his second state visit to the UK, using a joint news conference with the Prime Minister to say the bond between the US and U...
President Trump visits Windsor Castle
The King and other senior members of the Royal Family have been hosting Donald Trump at Windsor Castle. Also: The Israeli army says it’s struck more t...
Israel launches a major ground offensive on Gaza City
There's been international condemnation of Israel, after it announced that it had started its long-awaited major ground assault on Gaza City. Also: th...
Sir Keir Starmer defends his handling of Lord Mandelson's sacking
The Prime Minister has spoken publicly for the first time since sacking the UK's ambassador to the US, Lord Mandelson. Also: The shadow minister Danny...