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Couples in England and Wales will be able to marry at home, at a pub or on a cruise ship, under what the government is calling the biggest shake-up to weddings law in almost 200 years.Currently, a marriage or civil partnership ceremony must take place at an approved venue to be legally binding.The UK government says it wants to update “outdated” marriage laws to make weddings more affordable and give couples more choice over where they say “I do”.Under the proposals, couples could legally marry almost anywhere – from a castle, to a hot-air balloon, a beach or a cruise…

The UK has appropriated its last working steelworks, following fears its former Chinese owners would shut it down.Published On 17 Jul 202617 Jul 2026Beijing has warned the United Kingdom that its nationalisation of British Steel has “severely undermined” Chinese companies’ confidence in investing in the UK.The UK nationalised the loss-making company on Thursday in what the government said was a move taken to protect national interests.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listBritish Steel is the only source of primary steelmaking in the UK. It supports approximately 2,700 jobs across its main steelworks in Scunthorpe and across the wider supply…

Donald Trump accused China of interfering with the 2020 election in a primetime televised address that laid bare his continuing obsession with his defeat to Joe Biden but which opponents warned was a smokescreen for him to meddle in the forthcoming congressional midterms.In a 25-minute speech on Thursday that had been hyped by Trump himself, the US president cast extraordinary doubts on the integrity of the US electoral process, saying it was “catastrophically” short of standards of fairness and trust, while vulnerable to trespassing by foreign powers.“No country can be great without fair and honest elections,” Trump said at the…

Steve Reed, secretary of state for housing, communities and local government, said replacing the current “inefficient” system would deliver savings by reducing “wasteful” duplication and improving public services.”Some of our smaller cities are highly productive, but have been constrained by tight boundaries, set decades ago, which stop them from building the homes they need,” he said.”Others are more rural, with significant demand for social care services and affordable housing. Local government should be set up to address the unique circumstances of each area and design public services tailored to each community.”The government is facing legal challenges over previously announced proposals…

Activist Anna Hazare’s 13-day fast in 2011 gave fresh momentum to an anti-corruption campaign that briefly captured the national imagination. Irom Sharmila, protesting against the draconian Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in India’s north-east, refused food for 16 years, surviving only because authorities force-fed her through a nasal tube. Medha Patkar, a prominent social activist, has repeatedly undertaken prolonged hunger strikes to demand fair compensation and rehabilitation for people displaced by big dam projects.”Hunger strikes are a global form of protest, not uniquely Indian,” says Sayantan Saha Roy, an anthropologist at the University of Connecticut whose recent research explores the…

The US launched a new wave of strikes against Iran for a sixth night in a row, its military said, as the two sides battled for control of the Strait of Hormuz.US Central Command (Centcom) said the attacks were intended to “further degrade Iranian military capabilities”, before saying it had boarded a vessel as part of its blockade of the strait.Iran’s state media reported US missiles struck close to the island of Qeshm, near the strait, as well as in Bandar Abbas and Bushehr – the site of a nuclear power plant. In an apparent escalation, it also said two…

Andy Burnham will promise a new path for Britain in a speech as he becomes the new Labour leader on Friday.The Makerfield MP will be confirmed in the role at a special party conference in central London, ahead of taking over from Sir Keir Starmer as prime minister on Monday.In his speech, Burnham will say that when he is in Downing Street, the government will be “unashamedly Labour in our priorities” and have the “courage to fix the big things that politics has neglected”.Burnham cemented his status as the sole leadership candidate after being backed by 379 Labour MPs and…

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At least one person has died in flooding across central Texas – the same area that saw more than 130 deaths in flash floods last summer.”Large and deadly” flooding from the Guadalupe River is expected to ravage the region, following days of torrential rain, the National Weather Service (NWS) in San Antonio reported. Last year’s flash floods originated from the same river.Early Thursday morning, emergency officials were encouraging residents in the area to evacuate.More than 130 people died there in floods last July, including 25 children and two counsellors at Camp Mystic, an all-girls camp near Kerrville, Texas, located along…

Reform UK was not granted any peerages in the list published on Thursday.Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said the appointments were “the uniparty writ large”.”Once again there is nothing for Reform and we get an even more unrepresentative upper house,” Farage said.Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said he was “delighted” agricultural economist Julia Aglionby, former Barnsley councillor Hannah Kitching, economist Tim Leunig, campaigns director Dave McCobb and offshore wind entrepreneur Mark Petterson would be joining his party’s ranks in the Lords.”Each of them has the right skills, experience and values to help us hold the Government to account, deliver…