Conservatives would change law so trans people could be excluded from single-sex spaces, if party wins electionKemi Badenoch has said the Conservatives will change the Equality Act to rewrite the definition of sex and allow organisations to bar transgender women from single-sex spaces, including hospital wards and sports events.The party will make clear...

ANC says demands that President Cyril Ramaphosa must step down is ‘no-go area’ as rival Jacob Zuma stokes fears of violenceFinal results from Wednesday’s seismic South Africa elections have confirmed that the African National Congress (ANC) party has lost its majority for the first time in 30 years of full democracy, firing the starting gun on unprecedented...

Israeli prime minister juggles differing demands of partners after Joe Biden announced latest peace proposalBenjamin Netanyahu is once again trying to balance the demands of centrist and far-right members of his government after a threat from his extremist allies to collapse the coalition if Israel moves forward with a new ceasefire plan for Gaza announced...

Heavy rain that trapped people in their homes and reportedly caused a train derailment is forecast to continueA volunteer firefighter died during a rescue operation during heavy rain and flooding in the south of Germany, local police said on Sunday.Four emergency workers were attempting to reach people trapped by the flood waters near Pfaffenhofen in...

With PM as underdog hoping to use TV debates for comeback, Labour leader is also preparing for election to turn personalWhen the history of Keir Starmer’s resurrection of the Labour party comes to be written, one of the most important turning points will be the decision to start playing the man, not the ball, when it came to Boris Johnson and Partygate.Rishi...

Leader says he is committed to triple lock for UK’s nuclear deterrent and will raise defence spending to 2.5% of GDPKeir Starmer will declare Labour is the “party of national security” as he seeks to switch the focus of the general election campaign to issues of defence.The Labour leader will reaffirm his commitment to a “triple lock” for the UK’s nuclear...