Eric Williams

1 week ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Helen Corbett |Mathilde Grandjean |Helen William |Eric Williams

Starmer’s former minister Haigh urges him to rip up tax rules to counter ReformSir Keir Starmer’s former transport secretary has urged him to stage an “economic reset” and rip up tax rules to get voters onside after Reform UK’s success in the local elections. MP Louise Haigh, who resigned as a Cabinet minister in November, said welfare reforms and the loss of winter fuel payments were “totemic” for many voters.

1 week ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Helen Corbett |Mathilde Grandjean |Helen William |Eric Williams

Reform UK is “a real threat” to Labour and is being treated as a “serious opposition force” after the party’s successes in local elections, Wes Streeting has said. Labour and the Conservatives are under pressure to reverse their parties’ fortunes after Reform picked up 10 councils and more than 600 seats in Thursday’s polls. Nigel Farage, whose party also gained an MP in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election, hailed the results as the end of two-party politics.

1 week ago | irishnews.com | Eric Williams |Joe Hadden

The UK has seen the warmest start to May on record as temperatures continue to soar, with firefighters battling wildfires and warnings over the “hidden dangers” of open water swimming. Kew Gardens, in south-west London, registered 29.3C on Thursday afternoon, the Met Office said, taking it past the previous May 1 record high temperature of 27.4C at Lossiemouth in Moray in 1990.

1 week ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Eric Williams |Joe Hadden

Kew Gardens, in south-west London, registered 29.3C on Thursday afternoon, the Met Office said, taking it past the previous May 1 record high temperature of 27.4C at Lossiemouth in Moray in 1990. Thursday was also the warmest day of the year so far beating the previous high of 26.7C reached in Wisley, Surrey, on Wednesday, the agency said. Firefighters are battling a 2km moorland blaze which broke out near Ripponden, West Yorkshire, on Thursday.

1 month ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Jacob Phillips |Eric Williams

London is facing a heightening risk of wildfires as the capital prepares for what could be the hottest day of the year so far. The Met Office said temperatures would peak on Friday in London and south-east England with the mercury set to hit 23C, 10C above average for the time of year. There could be uninterrupted sunshine until Sunday morning followed by a further week of sunny spells and dry conditions, the forecaster said.