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A former Labour MP has said that she will set up a new party with Jeremy Corbyn. Zarah Sultana – who had the Labour whip suspended last year – said she was resigning from Sir Keir Starmer’s party and would “co-lead the founding of a new party” with the ex-Labour leader. In a statement posted on X, Ms Sultana, who represents Coventry South, said that the project would also involve […]

Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill actor Michael Madsen has died aged 67. The actor was found unresponsive at his home in Malibu, California, on Thursday morning and pronounced dead, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department watch commander Christopher Jauregui said. Madsen died following a cardiac arrest, his manager Ron Smith said, while authorities said they do not suspect any foul play was involved. The US actor was best known for collaborations […]

Champion jockey Oisin Murphy has apologised after a judge fined him £70,000 for crashing a car into a tree while drink-driving earlier this year. Murphy, 29, drove his grey Mercedes A-Class off the road and into a tree in Hermitage, West Berkshire, at about 12.05am on April 27. He was also banned from driving for a period of 20 months after pleading guilty at Reading Magistrates’ Court on Thursday to […]

Labour peer Lord David Lipsey has been found dead after swimming in the River Wye, police have said. Officers were called to the River Wye in Glasbury on Monday following concerns about the safety of a man who was last seen swimming in the river. Dyfed Powys Police have now confirmed the body of Lord Lipsey was pulled from the river on Tuesday following a multi-agency search. Lord Lipsey, 77, […]

Four people have been remanded in custody after two Voyager aircraft were damaged at RAF Brize Norton in a demonstration allegedly carried out by members of Palestine Action. Amy Gardiner-Gibson, 29, Jony Cink, 24, Daniel Jeronymides-Norie, 36, and Lewis Chiaramello, 22, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in custody on Thursday. The defendants spoke only to confirm their names and were not asked to enter pleas. The incident in Oxfordshire caused […]