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Keir Starmer is UK’s prime minister in landslide victory

His landslide is short of majority won by Tony Blair in 1997, takes over from Rishi Sunak who accepts catastrophic defeat

UK Tories suspend ex-deputy chief over ‘Islamophobic’ slurs against London mayor

The ruling Conservative Party has caved to growing public pressure to act after its former deputy chairman Lee Anderson refused to retract statements claiming “Islamists got control” of London’s Labour mayor Sadiq Khan.

Former UK PM David Cameron named foreign secretary in cabinet reshuffle

Cameron, who served as prime minister from 2010 to 2016, took the new role after James Cleverly, who was foreign secretary, replaced Suella Braverman as the home secretary.

UK minister Braverman sacked after comments on pro-Palestine protestors, police

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has sacked interior minister Suella Braverman, following her remarks about pro-Palestinian protestors over the weekend.

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National shuttlers demand RM2 million salaries: can BAM keep up financially?

Several top athletes aim for salaries that could outpace even the highest-earning footballers, raising questions about the sustainability of funding within Malaysian sports

RM200m World Cup rights fee puts Malaysia’s 2026 viewing at risk

Malaysia could miss live coverage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup as a steep RM200 million broadcasting fee strains Astro and RTM, raising doubts over whether fans will be able to watch football’s biggest tournament

Education Ministry scraps teacher training system to lighten workload

Minister Fadhlina Sidek vows to help teachers focus on what matters most – teaching – as new curriculum changes approach