Reform UK would approve North Sea licences at Rosebank and go "well beyond", says Reform UK leader Richard Tice.

"With Norway, for example, where last year they drilled, I think, 49 new production wells. We drilled zero."

The Conservatives would not fund upgrades to the National Grid that currently relies too heavily on renewables, says shadow energy secretary Andrew Bowie.

"As David Cameron would have said back in the day, cutting the green crap."

Rough sleeping is a symbol for many people of "what is going wrong in society", so Labour is aiming to get everyone off the streets by Christmas, says housing minister Sally Jameson.

"I think people will also notice it in their own communities and on their high streets as well."

The director of the tv adaptation of Carrie, Mike Flanagan says the that idea of "a version of reality where kids don't survive school is a level of horror that's hard to understand."

“I hope we see some really bold reforms that get us out of this low growth trap that is causing so many people to be desperately worried about their future.”

The UK needs "bold reforms" in the budget to save youth jobs, says Jeremy Hunt.

@adamboultonTABB | @Jeremy_Hunt

The Thomas Markle allegations will be deeply traumatic for his daughter Meghan, says former editor of the Evening Standard Emily Sheffield.

"She's been living with this knowledge for seven years."

@emilysheffield

“The country is broke.”

Reform UK’s emergency budget plan includes cutting 68,000 civil service jobs and curbing welfare spending but they will “give some of it back to working people”, says Robert Jenrick.

@adamboultonTABB

After previously revealing a bottle of Sauvignon blanc and mascara were in her emergency go-bag, Angela Rayner U-turns and says she would now prioritise "water over wine".

@adamboultonTABB | @AngelaRayner

"We need a pragmatic and honest conversation about the damage that was done, the promises that were said to the British people that never materialised."

Angela Rayner backs Andy Burnham on closer EU ties in the future.

@AngelaRayner | @adamboultonTABB

Chair of Ukraine's foreign affairs committee Oleksandr Merezhko calls for Steve Witkoff to resign after calling Putin a humanitarian.

“It's like calling a Hitler humanitarian during the Second World War”

@ayeshahazarika

“More than 70,000 security, army and police personnel have been deployed.”

France braces for a fresh wave of protests amid nationwide frustration over the cost of living and anger at the government, says Europe Correspondent for News Corp Australia, Sophie Elsworth.

“He did come across really genuine.”

In “stark contrast to Keir Starmer”, Andy Burnham's genuine, unscripted moments on Celebrity Gogglebox could bolster his connection with the public.

‘It’s Shocking To See Cars Burned But The Problem Is Far Worse Than That’ | Lola-Fleur Whittaker

“It’s more shocking that people are dying in hospitals because there aren’t enough beds because the funding's been cut.”

@rosiewright99

'Calm before the storm': Scotland braces for storm Boelo's weather warnings after storm Austen.

“I thought he came over incredibly relatable.”

Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram's sofa banter for Stand Up To Cancer provided a welcome break from “dire headlines”, says the former Communications Director for Keir Starmer.

The ceasefire negotiated by Melania Trump in Olekshy is "unusual" and could falter Ukrainian efforts to breach the Dnipro river and help the Russians, says former national security adviser John Bolton.

"Evacuating them from that position on the battlefield actually could s hands."

Gianni Infantino’s hopes of re-election as Fifa president have been given a lift after he received an endorsement from the Asian Football Confederation, says women’s football reporter for The Times Kit Shepard.

“It seems that the view of Saudi Arabia and Qatar has prevailed.”

@Kit_Shepard

Meghan Markle’s father faces allegations of possessing “deeply disturbing” child sex images in the “hundreds if not thousands”.

Meghan has spoken out saying she is “deeply distressed” and revealed that she distanced herself from her father when she was made aware of similar homas Markle Sr has denied the allegations, calling them “sick lies”.

The researcher who found the PHP coding flaw that led to a wave of cyber attacks describes the race to patch up the error.

Ryan Austin, researcher at cyber security company Calif says he felt “worry and panic” amid his discovery.

“I think it’s a story of contrasts in political management.”

Under Starmer, the row between Fahnbulleh and Mahmood would have been a “massive, unseemly public row”, but under Burnham, Labour are quick to get in line, says The Times’s @patrickkmaguire.