15 h. ago Kurdish terror group PKK to disband as part of a peace deal with Turkey

Since the PKK launched its insurgency in 1984, the conflict has killed more than 40,000 people

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22 h. ago 'Gangland war truce' rejected by Mr Big on same day his hoods targeted home

An underworld source revealed that gangland figure Steven ‘Bonzo’ Daniel reached out to Mr Big on Saturday to try to negotiate a peace deal but his offer was laughed off.

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43 h. ago ‘It’s an illogical job’: Why driving a train isn’t as cushy as it might seem

The rulebook is hefty, the hours are awful and the hurdles to becoming a train driver huge. But 18-year-olds can now applyFew professions’ pay have aroused such incredulous ire as train drivers: earning an average of nearly £70,000 a year, going on strike to demand more, and they don’t even have to steer. But if it really is such a cushy number, why doesn’t Britain have enough drivers – and what does it take to join their ranks?Driver shortages have become a leading cause of disruption on Britain’s railways; about seven out of eight “P-coded” cancellations, made the night before travel, are down to a missing driver. Continue reading...

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50 h. ago Vladimir Putin rejects ceasefire ultimatum proposed by European leaders

Leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Poland told Russian president to accept unconditional 30-day ceasefire by Monday or face increased sanctions and weapons transfers to UkraineVladimir Putin has rejected an ultimatum by European leaders to agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine or face increased sanctions, but has proposed holding direct negotiations with Kyiv this week.The leaders of Britain, France, Ge. rmany and Poland told the Russian president either to sign up to an unconditional ceasefire by Monday or face increased sanctions and weapons transfers to Ukraine. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago Keir Starmer 'calls Putin out' as he and world leaders demand 30

The leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Poland arrived in Kyiv on Saturday for talks with Ukrainian President Zelensky in a show of unity of the 'coalition of the willing'.

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62 h. ago European leaders demand unconditional Ukraine ceasefire by Russia

Ultimatum to Putin from leaders of UK, France, Germany, Poland in Kyiv to act by Monday came after call with TrumpEuropean leaders on a joint visit to Kyiv have issued an ultimatum to Vladimir Putin: sign up to an unconditional ceasefire by Monday, or face increased sanctions and weapons transfers to Ukraine.The leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Poland, together with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, made a joint phone call to Donald Trump prior to making the announcement. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago Mum's last words and son's screams secretly recorded by husband who stabbed her to death

Veteran newsreader Dermot Murnaghan is back on our screens presenting true crime series Killer Britain, which explores how ordinary events can lead to 'extraordinary murders'

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65 h. ago Starmer joins European leaders in Ukraine for ‘coalition of willing’ talks

The leaders have called on Russia to ‘stop obstructing efforts’ to secure a peace deal.

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67 h. ago Leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Poland arrive in Kyiv to push for 30

Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz and Donald Tusk arrive in Ukraine in show of support amid US intelligence warning of possible air attackThe leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Poland have arrived in Kyiv for a symbolic visit to Ukraine, one day after Vladimir Putin hosted a set-piece military parade on Red Square. The visit comes as the US warned of intelligence about a big impending air attack on Ukraine.Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz arrived in Kyiv on the same train on Saturday morning, while Donald Tusk travelled on a separate train. The four leaders met in the Polish city of Rzeszow on Friday night before departing. On Saturday, they will meet Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a show of support for Ukraine, Downing Street said in a statement issued late on Friday. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Former MP George Galloway appears in Moscow for Putin's Victory Day celebrations days after collecting award names after Hamas fighter in Tehran

The leader of the hard-left Workers Party of Britain made an appearance in Moscow as Russia's Vladimir Putin celebrated Victory Day with a huge military parade. 

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3 d. ago Leaders of UK, France, Germany and Poland to visit Ukraine in joint show of support

Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz and Donald Tusk to make symbolic visit day after Putin paradeThe leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Poland are due in Kyiv on Saturday for a symbolic visit to Ukraine, a day after Vladimir Putin hosted a set-piece military parade on Red Square. The visit comes as the US warned of intelligence about a big impending air attack on Ukraine.Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz and Donald Tusk are expected to arrive in Kyiv early on Saturday and will meet the president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in a show of support for Ukraine, Downing Street said in a statement issued late on Friday. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Britain leads push to restart commercial Ukraine flights in hope of peace deal

The Mirror understands military specialists have been deployed to airfields in Ukraine in recent weeks to scope out infrastructure, security and potential routes

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5 d. ago ITV Britain's Got Talent star's heartbreaking message to viewers following backlash

Britain's Got Talent star Stacey Leadbeatter

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5 d. ago ‘Conversation on future of aid long overdue’: UK looks to lead response to swingeing US cuts

Huge cuts by Trump administration to international aid budgets has left a vacuum and Britain is looking to lead efforts to find a path forwardThe huge US-led cuts to international aid programmes and to the UN budget has prompted the UK foreign secretary, David Lammy, to propose a global conference as part of what he described as “a long overdue conversation about the future architecture of aid”.UK Foreign Office officials said the conference was likely to be in the early autumn, and reflected a UK view that since aid cuts were not reversible in the foreseeable future, a discussion about priorities was required. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago France's edgiest dance collective hits the Southbank: 'this is the energy of now'

Britain’s leading contemporary dance company Rambert are bringing over ultra-cool French collective (La) Horde for the first in a series of cutting edge collaborations

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6 d. ago Why Europe needs a common defence fund – outside the EU | Simon Nixon

It would be open to the UK, Norway and Switzerland, and give governments more bang for their buck as the continent rearmsOf all the shocks to have hit Europe over the past three months, none is more devastating than the realisation that the continent may no longer be able to count on a US security guarantee. Even if Donald Trump’s disdain for Europe had been telegraphed well in advance, few imagined a world in which a US president would publicly humiliate the head of state of a European ally in the Oval Office, cut off intelligence sharing in the middle of a war or cook up a one-sided peace deal with Russia over the heads of Kyiv and its European allies.What has made the shock worse is the brutal revelation of Europe’s inability to defend its own interests. Even as European leaders plead with Trump that a peace without robust security guarantees for Ukraine is no peace at all, their position is fatally weakened by the fact that they are in no position to provide those security guara...

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7 d. ago Britain's leading men look dashing at the Met Gala 2025 as Lewis Hamilton and Stormzy steal the spotlight during menswear themed event

Formula One star Lewis, one of the co-chairs of the event, put on a dapper display in a sharp white suit and a matching beret, custom-made by Wales Bonner on Monday night.

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7 d. ago Royals lead VE Day tea parties as flypast marks 80 years since end of war

After family balcony appearance, Prince George, 11, joins senior royals at event with veterans

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7 d. ago Britain's Got Talent's Stacey Leadbeatter addresses backlash after semi

Stacey Leadbeatter has hit back at trolls after she was voted through to the Britain's Got Talent final on Saturday night

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7 d. ago King, Queen, William and Kate honour selfless devotion of Britain's wartime heroes as they lead nation's VE Day celebrations

The royals observed a procession from a specially built dais on the Queen Victoria Memorial outside Buckingham Palace while thousands of people packed the streets as commemorations began.

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