9 h. ago 'Trump is trying to blackmail Putin' after worrying weapons warning, claims Kremlin mouthpiece

Russian officials claim Donald Trump is trying to blackmail Vladimir Putin as the Russian war on Ukraine continues to rage and Trump has threatened to slap more sanctions on the country

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28 h. ago China and Russia posing ‘significant threat’ to UK in cyberspace, NCSC warns

The National Cyber Security Centre faced a record number of nationally significant incidents in 2024-25.

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30 h. ago Furious Speaker hits out at ministers over China spying scandal and warns parliament is not getting protection

Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle accused the Government of failing to protect MPs after Parliament was 'spied on' by China.

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31 h. ago MI5 delivers chilling warning to MPs on spy threats from Russia and China

The intelligence service put out guidance to MPs and peers on how to counter 'espionage and foreign interference' amidst a row over the collapse of a major China spy case

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52 h. ago China warns of retaliation after Trump slapped country with extra tariffs – but US leader insists ‘it will be fine’

CHINA has warned it will retaliate with its own "countermeasures" after Donald Trump hit the country with extra 100 per cent tariffs - in the latest escalation of the tit-for-tat trade war. The US president played down simmering tensions between the two nations - vowing everything "will be fine" in the face of Beijing's latest...

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer's security adviser Jonathan Powell is 'too close to China', Labour cabinet ministers warn

Jonathan Powell is facing scrutiny across the political divide after he reportedly refused to call Beijing an 'enemy' of the UK in evidence for the case.

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4 d. ago Trump imposes extra 100 PERCENT tariff on China: S&P suffers biggest wipeout since Liberation Day

Donald Trump has announced a 100 percent tariff on all Chinese goods.

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4 d. ago Donald Trump threatens extra 100% tariff as he retaliates against China

President says measures will include export controls on software and take effect from November 1 ‘or sooner’

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4 d. ago Why Trump didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize – but still has one big chance

US leader has insisted he should have won the prestigious award ‘four or five times’ by now

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5 d. ago John Swinney accused of 'dangerous dishonesty' as SNP leader insists Scotland 'on path to independence'

John Swinney has claimed that “Scotland is on a pathway to independence”.

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6 d. ago China sends horror WW3 threat of nuclear strike hitting in 20 minutes

Victor Gao, Vice President of the Centre for China and Globalisation, warned of "devastating consequences" should China come under attack and boasted of a long-range missile that can hit in minutes

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1 week ago Sir Keir Starmer facing questions over collapsed Chinese spy trial as it emerges 'top security advisor attended meetings that warned against calling China an enemy'

Sir Keir Starmer is facing hard questions over his government's role in the collapse of the trial involving allegations that a parliamentary assistant was spying for China.  

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1 week ago Judge says prosecution against Kilmar Ábrego García for human smuggling may be illegal retaliation

Salvadorian national successfully sued White House over his deportation before charges were filedA federal judge has concluded that the Department of Justice’s prosecution of Kilmar Ábrego García on human-smuggling charges may be an illegal retaliation after he successfully sued the Trump administration over his deportation to El Salvador.The case of Ábrego, a Salvadorian national who was a construction worker in Maryland, has become a proxy for the partisan struggle over Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration policy and mass deportation agenda. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump says he ‘will not allow’ Israel to annex West Bank after lobbying from allies

British officials said they feared Trump would recognise Israeli control over the West Bank in retaliation for the UK, Australia, France and other recognising PalestineDonald Trump has said he will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank, rejecting calls from some far-right politicians in Israel who want to extend sovereignty over the area and snuff out hopes for a Palestinian state.“I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank. Nope, I will not allow it. It’s not going to happen,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, adding “There’s been enough. It’s time to stop now.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer addresses future after calls for 'wholesale change' in leadership threat

The Prime Minister said "we can and we will" change the country, in an apparent slap-down of potential future leadership challenger Andy Burnham, who called for "wholesale change" in national politics

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2 w. ago Farage backs Trump over paracetamol autism claim: 'They said thalidomide was safe and it wasn't':

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage today insisted he had 'no idea' if President Trump's claim was correct. Instead, he argued: 'We were told thalidomide was a very safe drug'.

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2 w. ago Nigel Farage weighs in on paracetamol autism scandal: 'They said thalidomide was safe and it wasn't'

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage today insisted he had 'no idea' if President Trump's claim was correct. Instead, he argued: 'We were told thalidomide was a very safe drug'.

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3 w. ago Not very liberal or democratic, Ed! Lib Dem leader Davey insists he is pro free speech

Sir Ed branded the billionaire a 'criminal' and said Parliament should haul him in to answer for his 'fight back' or 'die' comments at Tommy Robinson's anti-migrate march last week.

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3 w. ago Parliament vulnerable to ‘foreign actors’ after China spying charges dropped, Commons speaker says

Lindsay Hoyle says decision by prosecutors to drop case ‘leaves the door open’ to spiesThe aide, the associate and the ‘Chinese agent’ – and the collapse of a long-awaited UK spy trialThe UK parliament has been left vulnerable to “foreign actors” after charges against two men suspected of spying for China were dropped, the speaker of the House of Commons has warned.Speaking to the Times, Lindsay Hoyle said the decision to drop the charges effectively gave Beijing “licence to operate” within parliament. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago China IS spying on Parliament, warns CPS... despite dropping case against suspected agents

A senior figure in the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) told an MP the research group she led was 'targeted by China' as a means of 'obtaining information' on Government policies.

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