14 h. ago EU should build stockpiles to prepare for pandemic, natural disaster or invasion

European Commission unveils strategy for storing food, medicine, generators and raw materialsThe EU should develop stockpiles of food, medicine, generators and raw materials to be better prepared for a military invasion, pandemic or natural disaster, the European Commission has said.Outlining its first-ever strategy on stockpiling, the EU executive said on Wednesday member states should also consider emergency supplies of water purification products, equipment to repair undersea cables, drones and mobile bridges for use in conflicts. Continue reading...

Events

14 h. ago EU urged to build stockpiles to prepare for pandemic, natural disaster or invasion

European Commission unveils strategy for storing food, medicine, generators and raw materialsThe EU should develop stockpiles of food, medicine, generators and raw materials to be better prepared for a military invasion, pandemic or natural disaster, the European Commission has said.Outlining its first-ever strategy on stockpiling, the EU executive said on Wednesday member states should also consider emergency supplies of water purification products, equipment to repair undersea cables, drones and mobile bridges for use in conflicts. Continue reading...

Events

15 h. ago EU announces plan to stockpile food, water and medicines over fears Putin will launch WW3 with European invasion within five years

Brussels' 'stockpiling strategy' comes as NATO warns that Russia could be ready to attack the alliance within five years.

Politics

16 h. ago Too late to stop small boats once people arrive in Calais, says UN migration chief

More orderly migration would ease crisis, says Amy Pope as UK and France prepare to announce plan to block crossingsThe head of the UN’s organisation for migration has warned that it is too late to stop people from crossing the Channel in small boats by the time they have reached northern France, as Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron prepare to announce new measures to stop overloaded dinghies setting sail from French shores to the UK.Amy Pope, the director general of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), said making safe and orderly migration possible closer to the countries people were moving from was a better approach, along with removing the toxic anti-migrant narrative that dominates much of UK politics. Continue reading...

Politics

59 h. ago France and UK expected to announce joint plan on small boat crossings

Starmer and Macron could set out plans for a ‘one in, one out’ returns scheme for asylum seekersUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron are expected to announce plans for French police to do more to block small boats crossing the Channel at a summit in London this week, but a wider deal on returning asylum seekers is still up in the air.While details remain limited, with French officials still believed to be finalising what action the country can take with boats that are already in shallow waters, an announcement on new plans is expected on Wednesday. Continue reading...

Politics

63 h. ago Half of Britons oppose fining supermarkets failing healthy food targets

Supermarkets could be fined if they do not sell healthier food, under a new Government plan announced last week to tackle obesity.

Events

3 d. ago World War Three fears as NATO chief warns of joint Xi and Putin attack

The former Dutch Prime Minister suggested that Chinese leader Xi Jinping could attempt to seize Taiwan while urging Vladimir Putin to launch a parallel attack

Events

4 d. ago WW3 fears rise as warning issued over emergency stockpiles of food, medicine and fuel

The European Union is urging its member states to build up emergency stockpiles of critical resources, including food, medicine and nuclear fuel, as it prepares for potential conflict

Events

4 d. ago ‘We promised change but people aren’t feeling it yet’: Labour rues poor first year

MPs, aides and other party figures reflect on what went wrong and how they could still turn things aroundIn a stiflingly hot room at a health centre in East London, as he announced the government’s 10-year plan for the NHS on Thursday, Keir Starmer was confronted with a brutal assessment of his first year in power.“You’ve U-turned on your reforms, your MPs don’t trust you, and markets worry that you’ve lost resolve on fiscal discipline. It’s the epitome, isn’t it, of sticking-plaster politics and chaos that you promised voters you would end?” a television journalist asked. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Europe’s heatwave moves east as row erupts in France over air conditioning

French far-right leader’s ‘grand plan’ to expand AC comes under attack, while Germany braces for possible record heatThe European heatwave has moved east, threatening record temperatures in Germany, as a political row broke out in France over air conditioning.The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen seized a canvassing opportunity before the 2027 presidential election, announcing she would launch a “grand plan for air conditioning” for the nation if she won power. Continue reading...

Society

9 d. ago Europe heat record: Spain and Portugal boil in highest temperatures as wildfires rage across continent fanned by 'suffocating' heatwave while Brit goes missing on Greek island

A punishing heatwave continued to devastate Europe on Monday, with authorities battling wildfires from France to Turkey, and temperatures set to rise further still.

Events

9 d. ago Urgent warning to Brit holidaymakers as 'suffocating' 46C European heatwave triggers invasion of venomous sea creatures in the Med

A punishing heatwave continued to devastate Europe on Monday, with authorities battling wildfires from France to Turkey, and temperatures set to rise further still.

Events

9 d. ago Popular Welsh burger restaurant announces plan to open in Cardiff

Madbuns is expanding from Swansea to Cardiff with its third restaurant

Politics

1 week ago Hospital money could be linked to patient feedback under new plan – report

The 10-year plan for the NHS is due to be announced next week.

Science

1 week ago University of Toronto agrees to host Harvard students facing Trump visa restrictions

Pact will help international students finish their studies amid Harvard’s legal battle with Trump administrationHarvard University and the University of Toronto and have announced a plan that would see some Harvard students complete their studies in Canada if visa restrictions prevent them from entering the United States.The pact between the two schools reflects the tumultuous and “exceptional” politics of the postsecondary world during the second term of Donald Trump. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Putin's WW3 fears as he claims 'world closer to highly dangerous situation' than ever

Vladimir Putin appears to have a finger in every possible war pie going, and has now expressed his fears about World War Three for the second time in just two weeks

Politics

2 w. ago Vladimir Putin ramps up hypersonic missile production amid WW3 fears

Vladimir Putin said the missile production would increase following US and Israeli air strikes at nuclear targets across Iran, which has been a major ally of Moscow

Events

2 w. ago Martin Zubimendi announcement plan emerges as Arsenal face transfer delay

Arsenal are set to confirm Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi as their first summer signing in a major coup for Mikel Arteta

Sport

2 w. ago Who will launch nukes first amid WW3 fears, according to experts

Scientists have released a new report, revealing who is most likely to pull the trigger on nuclear Armageddon amid fears of WIII.

Science

2 w. ago Keir Starmer told 'be careful what you wish for' on Putin as WW3 fears escalate

EXCLUSIVE: Keir Starmer has been warned over his response to Russia in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine, with a leading expert claiming that he's only making it worse

Politics