9 h. ago Europe's plan to stop Putin invading: Continent floods its borders and builds new defences, with war 'closer than it's been since 1945'

Poland's prime minister condemned the violation of the country's airspace, saying: 'This situation brings us all closer to open conflict, closer than at any time since the Second World War .'

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26 h. ago Poland blasts 'act of aggression' after shooting down Putin's drones amid fears he is testing West's defences in largest escalation yet

Observers have indicated that with this, Putin may be laying the groundwork for a future invasion of Poland or other NATO nations.

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31 h. ago Man could face death penalty after Ukraine refugee stabbed to death on train

Iryna Zarutska had fled Ukraine after Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops to invade - but she was later stabbed the South End light rail train in Charlotte, North Carolina

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63 h. ago Drought could continue through to winter despite flood risk and rain, say officials

The UK could feasibly experience both drought and flooding at the same time in the coming months, the Environment Agency said

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3 d. ago Coalition to restore ‘modernist gem’ that was textile designer’s studio

The studio in the Scottish Borders has been on the Buildings at Risk register since 2002.

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3 d. ago UK drought 'could continue until winter' despite heavy rain and flooding

The heavy rain hitting many parts of the UK may not be enough to reverse all the effects of the summer’s record-breaking dry spell

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3 d. ago Met office warns of ‘blustery showers and thunder’ as 4 Scots areas issued flood warnings

The autumn weather will continue into this week with some Scots areas warned of flooding.

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3 d. ago Inside Europe Ryder Cup preparations for Bethpage as detailed plan revealed

Paul McGinley is adamant that meticulous scheduling by Luke Donald and the management will have the squad bang on for Bethpage

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3 d. ago What to Stream: Ed Sheeran, 'Only Murders in the Building,' Charlie Sheen doc and Borderlands 4

“Only Murders in the Building” returning for its fifth season on Hulu and Ed Sheeran coming back with the new pop album “Play” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you

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3 d. ago Drought could continue through to winter despite flood risk and rain – officials

The UK could feasibly experience both drought and flooding at the same time in the coming months, the Environment Agency said.

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3 d. ago Putin 'plotting to invade Suwalki Gap' as key signs point to 'NATO's Achilles heel'

Military expert Philip Ingram has claimed if Vladimir Putin should take the Sulwalki Gap between Poland and Lithuania, it could spell disaster for NATO and its allies

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5 d. ago Donald Trump signs executive order to officially rename Department of Defence as the 'Department of War'

Trump signed an executive order to change the name of the federal government department

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6 d. ago Trump to rebrand defence department as the Department of War

US president to sign executive order on Friday that will allow Pentagon to use new title in official communications

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6 d. ago European leaders press Trump over peacekeeper plan for Ukraine

Leaders ask president on call to detail security guarantees US could give to European force in event of ceasefireEuropean leaders have made fresh efforts to pin down Donald Trump on the level of support he is willing to give Ukraine to push back a Russian advance, and asked him to detail the security guarantees he would provide to any European peacekeeping force inside Ukraine in the event of a lasting ceasefire.European leaders spoke with Trump by video call on Thursday after first holding a meeting of the so-called “coalition of the willing” in Paris, co-chaired by Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago As Putin discusses immortality, how Vladimir 'bathes in reindeer blood' and is influenced by friend determined to discover how to 'stop ageing'... as rumours swirl about the tyrant's health problems

Decades of assassinating political enemies, repressing his people, rigging his country's elections and invading other nations appear have caught up to Vladimir Putin. 

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7 d. ago The Celtic plan for Jahmai Simpson Pusey after Europa League snub as miffed fans seize on Shin Yamada claim

The 19-year-old defender and the Japan B international are among the summer signings who won't play in Europe

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7 d. ago It would be ‘a profound mistake’ to leave human rights treaty – Keir Starmer

Ministers plan to tighten the use of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

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1 week ago Europe has ‘pretty precise’ plan to send troops to Ukraine, von der Leyen says

Post-conflict security guarantees will be fully backed by US commitments, commission president tells FT

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1 week ago UK, France and Germany to revive sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme

The three European powers plan to impose sweeping sanctions on the Middle Eastern nation after efforts to restart diplomatic talks stalled.

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2 w. ago ‘It happened in seconds’: residents count the cost of deadly floods that have left Pakistan in crisis

In the country’s north, people recall the terror of soaring flood waters that killed hundreds, and blame authorities for poor planningAs flood waters surged through the streets and submerged the houses, Bilawal Jamshed rushed to the rooftop with his family, terrified the water would swallow everyone in Mingora, Swat, in Pakistan’s northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.“Everything happened in seconds, as if a dam had burst and water rushed toward us. We were lucky it was morning and we could escape to the rooftops. Imagine if it had happened at night,” says Jamshed, 36, while walking through streets still filled with foul-smelling sludge, as residents and volunteers struggle to clean up more than a week after the devastating floods. Continue reading...

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