1 hour ago IAN WILLIAMS: China's vampire state is about to sink its fangs into Kowtow Keir. Stand by for a humiliating spectacle

Keir Starmer is stepping up 'Operation Kowtow', his reckless bid to cosy up to China- at the worst possible moment for Britain's national security.

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4 h. ago JASON GROVES: As Starmer visits China, how when Theresa May was in Beijing she was told to get dressed under the bed covers so local spies couldn't film her naked

When he sits down with Xi Jinping in Beijing's Great Hall of the People this week, Sir Keir will be the first British prime minister to visit China since Theresa May exactly eight years ago.

Culture

9 h. ago What Trump is forgetting: American nations have a long history of open borders | Daniel Mendiola

The US cites the ‘wisdom’ of historical immigration policy. But nation states in the Americas have spent more time with open borders than closedLate last year, Donald Trump’s White House published a new National Security Strategy (NSS) outlining its vision for the world. At the time, the plan raised alarm for dismissing European alliances (now largely confirmed after Trump threatened Nato allies over Greenland), previewing interventions in Latin America (also largely confirmed by recent military action in Venezuela), and aligning closely with the priorities of the Kremlin.The document also demonizes immigrants. In one widely cited passage, it even claims that “unchecked migration” has gotten so out of control that Europe is facing imminent “civilizational erasure”. On these grounds, the plan makes ending “The Era of Mass Migration” a top priority for the US. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Senegal PM slams ‘deplorable’ Afcon final scenes as fans await trial in Morocco

Senegalese supporters clashed with Moroccan security during the controversial Africa Cup of Nations final

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14 h. ago Starmer to visit China this week in bid to build bridges with Beijing

The visit marks a significant moment in Sir Keir’s push to build bridges with Beijing after a freeze in Sino-British relations in recent years.

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26 h. ago 'Kowtow Keir's going on his knees': PM's China visit puts UK national security at risk, blasts Dame Priti

The former home secretary said the Prime Minister was going to Beijing 'on his knees' rather than from a position of strength.

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67 h. ago A US warship is making a friendship visit to a Cambodian naval base upgraded with China's help

The USS Cincinnati has arrived at Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base, marking the first U.S. Navy warship docking there since its Chinese-funded renovation

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3 d. ago 'Reckless' Tories force Starmer to pause Chagos bill after Donald Trump backlash

The Government accused Tory peers of "irresponsible and reckless" behaviour - and of using the House of Lords to "interfere with Britain's national security priorities"

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3 d. ago Victoria Beckham fails to make chart as BBC star says 'I'm not having it'

A social media campaign called it a 'national tragedy' that Victoria Beckham had never secured a solo UK number as it aimed to get the former Spice Girl to the top spot

Events

3 d. ago A knock at the door: fear of ICE is transforming daily life in America | Abdul Wahid Gulrani

Does a society truly become safer when part of its population learns to live in constant fear?On 15 June 2025, the Trump administration issued an official statement directing US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to begin what it described as “the largest mass deportation operation in American history”. Major cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago and New York were identified as primary targets. The stated goal was to keep communities “safe and free from illegal alien crime, conflict, and chaos”. Federal agents rapidly became a part of many residents’ everyday lives.No stable state can protect its borders, public order and the legitimate interests of its citizens without immigration law and effective enforcement mechanisms.Abdul Wahid Gulrani is a political sociologist from Afghanistan, whose work focuses on migration, gender and national security. He is currently engaged in teaching and research at Georgetown University and The George Washington University Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil organiser says Communist Party confuses wanting democracy with sedition

Chow Hang-tung says the slogan did not seek to dismantle Communist Party rule as she and fellow activist Lee Cheuk-yan face subversion charges under Beijing’s national security law

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3 d. ago The greatest threat facing Britain may soon be the US – but the establishment won’t recognise it | Andy Beckett

Since the end of the second world war, all eyes have been on Russia. Yet Trump’s increasingly erratic, hostile presidency is shattering old assumptions One of the things that the depleted, often denigrated British state is still pretty good at is persuading the public that another country is a threat. As a small, warlike island next to a much larger land mass, Britain has had centuries of practice at cultivating its own sense of foreboding. Arguably, preparing for conflict with some part of the outside world is our natural mindset.Warnings about potential enemy countries are spread by our prime ministers and major political parties, intelligence services and civil servants, serving and retired military officers, defence and foreign affairs thinktanks, and journalists from the right and the left. Sometimes, the process is relatively subtle and covert: reporters or MPs are given off-the-record briefings about our “national security” – a potently imprecise term – facing a new threat.An...

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4 d. ago SNP accused of 'jeopardising national security' as huge defence row erupts between Scottish and UK governments

A row has erupted between John Swinney and the UK government over national security.

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4 d. ago SNP opposition to nuclear weapons 'jeopardising' UK national security in era of 'rising threat'

The First Minister said he "completely and utterly" refuted the comments from Defence Secretary John Healey.

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4 d. ago Hong Kong begins national security trial of organisers of Tiananmen Square vigil group

The case comes weeks after the conviction of media tycoon Jimmy Lai

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4 d. ago Ministry of Defence objects to Borders wind farm over national security concerns

Concern has been raised about the height of turbines and low-flying planes.

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5 d. ago National security trial for Hong Kong's Tiananmen vigil organizers to open

Two organizers of a vigil commemorating people killed in Beijing's Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989 will stand trial on Thursday

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5 d. ago 'Kowtow Keir' Starmer to visit Beijing for trade talks with President Xi Jinping

The Prime Minister is expected to make his first visit to China next week with a host of British business chief executives in tow.

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5 d. ago AI boss says chip sales to China ‘like selling nuclear weapons to North Korea’

Anthropic CEO says Trump administration’s approval has ‘incredible national security implications’

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5 d. ago WW3 an 'immediate threat' as UK government urged to consider conscription

A number of European countries are reconsidering national service or have brought it back in response to rising security threats from Mad Vlad and an increasingly-volatile relationship with the US

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