8 h. ago UK fighter jets to be scrambled to Middle East says PM, as WW3 fears rise

Prime Minister Keir Starmer revealed the deployment of fighter jets as he urged Israel and Iran to de-escalate and pull back from the brink of all-out war which spark a global conflict

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33 h. ago Starmer tries to ease tensions with Israel stressing 'right to self

Keir Starmer urged a 'diplomatic' solution to rising fears about Tehran developing nuclear weapons as he called a Cobra emergency meeting this afternoon.

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34 h. ago Starmer and European allies urge restraint from Israel and Iran after strikes

The Prime Minister, France’s President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called for a ‘diplomatic resolution’.

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42 h. ago Keir Starmer pleads for calm after Israel launches bombing raids on Iran with fears mounting of all

Keir Starmer has urged both sides to 'step back' after Israel launched raids on Iran, insisting its regional rival cannot be allowed to develop nuclear weapons.

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43 h. ago Starmer urges Iran and Israel to ‘step back’ after strikes targeting Tehran

Israel launched strikes on Tehran early on Friday, rekindling fears of a full-scale conflict.

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44 h. ago Israel launches major attack on Iran targeting nuclear sites and missile facilities

Sir Keir Starmer urges ‘all parties to step back and reduce tensions urgently’ as Israel strikes Iran

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3 d. ago British activist facing jail in Iceland after protesting against whale hunting

Brit Elyssia Phillips and her close friend Anahita Babaei remained on top of a whaling boat mast for 33 hours

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3 d. ago British activist facing jail in Iceland after protesting against whale hunting 

Brit Elyssia Phillips and her close friend Anahita Babaei remained on top of a whaling boat mast for 33 hours

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5 d. ago British teenager Marcus Fakana jailed in Dubai over sex with girl, 17, pleads for clemency

The 19-year-old has written to the UAE government asking to be released

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5 d. ago Brit teen jailed in Dubai for sex with fellow UK tourist begs ruling Sheikh for pardon after 'most traumatic and life

A British teenager who was jailed in Dubai over a consensual relationship during a family holiday has begged for mercy from the emirate's leader. 

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6 d. ago British backpacker faces 20 years in jail after being charged over Australia e

Alicia Kemp charged with death by dangerous driving while under influence

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6 d. ago White House urges Keir Starmer to block Chinese 'super embassy' in London amid national security fears

‘The Chinese Communist Party has a clear track record of targeting critical infrastructure’, Trump administration warns

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6 d. ago White House urges Starmer to block Chinese 'super embassy' in London

White House urges Starmer to block Chinese 'super embassy' in London  London Evening Standard

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9 d. ago British woman jailed in Sri Lanka on drug offences could be months from bail hearing, lawyer warns

Charlotte May Lee is ‘coping’ with prospect of spending months longer in jail in Sri Lanka, her lawyer tells The Independent

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9 d. ago Keir Starmer urged to implement new rule for older drivers immediately

Dr Peter Hampson, an Optometrist and Clinical and Policy Director at the Association of Optometrists (AOP), has urged Keir Starmer to introduce a new rule for older drivers

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9 d. ago Reform UK chairman calls Farage’s newest MP ‘dumb’ over burqa ban calls

Zia Yusuf said it is ‘dumb’ for the party to urge Keir Starmer to do things Reform UK would not

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9 d. ago Keir Starmer urged to introduce stricter eyesight testing rules for all drivers

Experts are demanding new eyesight testing rules for drivers.

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1 week ago Dame Judi Dench and Carey Mulligan urge Keir Starmer to free British man who's been trapped in Egypt prison for the past 10 years

EXCLUSIVE: Alaa Abd el Fattah, 43, has been imprisoned in Wadi El Natrun prison in Cairo after being arrested for his activist work in support of democracy and human rights in the country.

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1 week ago Exclusive: Emily Watson urges Keir Starmer to ‘save’ mother of jailed activist on 245

Emily Watson has appealed to Sir Keir Starmer to intensify efforts to “save” the mother of an imprisoned British-Egyptian activist who has been on hunger strike for more than 245 days.

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1 week ago Britain to build up to 12 attack submarines as it moves to war

Long-awaited strategic defence review will urge Starmer to keep pledge on higher military spending

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