22 h. ago Saving Kyiv’s heritage: a city rebuilding itself in the shadow of war

Volunteers and neighbours are restoring the century-old homes as an act of defiance against Russia’s assaultLesia Danylenko proudly showed off her new front door. Volunteers had nicknamed its elegant transom window the “croissant”, a nod to its curved shape. “I think it’s more of a peacock,” she said, admiring its branch-like details. The restoration project at one of Kyiv’s early 20th-century art nouveau houses was supported by residents, who celebrated with two pavement parties.It was also an act of resistance against Russia, she explained: “We are trying to live like normal people despite the war. It’s about arranging our life in the best possible way. We’re not afraid of staying in Ukraine. I could have left the country and moved away to Italy or Germany. Instead, I’m here. The new entrance shows our commitment to our homeland.” Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Wes Streeting hints he will back rejoining the customs union with 'closer trading relationship with EU'

The Health Secretary on Sunday described the Prime Minister's 'reset' deal with Brussels, branded a surrender by the Tories and Reform, as a 'good start'.

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8 d. ago Angela Rayner should come clean on her house scandal in memoir, says Lord Ashcroft

The former deputy Prime Minister confirmed last week that she has signed a deal to write an 'authentic' book about her rise from working class roots to the Cabinet - and then her resignation

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9 d. ago Starmer gears up for Brexit backtrack on EU energy trade deal as Britain could face another bill to Brussels

Talks have begun with the EU on an electricity trading deal which ministers believe could help cut energy bills for homes.

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9 d. ago Zelenskyy and Polish PM hail EU’s €90bn loan: ‘Scariest thing for Russians is when we’re together’ – live

Ukrainian leader welcomes move as Donald Tusk says ‘it could be better’ after Russian frozen assets left out of dealEU leaders agree €90bn loan for Ukraine but without use of frozen Russian assetsIn his first comments on Ukraine, Putin swiftly blames Kyiv for the continuing war, saying “they are basically refusing to finish this conflict via peaceful means” (whatever that means from the literally invading party).But he says there are “some signals indicating they are willing to engage in some type of dialogue.” Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Revealed: The poignant last message left for his family by British paratrooper, 28, killed in Ukraine

Lance Corporal George Hooley, 28, of the Parachute Regiment, died while watching a test of a new defensive capability on December 9, away from the front lines of Russia's invasion.

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1 week ago POLL OF THE DAY: Is Britain right to rejoin the Erasmus EU education scheme?

Work on the UK joining Erasmus was announced as part of the Prime Minister's post-Brexit reset deal with Brussels in May. The UK left the scheme under Boris Johnson.

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1 week ago Thousands of Turkish students could come to UK as Starmer hands EU £570M to rejoin Erasmus scheme for a YEAR... and Brussels warns the bill will rise in 2028

Ministers insisted the deal is 'fair' despite confirming the eye-watering cost for the first year alone.

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1 week ago Thousands of Turkish students could come to UK as Starmer hands EU £570M a YEAR to rejoin Erasmus scheme sparking furious backlash

Ministers insisted the deal is 'fair' despite confirming the eye-watering cost for the first year alone.

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1 week ago Outrage as Starmer hands Brussels £570M a YEAR to rejoin Erasmus exchange scheme

Ministers insisted the deal is 'fair' despite confirming the eye-watering cost for the first year alone.

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1 week ago Britain will hand the EU £570M a YEAR to rejoin Erasmus student exchange scheme in latest Labour unwinding of Brexit

Ministers insisted the deal is 'fair' despite confirming the eye-watering cost for the first year alone.

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2 w. ago Militant doctors putting lives at risk by striking during superflu they need to realise what’s at stake, Home Sec slams

STRIKING doctors are "putting lives at risk" and "need to realise what's at stake", the Home Secretary has warned. Shabana Mahmood has said hospitals are already buckling under “huge strain” as a brutal outbreak sweeps the country. She also urged resident doctors to accept the pay deal on the table. It echoes what Prime Minister...

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2 w. ago Starmer: Doctors’ strikes as NHS battles flu ‘epidemic’ would be ‘beyond belief’

The Prime Minister said a good deal was on the table.

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2 w. ago What will be the cost of Keir Starmer’s new medicines deal with Donald Trump? British lives | Aditya Chakrabortty

More than £3bn that could have been used for UK patients will go to big pharma for its branded products – money for care siphoned off for profitOf Arthur Scargill it was said that he began each day with two newspapers. The miners’ leader read the Morning Star of course, but only after consulting the Financial Times. Why did a class warrior from Yorkshire accord such importance to the house journal of pinstriped Londoners? Before imbibing views, he told a journalist, he wanted “to get the facts”.In that spirit, let us parse a deal just struck by the governments of Donald Trump and Keir Starmer. You may not have heard much about this agreement on medicine, but it is huge in both financial and political significance – and Downing Street could not be more proud. A “world-beating deal,” boasts the science minister, Patrick Vallance. It “paves the way for the UK to become a global hub for life sciences,” claims the business secretary, Peter Kyle, with the government press release adding: ...

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3 w. ago Ukraine must not be left 'toothless' by peace deal, minister warns, ahead of crunch talks

Keir Starmer will welcome Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, alongside French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, in London on Monday

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3 w. ago EU says US ‘still our biggest ally’ despite release of policy paper supporting Europe’s far

The Trump administration released a policy paper on Friday that made explicit Washington’s support for Europe’s nationalist far-right partiesOvernight Russian missile and drone strikes left parts of Ukraine without power on Saturday morning, Ukraine’s energy ministry said on Telegram.The strikes hit energy infrastructure in the Kyiv, Chernihiv, Lviv, Odesa, Zaporizhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv and Kharkiv regions, according to the ministry. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Swinney ‘waiting with expectation’ for UK ministers to secure whisky tariff deal

The Scottish First Minister said he has put ‘significant effort’ into seeking an agreement to cut the US levies.

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3 w. ago Labour's latest betrayal of farmers? NFU boss lashes out at ministers for 'sacrificing' Britain's dairy sector in India trade deal

Tom Bradshaw, the president of the National Farmers' Union (NFU), told MPs of his concerns the industry had been used as a 'bargaining chip' in negotiations.

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