35 h. ago The West must not be frightened by dictator Putin, warns Britain's head of Armed Forces

In a rare and hard-hitting intervention, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin - the head of Britain's Armed Forces - urged NATO to be 'assertive in every domain', from nuclear weapons to cyberspace.

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37 h. ago West must not be cowed by Putin in pursuit of peace in Ukraine, head of British armed forces warns

Sir Tony Radakin stressed that ‘Russia is weak’ and that Nato allies needed to demonstrate confidence

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68 h. ago Keir Starmer warns 'borders must not be changed by force' as PM and EU leaders put pressure on Donald Trump not to hand parts of Ukraine to Russia

The Prime Minister and some of his European counterparts joined a call this afternoon with the US President and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky.

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2 d. ago Scots drivers warned over new parking rules coming into force next week

Drivers will be expected to pay £100 if caught breaking the rules.

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2 d. ago Spain wildfires are ‘clear warning’ of climate emergency, minister says

Environment minister says blazes are proof of country’s vulnerability to global heating as fires burn across EuropeThe heatwave-fuelled wildfires that have killed two people in Spain over recent days, devouring thousands of hectares of land and forcing thousands of people from their homes, are a “clear warning” of the impact of the climate emergency, the country’s environment minister has said.Speaking on Wednesday morning, as firefighters in Spain, Greece and other Mediterranean countries continued to battle dozens of blazes, Sara Aagesen said the 14 wildfires still burning across seven Spanish regions were further proof of the country’s particular vulnerability to global heating. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Drivers warned if they don't act before deadline they will have to re

Drivers are being warned that they need to act fast or risk being forced to re-sit their test again - even if they have passed before

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8 d. ago Pharmacy staff accused of STEALING weight loss jabs by regulator

Britain's pharmacy regulator warned it had been forced to step in, to 'investigate concerns' that prescription drugs had been 'ordered and stolen' by pharmacy staff.

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8 d. ago More than 60 countries scramble to respond to Trump’s latest tariffs

Industry representatives warn of job losses and say decision could be ‘nail in the coffin’ for those exporting to the USSee the full list of Trump tariff ratesMore than 60 countries around the world are scrambling to respond to the latest wave of US tariffs announced by Donald Trump which came into force on Thursday.Industry representatives in rich and poor countries warned of job losses as the tariffs upended a decades-old world trading system with rates ranging from 10% to 39%, 40% and 41% for Switzerland, Brazil and Syria. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Keir Starmer downplays warnings that taxes will have to be raised in autumn

PM says he doesn’t recognise some figures in independent forecast that projects £51bn shortfall in public finances UK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has sought to play down warnings that the government will be forced to raise taxes this autumn and said some of the figures being circulated “are not ones I recognise”.The prime minister was responding to forecasts from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), which projected a shortfall of up to £51bn in the public finances, given a number of factors had knocked the chancellor’s plans to stay within Whitehall spending limits, including higher debt interest payments and U-turns on welfare spending cuts. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Keir Starmer plays down warnings that taxes will have to be raised in autumn

PM says he doesn’t recognise some figures in independent forecast that projects £51bn shortfall in public financesKeir Starmer has sought to play down warnings that the government will be forced to raise taxes this autumn and said some of the figures being circulated “are not ones I recognise”.The prime minister was responding to forecasts from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), which projected a shortfall of up to £51bn in the public finances, given a number of factors had knocked the chancellor’s plans to stay within Whitehall spending limits, including higher debt interest payments and U-turns on welfare spending cuts. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Revealed: More than 60 Tube staff 'at risk of being deported' after Government changes immigration rules

EXCLUSIVE: Foreign workers who came to London to work for TfL could lose jobs and be forced to leave country, RMT union warns

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1 week ago Lord Dannatt urged ministers to crack down on Palestine Action at request of US firm

Police officer was concerned ex-army chief, a Teledyne adviser, sought to have ‘input’ into factory attack investigationA member of the House of Lords urged ministers to crack down on Palestine Action at the request of a US defence company that employs him as an adviser.Richard Dannatt, a former head of the British army, wrote privately to two separate Home Office ministers asking them to address the “threat” posed by the group after its activists targeted a factory in 2022. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Dozens of suspects still wanted by police over 2024 disorder

Details of around 40 suspected rioters across five police forces have been published as a police chief issues warning to troublemakers.

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1 week ago Storm Floris forces suspension of bin services in West Dunbartonshire amid amber weather warning

The council has advised that the facility where waste is deposited once it has been collected has closed due to the amber weather warning issued by the Met Office.

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1 week ago King Charles' Balmoral Castle forced to close as warning issued in statement

Balmoral Castle on the royals' beloved Balmoral estate in the Scottish Highlands has been forced to close it's doors today due to Storm Floris with visitors asked to stay away

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1 week ago Storm Floris begins to hit UK with weather warnings in force

Heavy rain has hit the west coast, with winds expected to pick up during the day.

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1 week ago Dumfries and Galloway train services cancelled and visitor attractions closed as Storm Floris hits

The region is currently being battered by strong winds and heavy rain with a yellow weather warning in force until midnight

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1 week ago Storm Floris disrupts travel in parts of UK with 85mph winds

Weather warnings issued in northern England and Scotland as heavy rain and strong gusts lash BritainWeather warnings are coming into force in parts of Britain, with Storm Floris expected to cause severe travel disruption.A yellow warning for wind for northern parts of the UK became active at 6am on Monday and will last until 6am on Tuesday. The warnings have been upgraded to amber for much of Scotland and will be in effect from 10am to 10pm. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Weather warnings come into force with severe travel disruption expected

Avanti West Coast has advised passengers not to travel north of Preston during Storm Floris.

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1 week ago Storm Floris forces Edinburgh Fringe to cancel events amid amber weather warning

Edinburgh Fringe Festival has been forced to cancel several different events due to the high winds expected from Storm Floris tomorrow.

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