79 m. ago Foreign Office 'do not go' travel warning for two areas as war breaks out

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has updated its travel advice for the region, warning against all travel

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93 m. ago TODAY'S TV WITH SARA WALLIS: BBC The Repair Shop's emotional VE Day special

From emotional restorations to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day to a gritty documentary on an aircraft disaster, our TV columnist Sara Wallis picks the best telly to watch tonight

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93 m. ago Gartcairn relegation confirmed, despite emphatic win over Troon

The Airdrie club couldn't avoid the drop despite clocking up a 4-1 win

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2 h. ago ‘You might find it scary’: artist Huma Bhabha squares up to Giacometti with wellies, skulls and teeth

The Pakistan-born sculptor was nervous to show her irreverent work – made using plastic bags, pincers and chairs – beside the Swiss existential hero’s but tells us ‘they’re enjoying each other’s company’Two tonnes of Huma Bhabha’s works greet you before you even reach the entrance of her new exhibition at the Barbican in London. They are four powerful ancient-looking giants, with rough-hewn surfaces, gouged and blackened (the effect achieved by first carving in cork, then casting in patinated bronze). With their enormous skull heads towering above you, baring pincers and rows of teeth, it’s as if you’ve stumbled on the set for an apocalyptic sci-fi film. “It seems they’re suddenly here, as if they’ve just come out of the elevator,” Bhabha says affectionately.Bhabha is here to install her work alongside 10 sculptures by Alberto Giacometti, her first public display in the UK since 2020. “Encounters: Giacometti” is the first in a three-part exhibition series organised with the Giacomet...

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2 h. ago UK looking at setting up youth mobility scheme with EU, minister says

Ahead of key summit, Nick Thomas-Symonds tells FT that a ‘smart’ programme would benefit young people

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2 h. ago ‘Conversation on future of aid long overdue’: UK looks to lead response to swingeing US cuts

Huge cuts by Trump administration to international aid budgets has left a vacuum and Britain is looking to lead efforts to find a path forwardThe huge US-led cuts to international aid programmes and to the UN budget has prompted the UK foreign secretary, David Lammy, to propose a global conference as part of what he described as “a long overdue conversation about the future architecture of aid”.UK Foreign Office officials said the conference was likely to be in the early autumn, and reflected a UK view that since aid cuts were not reversible in the foreseeable future, a discussion about priorities was required. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Ukraine’s strong economy is a great asset, but the US mineral deal shows how fragile it could be | Luke Cooper

Kyiv still relies heavily on foreign support for its war effort, and it has agreed to difficult terms to keep the US on sideDespite Russia’s occupation of its territory, missile attacks on its infrastructure and the enormous human costs of the war, Ukraine’s economy has been impressively resilient. Its effective military resistance against a much stronger adversary is in fact underpinned by this successful economic management. Rather than face institutional sclerosis or even collapse, Ukraine’s state capacity has been strengthened by the conflict. Through a combination of tax revenue collection and substantial networks of voluntary fundraising, the state has dramatically increased the size of its armed forces, invested in defence production and maintained a decent level of public infrastructure.State spending on soldiers’ wages, infrastructure and logistics – including public sector procurement from private firms – has had a positive knock-on effect, supporting demand in the civilia...

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4 h. ago Rubio says Venezuelans sheltering at Argentinian embassy ‘rescued’ by US

Secretary of state says opponents of Maduro have left diplomatic compound in Caracas and are ‘safely on US soil’Five members of Venezuela’s political opposition have left the Argentinian diplomatic compound in their country’s capital, Caracas, where they had sheltered for more than a year to avoid arrest, and were in the United States on Tuesday, US secretary of state Marco Rubio said.Rubio did not provide details of the group’s movements to reach the US, but he described the event as a rescue operation. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Foreign Office issues Brits travel warning for parts of Pakistan and India

It is not safe to travel to parts of Pakistan and India, according to the Foreign Office, which has spoken out after India fired missiles across the border into Pakistani-controlled territory

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5 h. ago UK Foreign Office travel warning issued as Pakistan and India clash: Full list of airlines cancelling flights revealed

Airlines have cancelled or rerouted a number of flights in the wake of India firing missiles across the border into Pakistani-controlled territory in at least six locations.

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5 h. ago I have known the Beckhams for decades. This is what I think will happen next with their feud, family friend tells RICHARD EDEN

As David Beckham 's 50th birthday celebrations are overshadowed by a rift with his eldest son Brooklyn, a family friend has pleaded with them to lay down their arms.

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6 h. ago Martin and Roman Kemp reveal the funniest moments of their first family holiday in over 15 years

The Spandau Ballet star, 63, and broadcaster, 32, tell MailOnline about their week onboard NCL's Norwegian Encore, cruising around the Virgin Islands.

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6 h. ago Warning as symptom of 'silent killer' condition could appear in the nose

In many cases hypertension doesn't present with any symptoms, but there can be some telltale signs.

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6 h. ago UK Foreign Office updates travel advice for British citizens in India and Pakistan as nations exchange fire

The Foreign Office has issued updated travel advice for British citizens in both countries following an exchange of fire

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7 h. ago UK sent Israel thousands of military items despite export ban, study finds

Trade data analysis shows British firms have exported items including munitions since suspension of key licencesUK firms have exported thousands of military items including munitions to Israel despite the government suspending key arms export licences to the country in September, new analysis of trade data shows. The research also raises questions over whether the UK continued to sell F-35 parts directly to Israel in breach of an undertaking only to sell them to the US manufacturers Lockheed Martin as a way of ensuring the fighter jet’s global supply chain was not disrupted, something the government said was essential for national security and Nato. The findings have led the former Labour shadow chancellor John McDonnell to call for a full investigation, adding it was a resigning matter if the foreign secretary, David Lammy, was shown to have misled parliament in breach of the ministerial code when he told MPs in September that much of what the UK sends to Israel was “defensive in n...

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7 h. ago UK politicians urge restraint after India fires missiles across Pakistan border

Tory former Foreign Office minister Lord Ahmad warned the ‘potential for war tonight is real’.

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8 h. ago Justin Bieber's cryptic message to wife Hailey sparks fan theories about their 'marriage woes'

On Tuesday, the troubled pop star posted a duo of photos of Hailey attending the Met Gala with the caption: 'Tell em uncle charlie'.

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8 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: Minister's eyes said I cannot tell you too much in case I have to strangle you afterwards...

The Commons was updated on the weekend arrest, in English towns, of several Iranians on suspicion of terror offences.

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9 h. ago Government to unveil new cybersecurity measures after wave of attacks

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden will tell tech experts and business chiefs that cybersecurity is an ‘absolute necessity’.

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9 h. ago Nico Raskin and the Rangers transfer dilemma as ex star tells club to copy Celtic and avoid repeat of costly mistake

Peter Lovenkrands has his say on Rangers' two best performers this season - Nico Raskin and Vaclav Cerny

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