5 h. ago European river cruises where passengers are 'treated like VIPs' are 20% off

Riviera Travel is offering up to 20% off its 2026 European river cruises, with passengers praising the 'VIP treatment' on iconic rivers including the Rhône, Danube and Rhine from just £1,849

Politics

20 h. ago 'Foreign Secretary must use holidays to reset and bring Jagtar Singh Johal home', says family

Gurpreet Singh Johal said Yvette Cooper has not got back to him following their last meeting and urged her to use the Christmas holidays to “reconsider” his plea.

Society

54 h. ago Thornberry calls for envoy to stop ’embarrassing failures’ like in El

The chairwoman of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Emily Thornberry, criticised ‘serious shortcomings’ in information sharing.

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56 h. ago Thornberry calls for envoy to avoid ’embarrassing’ failures in El

The chairwoman of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Emily Thornberry, criticised ‘serious shortcomings’ in information sharing.

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4 d. ago Why haven’t Trump’s tariffs crashed the US economy? | Jeffrey Frankel

Effects on inflation and employment have not been as bad as feared – but could still materialise with full force in 2026When Donald Trump took office last January, most economists feared what would happen if he raised tariffs. The expectation was that, as the new duties drove up prices of consumer goods and inputs – affecting households and companies, respectively – surging inflation and falling real incomes would follow. This would be a supply shock, so the US Federal Reserve could not do much to counteract it.Trump did raise tariffs to shocking levels, violating international agreements and blowing up the Republican party’s oft-professed commitment to free trade. In terms of severity and disruptiveness, Trump’s 2025 tariffs went far beyond the already harmful tariffs of his first term, and even beyond the infamous Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930. According to the Yale Budget Lab, the average effective tariff on US imports rose from 2% to 18%, the highest level since the 1930s, this year....

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6 d. ago Yvette Cooper leads push to free Aung San Suu Kyi as Myanmar elections begin

The UN has warned the military-controlled election is unfolding amid violence, intimidation and arrests. The country’s former leader has not been heard from in two years

Politics

7 d. ago UK teacher is accused of posing risk to children and referred to counter

The Oxfordshire teacher in his 50s said he was 'likened to a terrorist' after he showed the videos, one including Mr Trump's inauguration, to A-level students.

Society

8 d. ago British campaigner launches legal challenge against Trump administration after deportation threat

Imran Ahmed, an anti-disinformation advocate, claims he is being targeted over his work scrutinising social media companiesA British anti-disinformation campaigner close to Keir Starmer’s chief of staff has launched a legal challenge against the Trump administration after being told he could face deportation from the US in a row over freedom of speech.Imran Ahmed, the chief executive of the Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), has filed a complaint against senior Trump allies including the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and the attorney general, Pam Bondi, in an attempt to prevent what he says would be an unconstitutional arrest and removal. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Britain will lead European forces ensuring Ukraine's security as part of peace deal

It comes as the nation's president, Volodymyr Zelensky praised the 'solid' progress of peace talks in the United States.

Economics

1 week ago Trump announces new battleship class named after himself as military pressure around Venezuela ramps up

Trump denies new ‘Golden Fleet’ is aimed at countering China

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1 week ago US to build new ‘Trump class’ warships as military pressure campaign around Venezuela ramps up

Trump denies new ‘Golden Fleet’ is aimed at countering China

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1 week ago China has set a bear trap for Keir Starmer – and our naive PM is walking straight into it | Simon Tisdall

The conviction of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong is another hostile act. How can Britain ignore Beijing’s provocations and human rights abuses?The UK pushed hard to secure the release of Jimmy Lai, the newspaper publisher and British citizen who was a leading light in Hong Kong’s brutally suppressed pro-democracy movement. So, too, did press freedom and human rights campaigners. But the Beijing-appointed high court judges in the former colony convicted him anyway, finding Lai guilty last week on fake charges of trying to “destabilise” the Chinese Communist party (CCP). For Xi Jinping, China’s dictator-emperor, there is no greater crime.Protesting to China’s ambassador, the UK’s foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, condemned the trial as “politically motivated”. She’s right, of course – but her angry words will make no difference. Beijing’s contempt for Britain’s views is as painfully obvious as the UK’s weakness and indecision in the face of Chinese hubris. The breaking of its solemn promise t...

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2 w. ago Revealed: FBI opened domestic terrorism investigations into anti

Internal report shared with Guardian shows FBI has launched cases in 23 regions, some linked to Trump memo on thwarting ‘terroristic activities’The FBI has launched “criminal and domestic terrorism investigations” into “threats against immigration enforcement activity” in at least 23 regions across the US, according to an internal report shared with the Guardian.The two-page FBI document, dated 14 November, says some of the investigations are related to the “countering domestic terrorism” memo issued by Donald Trump in September. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago New UK migration pact to tackle small boats hailed as breakthrough

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has signed a new pact with Greece which will see the UK help authorities deal with smuggling gangs and the supply of small boats used for Channel crossings

Politics

2 w. ago Yvette Cooper criticises Donald Trump for attack on 'decaying' Europe saying Britain's diversity is something to 'celebrate' as part of its 'centuries of civilisation'

The Foreign Secretary, the UK's top diplomat, defended the nation's 'centuries of civilisation' when asked about the new US National Security Strategy.

Culture

2 w. ago Chinese ambassador summoned by Foreign Office over Jimmy Lai verdict

Yvette Cooper says the Foreign Office had summoned China’s top diplomatic representative to the UK to express unhappiness over the guilty verdict

Politics

2 w. ago Yvette Cooper summons Chinese ambassador over 'politically motivated' prosecution of Jimmy Lai as ministers demand British citizen's release from Hong Kong jail

The media tycoon, a British citizen, has been found guilty by a Hong Kongcourt of conspiracy and sedition charges under national security laws imposed by Beijing.

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2 w. ago Britain condemns ‘politically motivated’ Hong Kong conviction of Jimmy Lai

Jimmy Lai has been found guilty by a Hong Kong court of conspiracy charges under the territory’s Beijing-imposed national security law.

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2 w. ago John Swinney hits out at reported UK Government cuts to Malawi aid

John Swinney has written to Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper with his concerns.

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2 w. ago At least 12 dead in antisemitic terrorist attack at Bondi Beach – police

The attack in Sydney has been declared a terrorist incident targeting a Hanukkah celebration on the first day of the Jewish festival of light.

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