Kemi Badenoch will call for foreign nationals to be barred from claiming disability and sickness benefits, as she sets out plans for tighter curbs on welfare.
In a speech on Thursday, the Tory leader will describe Britain's benefits bill as a "ticking time bomb" that could "collapse the economy".more
The UK will invest €163 million (£140 million) in French satellite operator Eutelsat, Les Echos newspaper reported today, citing a source at the Elysee Palace. This is another investment intended to help the company compete with SpaceX and its Starlink project.more
The UK and France will sign a declaration today that, for the first time in history, provides for the coordination of the two countries' nuclear deterrents in the event of an "extreme threat" to Europe, the government in London announced.more
US President Donald Trump is losing patience with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, US media assess. They thus comment on Trump's announcement of arms supplies to Ukraine and his critical statements towards the Russian leader.more
The cost of the state pension triple lock is forecast to be three times higher by the end of the decade than its original estimate, according to the government's official forecaster.more
Europe's largest port, Rotterdam, is preparing for a potential war with Russia, the "Financial Times" assessed yesterday. The port has started to reserve space for ships transporting military equipment and is planning where to divert civilian transport should war break out.more
Plans for a new Chinese ‘super embassy’ in London would include on-site accommodation for more than 200 intelligence officers, it has been revealed.
News of the proposed ‘spy campus’ has added fresh controversy to China’s redevelopment bid for the historic Royal Mint buildings near the Tower of London.more
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron arrived in the UK yesterday. This is the first official visit to the UK by the leader of an EU member state since Brexit. Among Macron's topics of conversation are the fight against illegal immigration and the war in Ukraine.more
US President Donald Trump is using the madman theory to try to convince allies and opponents that he is unpredictable, irrational and capable of anything, and that his strategy is actually having an impact on the world, the BBC has said.more
The Government's welfare system revamp could force 150,000 individuals below the poverty line, including those who receive universal credit (UC) and personal independence payments (PIP).
Sir Keir Starmer is facing strong pushback on his welfare reforms from those within his own party, with a humiliating rejection of the proposed bill last week.more
The British Palestine Action, which was added to the terrorist list last week, is trying to recruit activists for a new "collective," the Telegraph reported today. Those willing to "dismantle the Zionist war machine in Britain."more
The UK is restoring diplomatic relations with Syria, the UK Foreign Office announced yesterday. The statement was made during a visit to Damascus by British diplomatic chief David Lammy.more
Billionaire and former advisor to US President Donald Trump Elon Musk announced yesterday the formation of a new party called the Party of America. The day before, he published a poll asking internet users whether they were in favour of the creation of a new party.more
Government plans to speed up employment support for people affected by the changes to welfare benefits will be "undeliverable", the BBC has been told.
As part of the U-turn on welfare reforms, ministers are expected to fast-track a £1bn support plan to get people into work, which was originally scheduled for 2029.more
The thorny topic of MPs’ pay and funding will be debated by randomly selected members of the public at a new citizens’ forum, as parliament’s watchdog said it was launching an “open and honest conversation” about what democracy is worth.more
The House of Representatives yesterday passed “one big beautiful bill” combining Donald Trump's promised tax cuts with cuts to social spending and increased spending on migrant deportations. The bill, which is expected to add nearly $4 trillion to the US debt, will go to the president's desk.more
Keir Starmer has outlined a 10-year plan for the NHS based on a shift from hospitals to community health hubs, a renewed focus on prevention and an embrace of technology, which was billed as perhaps the last chance to save the health service in its current form.more
Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski, President-elect Karol Nawrocki and Mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski found themselves on the podium in the trust survey conducted by IBRiS on behalf of Onet. Fourth place went to outgoing President Andrzej Duda, and fifth to Confederation politician Sławomir Mentzen.more
Members of the British rap punk duo Bob Vylan had their visas revoked by the United States and are under investigation by local police after leading a crowd to chant “death” to Israel’s military at a UK music festival this past weekend.more
Without additional help from the West, Ukraine could find itself in a critical war situation with Russia in the autumn, Gideon Rachman, chief foreign affairs commentator for the British daily Financial Times, warned yesterday.more
Britain's decision to allow the export of F-35 fighter jet components to Israel, despite accepting they could be used in breach of international humanitarian law in Gaza, was lawful, London's High Court ruled on Monday.more
The European Union has not gone as far as US President Donald Trump in toughening its approach to migration, but the change is big, wrote the American "New York Times".more
Canada should be the 51st state of the USA because it depends on us completely - said US President Donald Trump yesterday on Fox News. He noted that the USA has suspended trade talks with Canada because of the taxes it has introduced.more
A groceries delivery driver has described how he used a lorry to rescue a man from a burning building in Dublin.
Tomasz Zareba reversed his lorry up to the city centre building to allow a man who was trapped at a third-floor window to jump to safety onto the roof of the vehicle.more
A spokesman for the British Foreign Office said that the new head of intelligence (MI6), Blaise Metreweli, did not know that her grandfather was a Nazi spy, as reported by the British press two days ago.more
