Britons are braced for higher prices at the pumps after a rise in oil prices caused by the conflict between Israel and Iran in recent days.
Oil prices climbed in early trading on Monday as traders worried about the risks of a broader regional military conflict, which could disrupt supplies.more
US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced yesterday at the G7 summit that they had finalised a trade deal, the framework of which they had agreed back in May. Trump announced that he would soon sign ‘many’ similar agreements with other countries.more
MI6 will be led by a woman for the first time in the foreign intelligence service's 116-year history.
Blaise Metreweli, who joined the Secret Intelligence Service in 1999, will become the 18th chief of the organisation and take over from Sir Richard Moore later this year.more
Britain could potentially support Israel in its conflict with Iran, but the decision to send additional military jets to the Middle East was made mainly to protect British bases and personnel, British finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Sunday.
Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on each other overnight into Sunday. more
Four in 10 UK-based entrepreneurs are considering moving their firm overseas, a fresh poll has found, in further evidence the government’s crackdown on wealth and Britain’s stagnant economy are driving people away from the country.more
Britain has no plans to defend Israel as Iran retaliates against Israeli strikes.
The UK was not involved in the attacks on Tehran’s nuclear and military sites, and is not involved in helping to intercept Iranian retaliation like it did last year, defence sources said. However, the sources said that situation could change.more
In a congressional hearing on Thursday, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was asked if the US needs to be prepared "to take Greenland and Panama by force".
Hegseth avoided directly answering the question but suggested the US has plans for "any contingency".more
The Israeli Air Force attacked Iran this morning. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that these were preemptive strikes, and their purpose was to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon that would threaten Israel's existence. The airspace over Israel, Iran, Iraq and Jordan was closed.more
Prime Minister Donald Tusk has found himself in political purgatory, the British daily “Telegraph” assessed yesterday, commenting on the Sejm's vote of confidence in his government. According to the BBC, the vote was part of the political theatre of the head of the Polish government.more
After more than three years of talks, Spain, the UK and the European Commission reached an agreement in Brussels yesterday on Gibraltar's future relationship with the European Union. It includes, among other things, the abolition of land border controls.more
The administration of US President Donald Trump is preparing to send thousands of foreigners who are in the US illegally to the Guantanamo prison, the Washington Post wrote yesterday. Among those sent back could be several hundred citizens of European countries, including Poland, the newspaper reported.more
According to the British daily “The Times”, PM Keir Starmer's office intends to impose sanctions on two Israeli government ministers representing Orthodox Jews: the head of the security ministry, Itamar Ben Gwir, and the head of the finance ministry, Becalel Smotrich.more
Downing Street is exploring a proposal to introduce digital ID cards for every adult in Britain in a move to tackle the UK’s illegal migration crisis, according to reports.more
Talks between US and Chinese delegations on a trade agreement between the two powers began today in London. This is the second such meeting, the first being held in Geneva on 12 May, AFP reported, citing the official Xinhua news agency.more
The White House has warned the UK Prime Minister against allowing a Chinese embassy to be built near London's sensitive financial centres, ‘The Times’ reported yesterday.more
The former chairman of Britain's opposition Reform UK party, Zia Yusuf, who resigned from his post on Thursday, announced last night that he was returning to active party membership. In early May, the anti-immigrant Reform UK won a partial local election and a parliamentary by-election.more
‘Pentagon disinformation fuelled US UFO mythology’ was the title of a ‘Wall Street Journal’ article about how authorities created conspiracy theories to protect military secrets.more
The UK is at war with Russia and the US can no longer be treated as a reliable ally, warned Fiona Hill, co-author of the UK Ministry of Defence report, a strategic review of the country's combat readiness, in an interview with ‘The Guardian’ newspaper.more
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer yesterday warned Israel of ‘further concrete action’ if it does not stop its offensive in Gaza and fully unblock humanitarian aid. This is another such statement by Starmer, previous ones having been met with criticism from Israel.more
Elon Musk, one of the world's richest men and until recently a close associate of US President Donald Trump, lost $34bn in a public feud with him yesterday, Bloomberg reported.more
Russia's General Prosecutor's Office has declared the British Council an undesirable organisation. A communiqué quoted by Reuters said that, contrary to its stated independence, the British Council was pursuing the UK government's priorities.more
Bloomberg: NATO seeks to quintuple ground air defence in EuropeNATO is seeking to quintuple ground air defence capabilities among European member states, Bloomberg reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. The plan is intended as a response to the Russian threat.more
Although the Dutch government announced a tough course on migration and radical reforms, it collapsed on Tuesday over a dispute within the coalition over asylum policy. After less than a year in office, Dick Schoof's cabinet was dissolved, marking the end of the country's first-ever coalition involving the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV).more
The government will invest billions of pounds to move the UK to "war-fighting readiness" in the face of a new era of threats from nuclear powers like Russia and China, the defence secretary has said.more
