Former, deceased Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti helped the Vatican to prevent the publication of photos of Pope John Paul II in the pool. The politician presented the circumstances of this operation in his notes, which were found in the closet six years after his death.more
Preparing for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit should be "the top priority" for civil servants, Boris Johnson has told them in a letter. The PM said he would prefer to get a deal with the EU, but he said he recognised this "may not happen".more
Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said he had expressed concern to his Indian counterpart about the situation in the disputed Kashmir region.more
Words such as friend and ally somehow fall short in describing the relationship between Britain and Canada. The ties that bind are so strong, the affinity between us so deep, that I prefer to think of our countries as different branches of the same family, Dominic Raab is Britain's Foreign Secretary says.more
Britain plans to work with the US to ensure the safety of commercial ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian attack, defence secretary Ben Wallace said today amid escalating tensions in the region.more
Crispin Odey, the pro-Brexit Conservative donor, reportedly waged a £300m bet against some of Britain's biggest businesses on the implication their share prices will crash after Brexit.more
Nearly £1bn will be available immediately to fund "vital new kit" - including beds - and an additional £850m, spent over five years, will be used to upgrade 20 hospitals in England.more
Schools may have to close, exams could be disrupted and fresh food for pupils' meals could run short because of panic buying with prices soaring by up to 20%, according to a secret Department for Education analysis of the risks of a no-deal Brexit obtained by the Observer.more
Poll conducted by Lord Ashcroft Polls - days after Boris Johnson, the new prime minister, visited Scotland - puts support for independence at 46 per cent for and 43 per cent against.more
MPS are too late to prevent a no-deal Brexit, Boris Johnson's most senior aide has said. Dominic Cummings told ministers and officials that the Prime Minister will honour his October 31 pledge even if Jeremy Corbyn and pro-Remain Conservatives succeed in forcing a general election.more
The Home Office has spent a quarter of a million pounds on charter flights to deport people in the last three months without a single plane leaving the runway in that period, it has been revealed.more
The pro-European British Liberal Democrats won the Thursday's general election in the Welsh district of Brecon and Radnorshire, taking over the mandate from the Conservative Party and reducing the parliamentary majority of Boris Johnson's government to just one seat.more
Britain has a one in three chance of plunging into recession at the start of next year as the heightened uncertainty over Brexit drags down the economy, the Bank of England has warned.more
Residents of Welsh electoral district Brecon and Radnorshire are voting today in the supplementary election to the House of Commons. A possible defeat for the mandate of the Conservative Party may limit its parliamentary majority to just one vote.more
French commentators, generally very critical of the new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, argue that he formed a government "seeking revenge for swindlers". Some hope, however, that Johnson will move away from his extreme approach.more
The UK's Brexit minister Stephen Barclay spoke to the European Union's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier on Tuesday and told him he wants a deal but will leave the bloc on Oct. 31 with or without one.more
