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The Conservative Party, which has been ruling in Great Britain for 14 years, is in danger of falling into political irrelevance after this year's elections to the House of Commons. According to a poll published yesterday by the Daily Mirror, it would only have 80 of the 365 seats won in 2019.more

We cannot show the same weakness towards Vladimir Putin as we did towards Hitler in the 1930s, because the same will come for more, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron wrote yesterday, calling on American congressmen to adopt the aid package for Ukraine.more

Influencers from six countries, paid by the British Ministry of Home Affairs, will use TikTok to persuade their compatriots not to make illegal attempts to cross the English Channel to Great Britain, The Times revealed yesterday.more

Mike Turner, head of the Intelligence Committee in the House of Representatives (the lower house of the US Congress), announced yesterday that the committee had shared information about a "serious threat to national security" with all members of Congress. Turner did not specify the nature of this threat.more

An increased Garda presence in Dublin, a crackdown on youth offenders, more 24-hour public transport, and safe taxi hubs are among the proposals made to the government by DublinTown.more

The almost certain victory of the opposition Labour Party in this year's elections to the British House of Commons is no longer so obvious after the anti-Semitic and anti-Israel statements of its two parliamentary candidates that have surfaced over the past three days.more

Donald Trump's top national security adviser Keith Kellogg announced yesterday that he would push to transform NATO into a 'multi-level alliance' if Trump becomes US president again. As Reuters points out, the idea is to deprive some member states of protection from attack.more

One in five NHS staff in England are non-UK nationals, according to figures that show the pivotal role foreign workers play in keeping the health service afloat.more

"Norway is facing the most serious threat in decades. Russia is stronger than a year ago and is in the process of gaining the upper hand in the war in Ukraine, the outcome of which will be decisive for Europe," said the head of Norwegian military intelligence, Nils Andreas Stensones.more

Yesterday, the British armed forces began an in-depth review of the "diversity and inclusion" policy ordered by Defense Minister Grant Shapps, which he argues weakens their combat capabilities.more

The issue of the age of the candidates for President of the United States, Joe Biden and Donald Trump, came to the fore in the election campaign, but it may turn out to be a greater burden for Biden - says the New York Times.more

A bill to deport illegal immigrants to Rwanda is "fundamentally inconsistent" with human rights legislation and damages the UK's reputation, the British Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights warned in a report published yesterday.more

Rafał Trzaskowski of the KO (28.3 per cent) and Szymon Hołownia of Poland 2050 (24.0 per cent) are most likely to win the presidential election, according to an IBRiS poll for Radio ZET published yesterday.more

The British Army, in order to meet its stated levels of 'diversity and inclusivity', wants to increase recruitment of soldiers overseas by lowering the security requirements for admission, 'The Sunday Telegraph' revealed yesterday.more

Iran is recruiting British Muslims on pilgrimages in the Middle East to spy on Jews and Iranian dissidents in Britain when they return, the Daily Mail reported.more

Denmark should accelerate military investments because new intelligence data indicate that Russia may attack one of the NATO countries within 3-5 years, said Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen in the Jyllands-Posten daily.more

Yesterday, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak described as "completely ridiculous" the claims made by Russian President Vladimir Putin in an interview with American journalist Tucker Carlson - including that the invasion of Ukraine was caused by NATO expansion.more

Due to existing suspicions, British Home Secretary James Cleverly will investigate the conversion to Christianity of illegal immigrants accommodated on the barge "Bibby Stockholm", the British government said.more

There is no less consternation in Great Britain after the insensitive statement of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who, in the presence of the mother of a murdered transsexual teenager, accused the opposition leader of his inability to define what a woman is. The head of government refuses to apologize.more

The British opposition Labor Party yesterday withdrew from one of its flagship pre-election promises - allocating £28 billion annually to green investments. This is another case of British politicians making promises to fight climate change more realistic.more

Vladimir Putin said in an interview broadcast yesterday that Moscow is not interested in invading "Poland, Latvia or anywhere else." The interview that the dictator gave to Tucker Carlson, an American commentator known for his pro-Russian and pro-Putin views, was recorded on Tuesday in Moscow and used by Kremlin propaganda.more

The Afghan asylum seeker had been operating in Great Britain as a Russian spy for years, working for the British Foreign Office and probably also for the British secret services, The Times revealed.more

Dentists who set up practice in areas of England with poor access to NHS care will be offered a £20,000 bonus. The government has also announced higher payments for dentists who take on new patients and teeth-cleaning in schools as part of a plan to expand levels of dental care.more

The construction of HS2 high-speed rail - the largest ongoing infrastructure investment in Europe - in its truncated version, namely from London to Birmingham, offers a very poor benefit-cost ratio, the Public Accounts Committee assessed in a report released yesterday.more

Britain said today that it will extend duty-free trade with Ukraine for almost all goods until 2029, ensuring Kiev will continue to enjoy favorable trade conditions after Russia's invasion.more