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
Age and education have displaced class as the main demographic dividing line in British politics, according to a leading study on trends in public views.
The British Social Attitudes survey, which has run annually since 1983, found that traditional class-based support for parties had diminished.more
US President Donald Trump today expressed support for Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty in a talk with journalists during the summit in The Hague. This provision concerns mutual security guarantees in NATO.more
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to meet a new Nato target to spend 5% of the UK's GDP on national security by 2035.
At a Nato summit in the Netherlands, 32 member countries including the UK are expected to agree the 5% goal, with 3.5% to go on core defence and the remaining 1.5% on defence-related areas such as resilience and security.more
The UK and Ukraine will now share 'battlefield technology,' with 'data sets from Ukraine's front line set to be plugged into UK production lines,' according to a statement from Keir Starmer's office on Monday.more
Hours after the U.S.-announced ceasefire went into effect, the Israeli military said it had detected missiles fired by Iran at Israel and had activated its defense systems. Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the military to respond decisively to any violation of the ceasefire.more
An attempt to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was foiled at the Rzeszow airport in southeastern Poland, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) chief said on Monday, without disclosing when the incident occurred.more
US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Iran have "fully agreed" on a ceasefire that is expected to end the war between the two countries. The end of the war is to be declared if the 12-hour truce holds, an Iranian official confirmed to Reuters.more
The King has met Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of a crunch Nato summit in The Hague.
On Monday, the monarch welcomed the Ukrainian president to Windsor Castle, where they had lunch together.more
Poland’s culture ministry is preparing an emergency evacuation plan for the country’s most valuable artworks in the event of a Russian invasion, Culture Minister Hanna Wróblewska told the Financial Times.more
