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After criticism from several Conservative and opposition Labor Party MPs, Finance Minister Kwasi Kwarteng confirmed that the government is backing away from the highly controversial decision to cut tax for top earners, which was announced just 10 days ago.more

In not very good mood - and with loud protests in the background - the annual conference of the UK ruling Conservative Party began yesterday afternoon in Birmingham.more

Inflation exceeded analysts' expectations, yet they believe that it should start to decline in the next few months, reports Dziennik Gazeta Prawna. The CSO initially announced that in September inflation was 17.2 percent. per year and is "the highest in a quarter of a century".more

The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, will be the first foreign leader to be adopted by the new King of Great Britain, Charles III, Buckingham Palace said. Ramaphosa's visit to the Islands will take place on November 22-24.more

King Charles will not attend the climate change conference COP27, which is due to be held in Egypt next month, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. It was responding to a story in the Sunday Times which claimed Prime Minister Liz Truss had "ordered" the King not to attend.more

Campaigners have accused the government of “unforgivable” failings after previously unreleased figures suggested that the majority of successful disability benefit appeals were because of errors by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).more

Ukrainians seeking refuge are too unevenly distributed in Europe, which may become a real problem in winter if the situation in Ukraine worsens, assessed migration expert Gerald Knaus. Countries such as the Czech Republic and Poland bear the greatest burden.more

Prime Minister Liz Truss tells Laura Kuenssberg she stands by tax cuts announced on 23 September. She accepts the government could have "laid the ground better" before setting out its plan.more

The use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine would be very risky for Russian President Vladimir Putin and would not bring him a victory, and at best it would freeze the front line in its current position, assessed the US Institute for War Studies.more

During the meeting with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in London, British Prime Minister Liz Truss assessed that the gas leak from the Nord Stream gas pipelines was an "act of sabotage" - reported the Reuters agency.more

Russia could attack Western communications systems, both in space and at the bottom of the oceans, warned British military commander Admiral Tony Radakin in an interview published in today's Daily Telegraph.more

Ukraine is submitting an application to join NATO in an accelerated procedure, announced on Friday the president of the country, Volodymyr Zelensky. This information was provided by the head of state after Friday's session of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC).more

The temporary annexation of Ukrainian oblasts is in line with the scheme that has long been pursued by Vladimir Putin, but the Russian president is concerned not only with territories, but also recognition of his sphere of influence by the West, believes Orysia Łucewycz, Ukraine expert from Chatham House in London.more

We have decided to include the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, as well as the Kherson and Zaporizhia oblasts, into the Russian Federation; I am convinced that the Federal Assembly (joint chambers of parliament) will support this decision, announced the President of Russia Vladimir Putin today in a propaganda speech at the Kremlin. Thus, Russia is breaking international law.more

British Prime Minister Liz Truss yesterday defended her government's decision on large tax cuts, which caused considerable turmoil on financial markets, and argued that they were necessary to stimulate economic growth.more

As much as 33 percentage points. The opposition Labor Party has an advantage over the UK's ruling conservatives, according to a YouGov poll published yesterday. This is the greatest advantage of any party in any poll since the late 1990s.more

Russian agents have been attacking the West for years - they spy on politicians, infiltrate their computer systems, carry out sabotage operations and even kill people considered enemies of Moscow. The Germans noticed this danger very late - analyzes the website of the German weekly "Spiegel".more

Government figures released by the BBC show that at least 127 Ukrainian households were homeless or at risk of becoming homeless in the south of England at the end of last month. More than half of them are families with children.more

The most trusted among Polish politicians is Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, trusted by 46.5 percent of respondents, followed by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki with 39.1 percent and President Andrzej Duda, trusted by 39 percent. - according to the Ibris poll for Onet.more

UK lacks the means to properly defend its critical infrastructure, leaving it dangerously vulnerable to a hybrid attack from Russia, warns today's "Daily Telegraph".more

British Prime Minister Liz Truss assured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday that her country would never recognize Russian attempts to annex Ukrainian territory and would continue to support him, her office reported.more

Ryanair has said it will create more than 2,000 new jobs for pilots, cabin crew, engineers, and IT developers in Ireland by 2030. more

The West is concerned about Russia's nuclear threat, especially since some politicians and experts believe it may use one or more tactical nukes in Ukraine, and Vladimir Putin may make such a decision if only to stay in power, Reuters reported.more

Within a year of taking power, the Labor government will create Great British Energy - a public energy company that will supply energy from renewable sources, announced British opposition leader Keir Starmer at a Labor conference in Liverpool.more

Law and Justice politicians have reasons to worry because Poles predict their election defeat. 56 percent of respondents are convinced of the victory of the united opposition, according to a poll conducted by the Pollster Research Institute on behalf of "Super Express".more