EU-UK diplomacy, security and global affairs
Andy Burnham has apologised for Labour’s early response to the Gaza conflict, calling it “a real failure” that hurt communities across Britain. His remarks are among the most candid from any senior Labour figure on a period that cost the party at the ballot box.
The Old Continent has good reason to be concerned that the U.S. defense industrial base is no longer supplying the weapons promised to NATO allies, given that American stockpiles have been depleted due to the conflicts in Ukraine and Iran, prompting allies to consider new ways to arm themselves and defend themselves. As NATO leaders,…
A volunteer researcher has uncovered a rare printed copy of the US Declaration of Independence in a British archive — one of only 11 such copies known to exist in the world. The extraordinary find was made at the West Sussex Record Office in Chichester, England.
A man convicted in France as a key people smuggler has been quietly living in a Leicestershire village, working locally while his asylum claim is processed. The BBC tracked him down after French authorities described him as ‘the godfather’ of migrant camps in northern France.
A retired British couple say a Russian naval frigate fired warning shots across the bow of their yacht in the English Channel, leaving them shaken and stranded. The incident has triggered a Royal Navy investigation and renewed concerns about civilian safety in contested waters.
Nigel Farage says Reform UK’s Makerfield by-election defeat was driven by voters using the ballot to protest against Labour rather than back his party. The result raises fresh questions about whether Reform can convert widespread anger into actual wins.
Two East Midlands Railway trains crashed into each other near Bedford, leaving dozens of passengers and crew members injured. Investigators are now working to piece together exactly what went wrong.
A three-year-old boy has been hospitalised with serious injuries after an incident inside a crocodile enclosure at Hamerton Zoo Park in Cambridgeshire. A 40-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of child cruelty as police launched a full investigation.
Nearly 90 people were injured, more than 30 seriously, after a train crash near Bedford sent passengers flying from their seats. Survivors described a terrifying impact with no warning as emergency services launched one of the region’s biggest rail responses in years.
The jury in Sir Jeffrey Donaldson’s sex abuse trial has been sent home until Monday, as the high-profile case at Downpatrick Crown Court continues into its second week. The former DUP leader denies all 18 charges against him, including one count of rape.
