The slow train to peace! Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and Freidrich Merz pose on a train to Ukraine as they continue to pressure Putin into agreeing to a 30-day ceasefire

found 2025 › May › 10 (Sat) @ 01:10 UTC

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The leaders of the UK, France, and Germany are heading to Kyiv in what will be the first time the world leaders have convened in the Ukrainian capital since Russia launched its invasion in February 2…

Jailed migrants could avoid deportation under 'watered down' sentencing laws, Tories claim

found 2025 › May › 10 (Sat) @ 01:10 UTC

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The offence of knowingly entering the UK without permission carries a maximum custodial sentence of four years, but the council's guidelines say the starting point should be just six months.

Kier Starmer vows to destroy Putin's 'shadow fleet' surveying UK waters amid fears Russia could cause 'worldwide internet blackouts' by sabotaging undersea cables

found 2025 › May › 10 (Sat) @ 01:10 UTC

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Moscow was accused of sabotaging gas pipes in the North Sea in 2022 and the Baltic in 2023, and No 10 said its shadow fleet ships were 'known to be damaging infrastructure'.

UK prepared to pay to access EU defence programmes

found 2025 › May › 10 (Sat) @ 00:35 UTC

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Defence secretary John Healey has told the BBC the UK will pay its "fair share" but wants a say in decisions.

Paul McCartney and Dua Lipa among artists urging Starmer to rethink AI copyright plans

found 2025 › May › 09 (Fri) @ 23:20 UTC

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Hundreds of leading figures from UK creative industries urge prime minister not to ‘give our work away’

Hundreds of leading figures and organisations in the UK’s creative industries, including Coldpla…

Leaders of UK, France, Germany and Poland to visit Ukraine in joint show of support

found 2025 › May › 09 (Fri) @ 22:10 UTC

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Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz and Donald Tusk to make symbolic visit day after Putin parade

The leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Poland are due in Kyiv on Saturday for a symboli…

Women’s World Cup to expand to 48 teams at 2031 tournament

found 2025 › May › 09 (Fri) @ 18:20 UTC

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US set to host in 2031, the UK in 2035
Fifa approves strategy for Afghan women’s football

The Women’s World Cup will expand to 48 teams from the 2031 tournament onwards after the proposal was approved …

Pink Floyd return to top of UK album charts with 1972 Pompeii concert recording

found 2025 › May › 09 (Fri) @ 17:45 UTC

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Prog rockers score seventh No 1 album with recording of Italian gig, extending their chart run following final studio album The Endless River in 2014

A recording of Pink Floyd’s eerie and evocative 19…

The art of dealing with Donald Trump? Don’t fight him alone | Jonathan Freedland

found 2025 › May › 09 (Fri) @ 17:45 UTC

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This week’s trade deal is a boost for Keir Starmer. But a lasting win will only come by joining forces with other nations to resist the US president’s entire destructive agenda

Donald Trump wanted Thu…

The Guardian view on the impact of Trump’s film tariffs: a disaster movie waiting to happen | Editorial

found 2025 › May › 09 (Fri) @ 17:10 UTC

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The US president’s proposed levies will badly hit the UK industry just as it is recovering from a series of blows

Barbieland, the Emerald City and a galaxy far, far away were all built – at least in p…