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France and the UK have agreed to increase staffing at border controls in response to warnings of travel chaos caused by new fingerprinting and facial recognition checks.
Rachel Reeves has urged Andy Burnham to arrive in Downing Street with a “worked through plan”, saying the incoming prime minister will be tested quickly by a range of incoming “shocks and challenges”.
Just as Nigel Farage kicks off a summer of “arguing with a bin” , as the chancellor, Rachel Reeves called it, Labour’s bill to clean up politics returns to the House of Commons this week.
The UK’s public spending watchdog has said it plans to investigate the Lower Thames Crossing , as campaigners voice concerns over the rising costs of one of the UK’s largest infrastructure projects.
The UK must do more to defend its democracy after it emerged that Elon Musk’s family foundation had taken the far-right activist Tommy Robinson to Russia, Ed Davey has said.
Ministers are poised to launch a crackdown on unlicensed casinos sponsoring British sports teams, amid criticism that a delay to the proposals has opened the door for offshore gambling firms to strike lucrative deals wi…
Two people injured in the drone attack on the Samara Region are in moderate condition, while another is in satisfactory condition. The regional government reported this to RIA Novosti.
Economists are warning that a “super” El Niño weather cycle this year could cause a severe shock to global food prices lasting into 2028.
Errol Musk says far-right activist is ‘a fine young man’ and held meetings with Russian business figures
Ken Bates, one of the most colourful and controversial figures in the history of English football, has died aged 94, Chelsea have announced.
Only five years ago a bullish ITV was riding high, trumpeting the biggest annual advertising haul in its history , as the broadcaster pledged to become a national champion in the battle against the US streamers.
Microsoft, Amazon and Google’s collective carbon emissions have increased by nearly a fifth in the past year, driven largely by datacentre construction.
The tube cannot easily be adapted to cope with heatwaves, making conditions almost unbearable
“I’m now at a point where I’m going to buy even more clothes,” says Hayley Grice, 50, from Shropshire, who has dropped seven sizes after starting on the GLP-1 weight loss jab Mounjaro two years ago. “I’m very happy with…
Watch US television for any length of time and the endless spume of adverts will eventually separate into three distinct types.
As lunchtime approaches at Il Tirreno, a private beach club in Montalto di Castro on the Lazio coast, Beatrice Bordo, sitting in the shade of a blue umbrella, unwraps a slice of pizza.
From a cosy Norwegian pub to outdoor fan zones packed with hopeful England football fans, Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final between the two nations is expected to generate a multimillion-pound windfall for venues showi…
Influential backbenchers are calling on Andy Burnham to reclaim Labour’s leadership on international development and chart a course back to spending 0.7% of national income on overseas aid.
Apple filed a lawsuit against OpenAI on Friday alleging the artificial intelligence firm stole company trade secrets in a move to create its own hardware device.
Nigel Farage’s aide George Cottrell and his mother, Fiona Cottrell, have been interviewed under criminal caution by Scotland Yard detectives, the Guardian understands.
Car manufacturers have welcomed a high court verdict that rejected most of the allegations in a “dieselgate” claim brought on behalf of 1.6 million UK owners of polluting cars.
The Bank of England (the Bank), the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the FCA will start overseeing the first critical third parties (CTPs) on Monday 13 July 2026, following designation by the Treasury.
EU regulators have accused Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, of failing to tackle the risks of its “addictive design” on the physical and mental health of users.
A passenger on a Ryanair flight was reportedly almost sucked out of a window after it shattered in mid-air during a journey from Greece.
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