‘England is hope’: some say they will try again – despite Channel deaths
Attempt to cross via overcrowded dinghy from Wimereux aborted after engine stalls and five people drown They could have been on a school trip. Fifty...
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Rishi Sunak promises UK’s largest ever military support package for Ukraine
PM pledges equipment including 400 vehicles, 1,600 weapons and 4m rounds of ammunition, plus £500m in funding Ukraine war – live updates Rishi Sunak has...
Europe baked in ‘extreme heat stress’ pushing temperatures to record highs
Europeans are dying from hot weather 30% more than they did two decades ago, report finds Scorching weather has baked Europe in more days of...
Global defence budget jumps to record high of $2440bn
For the first time, government military spending increased in all five geographical regions, Sipri thinktank finds Global military expenditure has reached a record high of...
Sunak rejects offer of mobility scheme for young people between EU and UK
Labour has also rejected European Commission’s proposal which would have allowed young people to live, work or study in the bloc Rishi Sunak has rejected...
UK to delay start of health and safety checks on EU imports – report
New post-Brexit border checks ‘set to zero’ to avoid what Defra calls risk of serious disruption The UK government has reportedly told port health authorities...
Rishi Sunak and Belgian PM criticise mayor’s halting of NatCon conference
Emir Kir ordered police to close down radical rightwing conference attended by Suella Braverman and Nigel Farage UK politics – latest updates The UK prime...
UK Foreign Office holding secret talks with Sudan’s RSF paramilitary group
Exclusive: Rights groups denounce negotiations with Rapid Support Forces, accused of ethnic cleansing and war crimes Inside South Sudan’s worsening refugee crisis – in pictures...
‘It’s catastrophic’: Italian restaurants in London struggle to find staff post-Brexit
UK hospitality industry hit by crisis as thousands of young Italians are forced out by latest round of rules and cost-of-living crisis Emanuela Reccia has...
New Brexit checks will cause food shortages in UK, importers warn
Rules due to come in this month will impose new handling fees – and experts say small suppliers are already being driven away Ministers’ decision...
