Two farmers killed near border with Ukraine by what Poland has claimed were Russian-made weapons Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates Poland’s president Andrzej Duda said he expected his country would call for an emergency meeting of Nato members on Wednesday after “Russian-made” missiles strayed over into the country killing […]

Energy situation ‘critical’ across Ukraine after strikes, which Kyiv says are Russian response to Zelenskiy’s G20 address Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates Russia launched a wave of missile strikes across Ukraine on Tuesday, leaving many cities without power, as G20 leaders met in Bali. Ukrainian authorities said it was […]

Twice-impeached ex-president makes expected announcement despite midterms reversals and surge from rival Ron DeSantis Donald Trump announces his 2024 presidential campaign – follow live Donald Trump has announced his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, likely sparking another period of tumult in US politics and especially his own […]

Leaders of Kent and Hampshire county councils say even ‘drastic cuts’ to services will not be enough Two of England’s largest Tory-run local authorities have warned the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, that they will be forced to declare bankruptcy within the next few months because of the unprecedented financial crisis […]

Prime minister says stopping people crossing Channel in small boats is his ‘most pressing priority’ Rishi Sunak has restated his promise to cut overall migration to the UK, but suggested he would delay a cap on refugee numbers that was promised in his leadership campaign. Sunak also said he was […]

Lisa Nandy says it would be ‘abhorrent’ for ex-PM and ex-chancellor to get five-figure sums after disastrous mini-budget Labour has called for Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng to hand back the redundancy payments they are due for their time in Downing Street, saying it would be “abhorrent” if they kept […]