UK prime minister aiming to cool escalating transatlantic row over war in Ukraine Keir Starmer will not risk riling Donald Trump by challenging him over his attack on Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, when the pair finally meet next week, as the prime minister seeks to cool an escalating transatlantic row. […]
Month: February 2025
German police have arrested a suspect after attack on Spanish tourist and say they have not yet found a motive German police have arrested a man suspected in a stabbing attack at Berlin’s Holocaust memorial that left a Spanish tourist seriously injured. There was no immediate indication of a motive […]
Exclusive: Analysis by the Guardian shows a third of major arts leaders were educated privately Analysis: Who is ‘working class’ and why does it matter in the arts? Interviews: Nine working-class creatives on class in the arts – and how they made it Artists, directors and actors have raised the […]
Rapper is a vocal supporter of Palestine but has received criticism over restaurant’s links to Israeli military Stormzy has denied that he “compromised beliefs for commercial gain”, after his advertising partnership with McDonald’s was criticised over the company’s ties to Israel. In a new campaign, the rapper appears in filmed […]
National Rally’s Jordan Barella calls off address as Anti-Defamation League says it is concerned but ‘not surprised’ The French far-right leader Jordan Bardella on Friday morning cancelled a scheduled speech at the US Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, after Donald Trump’s former aide Steve Bannon flashed a […]
Statement from IDF comes hours after prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders further crackdown on occupied West Bank over bus explosions Middle East crisis – live updates One of the four bodies returned by Hamas to Israel on Thursday is not that of Shiri Bibas, Israel’s military has said, calling it […]
Reform leader contradicts Trump rant, saying ‘you shouldn’t always take things Donald Trump says absolutely literally’ Nigel Farage has contradicted his ally Donald Trump, saying Volodymyr Zelenskyy “is not a dictator” after the US president’s attack on the Ukrainian leader this week. Farage, who became one of the last UK […]
Foreign secretary’s speech comes as UK continues to tread fine diplomatic line between supporting Ukraine and not offending Trump The west should not be “fooled” by Vladimir Putin’s attempts to dress up imperialism as pragmatism in advance of any talks over the future of Ukraine, David Lammy has warned. Speaking […]
Janette Rosing built up pioneering trove of 8,000 images dating back to the early days of the Industrial Revolution Some of the oldest photographs in England which show the country’s transformation after the industrial revolution have been acquired by Historic England. Images from the Janette Rosing collection include some of […]
Companies increase hiring for first time since June, and households more optimistic about their finances Companies have ramped up hiring in recent weeks while consumer confidence has started to rise, research suggests, in a boost for Rachel Reeves as the government looks for signs of economic growth. The chancellor has […]