British prime minister says force would need protections such as air cover that only US can provide Keir Starmer has urged Donald Trump to provide a US “backstop” to a European peacekeeping force in Ukraine, saying it is the only way to deter Russia from attacking the country again. The […]
Month: February 2025
Two people in critical condition airlifted to nearby trauma centre and one child taken by ambulance to hospital A plane carrying 80 people crash landed at Toronto Pearson airport yesterday, flipping upside down and leaving at least 18 people injured. Video from the scene showed a Delta Air Lines plane […]
Police continue to search River Thames for suspect over Friday’s fatal shooting of Lisa Smith, 43, from Slough A woman shot dead at a Kent pub on Valentine’s Day has been named as Lisa Smith. The 43-year-old from Slough was killed in Knockholt near The Three Horseshoes pub shortly after […]
Successive governments’ ‘penal populism’ has driven England and Wales justice system to brink of collapse, report finds Successive governments’ overreliance on prison sentences and desire to seem “tough on crime” have driven the justice system in England and Wales to the brink of collapse, an official review has found. A […]
Hundreds of teenagers have been given an IN10 police endorsement since 2020, says road safety charity Electric scooters have been blamed for a surge in the number of children being penalised for driving without insurance. Since the start of 2020 almost 800 children aged between 13 and 16 have been […]
It is understood to be the first time the PM has been explicit about sending British peacekeepers to Ukraine Keir Starmer has said he is prepared to put British troops on the ground in Ukraine if there is a deal to end the war with Russia – acknowledging it could […]
Former UK prime minister says US may regret ceding world stage to China and condemns ‘hypocritical’ JD Vance speech Democracy around the globe is under threat from the retreat of Donald Trump’s US into isolationism and its likely replacement by China on the world stage, John Major has said. The […]
Both Edward Berger and Brady Corbet’s dramas take four awards while Demi Moore denied comeback prize as competition heats up for next month’s Oscars• Red carpet, ceremony and winners – as it happened• Full list of winners• Adrien Brody and Mikey Madison among the winners – in pictures• Best quotes […]
Impending tax rises from autumn budget fuel collapse in sentiment and rising redundancy intentions, surveys show UK employers are preparing for the biggest redundancy round in a decade amid collapsing business confidence as firms brace for tax increases from April that Rachel Reeves announced in her autumn budget. In a […]
About 64% of people had difficulties with health service last year relating to communication about care Patients routinely have to chase up test results, receive appointment letters after their appointments and do not know when their treatment will occur because the NHS is so “dysfunctional”. That is the conclusion of […]