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Three killed including 17-year-old girl in drone attack on Ukraine
More than 2,520 children have been killed or injured in Putin’s war in Ukraine, United Nations children’s organisation UNICEF has said, with the real death toll likely to be higher that this UN-verified figure
Pound slumps to 14-month low as Reeves criticised for China trip
Sir John Gieve, former Deputy Governor at the Bank of England, said the Chancellor may have to hike taxes or impose some ‘very severe reductions and squeezes’ on public services
Spending less time on X has improved my mental health, says Lisa Nandy
The Cabinet minister said that reducing her time on Twitter meant she also better understood ‘what really matters to the country’
Eurostar trains should stop in Kent to help ease Brexit harm, says PM
Eurostar is also being urged to cut ticket prices as the cost of using the HS1 high speed line is reduced
Mortgages 'to rise' after Pound hits year low and borrowing costs soar
The Chancellor may have to scale back public spending or raise taxes again, economists are warning
Reeves urged to scrap China trip as Pound falls and borrowing cost up
But Treasury minister Darren Jones defended the Chancellor’s foreign trip
'No evidence' Putin wants peace to end Ukraine war, says David Lammy
The Cabinet minister also suggested that Donald Trump’s timetable for a peace deal was slipping towards Easter
Trump talk 'destabilising,' says Lammy after Greenland grab row
But the Foreign Secretary played down the prospect of a conflict between Trump’s America and Europe over Greenland
UK sanctions threat for Chinese firms in new immigration crackdown
Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced the crackdown as the Government steps up action to try to reduce the number of people risking their lives in unseaworthy vessels to reach Britain
State of emergency in Russian city as 'nuclear bombers' oil depot hit'
A huge fire exploded at the ‘Kristal’ oil complex in the city of Engels after long-range strikes, said Ukraine’s military
Millions of non-Europeans with no visa now need £10 permit to visit UK
The Home Office is extending the Electronic Travel Authorisation system to far more countries from Wednesday
Ukraine special forces 'kill 13 North Korean troops' in west Russia
Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that his troops were ‘actively destroying Russian military potential’ in the Kursk region of Russia
Minister defends 88,000 new homes targets for London a year
The new Labour government has made delivering 1.5 million new homes in five years a key priority
'I don’t want war with Musk' says Farage
Musk turned against Farage after he refused to back Tommy Robinson
UK-led AI op to stop Russian 'shadow fleet' cutting underwater cables
The Joint Expeditionary Force, made up of ten nations, activated the UK-led Nordic Warden operation following reported damage to the Estlink2 undersea cable
Ukraine forces make 'tactical advances' in Russian region of Kursk
Kyiv troops attacked in at least three areas within the Kursk region, some using armoured vehicles, according to the Institute for the Study of War
Eurostar urged to cut ticket prices from London to Paris and Brussels
But the train operator signalled that instead it wanted to invest savings in improving St Pancras International
Starmer unveils plan to cut NHS waiting list backlog by 450,000
The Prime Minister warned that the NHS needed reform from “top to bottom” and cannot become a “national money pit”
Starmer vows to 'fight for change' in 2025 to win back trust of voters
The Prime Minister stressed that 2025 would be a ‘year of rebuilding’
Russian helicopter 'downed by Ukraine naval drone for first time'
Kyiv’s military intelligence said a second Russian helicopter was damaged in the Black Sea air and sea battle
‘Mariupol defenders’ among 189 Ukrainians free in Russia prisoner swap
They were reunited with their families in emotional scenes at a hospital in northern Ukraine