Nicholas Cecil is Political Editor of the Evening Standard. He covers politics at Westminster, foreign affairs, the economy, intelligence and security, and other major stories affecting London and Britain including the Covid-19 epidemic, climate change, air pollution and occasionally sport stories....
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Nicholas Cecil is Political Editor of the Evening Standard. He covers politics at Westminster, foreign affairs, the economy, intelligence and security, and other major stories affecting London and Britain including the Covid-19 epidemic, climate change, air pollution and occasionally sport stories.
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
Rachel Reeves faces growing questions over banking expenses and CV
‘There’s still questions to be asked,’ says Dame Siobhain McDonagh amid doubts being raised over an expenses probe
Two Russian drones 'flew over Nato country' to attack Ukraine port
The unmanned aircraft were also reported to have crossed into Moldova
Drinkers give cheer to Reeves as pubs spending boosts GDP growth
The economy was up 0.4%in December, beating City expectations
Russian spy in Ukraine 'caught after being fed false secrets'
The suspected spy’s gadgets were being monitored
Putin giving up Crimea in Ukraine peace deal 'unrealistic,' says US
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth also said Washington does not see NATO membership for Kyiv as part of a solution to Putin’s war
Slap tariffs on Musk Teslas if UK hit with US steel levies, PM urged
The Prime Minister said his Government would put the ‘national interest first’
Starmer vows to close loophole that allowed Gaza family to live in UK
The Government stressed that there is ‘no resettlement route from Gaza’
Vladimir Putin launches huge missile and drone attack on Kyiv
Ukraine’s air force said it shot down six out of seven ballistic missiles used in the latest attack on the country
'Limpet mines' suspected of blowing holes in tanker in Russian port
The vessel was hit below the water line
'Chaos and cost,' Ford chief slams Donald Trump's trade tariffs
Britain is seeking to negotiate a deal with America to avoid new US tariffs
Labour 1.5m new homes goal in doubt as 'too few workers to build them'
Brexit saw an exodus of skilled tradespeople from the UK
Putin digs in over Ukraine peace deal after talks with Trump
The Russian president is also trying to drag the UK into nuclear arms control talks
1p and 2p safe in UK, says No10 after Trump bans more one cent coins
The US president said he had told the Treasury Department to stop producing new pennies
Farage claims Reform (with 5 MPs) now Opposition to Labour
He also ruled out a pact with the Conservatives as he launched a new attack on their leader Kemi Badenoch who has been in post for 100 days
Kimchi row sparks concerns over Chinese AI app DeepSeek
South Korea’s National Intelligence Service has also accused DeepSeek of ‘excessively’ collecting personal data
Minister 'astonished' criminal not deported in 'chicken nuggets' case
Britain’s Border Minister Dame Angela Eagle said the Government was appealing the case
Grenfell demolition plan revealed with parts kept for memorial
Long-awaited Government statement says: ‘It is clear from conversations it remains a sacred site. It is also clear that there is not a consensus about what should happen to it’
UK rejects Donald Trump sanctions against International Criminal Court
‘The ICC has no jurisdiction over the United States or Israel,’ the order states, adding that the court had set a ‘dangerous precedent’
North Korean troops 'withdraw from frontline in Putin's Ukraine war'
Around 4000 North Korean soldiers are believed to have been killed or wounded in Russia