Chernobyl repairs get £17m UK funding after drone strike
Britain vows continued support for Ukraine during Zelensky’s A damaged nuclear site in Ukraine is to receive £17 million in British funding to help prevent lasting safety problems, as the UK reaffirmed its support for Kyiv during a visit by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The money will be used to fix Chernobyl’s protective shelter and ventilation […]
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Eritrea visa ban threat as UK presses migrant returns
UK targets Eritrea with visa penalties over failed deportations The UK government could stop Eritrean citizens from travelling to Britain altogether unless Eritrea agrees to take back more of its nationals who have been ordered to leave the country. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced the warning on Thursday, accusing the African nation of blocking efforts […]
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Burnham Zelensky call: PM vows more pressure on Russia
UK stands with Ukraine after Trump and Zelenskyy’s latest clash Andy Burnham has reaffirmed Britain’s support for Ukraine following a phone call with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as tensions between the Ukrainian president and Donald Trump threaten to complicate diplomatic efforts. The conversation took place on Saturday evening, just hours after Trump publicly clashed with Zelenskyy. According […]
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Jeremy Clarkson says farming had a ‘terrible’ year at Tory conference
Jeremy Clarkson shares his experience of poor crops Farming had a ‘terrible’ year, Jeremy Clarkson told the Conservative Party conference, blaming weather, costs and global instability for squeezing the industry. Jeremy Clarkson took an unscheduled turn on stage at the Tory gathering in Birmingham on Monday, telling delegates that farming had suffered its worst year […]
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Jewish Greens chair could quit party over Zionism motion
Head of Jewish Greens’ response to ‘Zionism is racism’ motion Jewish Greens chair says she could quit the party after members voted for a motion branding Zionism a form of racism at the party’s conference in Brighton. Vivien Lichtenstein has told the BBC it is “quite possible” she will leave the Green Party. Lichtenstein shared […]
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Andrew Griffith vows to protect pension triple lock
What the Conservatives’ economic rebuild would mean to you The Tories’ Birmingham conference, still ongoing, will feature Andrew Griffith’s economic plan to cut taxes and scrap environmental regulators, in protection of the pension triple lock. The Conservative shadow chancellor will use day two of the conference to set out new economic plans. Griffith makes it […]
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