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Pope urges Europe to do more for migrants while visiting gateway island

Vatican MediaParul Gupta4 July 2026, 11:42 BSTUpdated 25 minutes agoPope Leo XIV has called on European leaders to rise to the "momentous challenge" of handling migration as he visited the Italian...

Every asylum claim costs taxpayers £18.7K as Home Office reveals eyewatering £1.7bn bill

Every asylum claim lodged in Britain costs taxpayers an average of £18,700, according to newly published Home Office figures.The figure, described in official background papers to the new...

Britain's military overhaul: £15bn defence plan to rely on fewer troops and more tech

Britain’s armed forces are facing one of their most far-reaching restructures in decades as Labour’s Defence Investment Plan shifts billions of pounds towards autonomous weapons, artificial...

Andy Burnham issued 4-word command over state pension triple lock

Andy Burnham outlined his vision for Britain on Monday (Image: Getty)The favourite to succeed Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, has been told to put the debate around keeping the...

Long-delayed defence spending plan to be published on Tuesday, with focus on drone warfare

Getty ImagesRichard WheelerPolitical reporter17 minutes agoA long-delayed military spending plan will be published on Tuesday, with Sir Keir Starmer saying it would keep Britain "safe and secure long...

Poland's Tusk calls for 'mutual respect' during row with Ukraine

ReutersAngus Thompson25 June 2026Poland's prime minister has called for "truth" and "mutual respect" at an event on rebuilding Ukraine that Volodymyr Zelensky skipped amid a diplomatic row between...

US conducts strikes on Iran after attack on cargo ship

ReutersBernd Debusmann JrWhite House reporter 26 June 2026, 21:45 BSTUpdated 1 minute agoThe US military has conducted strikes on Iranian targets after President Donald Trump accused Iran of a...

Trump claims Iran will be 'huge new market' for one group

Donald Trump has declared that Iran represents a significant "new market" for American farmers, following months of financial strain for a considerable portion of his support base."We have a new...

Poland's Tusk calls for 'mutual respect' during row with Ukraine

ReutersAngus Thompson34 minutes agoPoland's prime minister has called for "truth" and "mutual respect" at an event on rebuilding Ukraine that Volodymyr Zelensky skipped amid a diplomatic row between...

Earlier and stronger heatwaves: How hot could UK summers get?

Getty ImagesMark PoyntingClimate reporter8 hours agoMuch of the UK is facing a record-breaking heatwave, with temperatures potentially reaching 37C or higher in parts of southern England.That would...

Donald Trump will make major World Cup presentation - staff in 'crisis mode'

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has revealed the role United States President Donald Trump will play at the 2026 World Cup final. Speaking on FOX and Friends on Tuesday morning, Infantino confirmed...

Police stunned after discovering 34 opened cans in 90mph drink drive suspect car

Police officers were stunned when they stopped a speeding suspected drink driver and discovered 34 unopened cans of alcohol strewn across the passenger seat. Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) Troop C...

Inside creepy abandoned airport with land mine 'death warning'

A plane sits outside the abandoned Željava Air Base (Image: Stepo via Getty Images)Beneath a European mountain sits a vast, very unusual and now abandoned airport.If you're on or interested in the...

Hungary's MPs block return of Orbán, limiting rule of PM to eight years

Hungary's MPs block return of Orbán, limiting rule of PM to eight years2 days agoPaul KirbyEurope digital editorNurPhoto via Getty ImagesThe Hungarian parliament has backed a change to the...

Trump and Iran's president sign initial deal aiming to end war

Trump and Iran's president sign initial deal aiming to end war 27 minutes agoAnthony Zurcher,traveling with the US president in FranceandMax MatzaThe leaders of the US and Iran have signed an initial...