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Trump and Zelensky appear at loggerheads despite Oslo optimism

EPAPaul AdamsDiplomatic correspondent20 October 2026The hug that Trump envoy Steve Witkoff offered Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of talks in Oslo is unlikely to have dispelled the Ukrainian leader's...

Petrol and diesel price rises push UK inflation higher

Dearbail JordanBusiness reporter16 September 2026, 07:06 BSTUpdated 10 minutes agoRises in petrol, diesel and airfares pushed UK inflation up to its highest level in five months in the year to...

State pension likely to rise by £488 a year in April

Getty Images15 September 2026, 07:12 BSTUpdated 4 minutes agoThe state pension is likely to rise by £488 to next April to £13,036.40 a year, new official figures suggest.Under the triple lock...

Committee calls for bill to address AI threat to human rights

monkeybusinessimages via GettyPatrick Jackson6 minutes agoA cross-party group of MPs and peers has identified human rights risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI) which existing laws, they argue,...

Can Europe recharge its battery industry?

NurPhoto via Getty ImagesMatthew KenyonTechnology Reporter, Leiden & Delft9 hours agoEurope has taken some big swings in the battery industry in recent years and has made a couple of...

Greenland says findings on genocide allegation not final

Inuit AtaqatigiitPatrick Jackson28 August 2026Greenland's justice minister has said the government cannot conclude whether genocide was committed against the Inuit community after experts examined...

Greenland says findings on genocide allegation not final

Inuit AtaqatigiitPatrick Jackson1 minute agoGreenland's justice minister has said the government cannot conclude whether genocide was committed against the Inuit community after experts examined the...

Divorce, smartphones and control - BBC sees how Taliban run Afghanistan

Kawoon KhamooshBBC World Service, Sheberghan, Kabul and Kandahar3 hours agoGovernor Abdullah Sarhadi gives money to treat a boy's broken arm and hands out funds for a local mosque - then, in his...

Jump in energy bills drives UK inflation to highest rate for four months

Getty ImagesFaarea MasudBusiness reporter19 August 2026, 07:08 BSTUpdated 13 minutes agoHigher energy bills drove UK inflation up to 2.9% in the 12 months to July, the latest figures show.Gas prices...

Travel warning issued as 'unacceptable’ EU flying rule convincing Brits not to go abroad

"Unacceptable" queues triggered by the EU Entry-Exit System (EES) are deterring travellers, Europe’s airport trade body warned. While passenger numbers surged 2.6% in the first six months of 2026,...

Andy Burnham's populist policy bonanza is ignoring huge problems Labour can't solve

Britain is in an economic rut, and the impact of slowed economy growth and higher taxes are being felt by all.Andy Burnham has begun to lay out his new style of politics, in an attempt to assuage the...

Horror as Brit found dead on cruise ship heading to Greek island

A British man has been found dead on a cruise ship. The ship was forced to stop on the Greek island of Crete after the 79-year-old fell unconscious.He was rushed to a hospital in Chania before being...

Trump scraps threat of 20% fee on Hormuz cargo as US prepares to resume blockade of Iran ports

ReutersJaroslav Lukiv14 July 2026, 17:34 BSTUpdated 35 minutes agoPresident Donald Trump has reversed his threat of a 20% fee on all Strait of Hormuz cargo shipping, as the US battles to break Iran's...

Badly burned British couple rescued from ravine during Spain wildfires

EPAGabriela Pomeroy12 July 2026, 11:06 BSTUpdated 12 minutes agoA British couple have been found down a ravine, badly burned and semi-conscious, after being caught up in the deadly wildfires that...

Desperate Vladimir Putin halts fuel sales after Ukraine barrage on depots causes chaos

Russia has halted civilian fuel sales in occupied Crimea after a wave of Ukrainian drone strikes plunged the peninsula into its worst energy crisis since Moscow seized the territory in 2014. The...