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Starmer signals visa crackdown to tackle ‘deteriorating’ English Channel crisis

Starmer signals visa crackdown to tackle ‘deteriorating’ English Channel crisis

Starmer signals visa crackdown to tackle ‘deteriorating’ English Channel crisis

17 June 2025

French police have employed robust tactics including the use of teargas but migrant crossings are at record levels.


UK inflation set to cool as prices settle following April bill rises

UK inflation set to cool as prices settle following April bill rises

UK inflation set to cool as prices settle following April bill rises

17 June 2025

The rate of Consumer Prices Index inflation is expected to have fallen to 3.3% in May, from 3.5% in April, according to a consensus of analysts.


UK pushes for lower Russian oil cap as PM denies coalition of the willing is dead

UK pushes for lower Russian oil cap as PM denies coalition of the willing is dead

UK pushes for lower Russian oil cap as PM denies coalition of the willing is dead

17 June 2025

The Prime Minister said he ‘strongly’ believes that restrictions on the price of Russian crude oil should be increased.


Spanish police say Malaga shooting suspect ‘fled three countries in 15 hours’

Spanish police say Malaga shooting suspect ‘fled three countries in 15 hours’

Spanish police say Malaga shooting suspect ‘fled three countries in 15 hours’

17 June 2025

A man aged 44 was arrested in Liverpool on June 13, according to the National Crime Agency, which supported the arrest alongside Merseyside Police.


13-year-old boy arrested following disorder in Londonderry

13-year-old boy arrested following disorder in Londonderry

13-year-old boy arrested following disorder in Londonderry

17 June 2025

Three police officers were injured after being struck by missiles in the Nailors Row area on Monday evening.


Tehran has ‘no desire’ for nuclear bomb, ambassador insists

Tehran has ‘no desire’ for nuclear bomb, ambassador insists

Tehran has ‘no desire’ for nuclear bomb, ambassador insists

17 June 2025

Iran is reported to have enriched uranium up to 60%.


Speaker accuses Government of ‘appalling’ breaches of ministerial code

Speaker accuses Government of ‘appalling’ breaches of ministerial code

Speaker accuses Government of ‘appalling’ breaches of ministerial code

17 June 2025

Sir Lindsay Hoyle said he would like to take the Government to task over the issue but that he had ‘not got the power’.


Gavin And Stacey’s Ruth Jones and Richard E Grant to star in new BBC drama

Gavin And Stacey’s Ruth Jones and Richard E Grant to star in new BBC drama

Gavin And Stacey’s Ruth Jones and Richard E Grant to star in new BBC drama

17 June 2025

The Other Bennet Sister is an adaption of the novel of the same name by Janice Hadlow.


Starmer hits back at Badenoch over grooming scandal, claiming Tories did nothing

Starmer hits back at Badenoch over grooming scandal, claiming Tories did nothing

Starmer hits back at Badenoch over grooming scandal, claiming Tories did nothing

17 June 2025

Sir Keir Starmer asked ‘why on earth’ Mrs Badenoch did not bring forward a duty for authorities to report child sexual exploitation in power.


Gary Glitter refused prison release by Parole Board

Gary Glitter refused prison release by Parole Board

Gary Glitter refused prison release by Parole Board

17 June 2025

Glitter, 81, was jailed for 16 years in 2015 for sexually abusing three schoolgirls between 1975 and 1980.


Ukraine bids to host Harry’s Invictus Games in 2029

Ukraine bids to host Harry’s Invictus Games in 2029

Ukraine bids to host Harry’s Invictus Games in 2029

17 June 2025

War-torn Kyiv is among six cities and regions hoping to stage the sporting competition in four years.


Fact check: China has made only one public statement on Chagos Islands deal

Fact check: China has made only one public statement on Chagos Islands deal

Fact check: China has made only one public statement on Chagos Islands deal

17 June 2025

Different claims have been made as to whether or not China supports the deal between the UK and Mauritius.


Government recognises financial challenge in mitigating two-child cap – minister

Government recognises financial challenge in mitigating two-child cap – minister

Government recognises financial challenge in mitigating two-child cap – minister

17 June 2025

The Scottish Government has announced it will open applications for mitigation of the welfare policy on March 2.


Starmer: US not poised to intervene in Middle East conflict

Starmer: US not poised to intervene in Middle East conflict

Starmer: US not poised to intervene in Middle East conflict

17 June 2025

The Prime Minsiter said ‘nothing’ he had heard from the US president suggested Washington was poised to get involved.


DNA testing firm 23andMe fined £2.31m for ‘serious security failings’

DNA testing firm 23andMe fined £2.31m for ‘serious security failings’

DNA testing firm 23andMe fined £2.31m for ‘serious security failings’

17 June 2025

A cyber attack on the genetic testing firm saw personal information of 155,592 UK residents accessed in a major cyber attack in 2023.


MP claims assisted dying could be ‘trojan horse that breaks the NHS’

MP claims assisted dying could be ‘trojan horse that breaks the NHS’

MP claims assisted dying could be ‘trojan horse that breaks the NHS’

17 June 2025

MPs will likely vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on Friday, which could see it either progress to the House of Lords or fall.


Public-private deal to invest £1bn in offshore wind supply chains unveiled

Public-private deal to invest £1bn in offshore wind supply chains unveiled

Public-private deal to invest £1bn in offshore wind supply chains unveiled

17 June 2025

Ministers also said up to £544 million in ‘clean energy bonus’ funding would back wind developers prioritising investment in deprived communities.


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