UK PM-in-waiting vows to rebuild 'hard power' for more dangerous world Britain's likely next prime minister, Andy Burnham, has vowed to strengthen the nation's armed forces and defence industry, ...

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Russia has staged nuclear drills off the north of Britain, as one of Vladimir Putin's leading lieutenants advocates for the use of atomic weapons. Tu-160 supersonic strategic bombers conducted a ...

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Migration has been one of the most hotly-debated topics in UK politics in recent years, and in the lead up to the 2024 general election both Labour and the Conservative party argued that levels of ...

UK inflation was unexpectedly steady in May, but experts warn that higher inflation could be on horizon as the UK starts to feel the economic consequences of the Iran war. Most experts had anticipated ...

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