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More asbestos found in Parliament, as MPs urged to get on with revamp

Known asbestos items in the Palace of Westminster and wider parliamentary estate, such as insulation, roofing, floor tiles and ropes, now number more than 1,650 - an increase of 500 since 2021. It comes as the government…

Le Pen keeps Farage hanging over his Paris rendezvous

“And the recent defeat of Donald Trump in the midterms will reinforce Le Pen’s mistrust of Trumpism and all his lookalikes in Europe.” The migration deal was signed between Bardella and Farage, and at the time, there…

Canada spat exposes widening rift between Merz and von der Leyen

Berlin and Brussels are at loggerheads over von der Leyen’s proposal to make Canada an “associate member” of the EU, with tensions worsening after the Commission president touted the phrase at a summit in Montreal — just…

UK commits to 'time-bound' talks on slavery apology

The formal conclusions marking the end of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, known as the communique, is the joint text setting out what has been agreed. The 18 page document includes a paragraph in which the…

Milburn review to call for jobs ’revolution’ for young people with disabilities

The review, due to report this month, will say the government should introduce "flexi-jobs" alongside employment subsidies and intensive skills support to make it easier for disabled and chronically ill 16- to…

UK and Caribbean to begin ‘dialogue’ within next year after slavery reparations call

"There's camaraderie and where we have issues that potentially could have divided us, we're able to come to a consensus on the way forward," he said. Browne also praised UK prime minister Andy Burnham for being "very…

The Fall of Xiang Yu: How Liu Bang Won China Against All Odds | Silk and Steel

In this episode of Silk and Steel, Carl Zha explores the dramatic final chapter of the Chu–Han Contention, the civil war that followed the collapse of the Qin dynasty and gave birth to the Han dynasty. In 203 BC, Xiang…

Chris Mason: The US elections will change Trump - how will Burnham react?

"Well, President Trump has accepted the results," Andy Burnham said. It is not an observation British leaders have frequently had to make about recent American presidents – that they are not disputing the result of…

UK government considers smart glasses ban over secret filming concerns

Speaking in the House of Commons , the safeguarding minister, Satvir Kaur, hinted at a ban on selling the technology "to certain users". Kaur said: "The benefits of smart glasses must be weighed against the harms they…

What’s bad for Trump is good for Le Pen

The fury over the cost of living that helped propel the U.S. president to power has now turned against him. And with elections looming in heavyweight EU countries like Spain, Italy, France, Greece and Poland, Trump’s…