Drumcree standoff continues after Orange Order says it will ‘not surrender’ to proposed deal

With echoes of the former Democratic Unionist leader Ian Paisley's "no surrender" mantra of the 1980s, Bryson told supporters in Portadown that Bryant could keep his deal. He said he had the authority of the Orange…

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UK believes Iran involved in RAF Fairford incident, Burnham says

"There are strong indications that Iran played a part in what happened over the weekend at RAF Fairford," he told the BBC. He did not provide further details. Iran has responded, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi…

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Ukraine’s war chest is running low at the worst possible moment

“The funds are needed this fall … especially given the mobilization that the enemy is planning right now,” Defense Minister Evgeniy Khmara urged this week . But before releasing more funds, Brussels wants Ukraine’s…

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No 10 gathering evidence on public support for UK rejoining EU

Aides to Andy Burnham have been talking to EU experts in a range of organisations about how the public would view a promise to rejoin, as momentum builds behind including such a pledge in the next Labour manifesto. Some…

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Zack Polanski’s big gamble — and the plan if it fails

This is one of those big battles,” they added. Polanski had already been sounding out his allies and advisers about whether he should put himself up for selection as the candidate via WhatsApp. The Green Party staff team…

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UK says Iran involved in RAF Fairford incident

Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed that the RAF Fairford incident “clearly involves the hands of a foreign actor.” The U.K. prime minister said that the government has been "talking to our counterparts in the United…

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The Guardian view on falling pupil numbers: a chance to improve opportunities for young people | Editorial

Several factors have contributed to falling enrolment, but the most significant is that people are having fewer children . Declining pupil numbers could be an excuse to free up spending for an ageing population .…

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UK-France 'one in, one out' migrant scheme scrapped

The pilot scheme allowed the UK to return some small boat arrivals while agreeing to take in the same number of people from France who were believed to have a legitimate claim to come to Britain. Only around 1,500 people…

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Disclosure Day: Things To Come?

Cut to the howling crowd at the wrestling match, seated among them cybersecurity whistleblower Daniel Kellner (Josh O'Connor) surrounded by his pursuers: plainclothes mercenaries. The film ends with weather presenter…

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Macron says ‘welcome back’ to Burnham suggestion UK could rejoin EU

"Welcome back," the French leader said in English with a smile at a news conference in Madrid on Wednesday. Macron continued in French: "If the British want to come back and if the prime minister is moving in that…

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