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Home secretary to make some migrants wait 10 years or more for right to settle in UK

The government's response to the consultation on the reforms, which will be put before MPs on Monday, is expected give some exemption to care workers already in the UK, though most other professions will face the lengthy…

Allies fear Trump will target NATO in case of midterm loss

Those hearings and investigations would hamstring Hegseth and his team, and could prove embarrassing for the administration. If Hegseth does move on, there would be a transition period in the Pentagon which could push…

EU and Canada’s 6-month test of commitment

One diplomat involved in the talks, granted anonymity to speak freely, said the meeting, which will be held in March before next year’s EU-Canada summit in Brussels, should make clear how far the relationship can develop…

Green Party at 'crossroads', says former co-leader

The motion, which Polanski did not take part in or vote upon, defined Zionism as an ideology supporting "an ethnonationalist Jewish state" that had led to the "disenfranchisement and destruction" of Palestinians. I would…

John Healey says UK apology over historic role in slave trade won’t lead to financial reparations – as it happened

Sitting in the grand settings of Number 11 Downing St, Kuenssberg pointed out the lavish interiors: "So many Commonwealth countries think that this country's wealth, maybe the wealth in this building, this gilt…

Russian strikes leave thousands without power in Ukraine, says Zelenskyy

“A massive drone attack occurred overnight and this morning in the Nizhny Novgorod region: more than a hundred drones were destroyed,” Gleb Nikitin, the region’s governor, wrote on Telegram on Sunday. “According to…

Green party must avoid being taken over by hard left, says former leader

Ramsay, who has been critical of the handling of the row over a "Zionism is racism" motion passed at the Green party conference, said there were a "small number" of individuals who used "divisive" tactics to influence…

The UK’s legal cannabis market is booming – so why can’t this talented artist get any to treat his epilepsy? | Kojo Koram

Six years earlier, Louis, then 12, had been diagnosed with a rare form of the neurological disease when medical cannabis was still illegal in the UK. But in Rotterdam, where it was legal, doctors helped him discover that…

Commission backs Tusk as he vows no compromise in court showdown

“The Polish Constitutional Tribunal needs to be able to function in accordance with the Polish constitution and the case law of the Court of Justice of the EU,” Commissioner for Democracy, Justice and the Rule of Law…

Britain should not issue apology over slave trade, says Kemi Badenoch

Speaking to broadcasters on Sunday, Badenoch also questioned whether it was worth future leaders attending the Commonwealth summit , given that it was now dominated by calls for reparations. The Conservative leader made…