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Andy Burnham faces climate revolt after approval of North Sea gas drilling

The approval for drilling at one of the biggest undeveloped fields in the declining North Sea basin is a big boost for Britain's oil and gas industry – and especially for Shell and the Norwegian company Equinor, which…

US to offer Putin face-to-face talks with Zelenskyy and Trump

“Steve Witkoff will fly tomorrow to St. Petersburg where he will be meeting with Russian leadership and exchange ideas from this meeting and the proposals that have been worked on by European and American colleagues, and…

Farage vows to scrap tax on armed forces reserves

Farage said he wanted to get more people in the reserves at the event for party supporters as part of Reform's 100 Days to Save Britain tour. When questioned by the BBC over a Reform councillor in Plymouth who was…

Two men re-arrested on suspicion of aiding Iran over RAF Fairford incident

A 24-year-old UK national and a 25-year-old UK/Iranian national, both from Westminster, were detained on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service in breach of the 2023 National Security Act, police said.…

China threatens retaliation if UK follows the EU on tariffs

China urged Britain to follow World Trade Organization rules and warned it against copying Brussels’ approach, arguing that tariffs on Chinese EVs would be discriminatory. “China urges the U.K. to abide by WTO rules…

French presidential race largely unaffected by unrest, first post-riot poll shows

That fight looks like it will be a tight one. Mélenchon’s position remains similar to what it was before Saturday, despite the attempt by the government and his opponents to tie him to the unrest. The Ifop Fiducial…

Nige seems tired and bored of himself as Kemi conjures a telepathic budget | John Crace

The chancellor, John Healey, has been living rent free in the leader of the opposition's head for the past few weeks. Lucky man. More than that, she has been perched on his shoulder while he sits at his desk in the…

5 things the EU wants to change about its Arctic policy

Ice, unpredictable weather, increased insurance costs and Moscow’s control over the route make it unlikely to become a mainstream commercial corridor anytime soon, she added. Europe also has leverage as the final…

Socialists push for EU law on deepfakes

“The current trend towards different national solutions only creates legal confusion bad actors could exploit,” German S&D MEP Tiemo Wölken, a key legislator on Parliament’s copyright and AI report , told POLITICO. A…

Covid inquiry report shows why culture of care workers being undervalued must end, says Andy Burnham – as it happened

Haldane spent most of his career as an official at the Bank. He is not a party political figure. But at the Bank he was viewed as an independent thinker, he was brought up in the north of England and he is committed to…