Ukraine ‘must determine its future’, says Starmer after call with Zelensky Ukraine “must determine its future under its sovereignty”, Sir Keir Starmer has said following a call with Volodymyr Zelensky about a US-backed peace plan. The Prime Minister said he along with French and German leaders had emphasised to Mr Zelensky their support for Ukraine
Ex-Reform leader in Wales jailed for accepting £40k for pro-Russian statements The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has been jailed for 10-and-a-half years after he was paid £40,000 to make pro-Russian statements in the European Parliament in a “grave betrayal” of the British public. Nathan Gill, 52, of Anglesey, North Wales, pleaded guilty
Ben Stokes leads brilliant England bowling response on wild first day of Ashes England fought fire with fire as the Ashes began with low scores and high drama on a 19-wicket opening day in Perth. The tourists chose to bat first on a spicy greentop and were shot down for 172 in less than 33
Kings of Leon and Neil Young to headline new festival in Essex Kings of Leon, Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts and The Lumineers will headline a new music festival in Essex. State Fayre will take place at Hylands Park in Chelmsford from June 26 to 28 next year, and will also see the likes
Wetherspoons to open first pub in Spain as chain eyes overseas expansion JD Wetherspoon is to open its first pub in mainland Europe with plans for a bar at Alicante airport in Spain. The pub – to be called the Castell de Santa Barbera – is set to open at the end of January and
60% of farmers ‘at financial risk from supermarket buying behaviour’ – survey Some six in 10 farmers say they consider their farm to be at financial risk because of supermarket buying behaviour, with the industry branding the current regulatory scheme “unfit for purpose”. Some 68% of farmers say making a living through farming has “never
NHS facing ‘huge holes’ in workforce if foreign doctors leave UK, report warns The NHS could be left with “huge holes” in its medical workforce if foreign doctors leave the health service, according to the medical regulator. A new General Medical Council (GMC) report has revealed that 4,880 doctors who trained abroad left the UK
Money laundering network active in UK ‘bought bank to fund Russian war effort’ A billion-dollar money laundering network which is active in the UK bought a bank to facilitate payments to support Russian military efforts, the National Crime Agency has revealed. The NCA said the enterprise benefited criminals all over the world, from Russian-speaking hackers
Stone Roses and ex-Primal Scream bass player Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield dies aged 63 Former Stone Roses and Primal Scream bass player Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield has died aged 63, his former bandmate Ian Brown has confirmed. Taking to X on Thursday, Brown posted “rest in peace Mani” alongside a kiss, while Tim Burgess, the lead singer
Covid probe calls for reform to help the UK be better prepared for pandemics The human and financial cost of the Covid-19 pandemic will be “in vain” unless lessons are learned from the crisis, the chairwoman of the pandemic probe has said. Baroness Heather Hallett’s report into political decision making during the crisis acknowledges that