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The Chancellor has said she is absolutely committed to spending 2.5% of gross domestic product (GDP) on defence, as Nato countries come under pressure to increase their spending amid fears the US could reduce its financial backing for European security..

A controlling and coercive man has been jailed for life for murdering his 19-year-old partner at a railway station..

The Prince and Princess of Wales will carry out joint engagements in South Wales next week ahead of St David’s Day. Kate, who is continuing with her gradual return to public duties since completing her cancer treatment, will join William on a visit to Pontypridd on February 26. The couple will meet local people affected by the severe flooding caused by Storm Bert and Storm Darragh, which hit the region […]

The Army’s failure to properly investigate complaints of abuse contributed to the suicide of a teenage soldier who died in her room at a base, a coroner has ruled. Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck was found hanged at Larkhill Camp in Wiltshire on December 15 2021. The Salisbury inquest heard the 19-year-old had complained to her family about the “possessive and psychotic” behaviour of her boss, Ryan Mason, a bombardier […]

Car S.O.S host Tim Shaw says people might be surprised by “how accommodating and kind” Jeremy Clarkson was during an episode of the vehicle repair show. The National Geographic car renovation show is returning for a new series with a reveal to an owner due to take place at Clarkson’s Oxfordshire farm in episode five. Shaw said industry people told him that the former Top Gear and The Grand Tour […]

A coroner who ruled SAS soldiers were not justified in killing four IRA members in a 1992 ambush in Clonoe, Co Tyrone, is to refer his findings to Northern Ireland’s Director of Public Prosecutions. Mr Justice Michael Humphreys said he is obliged by law to send a report to the DPP if an inquest he is presiding over discloses evidence that indicates a criminal offence may have been committed. Four […]

The father of one of the three girls murdered at a dance class in Southport will run the London Marathon to help build a new school playground in her memory. A fundraising drive has been launched for a revamped play area in honour of Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, and Bebe King, six, who both attended Churchtown Primary School in the town. Alice’s parents, Sergio and Alex, have returned to […]

Mathematician Dr Tom Crawford will stand in for Rachel Riley on Channel 4’s Countdown while she takes a short break to work on another project, it has been announced. Dr Crawford is well-known for his Tom Rocks Maths YouTube account, where he has more than 200,000 subscribers, with some of his videos clocking up millions of views. His YouTube videos see him make “elite mathematics teaching available to everyone”, and […]

A coroner is to give his conclusion on Thursday at the inquest of a teenage soldier who was found dead after being “bombarded” with messages from her “psychotic and possessive” boss. Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck was found hanged in her room at Larkhill Camp in Wiltshire on December 15 2021. The Salisbury inquest heard the 19-year-old had complained to her family about the “possessive and psychotic” behaviour of her […]