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The UK is to increase efforts to help train Ukrainian soldiers to manage the stresses of combat. The Ministry of Defence said it expects the Combat Stress Signposting Course (CSSC), delivered by British Army specialists, to be undertaken by 180 Ukrainian commanders in 2025 compared with 100 in 2024. The combat mental resilience practitioners, officially known as control stress operators, will have responsibility to help their soldiers on the front […]

A 49-year-old man has been charged with two counts of murder after two women died in a suspected stabbing in Milton Keynes on Christmas Day. Jazwell Brown, of Santa Cruz Avenue, Bletchley, has also been charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count each of possession of a knife in a public place and causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal in connection with the incident, Thames Valley […]

Nigel Farage said he is weighing up what action to take if the Conservatives do not apologise for accusing Reform UK of “fakery” over its membership numbers. The Reform UK leader pushed back against reports suggesting that legal action would be the next step, saying he would make a decision in the next couple of days about his response if there is no apology for the “crazy conspiracy theory”. Mr […]

Tributes have been paid to a devoted fisherman and Aston Villa supporter who died on Christmas Day in Staffordshire. The father of six was named by police on Friday as 31-year-old Louis Price. Officers were called to a report of a man in cardiac arrest on Elm Road, Norton Canes, at around 3.25am on Wednesday. Despite medical efforts, he died a short time later and has since been identified as […]

Wham! have marked a 10th non-consecutive week at the top of the UK singles chart with Last Christmas. Pop duo George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley’s festive favourite made chart history this year when Last Christmas became the first song to be crowned Christmas number one two years in a row. It had a 39-year wait to secure the coveted title last year after it was first released in December 1984. […]

Ruben Amorim knows his job will be in danger if Manchester United continue to struggle but the head coach is comfortable with the pressure. Initial promise after succeeding Erik ten Hag has dimmed as the Red Devils look to bounce back from a third successive defeat in all competitions when they host Newcastle at the end a topsy-turvy year. Last week’s Carabao Cup quarter-final exit at Tottenham was compounded by […]

More than 150,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel in the last seven years. Since current records began on January 1 2018, 150,243 people have made the journey, according to PA news agency analysis of Government figures. The milestone was reached when 407 people crossed the Channel in 10 boats on Boxing Day. On Christmas Day more than 450 people crossed the Channel in 11 boats. […]

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has paid tribute to his brother Nick, who has died aged 60. Sir Keir described his younger brother as a “wonderful man”. He died peacefully on Boxing Day, after battling with cancer, a spokesman said. The Prime Minister had been due to go on holiday with his family on Friday, but it is understood that he will now remain at home but hopes to join […]

The show secured the highest Christmas Day ratings since 2008 James Corden has thanked fans for tuning into the finale of his hit sitcom Gavin And Stacey after it secured the highest Christmas Day ratings since 2008. The co-creator of the BBC comedy, with Ruth Jones, wrote an emotional farewell to the show, which drew an average audience of 12.3 million on Christmas Day, according to overnight figures. On Thursday […]