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Defence secretary Wes Streeting called the multi-billion valuation “a great vote of confidence” in Britain that would continue to put the UK “at the forefront of defence innovation”. The most recent funding round for…
Read moreIt is the largest number ever recorded in one small boat, with the previous record of 165 being set just 17 days earlier. The confirmed 230 arrivals is more than the typical capacity of a Boeing 737 jet. People…
Read moreKhan arrived in the UK in the back of a lorry in 2015, Nottingham Crown Court heard, and faces automatic deportation to Afghanistan after he has served two thirds of his sentence. He was jailed for nine and a half years…
Read moreIt is currently unclear how she died but her sister Carley and brother Bradley are also thought to have been 'badly injured'. Abigail had recently finished her GCSEs had had attended her school prom just weeks before the…
Read moreThe moon will swallow almost all of the sun, dimming the evening light slightly from about 6pm to just after 8pm. The peak, when the moon will take its largest bite, will depend on where in the UK you are, but will be…
Read moreOn learning they would arrive without their belongings, several passengers tried to leave but were told they could not, he said, describing his own situation as a "nightmare" due to missing necessities and enforced…
Read moreCalMac's west coast ferry network was badly disrupted by breakdowns earlier this year. During the Holyrood election campaign First Minister John Swinney announced a new SNP government would set up a £10m resilience fund.…
Read moreIt relates to what Farage described as a "lit incendiary device" being pushed through his letterbox in April 2025, the BBC understands. Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) London has also referred itself to the police…
Read moreKnown as a “dust devil” – sometimes referred to as a “willy willy” – the phenomenon only usually happens in the extreme heat of desert climates. But climate change means the UK will see dust devils much more often during…
Read moreThe army, which also suffered casualties, disputed it had ceded control - but said its soldiers had to "retreat temporarily". It comes as Mali's security situation appears to be deteriorating, more than a decade after a…
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