Proposals to cut repayments on student loans made by certain graduates could cost above £10 billion ($13.5 billion) as pressure mounts on the Labour government to stem an exodus of young voters to the Greens.
Proposals to cut repayments on student loans made by certain graduates could cost above £10 billion ($13.5 billion) as pressure mounts on the Labour government to stem an exodus of young voters to the Greens.
The UK government has launched a review into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s possible use of its military bases to traffic women and girls in and out of Britain.
The UK government has launched a review into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s possible use of its military bases to traffic women and girls in and out of Britain.
The UK said it won’t implement a treaty handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius without the support of the US, likely extending its delay due to Donald Trump’s new-found opposition to the deal.
The UK said it won’t implement a treaty handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius without the support of the US, likely extending its delay due to Donald Trump’s new-found opposition to the deal.
Keir Starmer’s UK government has become concerned it could face fresh criticism from President Donald Trump if it does not lay out a plan to quickly and credibly raise defense spending.
Keir Starmer’s UK government has become concerned it could face fresh criticism from President Donald Trump if it does not lay out a plan to quickly and credibly raise defense spending.
A US Air Force F35A fighter jet, manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corp., during an aerobatic flying display during the opening day of the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK, on Monday, July 22, 2024. The aviation summit is typically a platform for planemakers to rack up multibillion-dollar deals.
The Alliance’s value to the US was a key theme of exercise “Arctic Dolphin” in the Norwegian Sea. But officials also recognize the Greenland question is not shelved.
The Alliance’s value to the US was a key theme of exercise “Arctic Dolphin” in the Norwegian Sea. But officials also recognize the Greenland question is not shelved.
On board NATO flagship ESPS Almirante Juan de Borbon (F102) defense frigate during the Arctic Dolphin exercise in the Norwegian Sea on Feb. 3.
Mounting Russian casualties are likely to hinder President Vladimir Putin’s ability to launch a large-scale offensive against Ukraine in the coming months, according to Western officials.
Mounting Russian casualties are likely to hinder President Vladimir Putin’s ability to launch a large-scale offensive against Ukraine in the coming months, according to Western officials.
President Vladimir Putin and Defence Minister Andrey Belousov, right, attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin Wall on Feb. 23. Photographer: Maxim Shipenkov/Pool/ AFP/Getty Images
The UK government said it aims to publish the first set of documents relating to Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador early next month, a move that is likely to drag out an embarrassing episode that has called Keir Starmer’s judgment into question.
The UK government said it aims to publish the first set of documents relating to Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador early next month, a move that is likely to drag out an embarrassing episode that has called Keir Starmer’s judgment into question.
Peter Mandelson and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer
UK police arrested Labour Party grandee Peter Mandelson on suspicion of misconduct in public office after the US Department of Justice released emails allegedly showing him forwarding government information to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
UK police arrested Labour Party grandee Peter Mandelson on suspicion of misconduct in public office after the US Department of Justice released emails allegedly showing him forwarding government information to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government unveiled £4 billion ($5.4 billion) to support children with special education needs and disabilities, but risks a rebellion from left-wing Members of Parliament after unions warned it isn’t enough.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government unveiled £4 billion ($5.4 billion) to support children with special education needs and disabilities, but risks a rebellion from left-wing Members of Parliament after unions warned it isn’t enough.
UK inflation climbed to 3% in January, boosted by food, airfares, and VAT on private school fees, exceeding the 2.8% forecast. Photographer: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images
After boasting for months about its preferential trade deal with US President Donald Trump, the UK is at risk of becoming the biggest loser in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down his global tariffs.
After boasting for months about its preferential trade deal with US President Donald Trump, the UK is at risk of becoming the biggest loser in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down his global tariffs.
An employee moves a wooden cask of Chivas Regal blended Scotch whisky, produced by Pernod Ricard SA, at the company's Strathisla distillery in Keith, U.K., on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014. Scottish nationalist leader Alex Salmond and former Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling, who leads the 'No' campaign, clashed over the risks and merits of independence six weeks before the Sept. 18 referendum that could bring an end to the U.K.
Europe’s five biggest military spenders will jointly develop low-cost air defense weapons based on battlefield lessons in Ukraine, their defense ministers said.
Europe’s five biggest military spenders will jointly develop low-cost air defense weapons based on battlefield lessons in Ukraine, their defense ministers said.
A drone operator conducting reconnaissance during NATO-linked military exercises with British, Latvian, Canadian and Italian forces, in Latvia, on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. In the wilds of Latvia, the British military is trying out new battlefield technology — and how to best integrate ‘the technician and the tactician’ in weapons development.
US President Donald Trump’s latest retraction of support for Britain’s deal to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius comes as the UK government holds off giving permission for him to use the Diego Garcia military base in the archipelago for any possible strike on Iran.
US President Donald Trump’s latest retraction of support for Britain’s deal to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius comes as the UK government holds off giving permission for him to use the Diego Garcia military base in the archipelago for any possible strike on Iran.
The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) or Chagos Islands (formerly the Oil Islands) is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom situated in the Indian Ocean, halfway between Africa and Indonesia. The territory comprises a group of seven atolls comprising more than 60 individual islands, situated some 500 kilometers (310 mi) due south of the Maldives archipelago. The largest island is Diego Garcia (area 44 km squared), the site of a joint military facility of the United Kingdom and the United States. Following the eviction of the native population (Chagossians) in the 1960s, the only inhabitants are US and British military personnel and associated contractors, who collectively number around 4,000 (2004 figures). (Photo by: Pictures From History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
The UK is renewing a push for Saudi Arabia to invest in its next-generation fighter jet program alongside Italy and Japan, as costs spiral and a rival project stalls.
The UK is renewing a push for Saudi Arabia to invest in its next-generation fighter jet program alongside Italy and Japan, as costs spiral and a rival project stalls.
US President Donald Trump said the UK was making a “big mistake” with its proposed deal to turn over control of the Chagos Islands, just weeks after saying the agreement was the “best” arrangement Prime Minister Keir Starmer could make.
US President Donald Trump said the UK was making a “big mistake” with its proposed deal to turn over control of the Chagos Islands, just weeks after saying the agreement was the “best” arrangement Prime Minister Keir Starmer could make.
US President Donald Trump Photographer: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images
Keir Starmer is pushing the Treasury to accelerate plans to increase UK defense spending, after being persuaded by military chiefs that swifter action is needed to restore the country’s hollowed-out forces.
Keir Starmer is pushing the Treasury to accelerate plans to increase UK defense spending, after being persuaded by military chiefs that swifter action is needed to restore the country’s hollowed-out forces.
The UK is lobbying countries including Germany, Italy and the Netherlands to push back against strict French trade proposals that would exclude Britain from participating in public procurement bids.
The UK is lobbying countries including Germany, Italy and the Netherlands to push back against strict French trade proposals that would exclude Britain from participating in public procurement bids.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission.
The UK is lobbying countries including Germany, Italy and the Netherlands to push back against strict French trade proposals that would exclude Britain from participating in public procurement bids.
The UK is lobbying countries including Germany, Italy and the Netherlands to push back against strict French trade proposals that would exclude Britain from participating in public procurement bids.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission.
Russia is becoming increasingly reliant on foreign fighters in the war on Ukraine as its forces sustain more losses than they’re able to replace, UK Defence Secretary John Healey said.
Russia is becoming increasingly reliant on foreign fighters in the war on Ukraine as its forces sustain more losses than they’re able to replace, UK Defence Secretary John Healey said.
A burial site of Russian soldiers killed during fighting in Ukraine, in Kostroma, Russia. Photographer: Andrey Borodulin/AFP/Getty Images
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain is no longer the country that voted for Brexit and vowed to build a closer relationship with the European Union.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain is no longer the country that voted for Brexit and vowed to build a closer relationship with the European Union.
Keir Starmer delivers a speech at the Munich Security Conference, on Feb. 14. Photographer: WPA Pool/Getty Images Europe
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