The UK government has called on football’s governing body FIFA to investigate whether the Argentinian team breached its rules by waving a banner in support of their country’s claim to the Falkland Islands after defeating England in the World Cup semi-finals.

The UK has signed contracts with multiple companies to develop the country’s first ballistic missile in more than half a century in a bid to both support Ukraine and reduce Europe’s reliance on American weaponry.

Andy Burnham’s picks for senior cabinet positions will reflect both experience and a broad church of ideas, he plans to tell colleagues in his first address to the parliamentary Labour Party.

UK companies will be able to win contracts funded through a €60 billion ($68 billion) defense procurement loan from the European Union to Ukraine.

Andy Burnham, the UK’s presumptive next prime minister, is considering unveiling a bolstered budget later this year as allies and experts seek to persuade him to pursue a land tax, public control of utilities and a more ambitious devolution strategy.

Andy Burnham, the UK’s presumptive next prime minister, is considering unveiling a bolstered budget later this year as allies and experts seek to persuade him to pursue a land tax, public control of utilities and a more ambitious devolution strategy.

The European Union is set to allow Ukraine to purchase British weapons with the €60 billion ($69 billion) it’s loaning the war-torn nation for defense procurement.

Keir Starmer’s swansong trip as Britain’s prime minister to the NATO summit this week sought to cement a shaky diplomatic legacy for a successor who’s untested in the international arena.

Senior defense officials are pushing Andy Burnham to reconsider loosening the UK’s fiscal rules to help fund its military, including by issuing war bonds.

The Netherlands and the UK signed a £2.4 billion ($3.2 billion) agreement to produce new amphibious transport ships, part of a flurry of deals between European NATO members in Ankara.

The UK and Turkey are poised to sign a security and defense partnership pact on the sidelines of the NATO summit, according to people familiar with the matter.

The UK, France and Germany have launched a $50 billion NATO initiative to spur the development of long-range weapons without US involvement, aiming to close the gap in an area where Russia is well ahead.

The UK is talking with Canada about combining their defense financing initiatives, with neither reaching a critical mass of support for its plan.

The UK and France’s plans to de-mine the Strait of Hormuz were dealt a setback after a fresh attack on a vessel passing through the waterway, days after Oman granted the European powers permission to help clear its southern route.

As Andy Burnham weighs the top team he will appoint if he becomes UK prime minister, one divisive decision could come to define his term in office: the role of Ed Miliband.

The UK’s long-awaited Defense Investment Plan leaves several hard choices for Andy Burnham to make if he becomes prime minister, including how to close an almost £5 billion ($6.6 billion) hole in his first budget.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was confident his likely successor, Andy Burnham, would maintain the UK’s commitment to defense, as he laid out plans to invest an extra £15 billion ($20 billion) to modernize the British military.

The UK will seek to transform its aging military into a force fit for modern warfare by investing in drones and artificial intelligence alongside more traditional deterrents such as fighter jets and nuclear weapons.

Standing across from Keir Starmer in the Commons chamber this week, opposition leader Kemi Badenoch drew on a particularly violent metaphor for how the Labour Party had ditched him when she conjured up an image of “400 knives stuck in the prime minister’s back.”

Rachel Reeves appeared to concede that Andy Burnham won’t keep her on as Chancellor of the Exchequer, while insisting she has a long and close relationship with the man expected to replace Keir Starmer as UK prime minister next month.