The BBC TV licence fee is set to rise to £180 a year in a massive hammerblow to millions of households already struggling with rising costs. The planned increase in the licence fee is expected...
Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to control Ukraine's Donbas region (Image: Getty)Vladimir Putin appears willing to sacrifice a further 800,000 Russian lives in his determined campaign to...
Chris Mason: Starmer can ill afford any more days like these17 minutes agoChris MasonPolitical editorPA MediaThe prime minister is furious, and more furious with Lord Mandelson than he has been with...
Donald Trump appears set to back Sir Keir Starmer's Chagos Islands handover following fresh security commitments from Downing Street in a move set to cause dismay amongst Chagossians who wish to...
EU has 'open mind' on UK customs union debate, says commissioner1 day agoFaisal Islam,Economics editorandArchie Mitchell,Business reporterBrussels would be "open‑minded" about discussing closer...
Fearing Russia will seize her town, war widow moves husband's grave to Kyiv30 minutes agoSarah RainsfordEastern Europe correspondent, KyivMatthew Goddard/BBCThe quiet of a Kyiv cemetery is broken by...
A colossal blizzard spanning 400 miles is on track to engulf the country, dumping heavy snow across vast swathes. A whopping 26 cities across the country are likely to be impacted with the worst hit...
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Why did Britain's most senior civil servant fail to open an investigation last autumn? That's the question Gordon Brown is now asking as the Mandelson scandal deepens.The revelation that Lord...
Here in the UK, we have a strong relationship with the railways that dates back hundreds of years. So it may not come as a surprise to learn that the oldest surviving railway station in the world is...
Russia ends 'week-long pause' with major attack on Ukraine energy sites22 minutes agoSarah RainsfordEastern and Southern Europe correspondent in KyivAFP via Getty ImagesRussia has launched its...
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Ukrainians brace for -20C despite energy truce: 'It will be a catastrophe'2 days agoSarah RainsfordEastern Europe correspondent, DniproMatthew Goddard/BBCIt's not the electricity cuts that Yulia...