Category: Politics

Liberal Democrats are exploring options while calling for crown estate and prince to ‘give evidence under oath’ Prince Andrew could face a parliamentary debate on his conduct despite the government so far refusing to allocate time in the House of Commons as the Liberal Democrats indicated they were exploring ways of raising the issue including…

Two suspects in their 30s detained on Saturday evening in relation to €88m robbery, according to French media Two suspects have been arrested in relation to last Sunday’s heist at the Louvre museum in Paris, in which a gang of four men made off with crown jewels worth an estimated €88m (£76m), French media have…

Retention of ministerial powers satisfies key demand of Coalition and industry but disappoints groups who wanted ‘arms-length’ review Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The environment minister will still be responsible for approving projects under new federal nature laws, after Labor…

Attacks come after Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeals to US for long-range missiles and urges allies to expand sanctions on Russian oil Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine overnight into Saturday killed at least four people and wounded 20, officials said, and prompted fresh pleas from Ukraine’s president for western air defence systems. In the capital,…

Reclusive Republican billionaire is descendant of gilded age industrialist and former treasury secretary Andrew Mellon A reclusive billionaire, anti-tax crusader and major financial backer of Donald Trump has been named as the anonymous private donor who gave $130m to the government to help pay US troops during the federal shutdown that is now in its…

Powell, who was sacked from cabinet in September, says party must be ‘more principled and strategic, less tactical, and strongly guided by our values’ Lucy Powell has paid tribute to former Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner, saying she has some “big shoes to fill”, as she took to the stage to celebrate her win. Powell…

Doctors at the secret facility are able to perform amputations while others monitor zigzagging drones overhead Scrubby trees hide the entrance. A sloping wooden tunnel descends to a brightly lit reception area. There is a surgery unit, equipped with beds, cardiac monitors and ventilators. And shelves full of medical equipment, drugs and neat piles of…

Vilnius and Kaunas airports close after balloons drift into country’s airspace for third time this month Lithuania closed its two biggest airports on Friday and shut crossings on its border with Belarus after helium weather balloons drifted into its territory, the third such occurrence in the Baltic state this month. European aviation has repeatedly been…

Zelenskyy, Starmer and members of ‘coalition of willing’ give press conference A forthcoming trip by German foreign minister, Johann Wadephul, to China has been cancelled amid growing fears that Beijing’s restriction on semiconductor and rare earth exports could paralyse the country’s car industry. “We are postponing the journey to a later time,” the spokesperson told…

WHO’s director general says there has been little improvement in the amount of aid going into Gaza since the ceasefire took hold At least 14 migrants died when their inflatable dinghy capsized in the Aegean Sea off the Turkish resort of Bodrum, the governor’s office said on Friday, raising an earlier toll of seven dead.…