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Observer writers examine whether the claims in the PM’s speech to parliament on 19 January actually hold water

Britain is preparing to offer NATO a "major" deployment of troops, weapons, warships and jets in Europe, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Saturday, to respond to rising "Russian hostility" towards Ukraine.

Last week's column concerning traditional British food unfortunately failed to mention one of the highlights of the year, the World Black Pudding Throwing Championships, held every September in Ramsbottom, near Manchester. It dates back to the Wars of the Roses in the 15th century between the House of Lancaster (red…

New additions to the Highway Code that come into force today afford cyclists more rights when peddling alongside cars and lorries on Britain's roads

Exclusive: Businesspeople who were welcomed to UK are falling destitute as they wait more than a year for visas

They miss the trees, the curry, the friends … but most of all, they miss feeling the UK was somewhere they could call home

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged on Friday the members of the Security Council to unify their stance over extending the mandate of the UN mission in Libya (UNSMIL), which ends Jan. 31, following a disagreement between the US and Russia. Moscow has demanded the UN secretary general’s special advisor…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will step up diplomatic efforts over the Ukraine crisis with a visit to the region next week and a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a bid to avoid bloodshed.

Jailed for terrorism aged 14 for plotting a massacre, he has broken the terms of his release from jail.