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Former teacher Josh MacAlister says he has been working ‘very closely’ with government to put forward ‘practical measures’

Archaeologists find nearly 200 primary canals and 4,000 smaller branches feeding over 700 farms

BCC economists expect inflation and interest rates to stay higher than previously forecast

Letters: In a dramatically changed world, defence, targeted aid and domestic priorities will need to be balanced to keep us secure, says Anthony Lawton. Plus letters from Tim Conway and Chris Jones

The Ukrainian front line “keeps getting closer” heightening the chance of a European war, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël said Monday, a few hours before debates by French lawmakers on the war in Ukraine and European security.

With Trump’s true intentions clear, new thinking is needed to fund UK defence, be it fully seizing Russian assets or reversing Hunt’s NI cuts

Widespread alarm at Keir Starmer’s decision to slash funds, amid warnings of dire consequences for world’s poorest

Peer argues that national ‘trickledown’ approach will fail to benefit those in most need

VOLODYMYR Zelenskyy has said it is “very important for us that Ukraine is heard and that no one forgets about it”, after his clash with Donald…

Keir Starmer was only the second European leader to visit Donald Trump’s second White House. The first, France’s Emmanuel Macron, had barely taken off when Starmer touched down, but had already raised the bar by behaving regally in front of the world’s media alongside his fellow president in the Oval…

British politicians think they exercise a moderating force on strongmen. In practice, ‘diplomacy’ and ‘pragmatism’ only ease their path, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett