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Is the UK really ready to put boots on the ground in Ukraine? Britain’s dwindling military might in numbers

IN FOCUS: Deployment to Ukraine would likely require thousands troops which the UK may not be able to spare, Maira Butt writes

The Independent UK · Jan 8

Rapidly lost records in football, from transfer fees to eye-opening wins

Plus: domestic duopolies, when kick-ins replaced throw-ins and the last striped team to win the English top flight

The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2025

Opposition Leader Confirmed Winner Of Trinidad Elections

Trinidad and Tobago's centrist former prime minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar will return as leader of the Caribbean nation after her party's victory in Monday's parliamentary election, the electoral commission confirmed Tuesday.

International Business Times · Apr 30, 2025

In numbers: Is the UK ready to put boots on the ground in Ukraine?

IN NUMBERS: Keir Starmer’s commitment to deploy British peacekeepers to Ukraine has raised questions over whether the UK is ready for conflict, Alicja Hagopian writes

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2025

Trinidad and Tobago’s streets are a bloodbath. Yet all our politicians offer are platitudes

A state of emergency has been declared amid unprecedented gun violence, but no one in our stagnating government is taking responsibility

The Guardian - UK · Jan 3, 2025

Trinidad and Tobago enact a state of emergency in the face of gang violence

A spike in deadly gang violence has prompted the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago to implement a country-wide state of emergency

The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2024

Trinidad and Tobago declares state of emergency after weekend of violence

A spate of murders has taken the Caribbean nation’s total to 623 in 2024, of which nearly half were gang related and almost all linked to organised crime, say police

The Guardian - UK · Dec 30, 2024

How UK’s strategic capabilities compare to the 1980s as defence review rolled out

How do Britain’s armed forces compare now to 40 years ago, in 1984, when the UK was engaged in the Cold War with Russia?

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2024

Walking tour in Scottish city tops UK's best free tourist attraction list

A WALKING tour in Edinburgh has topped a list of the UK's best free tourist attractions ...

The National (Scotland) · Jul 16, 2024

The BBC has a long history of failed attempts to rid it of political influence

Most people probably don’t know who the BBC’s chairman is, or even that the BBC has a chairman. Yet this normally obscure figure has recently hit the headlines. Richard Sharp, BBC chairman since February 2021, is a former banker and a major donor to the Conservative party.

The Conversation · Feb 3, 2023