Last September, a Challenger 2 was destroyed by enemy fire in southern Ukraine when Ukrainian forces were bogged down by Moscow’s defences. The Ministry of Defence has never placed restrictions on the use of conventional British weapons on Russian soil, as long as they are used against targets in accordance with international law. However, Storm...
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How spiralling worklessness among British-born adults is fuelling a migration crisis
This is a big enough issue to affect the whole economy. “Without effective action to bring more people back into the workforce, sustained economic growth will be all but impossible,” she says. Rachel Reeves, the Chancellor, has promised action, sounding tough on benefits claimants. “Today’s figures show there is more to do in supporting people...
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Everything we know about LA 2028: No cars, zero-build and Team GB’s base 360 miles away
After Tom Cruise plunged into the Stade de France on Sunday, Paris officially handed over the Olympics to the Hollywood state of California. Here’s all you need to know about the next Games in Los Angeles 2028: Sports For the first time since 1900, cricket will be played at the Games in its T20 format....
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Zelensky: Let me use British missiles to end Putin’s rule
Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, a former British tank commander, said Storm Shadow missiles would be able to strike “rail heads and key roads coming into Kursk, plus any airfields within 100 miles”. “Putin is rattled and this would show the West is fully committed to Ukraine, which has not been apparent hitherto,” he added. The position...
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Olympic boxing bronze medal cost Britain £12m as most expensive sports revealed
Great Britain’s sole medal in boxing at the Olympics cost over £12 million in funding from UK Sport, with cycling topping the list as the most expensive sport as well as being the most successful. Lewis Richardson was the only boxer out of the six competing at the Games to end up on the podium,...
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Watch: British man arrested for climbing the Eiffel Tower
A British man has been arrested after he climbed the Eiffel Tower hours before the start of the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games. The shirtless man, identified as a professional climber in French media, scaled the 1,083-foot-tall monument without any equipment. In one video shared on social media, the blond, bearded man, who...
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‘I was one of Britain’s top lawyers – but I was terrified my husband would kill me’
He would drink a lot, but in her industry this was part and parcel of a successful career and didn’t raise any alarm bells. However, after he stopped working in the early years of their marriage, he became increasingly resentful of her success and became more and more controlling. “I couldn’t dance in the kitchen...
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Britain shuts up shop amid threat of 100 far-Right rallies
Chief Constable Gavin Stephens, the National Police Chiefs’ Council chairman, said no one was “invisible in a crowd”. He added: “Officers across the country are looking at intelligence, CCTV footage, body-worn cameras, and will continue to do so. If you are not arrested now, you will be in future.” A list of more than 30...
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London and South East warned of net zero blackouts
Jason Mann, an energy expert at FTI Consulting who carried out a study for the Government on the electricity market last year, warned that balancing the South East would become increasingly difficult in the coming years as the grid grows more constrained. He said: “As we go to a more intermittent renewables-based system, the challenges...
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The highest-paying graduate jobs in Britain
Some also offer “scholarships” that are paid during the new hires’ studies – often on top of the up to £10,000 that students have earned doing lucrative summer internships with the banks. But recent graduates should be wary of the large sign-on bonuses, which typically have to be paid back if a staff member leaves in a...
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One of Britain’s oldest shop keepers sells business after break in saw priceless items stolen
One of Britain’s oldest shopkeepers has put his business up for sale after ‘priceless’ antiques were looted from the premises during a break-in. Ninety-seven-year-old George Gillman’s shop in Newton Abbott had the front of his shop shattered and £6,000 worth of goods stolen in the burglary. Mr Gillman, a war veteran, said the jewellery that...
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Royal Navy ships and RAF helicopters on standby in Middle East over fears of war
Royal Navy ships and RAF helicopters were on standby in the Middle East on Sunday night over fears of a regional war. The HMS Duncan, a Type-45 destroyer, and RFA Cardigan Bay, a transport ship, were in the eastern Mediterranean, the Ministry of Defence said. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said military personnel...