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Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said the UK's commitment to Ukraine is "ironclad". Lammy was speaking in Chobielin after meeting his Polish counterpart Radoslaw Sikorski where the two ministers discussed security issues ahead of next week’s NATO summit in Washington. They stressed both countries were prepared to provide long-term support to Ukraine, with Lammy saying that the UK took its commitment to Ukraine and NATO "very, very seriously indeed". "What I think will be achieved over the coming days is that we demonstrate to Putin that we are there for a long haul and that the finances to su...
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Polish foreign minsiter Radek Sikorski hosted the UK's new foreign minister on Sunday at his mansion in Chobielin, some 300 kilometres northwest of the capital Warsaw. Lammy is seeking to tighten UK relations with the European Union and stress that the new government is just as supportive of Ukraine in its war against Russia. He said he was visiting Britain's “key partners” in Europe — Poland, Germany and Sweden, all NATO members — for cooperation and security talks. He also said that the UK’s military, economic, political and diplomatic support for Ukraine will remain unwavering, but that it ...
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An overnight Russian strike left more than 100,000 Ukrainian households without power. The Ukrainian Energy Ministry reported on Saturday that the strikes in Northern Ukraine had cut off electricity and water in the region, as civilian casualties rose sharply in the country’s embattled east. The northern Sumy region in Ukraine, which borders Russia, was plunged into darkness as strikes damaged energy infrastructure. Local media say drones hit the provincial capital, also called Sumy, cutting off water by hitting power lines which fed its system of pumps. Russian media also reported that Moscow...
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Lawmakers for the UK's Labour Party arrived at 10 Downing Street on Friday as the country's new Prime Minister Keir Starmer named his new Cabinet. The party's deputy leader Angela Rayner has been appointed as Deputy Prime Minister, the first senior politician to be appointed by Starmer. Rayner, who has served as Starmer's deputy party leader since 2020, will also take the role of the Secretary for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. She has often spoken about her tough background growing up in a deprived public housing block and leaving school early as a young mother. She started her career...
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Irish nationalist party Sinn Féin’s leader has hinted at a future unified Ireland after it became the largest party in Northern Ireland thanks to a drubbing suffered by the Democratic Unionist Party, although it failed to add to the seven of 18 constituencies it already held. “The message of the people of the north of Ireland to the British government tonight is that change is happening, it is time to plan, it is time to prepare for a new future together on this island,” Sinn Féin leader and member of the Irish parliament in Dublin Mary Lou McDonald said today. The DUP went into yesterday’s ge...
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With over 70,000 UK-based actors and performers signed up, Spotlight is the biggest online database for agents, producers, and casting directors to find talent in Britain. Founded in 1927 as a directory, it transitioned to digital in 1995 with a CD version before going online. In principle, a fantastic resource for the actors, presenters, dancers, and stunt performers listed in its registry. Actors can sign up to Spotlight and create an online profile similar to one on social media jobsite LinkedIn that is tailored to the demands of creative work. Titian masterpiece stolen and found at bus sto...
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As the UK gears up for an election likely to trigger a change in government for the first time in 14 years, the Conservatives' plan to deport asylum seekers to the eastern African country of Rwanda looks set to grind to a halt. The policy, first announced in April 2022 as a response to the growing number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats, has been deemed unlawful by the UK's Supreme Court. But Prime Minister Rishi Sunak circumvented legal hurdles by pushing through a bill in April deeming Rwanda to be a safe country. Sunak has said flights removing asylum seekers to Rwand...
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Rishi Sunak has covered thousands of miles in the past few weeks, but he hasn't outrun the expectation that his term as prime minister of the UK is entering its final hours. British voters will cast ballots in a national election Thursday and are widely expected to do something they have not done since 2005: Elect a Labour Party government. During a hectic final two days of campaigning that saw him visit a food distribution warehouse, a supermarket, a farm and more, Sunak insisted that "the outcome of this election is not a foregone conclusion". "People can see that we have turned a corner," s...
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As UK voters prepare to elect a new government on Thursday, many among its expats in Spain have expressed apathy towards the vote. In the seaside town of Rojales, many UK citizens say they feel at home, but Brexit has complicated their lives. The day begins slowly on the Costa Blanca. Some choose to go for a round of golf, while others prefer a long chat over coffee. This is how life is for the 300,000 UK citizens, mostly retired, who have chosen Spain as their home. "We've worked all our lives, so we want to have fun," one of them says. In the cafes, people read English newspapers, which feat...
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The sun blazed in the sky as Saturday at Glastonbury kicked off. If the previous day was an ode to pop stardom, Saturday provided a more eclectic variety of musicians with an exuberant colourful finale. Yet for all the fireworks and confetti, we’re still unconvinced by the choice for Coldplay to headline a record fifth time. Here’s everything we learnt from Saturday at Glastonbury Festival 2024. Good taste at GlastonburyWhile we were soaking up rays in the resplendent sunshine, we also needed some food to soak up the previous night’s festivities at Dua Lipa. Walking around the colossal festiva...
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