-
Putin’s newest submarine – designed to carry Poseidon doomsday weapon ‘which can unleash tsunamis’ – launches for the first time
Russia has quietly launched its newest nuclear submarine, the Khabarovsk, sending it for sea trials in the White Sea without official fanfare. The vessel has been built to carry Poseidon nuclear torpedoes, a weapon Moscow claims is unstoppable and capable of triggering radioactive tsunamis, and its unveiling comes amid heightened rhetoric from Kremlin-aligned media urging…
-
Ukraine hits major Russian shopping hubs in huge drone attack as Andy Burnham makes first trip to Kyiv
Ukraine launched a large-scale drone campaign against Russian targets to coincide with its Independence Day, striking three major logistics hubs belonging to Ozon, Russia’s second-largest online retailer, after previously hitting 15 warehouses run by rival Wildberries. Kyiv accuses both firms of supplying components to the Russian military, and the strikes, which hit facilities that are…
-
UK permits Ukraine to manufacture Scalp missiles domestically
Andy Burnham has visited Kyiv on his first foreign trip as prime minister, announcing that the UK will let defence firm MBDA declassify information on UK components used in the long-range Scalp missile, enabling Ukraine to produce them domestically. The move, made alongside a meeting of the “coalition of the willing” he now chairs, marks…
-
France on course to lose crown as world’s most-visited country – with UK’s favourite set to take top spot despite furious overtourism protests
France broke its own record in 2025 by welcoming 102 million international visitors, making it the world’s most-visited country, but new research from Deloitte and Google suggests it will lose that crown to Spain by 2040. Spain is forecast to reach 110 million inbound visitors by then, overtaking France’s projected 105 million, a milestone that…
-
Burnham in Kyiv as Russia tensions escalate, government targets pub tax rates
Ministers promise to overhaul business-rate valuations for pubs and hotels as Burnham travels to Kyiv amid escalating Russia tensions and Reform UK unveils a social housing pledge. Also: Iran’s sanctions warning, a Nevada wildfire and Maradona’s ball sells for £2.5m.
-
Burnham ‘poised to bow to demands for EU students to get cut-price tuition fees’ as he cosies up to Brussels
Andy Burnham has indicated the UK could be preparing to accept EU demands that European students pay the same discounted tuition fees as domestic students, as part of a broader push to reset relations with Brussels. Speaking during talks with European Council president António Costa and Luxembourg’s prime minister Luc Frieden, Burnham said the UK…
-
UK flights to Spain forced to divert due to unidentified drone spotted close to airport runway
Flights from the UK and Ireland to Spain were diverted on Sunday night after a drone was spotted near a runway at Malaga Airport, forcing air traffic controllers to suspend landings for over 50 minutes. The disruption affected services from London, Birmingham, Bristol and Cork, highlighting growing concerns about drone incursions disrupting European airspace and…
-
Burnham visits Kyiv after approval for Scalp component sharing
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham arrived in Kyiv for his first foreign trip, marking the visit with the announcement that European defence firm MBDA has been permitted to share information on UK components used in the Scalp missile, the French-built equivalent of Britain’s Storm Shadow. The move would allow the long-range “deep precision strike” weapon,…
-
Burnham visits Kyiv to reaffirm UK support for Ukraine
Andy Burnham used his first foreign visit as UK prime minister to travel to Kyiv, chairing a “coalition of the willing” meeting and vowing that British support for Ukraine would not waver despite “outrageous threats” from Moscow. The visit centred on a UK decision to hand over blueprints for British-made components of the Scalp missile,…
-
Five arrested in dramatic raids on CFMEU headquarters over alleged construction corruption
Victoria Police detectives arrested five people during a raid on the CFMEU’s Melbourne headquarters as part of an investigation into alleged corruption in the construction industry. The operation, conducted on Monday morning under Taskforce Hawk, targeted six addresses linked to claims of secret commissions being paid within the sector, and marks a significant escalation in…