Zelensky rejects proposals for buffer zone to end Ukraine war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected proposals for a buffer zone between Ukrainian and Russian forces…

Ministers didn’t do cost review of council mergers

The UK government did not do its own analysis of the cost of the biggest reorganisation…

Epping hotel order could spark protests, court told

An injunction temporarily blocking asylum seekers from being housed at an Essex hotel could spark further…

Reform UK would pay countries for migrant return deals

Reform UK has said it would offer payments to countries like Afghanistan to enable “mass deportations”…

Russia launches biggest wave of strikes on Ukraine for weeks

  Russia has launched 574 drones and 40 missiles on Ukraine in one of the heaviest…

First group of Gaza children to be brought to UK ‘in coming weeks’

A group of between 30 and 50 critically ill and injured Palestinian children will be evacuated…

Zelensky and EU leaders to hold call with Trump ahead of Putin summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is joining European leaders in talks aimed at increasing pressure on US…

Small boat migrant crossings hit 50,000 under Labour

The number of migrants to cross the English Channel in small boats since Labour came to…

Ukraine’s European allies say peace talks must include Kyiv

European allies have rallied behind Ukraine in a renewed surge of support, insisting that any peace…

Vance and Lammy host Ukraine talks ahead of US-Russia summit

US Vice-President JD Vance and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy are hosting a meeting of senior…