Donald Trump has been asked whether Vladimir Putin has a “strong hand” ahead of their meeting tomorrow. The US president replied, “Well, he came to our country,” adding that he believes Putin would like to see a deal. Trump also told reporters that if he were not president, Putin would have taken over all of Ukraine by now, calling it a war that should never have happened. Three men have […]

Police have released an image of a car they want to trace after a man was shot dead near a petrol station in West Yorkshire. Officers say they received a report just before 9:45 on Tuesday night that a man had been seriously injured after a shot was fired from a car on Doncaster Road, close to the BP petrol station in Wakefield. The victim, understood to be a 50-year-old […]

Human rights in the UK worsened in 2024 according to a new report from the US State Department. The report highlights what it calls significant human rights issues, including credible reports of serious restrictions on freedom of expression and violence or threats of violence motivated by antisemitism. While it notes that UK law generally protects free speech, the report raises concerns over restrictions on political speech considered hateful or offensive. […]