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Head of the Armed Forces Sir Richard Knighton has warned the UK is not as ready as needed for a full-scale conflict. He avoided questions on a reported shortfall in government defence spending. Last week, The Times and The Sun reported the Ministry of Defence may require an extra £28 billion over the next four years, prompting a rewrite of the defence investment plan. The plan, originally due last autumn, […]

Iran has warned it will retaliate if attacked by the United States, as BBC sources and activists report hundreds of protesters have been killed during an escalating government crackdown. One source in Tehran told the BBC conditions were extremely severe, describing live ammunition being used, streets covered in blood, and bodies removed by trucks. The BBC counted around one hundred and eighty body bags in footage near Tehran. The Human […]

Footage has shown masked Israeli settlers armed with sticks beating an elderly Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank. Security footage published by the Associated Press shows men dressed in black hitting and kicking the man after he fell during an attack on a plant nursery in Deir Sharaf. Workers fled, but sixty seven year old Basim Saleh Yassin is deaf and did not hear warnings, witnesses said. A drone […]

The UN’s human rights office has expressed concern over violence in Iran, including reported deaths and property destruction. A spokesperson said the right to peaceful protest must be upheld and all deaths should be promptly, independently and transparently investigated. Those responsible for violations must be held to account in line with international norms. The agency also criticised the Iranian government’s internet shutdown in response to the protests, saying it is […]

Just over seventy thousand homes are without power across England and Wales, according to the National Grid map of outages. Around fifty six thousand properties are affected in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, where red warnings for extreme wind remain in place because of Storm Goretti. A further eleven thousand four hundred homes are without electricity in the West Midlands, while about three thousand one hundred properties are affected […]

Football legend Kevin Keegan has been diagnosed with cancer, his family has said. The former England forward and manager, aged seventy four, was admitted to hospital with ongoing abdominal symptoms. A statement said tests revealed cancer and that he will undergo treatment, adding he is grateful to the medical team for their care. Teachers at Manchester primary schools are striking, saying pupil violence has reached untenable levels and some children […]

Learner drivers may be forced to wait up to six months before taking a driving test under new government plans. Ministers are considering introducing a minimum learning period for new drivers in England and Wales. The proposal, which will be subject to consultation, forms part of a wider road safety strategy due to be launched on Wednesday Number 10 has released a statement after Sir Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and […]

Donald Trump spoke to NBC News following Nicolas Maduro's court appearance, calling it an "extraordinary moment in history". When asked whether the US is at war with Venezuela, he replied: "No, we're not. We're at war with people that sell drugs." The president said operations targeting boats bringing drugs toward the United States would continue. New cold weather warnings remain across the UK after Arctic conditions brought snow, sleet and […]

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken to several American media outlets about Venezuela. On NBC, he was asked whether the United States is at war with Venezuela. He said it was not a war, adding the US is at war with drug trafficking organisations, not the country itself. Rubio said the seizure of boats bringing drugs towards the United States would continue. Police in Switzerland say the bodies […]