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The United Kingdom is expected to formally recognize a Palestinian state on Sunday, moving forward despite opposition from the United States, after concluding that Israel has failed to meet the conditions it previously set regarding the ongoing war in Gaza. Although largely symbolic, British officials hope the move will boost diplomatic efforts to end the conflict and help revive the ...

Heathrow is among several European airports hit by a cyber-attack affecting an electronic check-in and baggage system. The airport warned of possible delays due to a “technical issue” affecting software provided by Collins Aerospace to several airlines. Brussels Airport said a cyber-attack on Friday night meant passengers were being checked in and boarded manually, while Berlin’s Brandenburg Airport also reported ...

US President Donald Trump is planning to invite King Charles and Queen Camilla to the US next year, a senior White House official confirmed to the BBC. The date of the visit – which will come as the US marks its 250th anniversary – remains unclear. Trump made a second state visit to the UK this week to meet with ...

Donald Trump suggested Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer could use the military to stop illegal migration at a news conference marking the end of the US president’s second state visit to the UK. Trump said he discussed migration issues with Sir Keir during a meeting at his country residence Chequers. The US president talked about his policies to secure borders ...

The prime minister and his team are delighted – and relieved. State visits are far from a new tool in the British armoury of soft power, but they are frequently a useful one – and particularly with an unpredictable ally with an abiding love for the UK in general and its monarchy in particular. That was why, back in February ...

A former Labour councillor has been charged with blackmail and communications offences, in connection with the Westminster “honeytrap” scandal. The charge of blackmail relates to alleged unwarranted demands for the phone numbers of up to 12 individuals. Oliver Steadman, 28, of Pemberton Gardens, north London, has also been charged with communications offences in relation to the sending of alleged unsolicited ...

US President Donald Trump has arrived at Windsor Castle to meet senior members of the Royal Family on the first full day of his state visit. He was greeted alongside the first lady by the Prince and Princess of Wales before being formally welcomed by King Charles and Queen Camilla. The King and Queen then joined them for a carriage ...

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said language used by Elon Musk when addressing a rally on Saturday was “abhorrent”. Speaking over a video link, the tech billionaire criticised “uncontrolled migration”, later adding: “Whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you. You either fight back or you die.” He also said there had to be “a change of government ...

The British government on Monday criticized US billionaire Elon Musk’s controversial comments during his address via videolink at the weekend’s anti-immigrant rally, saying they are “abhorrent.” The “vast majority” of people would react to Musk’s words with “a shake of the head,” Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said, adding that his language was “abhorrent.” “Whether you’re a hostile state or a ...

Conservative MP Danny Kruger has become the first sitting Conservative MP to defect to Reform UK. Kruger has been an MP since 2019, and sits on Tory leader Kemi Badenoch’s team as a shadow work and pensions minister. “The Conservatives are over,” he told a press conference, sitting alongside Reform party leader Nigel Farage. Kruger said he had been “honoured” ...