Keir Starmer's new-look top team will assemble in Downing Street amid fears the ground is being laid for another brutal tax raid at the Autumn Budget.

Nuneaton in Warwickshire has become a hotbed of tension amid a string of anti-migrant protests following reports two Afghan asylum seekers had been arrested for sexual assault.

The deputy prime minister paid £30,000 instead of the full £70,000 rate levied on second homes when she purchased an £800,000 flat in Hove this summer by saying it was her only property.

The 54-year-old and co-host Ed Balls, 58, returned to our screens to update viewers on the latest newsworthy headlines with correspondents Kevin Maguire and Andrew Pierce.

Father Ted creator Graham Linehan has claimed he was arrested by five armed police officers at Heathrow Airport over a series of gender-critical tweets.

Lawmakers haven’t settled on a plan to pass spending legislation. The GOP will need to find Democratic votes in the Senate.

On Sept. 2, 1945, Japan surrendered, launching an era of alliances and trade. Now, with memories of the war fading, so is the consensus on how to avoid a repeat.

Legislative efforts continue to force the release of the Epstein files.

President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera is back on the campaign trail, touring several constituencies in Mchinji district and parts of Lilongwe rural with a decisive push for votes in MCP strongholds. Chakwera meets and greets voters at: Lilongwe Kumachenga constituency – Four Ways TC of Hon. Ching’onga Lilongwe Likuni constituency – Mpingu TC of Hon. […] The post Chakwera invades Lilongwe Rural, Mchinji with decisive push for votes appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

The British Government is under heavy fire for commissioning last-minute election surveys in Malawi, a move analysts have branded reckless, manipulative, and a direct threat to the country’s fragile democracy. With Malawians heading to the polls on September 16 to elect a President, Members of Parliament, and Ward Councillors, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office […] The post Britain Accused of Meddling in Malawi’s Elections with “Toxic” Last-Minute Opinion Poll Set to be Released this Friday appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

The Africa Food Systems Forum 2025 (AFSF) opened today in Dakar with a resounding call from African leaders, development partners, and youth innovators to turn the continent’s vast agricultural potential into a driver of food security, climate resilience, and economic transformation. Hosted by Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the five-day summit has drawn more than […] The post Leaders Call for Urgent Action to Transform Agriculture at Africa Food Systems Summit appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

At a time when Malawi is battling crippling forex shortages, rapper and Tourism and Cultural Ambassador Tay Grin has explained how he managed to achieve the extraordinary: securing the foreign currency needed to bring African music giants Awilo Longomba and Wizkid to perform in the country. For weeks, questions have swirled about whether such high-profile […] The post Tay Grin Explains How He Secured Forex to Bring Awilo and Wizkid to Malawi appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

On 19 August 2025, the European Council held a video-conference to discuss the latest developments on Ukraine following the 15 August summit in Alaska between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the meetings in Washington DC on 18 August between Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and several European leaders. The EU leaders' informal video-conference took place back-to-back with a virtual meeting of the 'Coalition of the Willing', which focused on accelerating 'practical work' to provide Ukraine with 'NATO Article 5-like security guarantees'. The EU Heads of State or Government discussed the EU's concrete contributions towards 'a just and sustainable peace' with three core dimensions: increasing pressure on Russia with further sanctions; strengthening Ukraine's military capacities, notably by unlocking the European Peace Facility; and progressing the enlargement process. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

the European Climate Law (Article 4, paragraph 3) requires the EU to set a Union-wide climate target for 2040, with a view to achieving climate neutrality by 2050. The European Commission adopted its communication on the topic in February 2024, to start the dialogue on a 2040 target. It was accompanied by an impact assessment recommending an 'at least' net 90 % emissions reduction target for 2040, compared with 1990 levels. Although, according to the text of the Climate Law, a legislative proposal should have been proposed by mid-2024 at the latest, various issues led the Commission to delay its proposal, initially to a timeline of the first quarter of 2025, and ultimately to 2 July 2025. The 2040 climate target will inform the post-2030 policy framework and give the mandate for the Commission to further develop its decarbonisation agenda, as initiated with the Clean Industrial Deal (CID). Furthermore, the Commission intends to align the EU's nationally determined contribution (NDC) for 2035 under the Paris Agreement, due in September 2025, with the agreed 2040 target. The EU NDC for 2035 does not require European Parliament approval. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

From official titles to trade deals to SCO backing, Beijing’s treatment of Min Aung Hlaing shows a calculated choice to prop up the junta despite its territorial losses.

The deputy prime minister paid £30,000 instead of the full £70,000 rate levied on second homes when she purchased an £800,000 flat in Hove this summer by saying it was her only property.

The X-factor singer, 34, didn't hold back about the 'scary' power mums can wield over their grown-up sons on Metro's Just Between Us podcast.

Ministers claimed when the agreement was announced in July that it would take effect within weeks, but the Home Secretary now says she expects the deportations to begin 'later this month'.

Commuters watched on in shock as the activist clutched his dog and unfurled a huge banner which said: 'Iran belongs to its people.'

James Rownsley, 89, from Doncaster, was attempting to warm up his sitting room when he lit a gas fire and a flame caught his clothing.

Le 28 juin 1985, un hélicoptère militaire s'écrasait en pleine forêt, aux abords du village de Makongonio, près de Mbigou. À son bord se trouvaient des journalistes et des militaires, engagés dans une mission républicaine au cours d'une tournée présidentielle. Le choc fut terrible : dix personnes perdirent la vie, dont sept journalistes figures marquantes de la presse gabonaise et trois militaires. Visages derrière les chiffres Parmi les victimes figuraient : Jean-Philippe (...) - SOCIETE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Le projet de loi sur l'affiliation au RNS a été adopté par 37 voix pour et 20 contre ce lundi soir, après des débats intenses et souvent techniques. Les discussions ont porté sur le soutien aux faibles revenus, les revenus locatifs et l'urgence de la réforme. Le gouvernement a défendu la nécessité d'agir vite pour la viabilité du système social.

[New Times] Eight districts will benefit from the Nyabarongo multi-purpose dam, now under construction, which will have a capacity of 800 million cubic metres and create an artificial lake formed by damming the river's water.

[allAfrica] Former Central African Republic prime minister Anicet-Georges Dologuélé has announced that he had renounced his French citizenship to run against President Faustin Touadéra in the December 2025 elections.

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Recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, 62-year-old Joan has lost count of the number of diets she's tried and failed to stick to.

If Keir Starmer dreamt that his shake-up of the Downing Street operation yesterday would lend him a new air of strategic competence, he was badly mistaken.

The total number of reported potential anti-doping rules violations since the start of the year is currently at 49

The MOEX Russia Index dropped 0.42% to 2,874.86 points, while the RTS Index edged down by 0.6% to 1,124.03 points

Nikolay Patrushev, Russian presidential aide and Maritime Board chairman, pointed out that this directly affects Russia’s national security interests

Nikolay Patrushev recalled that the Japanese media openly writes that the country has accumulated large stocks of weapons-grade plutonium

According to Nikolay Patrushev, waters around the Kurils possess unique hydrography with currents bringing feedstuff from the bottom for enormous schools of fish

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched «Bihar Rajya Jeevika Nidhi Saakh Sahkari Sangh Limited», an online financial platform, to ease fund access for «Jeevika Didis» in Bihar. He also transferred Rs 105 crore to the institution. This initiative aims to provide larger loans at lower interest rates than microfinance institutions, ensuring affordability and timely credit access through an online system.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi responded strongly to alleged abuses against his late mother during a Congress-RJD rally in Bihar, stating it insulted all women. He expressed that the people of Bihar shared his pain and condemned the remarks. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar also criticized the incident, calling the language used against PM Modi and his mother «utterly deplorable.»

The BJP has accused Congress leader Pawan Khera of possessing two voter ID cards, prompting calls for an Election Commission investigation into potential electoral law violations. This accusation coincides with Rahul Gandhi's intensified criticism of the government, alleging «vote theft» during the recent «Voter Adhikar Yatra» in Bihar.