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The UK and its European allies should move from freezing Russian assets to seizing them, according to the UK foreign

Keir Starmer slashed the aid budget to fund a dramatic increase in defence spending in response to ‘tyrant’ Vladimir Putin

Ireland’s premier Micheal Martin has said he would ‘absolutely’ invite Donald Trump to Ireland.

The Taoiseach said that the US

The US will have to work closely with the UK and Europe to deliver a lasting peace in Ukraine, a Cabinet minister said ahead

There are ‘benefits to consumers’ of Gatwick airport expansion in England despite the potential of a third runway at Heathrow

The energy bills of millions of households in Great Britain are to rise by 6.4% from April 1 when Ofgem increases its price

Ireland will increase financial contributions towards Ukraine, the Irish premier has said.

Micheal Martin gave the commitment

Keir Starmer has promised sweeping sanctions to heap pressure on Russia and get President Vladimir Putin ‘not just to talk

Key US agencies, including the FBI, State Department and the Pentagon, have instructed their employees not to comply with

Keir Starmer is expected to join world leaders in a call hosted by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to mark the third

Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron have agreed to raise the importance of showing ‘united leadership’ in backing Ukraine

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer congratulated conservative leader Friedrich Merz on his party’s win in Germany’s

Talks about ending the war in Ukraine must not take place without Kyiv at the table, Keir Starmer has said, after the US and

The UK government will provide an extra £200 million of funding for Grangemouth as the oil refinery in the area is set to

Raising UK defence spending to 2.5% of national income is ‘ambitious’, a Cabinet minister has insisted as the government

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told Volodymyr Zelensky he will make the case for safeguarding Ukraine’s sovereignty in

The UK will unveil new sanctions to ‘turn the screws’ on Russia as it marks three years since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

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Ministers are considering to scrap the UK’s Payment Systems Regulator and fold it into the Financial Conduct Authority, Sky

Keir Starmer is expected to confirm a timeline to raise defence spending and give Donald Trump an invitation for a state

Ireland’s wholesale prices increased in January, with electricity costs rising sharply on both a monthly and annual basis

Sinn Fein’s leadership will not attend an event at the White House in ‘a principled stance against the threat of mass

The UK service sector growth accelerated at a faster pace than expected, though the manufacturing economy remained in the

Keir Starmer is facing pressure to be bold with Donald Trump when he travels to Washington next week, amid a slew of unproven

The UK chancellor has said she wants to create ‘a culture … of retail investing’ to achieve ‘better returns’ for UK savers

The UK notched up a record government borrowing surplus in January thanks largely to self-assessed tax returns, according to