The details will follow in the Budget this autumn. But make no mistake, this is a U-turn.
The decision to means-test the winter fuel allowance was one of the first announcements made by Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves almost a year ago.
It was…
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Russian GRU Targeting Western Logistics Entities and Technology Companies
Executive Summary
This joint cybersecurity advisory (CSA) highlights a Russian state-sponsored cyber campaign targeting Western logistics entities and technology companies. This includes those involved in the coordination, transport,…
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Five guilty of racist abuse of footballer Vinicius in landmark ruling in Spain
The case involving Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr is the first in Spain to classify racist abuse in a football stadium as a hate crime, according to LaLiga.
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British soldiers make history with new method
Navin Singh KhadkaEnvironment correspondent, BBC World Service
Sandro GromenThe four British former soldiers aim to be back in London within the week Four British former special forces soldiers have set a record by climbing Mount Everest in under…
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Pope Leo XIV calls for aid to reach Gaza and an end to hostilities in his first general audience
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV called Wednesday for humanitarian aid to reach the Gaza Strip and for an end to the “heartbreaking” toll on its people, as he presided over his first general audience…
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Ukrainian ex-top official shot dead outside Madrid school
A former leading Ukrainian official has been shot dead outside an American school in the Spanish capital Madrid, reports say.
The 51-year-old man, named by Ukrainian and Spanish sources as Andriy Portnov, had just dropped his children off at the…
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China to donate $500 million to WHO, stepping into gap left by U.S. – The Washington Post
- China to donate $500 million to WHO, stepping into gap left by U.S. The Washington Post
- Global leaders reaffirm commitment to WHO with at least US$ 170 million raised at World Health Assembly 2025 pledging event World Health Organization (WHO)
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Former aide to Ukraine's pro-Russian ex-President Yanukovych shot dead outside school in Madrid
Andriy Portnov, a former adviser to Ukraine’s pro-Russian former President Viktor Yanukovych, was shot dead outside an elite American school in Madrid.
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Putin visits Kursk region for the first time since expelling Ukrainian forces
President Vladimir Putin visited Russia’s Kursk region for the first time since Moscow claimed that it drove Ukrainian forces out of the area last month, the Kremlin said Wednesday.
Putin visited the…
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Hungarian minority plays key role in Nicușor Dan's Romanian presidential win
High voter turnout, especially among young people and women, helped Bucharest Mayor Nicușor Dan win Romania’s presidential runoff, defeating the hard-right George Simion.
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