Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge for defence spending to reach 3% of national income is “absolutely sacrosanct under this Government”, David Lammy has said amid delays to an investment plan for the future. The Deputy Prime Minister said “the money will be found” to set out how new equipment and infrastructure will be procured, as he […]
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A mix of sunshine and showers is forecast for the week ahead (Joe Giddens/PA) PA Wire Heavier rain, sunshine and showers are forecast for the week ahead but temperatures could hit the mid-20s by next weekend. Rain is forecast on Monday and Thursday, with a mix of sunshine and showers through the rest of the […]
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The Deputy Prime Minister said he challenged the US vice-president in a ‘robust’ phone call on Saturday.
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A Garda detective has been remembered 30 years after he was murdered in Co Limerick. Detective Garda Jerry McCabe was shot dead by an IRA gang during a raid on the post office in Adare, Co Limerick, in 1996. Tánaiste Simon Harris was among those who paid tribute to the father-of-five as a “dedicated servant […]
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Sarah Hooper Published June 7, 2026 1:46pm Updated June 7, 2026 1:58pm A woman who admitted to assaulting another woman on the London Underground has claimed she was targeted because of her close ties to Donald Trump. Melissa Rein Lively pulled the woman’s hair in a ‘forceful manner’ in an incident at Bond Street Underground station on […]
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A London council has apologised after residents complained of its equalities report which said electric bikes help women ‘perform their traditional domestic responsibilities’ and ‘stay looking nice’. The Lib-Dem run Kingston Council in south London stated in an equalities assessment report on an e-bike rental contract that the vehicles ‘may increase women’s access to cycling […]
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Brooke Davies Published June 6, 2026 3:23pm Updated June 6, 2026 4:27pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video An entrepreneur was stabbed to death in a luxury block of flats in London before the killer through the knife out of the window from […]
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The new Green Party leader of a southeast London borough has increased his salary by almost £5,000 despite vowing to take a 20% pay cut in the run up to the local elections. Lewisham mayor Liam Shrivastava will be paid £93,575-a-year, up from the £88,743 wage received by his Labour predecessor – a rise of […]
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The grandson of the commander of the Allied land forces for D-Day said “remembrance is something that should be active in our lives” while in Normandy for commemorations to mark the 82nd anniversary of D-Day. Commemorations started on Saturday with French schoolchildren, serving military personnel, the grandson of British commander Field Marshal Montgomery and pipers […]
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A technical issue has been detected on the UK’s largest warship as it was docked at a port in Norway, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said. Earlier this month, HMS Prince of Wales set sail from Loch Long, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, for Nordic waters to provide security in the Atlantic and High North regions. […]
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