
UK borrows less than expected in June but public finances remain a challenge
Public finances for last month were better than expected but the UK is carrying major debt.
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Public finances for last month were better than expected but the UK is carrying major debt.

At the Shanghai World Conference on July 17, Xi Jinping unveiled a doctrine for organizing AI that could upend the global tech order and neutralize the EU's regulatory edge.

The president’s new tariffs on a top U.S. trading partner aim at gaining concessions, but the Canadian government, and the public, have been bracing for the escalation.

The Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen has declared a Red Sea blockade on Saudi Arabia, potentially opening a new front in the war rippling across the Middle East.

La Liga president Javier Tebas calls for Fifa president Gianni Infantino to quit, and claims the governing body is "destroying the football industry".

Kayden Moy was fatally wounded during a confrontation on Irvine Beach in North Ayrshire in May 2025.

Mark Carney says Canada has made proposals to resolve dispute as tariffs are due to be imposed on wide range of goods Sign up for US Breaking News email Donald Trump is in Washington today. We’ll he

Ministers have arrived at Downing Street for the new prime minister’s first meeting with his new government Burnham to cut VAT on electricity bills in first cost-of-living move António Costa, the pr

The Neustrashimy's live-fire exercise took place in international waters and lasted for 30 minutes.

Iran claims attacks on strait of Hormuz ships amid fresh US strikes – Middle East crisis live
Revolutionary Guard claims attack on oil tanker and two other ships as US carries out tenth consecutive night of strikes Full report: Almost 100 troops injured in recent weeks, Pentagon admits, as Ir
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Parts of the UK move closer to drought
Eight areas across England are now in prolonged dry weather – the stage before drought.

Angela Rayner: Labour's working-class warrior bounces back
The potential contender to replace Keir Starmer is now back in the cabinet under Andy Burnham.