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Other expenditures include £989 stay at London hotel but party sources say costs not incurred by Nigel Farage Reform UK footed the bill for a £350 bottle of champagne at a luxury lunch and a £989-a-night hotel with hundreds of pounds in room service, its election campaign spending data shows. Receipts submitted to the Electoral Commission show instances of high spending at top London venues in the first half of last year. Continue reading...

The prime minister is preparing to set out his vision for the UK.

The singer talks politics, potholes and having a policewoman wife as he prepares to play a ‘noisy, sexy and energetic’ Glastonbury set on Sunday

The Conservative leader said the windfall tax on the oil and gas sector should end and new drilling licenses are needed.

The Conservatives received a hefty sum from oil and gas investors and those with roles at anti-climate campaign groups during the period when the party rolled back a key climate commitment. New record...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has slammed President Trump's move as "purposefully inflammatory."

As the Beckhams finally get what they’ve apparently always wanted, what does it say about the institutions that put so much energy into blocking them? And what does it say about the rest of us, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

What one did to Twitter and Tesla, the other is doing to the United States of America, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

Chorus of disapproval comes after party chair, Zia Yusuf, resigned over a row about banning the burqa Leading British Muslims are warning that Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is increasingly inflaming hostile sentiment towards Muslims after chair Zia Yusuf resigned over a row about banning the burqa. His departure was described by the co-chair of the British Muslim Network, a new civil group representing the community, as a “stark illustration” that many in Reform do not view British Muslims as valued equal members of society. Continue reading...

The bromance might be over but Trump has kissed and made up with his enemies before. Enjoy it while it lasts

A word of advice to Trump: dozens of judges keep ruling against you because you’ve flouted the law more than any previous president

Three students graduated from the prestigious service academy after years of hard work, but Trump’s military ban prevented them from getting their commission.

His attempt to grab control of the internet is perhaps the biggest threat of all

Industry giant paid for Lord Vaizey’s trip to Switzerland before he tabled amendment to tobacco and vapes bill A Conservative peer proposed delaying the UK’s proposed ban on heated tobacco, weeks after a leading cigarette company paid for him to visit its research facility in Switzerland. The tobacco and vapes bill would gradually raise the age at which consumers can buy cigarettes and other tobacco products, making the UK the first major economy to chart a course towards phasing out tobacco altogether. Continue reading...

Officials have told the COVID Inquiry that not all VIP suppliers have been 'recorded' and the true scale of its operation remains unknown

Prime minister over 2006-09 and former Likud member says Palestinian victims are at ‘monstrous proportions’ The former prime minister of Israel, Ehud Olmert, has said that Israel is “committing war crimes” in Gaza, saying “thousands of innocent Palestinians are being killed, as well as many Israeli soldiers”. Olmert, who served as the 12th prime minister of Israel from 2006 to 2009, wrote in an opinion piece for the Israeli newspaper and website Haaretz that “the government of Israel is currently waging a war without purpose, without goals or clear planning and with no chances of success”. Continue reading...

In embarrassment for Nigel Farage, YouGov released a poll on his popularity ratings as he took to the stage to claim voters were behind him in a major press conference

In the USSR, everything was behind closed doors — even music concerts, as they were considered a threat to the regime. Veronika attends one of the apartment concerts held to elevate Ukrainian culture.