Prime Minister Andy Burnham has visited Kyiv on his first overseas trip, agreeing to share UK blueprints for Storm Shadow missiles to establish Ukrainian assembly lines.
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US and Saudi forces have conducted joint airstrikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq following an intercepted Iranian missile attack and proxy drone strikes on Saudi energy infrastructure.
US diplomats walked out of a UN Security Council session as France spoke, escalating a bitter row over human rights votes and multilateral funding.
Police are conducting inquiries after Reform UK reported an Instagram image shared by Green Party leader Zack Polanski. The post was removed, and no arrest or charge is confirmed.
Britain has withdrawn its remaining embassy staff from Iran and refreshed Middle East travel warnings as US strikes, Iranian retaliation and shipping attacks raise the risk of a wider regional conflict.
Incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham is completely scrapping the controversial £2bn national digital ID scheme on his first day in office, redirecting resources to help with the cost of living.
The US has launched a third consecutive night of strikes against Iran, prompting retaliatory missile strikes on commercial tankers and a controversial 20% cargo toll announcement by Donald Trump.
Andy Burnham has secured backing from 349 Labour MPs, making a rival leadership bid impossible and putting him on course to enter No 10 on 20 July.
Former Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has passed away at 74. The leader who transformed Qatar from a struggling oil state into a natural gas superpower has been buried in Doha.
Reform UK candidate Lindsay Atkinson has narrowly retained the High Fell ward on Gateshead Council, defeating Labour by five votes following a recount in an emergency by-election triggered by a sudden resignation.
Donald Trump has reignited a fierce diplomatic row at the NATO summit in Ankara by demanding U.S. control over Greenland, prompting Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to fiercely defend the territory's sovereignty.
Serbia's protests are continuing despite Aleksandar Vučić's promise to resign, as his ruling party openly discusses a return to power as prime minister.









