Syria: Economic return
End of financial isolation Syria is preparing to rejoin the international financial system after 14 years of sanctions and war, with the country’s
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Reform UK: Losing momentum
Donation figures reveal funding struggle despite polling boost Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, has surged in the polls in recent months –
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Britain: Warfooting
Military movements signal escalation The UK is creeping ever closer to a state of quasi-war readiness – a subtle but unmistakable shift in
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WM investment boom
Opposition warns of ‘spiralling spending’ The Government’s 2025 Spending Review has set the tone for the next phase of Britain’s economic policy –
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Blind to brutality
The moral fog of protest By all reasonable standards of human decency, there should be no doubt: Israel, for all its faults, remains
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HS2 contractor fraud claims
Tax authorities brought in HS2 Ltd has referred one of its subcontractors to HM Revenue and Customs following serious allegations of payroll fraud
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MI6’s first female chief
Historic leadership change at SIS Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) has appointed Blaise Metreweli as its next chief, making her the first woman
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Metro Bank: Buyout interest
Takeover talks raise questions about future of high street presence Metro Bank, once celebrated as a bold new entrant on Britain’s high streets,
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WM: King’s birthday honours
Dozens of people across the West Midlands have been celebrated in the 2024 King’s Birthday Honours for their outstanding service to communities, professions
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Sovereignty sold for access
A foreign policy betrayal in plain sight In a move cloaked in diplomacy but brimming with compromise, the UK government has surrendered a