AI, drones and missile defence investment part of UK new defence plans

Healey pledges to 'create British Army that is 10 times more lethal' as full details of defence review emerge

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Lord George Robertson has warned the enemy is already at our door

'Our enemies are at our door', warns Lord Robertson as government unveils Strategic Defence Review

Main entrance to the Queen’s Medical Centre. The QMC is part of the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust in Nottingham, England, UK.

Police launch corporate manslaughter case after baby deaths in maternity services at scandal-hit NHS trust

Police will reportedly search a house near the holiday resort where prime suspect Christian Brueckner previously lived.

Madeleine McCann cops to launch fresh searches between prime suspect's house and spot she was last seen

Fourth man arrested in connection with arsons linked to Keir Starmer's properties in north London.

Fourth man arrested at airport over firebomb attacks at properties linked to Keir Starmer in north London

Russia and Ukraine agree prisoner swap following peace talks as Putin's negotiator proposes 'limited ceasefire'

Russia and Ukraine agree prisoner swap following peace talks as Putin's negotiator proposes 'limited ceasefire'

The 53-year-old suspect involved in the Liverpool parade crash has been described by neighbours as a nice family man.

Liverpool parade injury toll hits 109 as four people still remain in hospital after horror crash

Rozentals has opened up about the ordeal as he demanded a review into how athletes are allowed to raise money.

Canoeing OnlyFans star opens up to LBC after having Olympic dream sunk

Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued a brief 'code red' for aviation due to the eruption.

Mount Etna erupts as tourists frantically flee for their lives and smoke plume billows from volcano in Italy

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The Prime Minister's promising a major overhaul of the UK's armed forces to defend against a new era of threat.

Britain’s war-fighting wake-up call: Defence review must be a start, not a slogan, warns military expert

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Starmer's defence review ignores reality: the UK’s military is too small to keep the nation safe, writes Mike Martin MP.

Starmer's defence review ignores reality: the UK’s military is too small to keep the nation safe, writes Mike Martin MP

Magistrates are the backbone of our justice system – and we need more of them.

Magistrates are the backbone of our justice system – and we need more of them, writes Lord Ponsonby

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If Keir Starmer had any backbone, he would sack Lord Hermer, writes Chris Philp

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Sgt Graham Saville, 46, who worked for Nottinghamshire Police, was fatally injured on the line in Balderton.

Cop uncle of Premier League star died after being hit by train while trying to save man on tracks

William Jonzi, 24, reportedly followed a paying customer through the international airport's e-gates and attempted to board the flight with no documents last Wednesday morning

Man wrestled off TUI flight at Gatwick after breaching security and boarding without documents

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Lord George Robertson has warned the enemy is already at our door

'Our enemies are at our door', warns Lord Robertson as government unveils Strategic Defence Review

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Members of the House of Lords seated ahead of the State Opening of Parliament

Peers award themselves inflation-busting hike in the amount they can claim for overnight stays in London

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The prime minister told LBC he would do more to stop people from leaving the armed forces by improving their pay and housing

Sir Keir Starmer vows to 'build up hollowed out forces' but won't say when troop numbers will go up

The Prime Minister suggested he was “angry too”, after Home Office data showed 1,194 migrants arrived in 18 boats on Saturday

Starmer says public has ‘every right to be angry’ about small boats crossings after 1,194 migrants arrive in one day

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Donald Trump blames Joe Biden's 'ridiculous border policy' over 'petrol bomb' attack at pro-Israel rally in Colorado

Donald Trump blames Joe Biden's 'ridiculous border policy' over Colorado attack as man charged with federal hate crime

US President Donald Trump holds a chart as he delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs during an event in the Rose Garden entitled "Make America Wealthy Again"

'Tariffs are not going away' Trump advisor warns as 90-day pause nears end

President Donald Trump gestures after speaking at U.S. Steel Corporation's Mon Valley Works-Irvin plant, Friday, May 30, 2025, in West Mifflin, Pa. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

UK officials ‘engaging with US’ following Trump’s shock steel tariff announcement

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The Prime Minister's promising a major overhaul of the UK's armed forces to defend against a new era of threat.

Britain’s war-fighting wake-up call: Defence review must be a start, not a slogan, warns military expert

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In a short visit to five shops in Nottingham city centre, an LBC reporter was able to purchase a banned disposable vape from every single one.

Illegal vapes still on sale in Nottingham just one day after national ban

Rozentals has opened up about the ordeal as he demanded a review into how athletes are allowed to raise money.

Canoeing OnlyFans star opens up to LBC after having Olympic dream sunk

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According to documents filed for the federal criminal case, officers found at least 14 unused Molotov cocktails in Soliman's possession when they arrested him.

Colorado firebomb attack was year in the making, FBI says, as suspect faces terror and hate crime charges

Holocaust survivor among victims in Colorado as man charged with murder after 'petrol bomb' attack at pro-Israel rally

Holocaust survivor among victims in Colorado as man charged with murder after 'petrol bomb' attack at pro-Israel rally

Russia and Ukraine agree prisoner swap following peace talks as Putin's negotiator proposes 'limited ceasefire'

Russia and Ukraine agree prisoner swap following peace talks as Putin's negotiator proposes 'limited ceasefire'

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Main entrance to the Queen’s Medical Centre. The QMC is part of the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust in Nottingham, England, UK.

Police launch corporate manslaughter case after baby deaths in maternity services at scandal-hit NHS trust

In the years leading up to the attack, Robert Price, 76, had been the target of a prolonged campaign of harassment and criminal damage, the Old Bailey was told.

Teenagers jailed for manslaughter after firework attack which killed widower in his own home

The 53-year-old suspect involved in the Liverpool parade crash has been described by neighbours as a nice family man.

Liverpool parade injury toll hits 109 as four people still remain in hospital after horror crash

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Experts have raised concerns after a new study found that 17 per cent of Brits admitted they don't bother washing their greens before eating them

Deadly bacteria found on popular salad leaves – experts warn Brits to rethink this common habit

Next to the historical buildings in Japan. A Japanese woman with long hair in her thirties is looking at the city by smoking electronic cigarettes.

Which electronic cigarettes are still legal in the UK?

Pharmacies have warned of a shortage of Creon®.

Cancer patients forced to 'skip meals and ration doses' amid 'deeply worrying' shortage of key drug

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A house-shaped money box

Cost of ‘minimum retirement lifestyle’ has fallen amid lower energy prices

London Stock Exchange website showing FTSE 100 information

Defence and gold in favour as FTSE 100 ekes out marginal gains

Royal Mail takeover delayed

New Royal Mail owner appoints former minister Greg Hands as adviser

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Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, speaks during South by Southwest Conference in Austin, Texas.

Meghan branded 'too precious and serious' by Brooke Shields after speech on gender equality

Jacinda Arden met the Queen at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London in 2018.

Jacinda Ardern reveals late Queen Elizabeth's stoic parenting advice

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Prince Harry sought advice on whether he should change family name to Spencer from Princess Diana's brother

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Imagery of a Zilch payments card and a virtual card

Buy now pay later provider Zilch to launch first physical card

UK’s most EV-friendly city has been revealed by new research.

Cities with slowest EV charging times and least amount of chargers revealed

View of a VodafoneThree logo outside the firm's offices

Vodafone completes Three UK mega-merger to form ‘new force’ in mobile market

Entertainment

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Ian "H" Watkin from the "Steps" band.

Steps star says it is ‘mindblowing’ that Coachella forced his small Welsh festival to change its name

The Wrecking Ball hitmaker wishes "happiness" to her dad, who has been married three times, and actress Liz Hurley, 59, despite finding it difficult to come to terms with her parents' separation.

Miley Cyrus breaks her silence on dad Billy Ray's romance with actress Liz Hurley

British actress Barbara Ferris who played barmaid Nona Williams in the television programme Coronation Street

Tributes pour in as Coronation Street actress Barbara Ferris dies aged 85

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People relax in the sunshine on deckchairs and grass outside Battersea Park Station

UK sees warmest spring on record and driest in more than 50 years

Mountainside fire on Mynydd Dinas overlooking homes in Port Talbot in April this year

Fire risk warning to households after UK basks in sunny spring

Hyde Park, London, during a heatwave.

UK to bask in 'hotter than usual' summer with heatwaves on horizon

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Cameron Norrie of Great Britain plays a forehand against Novak Djokovic of Serbia.

Cameron Norrie out of French Open after convincing defeat to Novak Djokovic

Britain's Jack Draper reacts as he plays against Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik

Jack Draper knocked out of the French Open by Alexander Bublik

Mikel Arteta is looking to refresh his squad ahead of the new Premier League season

How Arsenal could line up for 2025/26