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Wargame simulating Russian assault on Nato suggests Kremlin may ‘achieve goals’ inside days
A new wargame simulating a Russian incursion into Lithuania, carried out by ex-Nato and German officials, concluded that Moscow would “achieve most of its goals” within days. The exercise envisaged a scenario where the Kremlin used bogus…
Weak local weather targets imply UK banks threat lacking out on ‘enormous opportunity’ of Africa’s…
Weak climate targets from UK banks means that they are at risk of missing out on the “enormous opportunity” of Africa’s renewable energy revolution, financial experts have told The Independent. Rapidly falling costs for solar, wind and…
‘I requested Keir Starmer has he executed a take care of the satan over Trump’
Keir Starmer hoped to hammer home a message on cohesion when he visited a sports centre in Hastings. But instead he faced questions about the Peter Mandelson saga14:37, 05 Feb 2026View 2 ImagesKeir Starmer was angry and frustrated as he…
Person lifeless after bus crash in Dublin metropolis centre
One person has died and three others have been taken to hospital after a bus crashed into pedestrians in Dublin’s city centre.The crash, at the junction of Talbot Street and Marlborough Street, was reported shortly after 12.30pm on…
MPs warn of ‘catastrophic’ penalties if UK doesn’t pause help cuts
Plans to restructure the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and significantly slash the UK’s aid budget are too deep in scale and being pushed through far too quickly, parliment’s International Development Select…
Elon Musk can be deposed together with DOGE staffers over USAID dismantling
Elon Musk, leader of the Trump administration's now-disbanded Department of Government Efficiency, must sit for depositions along with senior State Department officials over their role in dismantling the U.S. Agency for International…
Keir Starmer ‘sorry’ to Epstein victims as he provides Mandelson police warning
At the start of a major speech today, the Prime Minister confronted the scandal and said Lord Mandelson had lied to him about the extent of his ties to the convicted paedophile12:49, 05 Feb 2026View 4 ImagesKeir Starmer issued apology to…
UK sanctions paramilitary group leaders over atrocities in Sudan
The UK government has imposed new sanctions against six people suspected of committing atrocities in the war in Sudan, or fuelling the conflict through the supply of mercenaries and military equipment.The sanctions crack down on senior…
Trump says he’s ‘inclined’ to call a 2028 successor when requested to decide on between JD Vance and…
Donald Trump has declined to endorse a potential successor for the 2028 Republican presidential campaign, despite ongoing speculation surrounding JD Vance and Marco Rubio.JD Vance, a former Republican senator from Ohio, has indicated he…
‘Lord Mandelson instructed me to f**okay off over Jeffrey Epstein query”
Financial Times journalist George Parker has revisited his infamous interview with Lord Mandelson after the ex-politician's emails to Jeffrey Epstein were leaked in the released files12:10, 05 Feb 2026Updated 12:10, 05 Feb 2026View 3…
