A long wait for a call: what Trump’s silence says about Britain’s place in the world
Keir Starmer’s political critics may try to blame him for being ‘on the outside looking in’ but the world has changed for Britain
US has seized Venezuela-linked oil tanker after weeks-long pursuit
Seizure of tanker, with UK operational support, after it slipped through a US ‘blockade’ could stoke tensions with Russia
Keir Starmer’s ‘see no evil’ Donald Trump strategy risks making him weaker
UK prime minister’s decision to never criticise the US president comes at a price
A €120 dinner for two in Beijing, Berlin, Damascus and Odesa? Our correspondents couldn’t spend their money
From shrimp skin in Beijing to chicken livers in Syria and cherry schnapps in Berlin, the quality and value available in other countries are striking
‘When you call people invaders, you are calling them the enemy. That sets a tone’
UK Labour peer says home secretary is ‘unnecessarily hardline’ on asylum seekers and he doesn’t ‘denigrate’ Reform voters
What’s the best meal Mark Paul can get for €120 in London?
Our correspondent has valiantly dined on our behalf, seeking the inside scoops from Westminster politicos in the process
Starmer under siege: the runners, riders and risks of Labour’s next power struggle
As polls worsen and MPs mutter about local elections, Labour’s factions are lining up their champions, from Wes Streeting to Angela Rayner
The UK’s prime minister, its king and their new annus horribilis
Keir Starmer’s 2025 was turbulent as Reform UK kept up the pressure, while King Charles dealt with the fallout of his brother Andrew’s association with Jeffrey Epstein
Inside Tommy Robinson’s world: Leader of Britain’s right-wing nationalist upsurge
What 24 hours with the UK’s most notorious anti-Muslim activist reveals about a divided country
Palestine Action hunger strikes stir memories of the IRA in 1981
UK prime minister Keir Starmer faces a real Christmas dilemma as some hunger strikers are said to be near death
The most remarkable thing about Britain’s €650m Erasmus deal is the lack of outrage
The move may help Labour appeal to those aged 18-24 where its support has collapsed
Britain and EU ties grow as UK to rejoin Erasmus youth scheme
UK to pay €650m to rejoin the Erasmus+ scheme in 2027 which could later rise to €850m
I’m begging you, Jolene, don’t take my van: Zipcar’s exit causes heartbreak for Londoners
The beloved car-sharing service is quitting the London market to much local chagrin
Glimmer of hope emerges for families of Chinook crash victims
Bereaved loved ones meet UK defence ministers in campaign for full public inquiry into 1994 crash
Strange developments on Victorian streets are important reminders of London’s war past
It was hard to understand why planners had allowed them to be built until, one day, it all made sense