52 minutes ago About sharing British destroyer HMS Diamond shot down a suspected drone attack last month Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has said British forces are ready to act against Houthi rebels that target cargo ships in the Red Sea. In a newspaper article, he said the UK was “willing to take direct action” to…
47 minutes ago About sharing Mr Zelensky said Ukraine would produce “a million” extra drones in 2024 President Volodymyr Zelensky has promised a sharp increase in the amount of weapons Ukraine produces next year. In his new year’s message, Mr Zelensky repeated his pledge that at least a million drones would be built. There was…
1 hour ago About sharing Fireworks light up the Edinburgh skyline in the first minutes of 2024 Tens of thousands of partygoers watched fireworks explode over Edinburgh at the start of 2024. As celebrations in homes and on streets across Scotland took place there was a particular focus on the country’s capital. This year marked…
The Russian president hailed soldiers as heroes, but didn’t directly mention the war in Ukraine.
33 minutes ago About sharing By Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent An increase in the cost of domestic energy in England, Wales and Scotland has taken effect, adding pressure to household budgets in the new year. A higher price cap, set by regulator Ofgem, from now to April means gas and electricity costs will…
24 minutes ago About sharing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at a lung cancer screening programme in Nottingham in June 2023. Almost three million people were seen for an urgent cancer check over the last 12 months, according to new analysis from NHS England. The number being tested has increased by more than a quarter compared…
34 minutes ago About sharing Justin Welby speaks on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme as part of a special show guest edited by Dame Emma Warmsley By Emily Atkinson BBC News The Archbishop of Canterbury has urged politicians not to treat their opponents as enemies but fellow human beings. Speaking to the BBC, the Most…
16 minutes ago About sharing Crown Prince Frederik and his wife Princess Mary in 2018 By George Wright BBC News Danes were given a surprise on New Year’s Eve as Queen Margrethe II announced her abdication. The world’s only reigning queen and the longest-serving living monarch in Europe will step down on 14 January, which…
25 minutes ago About sharing Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II announced her surprise abdication in a new year TV address on Sunday evening. The 83-year-old is the longest-serving living monarch in Europe, having taken the throne after the death of her father King Frederik IX in 1972. Here’s a look at her half-century reign in pictures….
Margrethe II, who has reigned for 52 years, will step down on 14 January to be replaced by her son.