Zelenskyy awards Ukraine’s highest foreign honour to Starmer. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday conferred the Order of Freedom, Ukraine’s highest state honour for a foreign national, on outgoing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer during his final visit to Kyiv before leaving office.The honour was awarded in recognition of Starmer’s “outstanding personal contribution” to strengthening…
A child rarely announces that something is wrong. More often it shows up sideways, in a sudden quietness, a lost interest in things they used to enjoy, a mood nobody can quite explain. Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, has spent much of her public work focused on exactly that gap, the space between a…
UK unveils overnight social media curfew for older teenagers/Image: Getty Images Teenagers aged 16 and 17 in the UK could soon face an overnight social media curfew under government proposals aimed at reducing excessive screen time and limiting exposure to addictive online features.The plans would introduce default settings that prevent users in this age group…
Seven British nationals were among the 13 people killed. Seven British nationals were among the 13 people killed in the devastating wildfires that tore through southern Spain’s Almería province, Spanish authorities confirmed on Tuesday after completing post-mortem examinations.According to officials, 12 of the victims were foreign nationals — seven from the UK, three from Belgium,…
British politician Andy Burnham, likely to be the next prime minister of the UK, has condemned what police described as an alleged right-wing terror threat targeting an Islamic gathering in Suffolk, saying hatred against Muslims has “no place” in the UK.In a post on X, Burnham wrote: “This is appalling. Hatred against Muslims has no…
Quote of the day by Princess Diana (AI-generated image) Wealth can buy almost anything except the one thing most people actually want from the people close to them. Princess Diana put that gap plainly. “I don’t want expensive gifts; I don’t want to be bought,” she said. “I have everything I want. I just want…
The British imperial dream had far more consequences than just the expansion of the empire. It left many lives destroyed, kingdoms stolen and people homeless with nowhere to go. Among these was Chikka Veerarajendra, the last Raja of Kodagu (Coorg) who was deposed by the British on 24 April 1834 CE after losing the Coorg…
Quote of the day by Winston Churchill (AI-generated image) Almost everyone enjoys the idea of learning something new. Far fewer people enjoy the moment someone actually corrects them. Winston Churchill captured that exact gap in a House of Commons speech in November 1952. “Personally, I’m always ready to learn,” he said, “although I do not…
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and Count Binface Nigel Farage’s personal approval rating has fallen to its lowest level since the 2024 general election, according to an Opinium poll, as the Reform UK leader faces scrutiny over his party’s finances and political donations.The survey of around 2,000 Britons found Farage’s net approval rating had dropped…
A firefighter truck next to a wildfire in Los Gallardos, near Almeria, Spain. A British couple on holiday in Spain were found alive in a ravine, badly burned and semi-conscious, after being caught in the devastating wildfire that has killed at least 12 people in the southeastern province of Almeria.The couple, believed to have been…
