EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is facing a major setback as Conservative forces in the European Parliament, including her own centre-right European People’s Party, are planning to oppose her proposed ban on petrol and diesel engines by 2035. Von der
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico appears to have U-turned over the pressing issue of delivering weapons to war-torn Ukraine, in what will come as a disaster to Russia’s Vladimir Putin. The Slovak politician, who was also Prime Minister between 2006 and 2010
Rishi Sunak’s Tories are ‘haemorrhaging” votes to Reform UK, a pollster has warned, with the embattled Prime Minister on the ropes after Tuesday night’s significant backbench rebellion – and the resignation of two of his ministers. Labour’s lead over the Conservative Party
The Gambian national side have avoided a fatal flight incident on their way to the Africa Cup of Nations after the cabin oxygen supply failed on their aeroplane. MORE TO FOLLOW We’ll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video
Mauricio Pochettino’s nightmare maiden season at Chelsea plunged to new depths on Tuesday night as Championship side Middlesbrough took a massive step towards the Carabao Cup final. Hayden Hackney’s first-half winner punished the wasteful visitors at the Riverside Stadium as Michael Carrick
French president Emmanuel Macron has endured a dismal start to the New Year with his country’s manufacturing sector trapped in a “downward spiral”. That was the prognosis from a leading economist after new figures showed that industry had contracted again. And the
Sadiq Khan has been branded a “walking disaster” by the Conservative candidate for this year’s London mayoral election. And Susan Hall argued instead of virtue-signalling, whoever emerged triumphant in the spring needed to “roll their sleeves up” and get on with the
Remainers have suffered a disaster after an ‘icon of Brexit’ was given a knighthood in the New Year’s Honours list. Founder of the Wetherspoon pub chain Tim Martin is among those who have been awarded a knighthood. Following the announcement, political commentator
AP investigation: hundreds possibly undercounted in Kakhovka Dam disaster (Image: Getty) Russian authorities deliberately undercounted the death toll after the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam, an investigation has claimed. Kremlin officials said 59 people drowned after the catastrophic explosion in June. But
When the world’s most advanced fighter jets are hurtling towards potential disaster, it takes quick thinking to save the day. And that’s what Corporal Scott Brown did when he picked up a flare gun and fired it at an approaching F-35 to