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The Liberal Democrat leader, Sir Ed Davey, uses his party conference speech to attack Reform UK saying don't let "Trump's America" become "Farage's Britain."
Multiple charities have cut ties with the Duchess of York, following the emergence an email she sent to the convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein, in which she called him her "supreme friend". A spokesperson for the duchess said her email to Epstein had been sent because she was trying to counter a threat from him to sue her for defamation - and that she still regretted any association with him. In other news, Reform UK has announced plans to abolish the right of migrants to qualify for permanent settlement in the UK after five years - if the party wins the next general election. And several more countries are expected to follow the UK in recognising a Palestinian state.
The UK has formally recognised a Palestinian state, marking a major shift in foreign policy. Israel has criticised the move, describing it as a reward to Hamas. The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has said there will never be a Palestinian state. The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, welcomed the decision as a step towards lasting peace in the region. In other news, emails allegedly sent by the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, to the late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have been published in two newspapers. And the Liberal Democrats have called for a windfall tax on banks to fund public services and help homeowners with energy costs.
There have been major delays and cancellations at some of Europe's biggest airports - including London Heathrow - after technical problems brought down some automatic check-in systems. In other news, an elderly British couple, who were held by the Taliban for nearly eight months in Afghanistan, have arrived back in the UK. And several major American companies are said to have advised staff on highly skilled visas not to leave the United States, after President Trump suddenly increased the annual visa fee from one thousand to one hundred thousand dollars.
An elderly British couple detained for eight months by the Taliban are released from prison in Afghanistan.A total of three migrants who arrived on small boats have now been sent back to France. A Scottish government minister resigns following allegations he grabbed and swore at an opposition MSP.
President Trump has ended his second state visit to the UK, using a joint news conference with the Prime Minister to say the bond between the US and UK was unshakeable. They addressed a range of issues including Ukraine and Gaza. Also: Sir Keir Starmer highlighted the first return to France under the one in, one out deal. And the American talk show host Jimmy Kimmel has been taken off air because of comments he made about the killing of Charlie Kirk.
The King and other senior members of the Royal Family have been hosting Donald Trump at Windsor Castle. Also: The Israeli army says it’s struck more than a hundred and fifty targets in Gaza City since launching a new major ground offensive a day ago. And the widow of the Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, says she has evidence her husband was poisoned.
There's been international condemnation of Israel, after it announced that it had started its long-awaited major ground assault on Gaza City. Also: the Hollywood actor and director, Robert Redford, has died aged 89. And the state pension is set to go up next year by 4.7%.
The Prime Minister has spoken publicly for the first time since sacking the UK's ambassador to the US, Lord Mandelson. Also: The shadow minister Danny Kruger has become the first sitting Conservative MP to defect to Reform UK. And the British teenager, Owen Cooper, has become the youngest male actor ever to win an Emmy Award for his role in Netflix's acclaimed drama Adolescence.
Former world champion boxer, Ricky Hatton, has been found dead at his home in Greater Manchester. The family of Jeffrey Epstein's victim Virginia Guiffre say Lord Mandelson should never have been appointed as the UK’s ambassador in Washington. Sir Keir Starmer has condemned assaults on the police at yesterday's Unite the Kingdom rally in London.
More than 100-thousand people have taken part in a march in central London organised by the far-right activist, Tommy Robinson.
US officials have confirmed the arrest of the man they suspect of shooting dead the conservative political activist, Charlie Kirk, at a college campus in Utah. Also: A government minister admits some Labour MPs are feeling despondent after the departures of Lord Mandelson and Angela Rayner. And a warning about player burnout from the England and Wales Cricket Board.
Lord Mandelson has been sacked as the British ambassador to the United States, because of what the Foreign Office said was new information about his links to the convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. Also: The FBI have released pictures of a man they want to question about the fatal shooting of the prominent conservative activist, Charlie Kirk. And Ireland threatens to boycott the Eurovision Song Contest unless Israel is banned.
Starmer facing calls to dismiss UK's ambassador to the US over his links to Epstein
Israel has bombed the Qatari capital Doha. The attacks targeted the senior leadership of Hamas, who'd been meeting to discuss the latest ceasefire proposals for Gaza. Also: Six Labour MPs have now confirmed they are running to become the party's next deputy leader, after Angela Rayner's resignation last week. And staff at a zoo in Shropshire were stunned when one of their lizards produced eight hatchlings, despite not having had access to a mate.
The Israeli military has surrounded two villages in the occupied West Bank, after six people were killed in a shooting in Jerusalem. Also: The new Home Secretary says she could suspend visas from countries with no migrant return deals. And there's a mixed reaction from London's commuters as the first day of a transport strike causes widespread disruption.
The main government building in Kyiv has been hit for the first time, in Russia's biggest attack on Ukraine so far.
The Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, has backtracked on his pledge to stop small boats crossing the Channel within two weeks of entering government.
Sir Keir Starmer's new chief secretary has denied that the Cabinet reshuffle is evidence of a government in crisis.
Police have made around 150 arrests at a demonstration in London in support of the banned group, Palestine Action.
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