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Catch the latest Financial News EventsDrone strike on UK RAF airbase in Cyprus said to be by Hezbollah
Two more drones intercepted on Monday, authorities say, in what appears to be sustained targeting of baseUS-Israel war on Iran – live updatesA one-way attack drone – said to have been launched by Lebanon’s Hezbollah – struck the UK’s RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus at...
How is Britain supporting US airstrikes in Iran? – podcast
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss Keir Starmer’s announcement that British bases in the UK and in the Chagos Islands would be used by the US in their strikes in Iran. Their use is for ‘limited defensive purposes’ but is that enough to stop Britain being dragged...
MPs’ basic salary to rise to £110,000 by end of parliament, watchdog says
Ipsa cites abuse and constituency workloads as reasons for above-inflation increase of 5% over next financial yearThe basic annual salary of MPs will rise to £110,000, the expenses watchdog has said, on the grounds of increased abuse and intimidation as well as...
Farage emulating ‘his hero Trump’ in deriding byelection results, says new Green MP
Reform leader says without evidence that his party’s candidate came first among UK-born voters, as Hannah Spencer takes seat in parliamentNigel Farage has been accused of Donald Trump-style election denial by the Green party’s new MP for Gorton and Denton, after he...