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Catch the latest Financial News EventsStarmer’s ‘corrosive complacency’ on defence has put UK in peril, says ex-Nato chief
George Robertson says Iran war should be wake-up call to address military underfunding in scathing remarksThe government has shown a “corrosive complacency towards defence” and put the UK in peril, according to a government adviser, in fierce criticism of Keir...
Hegseth right to mock Royal Navy, says ex-army chief as he backs claims over military underfunding – UK politics live
Richard Barrons backs George Robertson and says UK forces ‘too small and undernourished for the world that we now live in’Good morning. When Keir Starmer gave evidence to the Commons liaison committee before the Easter recess, and when he made a statement to MPs...
‘My life has become a rollercoaster’: Francesca Albanese on death threats, danger and dread after accusing Israel of genocide
When the UN special rapporteur published her report Anatomy of a Genocide in March 2024, she was lionised by some and demonised by the Trump government. She describes what happened nextIn retrospect, arranging to interview Francesca Albanese in a cafe was not the best...
Helium: the invisible gas that powers AI, and why it’s in short supply – podcast
Alongside the oil and gas stranded in the strait of Hormuz is another commodity vital to today’s economy: helium. It is a critical element in all kinds of areas from MRI machines to the Large Hadron Collider, and even deep-sea diving. It is also integral to the AI...