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Russian Drone Strikes Train Moments After Boris Johnson’s Diplomatic Convoy Clears Ukrainian Border Station
A Russian drone struck a passenger train near the Ukraine-Poland border on Sunday, narrowly missing…
Exercise Grapple: Inside the Wargame Testing Britain’s Home Defence Readiness
A Test of Institutional Resilience Britain’s home defence architecture faced an unusual audit earlier this…
Istanbul’s Airport Chief Has a Lesson for Britain: Heathrow Expansion Was the Wrong Call
On a brownfield site riddled with open-cast mine workings, twenty miles north of Istanbul and…
India’s Diplomacy-First Doctrine: What It Means for BRICS and Global Stability
India’s strategic autonomy faces its biggest test at the BRICS summitAs New Delhi hosts the…
Yemen’s Shifting Front Lines: Why the West Has Few Good Options Against Houthi Expansion
The Houthis are advancing, the Red Sea is growing more dangerous, and the international community is running short of credible responses. That, in essence, is the assessment of Baraa Shiban, Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute and a Yemeni human rights activist, speaking to Channel 4 News. Recent weeks have seen the Houthis consolidate…
Oil Tops $108 as Hormuz Attack and Saudi Pipeline Closure Expose the Fragility of Gulf Supply Routes
A Market Pricing in Compounding Crises On Monday morning, as traders in London and New York opened their screens, the numbers told a story that had been building across a turbulent weekend. Brent crude for October and November delivery surged more than 3%, crossing $108 a barrel — a level that would have seemed alarming even…
Hastings Council Considers Fines for Dog Walkers Who Fail to Carry Poo Bags
Hastings Borough Council has approved a modest but revealing extension to its Dog Control Public Space Protection Order: from November, anyone in charge of a dog in the borough will be expected to carry a suitable bag, receptacle or other means of clearing up after it.The change moves the council’s approach one step further than the…
Royal Mail’s Delivery Failures Demand a Stronger Regulatory Response
The case for a more robust regulatory framework around Royal Mail is becoming difficult to…
Care Home Nurse Suspended After Tribunal Finds She Worked Drunk Among Dementia Patients
A registered nurse has been handed a 12-month suspension by a Nursing and Midwifery Council…
Twenty-Five Years On: The Transatlantic Bond That 9/11 Forged and Tested
Warren Stephens, Donald Trump’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, laid a white floral wreath at…
Borough Market’s Lease Dispute with Bread Ahead Raises Questions About Success and Institutional Priorities
Borough Market, one of London’s oldest and most celebrated trading institutions, finds itself at the…
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Hastings Council Considers Fines for Dog Walkers Who Fail to Carry Poo Bags
Hastings Borough Council has approved a modest but revealing extension to its Dog Control Public Space Protection Order: from November,…
Exercise Grapple: Inside the Wargame Testing Britain’s Home Defence Readiness
A Test of Institutional Resilience Britain’s home defence architecture faced an unusual audit earlier this year, when a small non-governmental…
Care Home Nurse Suspended After Tribunal Finds She Worked Drunk Among Dementia Patients
A registered nurse has been handed a 12-month suspension by a Nursing and Midwifery Council panel after it found she…
Over One Million Pensioners May Be Missing Out on £4,000 Annual DWP Benefit
More than 1.1 million pensioners in the United Kingdom may be failing to claim Attendance Allowance, a non-means-tested benefit worth…
