UK: Protesters barred from disrupting degree ceremony

A High Court judge has barred pro-Palestinian campaigners from disrupting a Cambridge University graduation ceremony. Mr Justice Fordham imposed an injunction covering a ceremony due to take place on Saturday,…

Ukraine: European leaders back Zelensky after Trump clash

European leaders have rallied behind Volodymyr Zelensky after Donald Trump’s furious exchange with the Ukrainian president in the White House. The leaders of Germany, France, Spain, Poland and the Netherlands…

UK: Colossal stakes for Starmer’s summit on Ukraine

In the immediate hours after those astonishing exchanges between Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House, European leaders, one after another, offered their public support for Ukraine. But the…

UK: Jet fuel from tyres factory to create 100 jobs

A new factory turning old tyres into jet fuel will create more than 100 jobs, its owners have said. The £100m facility in Sunderland would produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)…

UK: Union welcomes 200 Indian nurses but warns of shortages

A deal to recruit 200 nurses and doctors from India has been welcomed, but a union estimates Wales is currently short of 2,000 nurses. Welsh Health Secretary Jeremy Miles said…

USA: Washington-London trade deal could mean tariffs ‘not necessary’- Trump

A trade deal between the US and UK could happen “very quickly”, President Donald Trump said at a joint press conference with Sir Keir Starmer. Speaking during the prime minister’s…

UK: Aircraft drug-drop gang smuggle £4m of cocaine

A gang involved in importing parcels of cocaine that were dropped into the British countryside from a plane has been convicted of drugs offences. Cocaine worth an estimated £4.2m was…

UK: Boomers and Gen Z join forces on TikTok to raise £600,000 to save local pub

Campaigners who went viral with their take on a Gen Z TikTok trend have raised £600,000 in a bid to buy their village pub. The Elm Tree Inn in Langton…

UK: University raises £70m to help deprived students

The University of Surrey has raised more than £70.3 million to fund research and support students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The campaign, The Future Says Surrey, was launched in February 2022…

UK: BP shareholders want it to make money, not climate policy

It was more than 20 years ago that the then boss of BP reframed those famous initials as “Beyond Petroleum”. It was the first tentative step in transforming the company…