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Nigel Farage has defended Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky against Donald Trump’s recent criticism, stating firmly that the Ukrainian leader “is not a dictator”. However, the Reform UK leader said the US president “should be taken seriously” but “not always literally” in his comments. It comes as Donald Trump has launched a scathing attack on the … Read more

BBC The number of patients in Wales on a waiting list has dropped by almost 2,000, according to latest figures. There were 800,395 on what are known as patient pathways in December, down from 802,268 a month earlier. However, the number of patients waiting more than 36 weeks has hit a record high – at … Read more

Former Home Secretary Priti Patel has called for Britain to take a leading role in boosting defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP amid growing pressure on European nations to strengthen their security commitments. Speaking to GB News, Patel emphasised the Conservative Party’s costed plan to increase military spending, highlighting the need for British … Read more

Bob Dale BBC News, South East SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL The operation to tackle the sinkhole has been declared a major incident A huge sinkhole that opened in the middle of a Surrey village has stopped getting bigger, according to a council spokesperson. The first hole appeared in Godstone late on Monday night when a water … Read more

Former US President Donald Trump has launched a blistering attack on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, branding him a “dictator” on his social media platform Truth Social. Trump, who returned to the White House promising to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict within 24 hours, is now leading efforts to bring peace to the region. The 78-year-old former … Read more

Joshua Nevett Political reporter Getty Images Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife Elena casting their votes during the last, 2019 Ukrainian presidential election Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has backed Volodymyr Zelensky as a “democratically elected leader” after Donald Trump described the Ukrainian president as a “dictator”. Sir Keir called Zelensky on Wednesday evening and told … Read more

First Minister John Swinney has renewed the Scottish Government commitments to tackle net zero ambitions after a year of disappointing progress. Swinney referenced an additional £25 million in funding for Grangemouth and insisted to the audience of representatives from across the connected worlds of biodiversity, agriculture and energy, progress towards a carbon neutral future was … Read more

Most of Thursday’s papers lead with Donald Trump’s fresh attack on Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, calling him a “dictator” and warning that he “better move fast or he is not going to have a country left”. The Daily Mail says the US president appalled the world and sparked international outrage with his remark. The Daily … Read more

A pub landlord has furiously hit out at the Labour Government, revealing exclusively to GB News they have prompted him to remove a Union Jack flag from his establishment. Guy Richardson, who runs The Bright Star in Luton, Bedfordshire, said that he is “not proud” to be British anymore, adding that despite being “incredibly patriotic” … Read more

Getty Images Bangor University could see 200 jobs cut, its vice-chancellor has told staff Bangor University aims to cut about 200 jobs to make savings of £15m, its vice-chancellor told staff in an email. Vice-Chancellor Edmund Burke said the drop in international students, a rise in costs and the UK government’s changes to national insurance … Read more