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THE US and UK's top diplomats, Antony Blinken and David Lammy, arrived in Kyiv today as the two countries appeared to be moving towards letting Ukraine fire missiles supplied by the West deep into Russia. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

RACHEL REEVES braced Britain for more economic woes as official figures showed the economy flatlined in July for the second month in a row. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

HOUSING minister Matthew Pennycook today rapped fellow London MP Jas Athwal over homes he rented out. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

SIR Keir Starmer pressed ahead today with cuts to winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners in the face of fierce opposition from union chiefs and some Labour MPs. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

UKRAINE struck Moscow and western Russia today in one of its biggest ever drone attacks, forcing the closure of major airports and a main road into the capital, according to officials. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

TORY leadership contender James Cleverly has told how his party can win back seats in London with a pro-growth agenda and by appealing to young people's hopes of good jobs and a home. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

BRITAIN told Israel that it was following the law by suspending around 30 arms export licences over the Gaza conflict. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

SCOTLAND Yard will be risk assessing whether it is safe for Taylor Swift concerts to go ahead at Wembley after three were called off in Austria, the police minister said today. Swift sold out Wembley Stadium for three nights in June and she is due to return with her Eras Tour for five performances later this month. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

FOREIGN Secretary David Lammy slammed an Israeli minister who argued that starving the people of Gaza may be a "moral" way to get hostages held by terror group Hamas released. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

JOE BIDEN said he was "not confident at all" that there would be a peaceful transfer of power if Donald Trump loses the US presidential election. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

THE jury is out on new Chancellor Rachel Reeves, according to a poll after she axed spending to fill what she claimed was a £22 billion black hole in the public finances. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

KAMALA HARRIS and her US election running mate Tim Walz were today stepping up the battle against Donald Trump for key Midwest states. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

FAR-RIGHT thugs plotting violence on London's streets were warned today: "You will pay the price." [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

SENIOR bosses at Elon Musk's X should be "criminally liable" if they tolerate harmful material on the social media platform, says a top police expert. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

KAMALA HARRIS was today due to unveil her running mate as she stepped up her campaign to beat Donald Trump to the White House. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

FAR-RIGHT thugs rioting in Britain were warned today that they face prison sentences of up to 10 years. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ELON MUSK was today slammed by a minister for "pretty deplorable" and "deeply irresponsible" comments about the riots in Britain. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MORE than twice as many Britons want Kamala Harris rather than Donald Trump to be the next US president, according to a new poll today. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GRANT SHAPPS unveiled a £100 million plan today to boost London and the South-East's electric car charging network. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A NEW bid to tackle illegal immigration was plunged into confusion today after a Cabinet minister failed to say whether the Government had any barges to house migrants. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

BORIS JOHNSON locked horns with senior MPs today over whether he intentionally or recklessly misled Parliament over the partygate scandal. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

THOUSANDS of City jobs are at risk in the wake of the £2.5 billion rescue takeover of imploding Credit Suisse by arch rival UBS, analysts warned today. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MINISTERS and health unions were today on the brink of a deal to end the long-running pay dispute as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt indicated that the Treasury could find more money for NHS staff. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

JEREMY HUNT made a dash for growth today as he hailed a boost to Britain's short-term economic outlook, putting the country on course to avoid a recession this year. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

RISHI SUNAK today defended spending tens of millions of pounds of British taxpayers' money on boosting measures in France to deal with the small boats crisis. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

EMMANUEL MACRON is to stretch out the hand of friendship to Britain after years of Brexit bust-ups soured cross-Channel ties. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MINISTERS were heading for a Supreme Court showdown over the Government's flagship new immigration law which was today branded "unworkable, nasty and costly". [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

RISHI SUNAK'S flagship immigration policy was engulfed in a growing storm today with warnings that it would fail and a Cabinet minister unable to explain how individuals genuinely fleeing persecution could legally claim asylum in Britain. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

THE row over more than 100,000 WhatsApp messages concerning the Government's Covid response deepened today as Matt Hancock was accused of sending a "menacing" late-night message to the journalist who leaked them. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MATT HANCOCK faced fresh criticism today over the deaths of thousands of people in care homes during the Covid pandemic after the leak of WhatsApp messages which revealed "chaos" in the Government's response to the crisis. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

RISHI SUNAK was given early hope today that the hardline Democratic Unionist Party may not torpedo his breakthrough post-Brexit trade deal for Northern Ireland. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

RISHI SUNAK pushed ahead today with a new Brexit deal on Northern Ireland's trade in a bid to "move forward together as one United Kingdom". [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

UKRAINE pleaded with the West today to speed up the delivery of battle tanks ahead of a new offensive expected to be launched by Vladimir Putin within weeks. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

LONDON'S mayoral race was dramatically stirred up today by a new poll showing the smallest lead for Sadiq Khan ahead of Susan Hall since their campaigns got under way. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

LONDON'S mayoral race was dramatically stirred up today by a new poll showing the smallest lead for Sadiq Khan ahead of Susan Hall since their campaigns got under way. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

AT LEAST five migrants including a child died attempting to cross the Channel in a small boat packed with around 110 people, police and coastguards said today. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

RISHI SUNAK today assured Volodymyr Zelensky of Britain's support for Ukraine against Vladimir Putin's "brutal and expansionist ambitions" as the Prime Minister outlined an extra £500 million in UK military aid. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

AT LEAST five migrants including a child died attempting to cross the Channel in a small boat packed with around 110 people, police and coastguards said today. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MET chief Sir Mark Rowley was under mounting pressure today over the force's policing of pro-Gaza marches and another failure on the Stephen Lawrence murder case. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

SUSAN Hall is closing the gap on Sadiq Khan as the mayoral race hots up with dramatic shifts in voting intentions in inner and outer London, a survey reveals today. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

SUSAN Hall is closing the gap on Sadiq Khan as the mayoral race hots up with dramatic shifts in voting intentions in inner and outer London, a survey reveals today. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

PRINCE Harry's dramatic fall in popularity in Britain was laid bare today by a poll showing that he is getting the blame for divisions in the royal family — with more adults against him than for him returning to take on official duties while the King continues treatment for cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

JEREMY HUNT sought to fire up the Tories for a general election by getting Britain's economy growing, cutting National Insurance and boxing in Labour and the Liberal Democrats. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

HOPES that the "tourist tax" will be scrapped in the Budget were fading today as London business chiefs issued last-minute appeals to Jeremy Hunt to bring back VAT-free shopping for tourists to inject fresh momentum into the capital's economy as he seeks growth. But the Chancellor is set to only have limited fiscal headroom for tax cuts when he unveils the Budget on Wednesday. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

FIREBRAND George Galloway stormed to victory in the Rochdale by-election and declared "this is for Gaza" as he immediately took aim at Sir Keir Starmer. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

COMMONS Leader Penny Mordaunt was at the centre of controversy today after stressing "our first duty is to protect our nation" following a meeting with the Chancellor. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

SADIQ Khan and Susan Hall united today to issue a call for zero tolerance of racism in the London mayoral election battle. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]