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Starmer announces aid cuts to fund defence – but Britain’s days as an aid superpower are already long over

Keir Starmer’s announcement that the UK will cut foreign aid in order to fund more defence spending seems like smart politics. With the US’s commitment to European security in question, it is clear that European countries, including the UK, need to spend more on defence.

The Conversation

More than 1,000 British staff cut from key Ukraine troop training programme

Exclusive: As of January, there were just 369 UK staff working on the British-led programme that has trained over 51,000 Ukrainian soldiers to resist Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion

The Independent UK

Britain To Increase Defense Spending, Cut Foreign Aid Budget

British PM Keir Starmer plans to boost defense spending amid US-Europe rift over Ukraine, cutting foreign aid to fund increase.

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Joe Swash to uncover Britain’s favourite meal deals in new Channel 4 programme

In the two-part lifestyle special, Meal Deals: Behind The Bargain, the soap star will speak with experts about how to choose the best combinations.

Evening Standard

Europe cannot sustain 100,000-strong Ukraine peacekeeping force, former British army chief warns

General Lord Richards called for Nato countries to be ‘very grown up’ and ‘live within what is physically and militarily possible’

The Independent UK

The plan for a European army within Nato – archive, 1952

In May 1952, a treaty established the European Defence Community, an attempt by western European powers, with US support, to create a supranational army

The Guardian - UK

Do you know your woods from the trees? Take the big British woodlands spring quiz

With nature bursting into life, it’s the perfect time to get out and explore. Watch for blackthorn blossom and frogspawn, and listen for song thrushes – sure signs that spring is on the way

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Colonising Africa: What happened at the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?

This month marks 140 years since Western powers sidelined Africans and carved up ‘ownership’ of the continent.

Al Jazeera

Two-thirds of voters want young Britons to be able to live and work in Europe, poll shows

A majority in all constituencies in Britain support such a scheme, the poll of almost 15,000 voters found

The Independent UK

In a frightening new era, Starmer has made his move – and may have found his calling

Diverting money from aid to the military is a grim expedient in a crisis that will surely define this prime minister’s legacy, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

This is a hard choice. We believe in foreign aid – but we have to make cuts. We must keep the UK safe

Putin’s Russia is a threat to all Europe, including the UK. Vital aid work will be hit as we spend more on defence, but we must deal with the world as it is, says foreign secretary David Lammy

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Starmer’s aid cuts: they won’t buy security, but they will undermine it

Editorial: Labour’s ‘pragmatism’ isn’t neutral – it locks the party into fiscal caution, reinforcing stagnation and fuelling the very instability it seeks to avoid

The Guardian - UK

Starmer defends aid cuts to boost defence as ‘necessary’ amid charity criticism

Sacrificing aid funding to bolster Britain’s war chest was branded ‘reckless’ by charities and aid organisations.

Evening Standard

Britain has 7,000 fewer PE teachers since London 2012 Olympics, MPs told

An inquiry found 30% of children do less than 30 minutes of exercise a day while Olympian said physical literacy should have higher status in schools

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The Independent UK

Why the world will be using natural gas for many years to come – and it’s bad news for your energy bill

ANALYSIS : Shell estimates that natural gas demand will soar by 60 per cent by 2040. This is not only a blow to decarbonisation hopes, writes Howard Mustoe, but it won’t easy the cost to consumers either

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Britain To Increase Defense Spending Amid US-Europe Rift

British PM Keir Starmer announces plans to increase defense spending, emphasizing strong alliances and potential growth to 3% of GDP. This move reflects a ...

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The colonial partition that keeps Cameroon split along ‘artificial lines’

A century ago, Germany, France and Britain claimed Cameroon at different times. The scars are seen in conflicts today.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer bows to Trump pressure and increases UK defence spending by slashing foreign aid

The move has sparked a furious row with senior Labour figures accusing the PM of 'abandoning the poorest in the world', as David Maddox and Kate Devlin report

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Watch live: Tory leader Kemi Badenoch advocates putting Britain first in foreign policy speech

Watch live as Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch advocates putting Britain first in a major foreign policy speech on Tuesday (25 February).

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s insistence on total Ukrainian victory was misguided – it’s time for a realistic compromise

By refusing to back negotiations for the past three years, the UK has become irrelevant to the search for peace – we must change course, says crossbench peer Robert Skidelsky

The Independent UK

Voices: Keir Starmer’s plan to send British troops to Ukraine divides opinion

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: Readers are split on the prime minister’s proposals for a European ‘reassurance force’, debating Britain's military readiness, war escalation risks, and the UK’s duty to counter Russia

The Guardian - UK

‘Artists should let the cat out of the bag’: Lubaina Himid to represent Britain at 2026 Venice Biennale

She was once forced to exhibit in a corridor by the ICA toilet. Now the 70-year-old artist is going to the ‘Olympics of art’ where she has ‘all sorts of things to say about Britain’s history and the British pavilion itself’

The Independent UK

Prosecutor says golden toilet was stolen from English palace in 'audacious raid'

The trial of three men accused in the theft or sale of an 18-carat gold toilet that was a pricey piece of satirical art is underway in Britain

The Guardian - UK

Starmer has the backing of Britons to stand up to Trumpism. At the White House, he should do so

The PM will not and should not pick a fight with the president. But it is his duty to go there upholding British and European values, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer has ‘very tough hand’ to play in Trump meeting, John Kerry warns

Former British ambassador to the US also warns PM that trip to Washington will be ‘very challenging’

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