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THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: At the current pace, it will take at least a decade for the 2,400 prisoners on IPP sentences to be freed, despite some having already served up to 22 times their original minimum tariff. The government must do more to speed up their release – and…

NATO's senior expert on cyber and hybrid threats said last year that persistent attacks on undersea cables across Europe is "the most active threat" to Western infrastructure.

Ex-Tory leader says she wants to spark ‘Trump-style counter-revolution’ to defend Western values

The foreign secretary has warned in the wake of the report that the Russian president represents ‘an active threat’ to British citizens

Britain has sanctioned Russia’s GRU intelligence agency and summoned Moscow’s ambassador after an inquiry concluded that President Vladimir Putin was responsible for a nerve agent attack on British soil in 2018

While the capital is a travel hub for overseas visitors, it’s possible to have the trip of a lifetime in the UK without staying there a single night. Here’s where to spend your vacation instead

Britain and Norway have announced joint naval patrols to protect undersea cables from Russia

Plan to improve gas networks and rewire electricity systems across Great Britain likely to add £30 to average annual bill

Gas bills will have to go up by an average of £48, while electricity bills will rise by £60 a year on average.

Britain’s energy watchdog gives go-ahead to initial £28bn of investment to upgrade UK energy infrastructure but reveals move will push up network charges

Even tiny ponds can create biodiversity hotspots, as well as helping out during heatwaves and heavy rain