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Creating more hoops will mean some people will be kept alive in agony

There is political agreement that Britain and Europe need to increase military spending. But in straitened times, how can it be done?

LET’S UNPACK THAT : We all want to present the best possible version of ourselves when we’re applying for jobs, but when does putting a positive spin on your experiences cross a line into all-out lying, and what might be the consequences? Katie Rosseinsky asks the experts

A spokesperson for the Solicitors Regulation Agency said the watchdog was looking into ‘further information’ about Mr Reynolds’ previous claim

Plans for the UK and other European countries to send troops to Ukraine are in their very early stages. But the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, will already be thinking about how such a move could play out at home. Sending UK troops abroad, even on a “peacekeeping” mission, always…

With Sir Keir Starmer under mounting pressure to boost the UK’s defence budget, General Sir Nick Carter said the UK’s ‘remarkably hollow’ Army would be unable to fend off Russia if it needed

Expert recommendations will influence plans for energy, housing, transport industry and farming for decades

Firms are warning they are having to cut jobs after being hit with higher National Insurance bills

PM travels to Washington next week as the only major UK party leader who has not backed calls to hike the defence budget to 2.5 per cent of Britain’s GDP by 2030

January surplus is still highest on record but below the £20bn City economists had forecast

More importantly, how can we afford to pay for this initiative as well as the increased money Kier Starmer has pledged for defence?