The HS2 high speed line would have provided better value for money for taxpayers if it had not been designed to allow trains to go so fast, according to the rail minister.Lord Hendy made the frank admission as he set out the Labour government’s aim of getting the costs and timeline of HS2 under control.
The unusually harsh words earned Anders Vistisen a rebuke in Parliament.
I was among 700 people in the hall to hear Donald Trump address the World Economic Forum in Davos. I wondered whether his blunt style landed.
Private Eye apologized “unreservedly” for its previous critical coverage of the president. But then came an utterly brutal twist.
The Independent looks at all the times Sir Keir Starmer has let voters down or outright U-turned on his promises on the journey from Labour leader to prime minister
Donald Trump has issued an ultimatum to his one-time ally Vladimir Putin, threatening him with retribution if he doesn’t make a deal to end Russia’s war against Ukraine. In an apparent effort to make good on his already-broken vow to end the war within 24 hours of becoming president, Trump took to Truth Social on Wednesday to try and bend the strong-man leader’s arm. “I’m going to do Russia, whose Economy is failing, and President Putin, a very big FAVOR. Settle now, and STOP this ridiculous War
The new president just unwound a landmark anti-discrimination measure implemented amid the height of the Civil Rights Movement.
The new president and first lady are only days into their second administration and already look set to benefit financially from a number of ventures, an expert said
Javier Milei has accused Britain of locking up people who exposed crimes committed by immigrants.
"It just makes no sense at all," said Andrew Weissmann, who also predicted how it could spectacularly backfire.
And the way a link was initially phrased drew even more anger on social media.
President Trump signed DOGE into life through an executive order, and it's now in the White House.
Poland's foreign minister said Putin used to criticize the Soviet approach that helped bankrupt it, but now he's repeating the mistake.
But more than half of young men would have voted for him if they could.
Donald and Melania Trump got married on Jan. 22, 2005
In a message to Vladimir Putin, Defence Secretary John Healey said ‘we see you, we know what you are doing and we will not shy away from robust action to protect this country’
Ronny Chieng also translated some “Trump speak.”
These are dangerous times in which to refer publicly to a desirable British Overseas Territory. The Chagos Islands, for instance, are currently the subject of a desperate fire sale by the Government. Roll up, roll up, for a strategically critical archipelago – and we’ll pay you billions to take it from us. Would you like those payments front-loaded?
Ukrainian pilots are using skills that the West has let atrophy, a former US F-16 pilot said.
Exclusive: Foreign secretary has been criticised by one of his own MPs as the controversial deal looks to be on the brink of collapse
Angela Rayner is under pressure to apologise for suggesting the Southport attacks were not terror-related.
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