UK government charter flight to evacuate British nationals from Middle East ‘in coming days’
Some 130,000 British nationals have registered as being in the Middle East as the Iran-US conflict intensifies
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Experts say Middle East conflict should have no ‘immediate impact’ on UK energy bills
Households across the UK should not anticipate an immediate impact on their energy bills following the escalating crisis in the Middle East.
Starmer deploys warship to Cyprus as Trump warns Iran it’s ‘too late’ for talks
The move comes as the US president attacks Keir Starmer – again – over support for the war, as the UK government announces Middle East evacuation flight
Trump lambasts Starmer again and says UK-US relationship is ‘not what it was’
‘It’s very sad… we love the UK,’ US president said as row deepens over Britain’s involvement in Iran conflict
Could Iranian missiles hit the UK?
Experts have assessed Iran’s long-range capabilities
‘We have been sleeping in the reception’: Britons stranded in Dubai face chaos as they try to get home
Grounded flights in the Middle East have left thousands of British people are stranded in the region
Defiant Starmer tells Trump ‘I stand by my decision’ not to join attacks on Iran
The prime minister gave a statement to the Commons explaining his policy on only taking defensive action regarding Donald Trump’s war with Iran, and has ‘learnt the lessons of Iraq’
UK awards Leonardo $1.3B AW149 New Medium Helicopter contract
The new AW149 fleet is desperately needed to plug a rotary capability gap left by retirement of the Puma HC2 fleet in March 2025.
UK reduces cyberattack fix times from two months to eight days
The UK government has launched a new vulnerability monitoring service (VMS) that promises to reduce the time needed to fix critical cyber weaknesses across the public sector. Scanning government systems for critical cyber flaws The service, launched as…
How will UK petrol prices be affected by US-Iran war and rising cost of oil?
Prepare for ‘record prices at the pumps’, a motoring industry leader has warned