7+ hour, 44+ min ago  (668+ words) The word "racist" has become "dangerously damaged" and is being used "too loosely", Lord Malcolm Offord has said. The Reform UK Scotland leader also said the term was now "too accusatory". He said those being called racist were not, and…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (710+ words) Sir Keir Starmer said Britons should not panic over the economic impact of the Iran war but acknowledged people might have to change their shopping habits and holiday plans. The Prime Minister, who will lead a meeting of the ministerial…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (441+ words) WH Smith has cut its full-year profit outlook and halted shareholder dividend payouts as the Iran war impacts air travel. The retailer " whose 1, 300 shops are based in global travel locations such as airports and train stations " saw shares slump more…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (601+ words) Donald Trump is holding the cards, the White House has insisted as Iran tightened its hold on the strategic Strait of Hormuz by seizing two ships. While the US president extended the fragile truce to enable Tehran to come up…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (762+ words) Sir Keir Starmer has made a "big mistake" by not involving Holyrood ministers in talks over the impact the conflict in Iran is having in the UK, First Minister John Swinney insisted. The SNP leader said he has now written…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (1045+ words) Fuel protesters blocking Dublin and other locations across Ireland are "wrong" and those breaking the law will be penalised, the Irish premier has said. Taoiseach Micheal Martin said the main thoroughfare of the Irish capital should not be turned into…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (13+ words) UK to host Hormuz planning meeting as Trump deadline looms for Iran'Kent Online...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (769+ words) Sir Keir Starmer told his ministers Britain is better placed to handle the impact of the Iran war thanks to the Chancellor, as the conflict continued to impact oil prices. Downing Street said the Prime Minister had praised Rachel Reeves…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (569+ words) Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said he will work to de-escalate the war in the Middle East as Iran's Supreme Leader vowed to avenge "martyrs" killed in the conflict. Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said Iran's attacks on its Gulf Arab…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (440+ words) Yvette Cooper arrived in Saudi Arabia on Thursday in a show of solidarity with Britain's Gulf allies as Iran continued to fire missiles and drones at its neighbours. The Foreign Secretary's visit is the first to the region by a…...