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‘Woodhenge’ unearthed in Denmark likely linked to UK’s Stonehenge

Henge structures made of giant stone slabs or wood have been discovered in Britain, Ireland, parts of continental Europe, and even Russia

The Independent UK

Zelensky will sign ‘very big’ minerals deal at White House on Friday, says Trump

After their visits to Washington, Keir Starmer is expected to host the Ukrainian president in Britain this weekend

The Independent UK

'It's the best of Britain': Sam Thompson reveals why he 'loves' the Tube

EXCLUSIVE The next time someone tries to start a conversation with you on the London Underground, look up as it may well be the former I’m A Celebrity winner

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From racist bans to lion-tamer fighters: the wild history of Britain’s unsung Black boxing superstars

A Thousand Blows, the knockout new drama from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, puts Victorian-era boxer Hezekiah Moscow in the spotlight. But it doesn’t even begin to do justice to the astonishing real-life history

The Guardian - UK

Starmer doesn’t do performative politics. When he faces Trump, that will be an advantage

The PM will try to persuade the US president that what is in Europe’s and Ukraine’s interest is also his best bet, says Keir Starmer’s biographer, Tom Baldwin

The Guardian - UK

Voices: Making the world’s most defenceless people pay for UK defence is reprehensible

COMMENT: When countries are reneging on their promises where Britain stands on international development is a critical test of the prime minister’s leadership, writes Christian Aid boss Patrick Watt

The Independent UK

Donald Trump says Europe must guarantee Ukraine security not US in blow to Keir Starmer before Washington talks

Prime Minister hopes to convince US president to provide security ‘backstop’ at crunch meeting in Washington - as Trump says Ukraine can ‘forget about joining Nato’

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Starmer announces aid cuts to fund defence – but Britain’s days as an aid superpower are already long over

Keir Starmer’s announcement that the UK will cut foreign aid in order to fund more defence spending seems like smart politics. With the US’s commitment to European security in question, it is clear that European countries, including the UK, need to spend more on defence.

The Conversation

More than 1,000 British staff cut from key Ukraine troop training programme

Exclusive: As of January, there were just 369 UK staff working on the British-led programme that has trained over 51,000 Ukrainian soldiers to resist Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion

The Independent UK

Britain To Increase Defense Spending, Cut Foreign Aid Budget

British PM Keir Starmer plans to boost defense spending amid US-Europe rift over Ukraine, cutting foreign aid to fund increase.

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Joe Swash to uncover Britain’s favourite meal deals in new Channel 4 programme

In the two-part lifestyle special, Meal Deals: Behind The Bargain, the soap star will speak with experts about how to choose the best combinations.

Evening Standard

Europe cannot sustain 100,000-strong Ukraine peacekeeping force, former British army chief warns

General Lord Richards called for Nato countries to be ‘very grown up’ and ‘live within what is physically and militarily possible’

The Independent UK

The plan for a European army within Nato – archive, 1952

In May 1952, a treaty established the European Defence Community, an attempt by western European powers, with US support, to create a supranational army

The Guardian - UK

Do you know your woods from the trees? Take the big British woodlands spring quiz

With nature bursting into life, it’s the perfect time to get out and explore. Watch for blackthorn blossom and frogspawn, and listen for song thrushes – sure signs that spring is on the way

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Colonising Africa: What happened at the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?

This month marks 140 years since Western powers sidelined Africans and carved up ‘ownership’ of the continent.

The Independent UK

Two-thirds of voters want young Britons to be able to live and work in Europe, poll shows

A majority in all constituencies in Britain support such a scheme, the poll of almost 15,000 voters found

The Guardian - UK

In a frightening new era, Starmer has made his move – and may have found his calling

Diverting money from aid to the military is a grim expedient in a crisis that will surely define this prime minister’s legacy, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

This is a hard choice. We believe in foreign aid – but we have to make cuts. We must keep the UK safe

Putin’s Russia is a threat to all Europe, including the UK. Vital aid work will be hit as we spend more on defence, but we must deal with the world as it is, says foreign secretary David Lammy

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Starmer’s aid cuts: they won’t buy security, but they will undermine it

Editorial: Labour’s ‘pragmatism’ isn’t neutral – it locks the party into fiscal caution, reinforcing stagnation and fuelling the very instability it seeks to avoid

Evening Standard

Starmer defends aid cuts to boost defence as ‘necessary’ amid charity criticism

Sacrificing aid funding to bolster Britain’s war chest was branded ‘reckless’ by charities and aid organisations.

The Guardian - UK

Britain has 7,000 fewer PE teachers since London 2012 Olympics, MPs told

An inquiry found 30% of children do less than 30 minutes of exercise a day while Olympian said physical literacy should have higher status in schools

The Independent UK

Why the world will be using natural gas for many years to come – and it’s bad news for your energy bill

ANALYSIS : Shell estimates that natural gas demand will soar by 60 per cent by 2040. This is not only a blow to decarbonisation hopes, writes Howard Mustoe, but it won’t easy the cost to consumers either

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Britain To Increase Defense Spending Amid US-Europe Rift

British PM Keir Starmer announces plans to increase defense spending, emphasizing strong alliances and potential growth to 3% of GDP. This move reflects a ...

Al Jazeera

The colonial partition that keeps Cameroon split along ‘artificial lines’

A century ago, Germany, France and Britain claimed Cameroon at different times. The scars are seen in conflicts today.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer bows to Trump pressure and increases UK defence spending by slashing foreign aid

The move has sparked a furious row with senior Labour figures accusing the PM of 'abandoning the poorest in the world', as David Maddox and Kate Devlin report

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