The Trump administration has accused the United Kingdom of backsliding on human rights over the past year, citing antisemitic violence and “serious restrictions” on freedom of speech. The annual U.S. State Department report, which assesses human rights conditions worldwide, highlighted laws restricting speech around abortion clinics, as well as what…

The two plan to meet behind closed doors Friday in Alaska to discuss ‘land swapping’. What will happen this time? The lessons of Helsinki are clear: putting Donald Trump alone in a room with Vladimir Putin is an unpredictable – and often dangerous – affair. It was 2018 when the…

Ministers also considering lowering drink-drive limit among measures to reduce road deaths and injuries. Older drivers could face mandatory eye tests and the drink-drive limit could be cut as the government tries to reduce the number of road deaths. In a major overhaul of the UK’s road safety laws, ministers…

Almost 6,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in northern, central and southern Spain as wildfires continue to burn amid a heatwave that could bring temperatures of 44C to some parts of the country. The deadly heat across large parts of Europe has created what scientists have called a…

Campaigners say placing staff from Shell and BAE Systems in ministries creates potential for improper influence. David Lammy is facing possible legal action over a plan to invite staff from the oil firm Shell and the defence firm BAE Systems to work inside the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. The…