LONDON — In a case stirring debate over the intersection of national security and human rights, a Georgian asylum seeker who claims he was tortured and pressured to spy on Islamic State (ISIS) operatives has won the right to remain in the UK Migrant Avoids Deportation After Claiming He Was Targeted to Spy on ISIS— for now. The 41-year-old Muslim man, whose identity has not been disclosed for safety reasons,…

British Finance Minister Rachel Reeves on Wednesday pledged £15.6 billion ($21.1 billion) to upgrade transport infrastructure in cities beyond London, marking a major step in addressing long-standing regional disparities. Speaking in Rochdale, northwest England, Reeves unveiled the first commitments from her upcoming June 11 Spending Review, which will outline government department budgets through 2029. This is the most comprehensive multi-year review since 2015, aside from a COVID-specific one in 2021.…

The global economy is slowing more than previously expected, with the Trump administration’s ongoing trade war increasingly affecting U.S. growth, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) warned on Tuesday. In its latest Economic Outlook, the Paris-based organisation revised its global growth projections downward, citing rising protectionism and persistent trade tensions. Global economic growth is now projected to decline from 3.3 per cent in 2024 to 2.9 per cent…

Drug Dealer Exploits Human Rights Loophole to Remain in UK After Illegal Re-entry and Repeat Offences An Albanian drug dealer deported from the UK for serious drug offences has been allowed to remain in the country—despite re-entering illegally and committing further crimes—exposing what critics see as a judicial failure enabled by a lenient interpretation of human rights laws. Stiljano Ziu, previously jailed for cannabis production and deported in 2018, defied…

Britain’s Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds is set to meet the U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Tuesday to discuss the implementation of a bilateral trade arrangement complicated by the U.S. decision to impose new steel tariffs. Impact of Reynolds’ visit to US Reynolds’ visit to Paris and Brussels this week marks a key step in reviewing recent political agreements with both the United States and the European Union, which are…

A 12-year-old boy tragically ran over and killed his foster carer just six days after moving into her home, an inquest in Sheffield, England, has heard. Marcia Grant, 60, died from serious injuries after the child reversed her car over her outside her home on 5 April 2023. She had worked as a foster carer for seven years and was described by her family as “a soul like no other,”…

British Finance Minister Rachel Reeves will face a pivotal decision in next week’s multi-year spending review: how to balance funding for the National Health Service (NHS) against other public services, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) warned on Sunday. Reeves is scheduled to announce departmental spending plans through to March 2029 on June 11. This will be the first comprehensive multi-year review since 2015, aside from a COVID-related review in…

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has declared that Britain must be prepared to fight and win against hostile nations with advanced militaries, as his government unveiled a £1.5 billion ($2 billion) plan to construct at least six new weapons and explosives factories across the UK. The announcement comes ahead of the government’s Strategic Defence Review, which will outline the threats facing Britain and how the armed forces will be equipped to…

A majority of Conservative voters now want Boris Johnson to return as party leader, potentially replacing Kemi Badenoch, according to new polling that exposes deep dissatisfaction within Tory ranks. Exclusive data commissioned by The Telegraph and conducted by Survation shows that two-thirds of Conservative supporters believe Mr Johnson, who resigned in 2022 amid scandal, would make a better leader than Badenoch. The figures are sparking fresh speculation about a possible…

Cinecittà, Europe’s largest film studio, is spearheading a bold plan to reestablish Italy as a global film production hub, despite looming uncertainty from former U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on foreign-made films. This week, Cinecittà’s managing company approved a five-year growth strategy, supported by the European Union’s post-COVID Recovery Fund. The plan includes building state-of-the-art sound stages and expanding production capacity by 60 per cent by 2026. “We want…

A Ghanaian woman who has lived in the United Kingdom illegally since 2000 has been granted the legal right to stay permanently, after a British immigration tribunal ruled that deporting her would violate her human rights and leave her destitute in a country she no longer recognizes. Joyce Baidoo, 57, was initially ordered to be deported in 2007 after serving a 10-month prison sentence for fraud, which included the use…

Britain announced on Saturday it will allocate an additional £1.5 billion ($2 billion) to improve housing for the armed forces, aiming to boost recruitment, retention, and morale by addressing long-standing concerns over poor living conditions. The funding will be part of the upcoming Strategic Defence Review (SDR), a comprehensive 10-year plan to modernize the UK’s defence capabilities, set to be published on Monday. According to the government, the money will…