By Eniola Amadu Andrew Bailey, the governor of the Bank of England, has come under renewed pressure from former policymakers to reduce the pace of bond sales to ease the strain on government borrowing costs. Four former members of the Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) have warned that the central bank’s £100bn quantitative tightening (QT) programme is contributing to instability in financial markets and exacerbating pressure on the Treasury ahead…

By Eniola Amadu  Israeli forces destroyed at least 30 residential buildings in Gaza City over the weekend, displacing thousands of residents, Palestinian officials said, as U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in the region to discuss the trajectory of the war and prospects for rebuilding. Israel has declared Gaza City, where an estimated one million displaced Palestinians are sheltering, as Hamas’s final stronghold. The Israeli military said it carried…

By Eniola Amadu  Ukraine launched one of its largest drone strikes of the war overnight, with at least 361 drones aimed at targets across Russia, including the country’s second-largest oil refinery, Russian officials said on Sunday. The assault sparked a fire at the Kirishi refinery in the Leningrad region, though authorities reported no casualties. Russia’s Defence Ministry said its air defences intercepted hundreds of drones, along with four guided aerial…

By Eniola Amadu  Prisons across England and Wales are facing significant cuts to their classroom education budgets, despite Labour’s election promise last year to expand learning opportunities for offenders. Sources have confirmed that education funding at HMP Leicester will be reduced by 46.5%, with other prisons implementing cuts ranging from 25% to 26%. In some cases, basic literacy and numeracy courses are being scaled back, including reductions to the hours…

Russian forces launched a series of overnight bombardments on Ukraine, killing at least four civilians and striking key areas in the contested Donetsk region, officials confirmed on Saturday. The attacks came just a day after the Kremlin signalled that peace negotiations remain stalled. In the city of Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Prosecutor’s Office reported that rockets pounded a residential district for nearly an hour, destroying 14 homes. Three civilians were killed and…

He alleged that Netanyahu was a war criminal responsible for genocide through Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.

Rubio is holding talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

A Ukrainian drone has struck one of Russia’s largest oil-refining complexes, igniting a fire and causing minor damage.

Sikorski warned that Poland’s response would have been “much tougher” had there been casualties, but declined to specify what measures might be taken in such a scenario. “With an aggressor and a liar like Putin, only the toughest counter pressures work,” he said.

Chutkan directed the government to provide a sworn statement explaining what safeguards were in place to prevent the migrants’ transfer from Ghana to Nigeria or Gambia.

The United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has described the recent incursion of Russian drones into Polish airspace as “unacceptable”, while acknowledging that it remains unclear whether the breach was intentional. The incident, which occurred earlier this week, prompted Poland to shoot down the drones, marking the first known instance of a NATO member engaging Russian assets since the onset of the war in Ukraine. Speaking to reporters on…

George Abaraonye, the president-elect of the Oxford Union, is to face disciplinary proceedings following controversial remarks he made in response to the fatal shooting of American political commentator Charlie Kirk. The Oxford Union confirmed the decision in a statement released on Saturday, citing the “inappropriate nature” of the comments. Abaraonye, a student at the University of Oxford, was elected to lead the prestigious debating society in June. According to reports…