Merz says he ‘deplores deeply’ UK’s decision to leave EU after signing UK-Germany treaty – as it happened | Politics

Merz says he ‘deplores deeply’ UK’s decision to leave EU In his opening remarks during the press conference with Keir Starmer, Friedrich Merz said that he deplored Brexit. He said: The United... Read more »

Green mission aims to raise £1bn to bring nature into UK towns and cities | Conservation

A coalition of environmental and heritage bodies has launched a billion-pound mission to bring nature into the heart of urban areas in the UK. The first phase of the Nature Towns and... Read more »

How far-right social media impacted Germany’s highest court – DW – 07/18/2025

Whenever there’s talk of a crisis of democracy in Germany, leading politicians proudly point to the well-established independence of the “judges from Karlsruhe” — that is, the judges who sit on the... Read more »

Day 1,240: Russia could be days or weeks away from surging into heightened summer offensive, CNN says

Russia could be days or weeks away from surging into a heightened summer offensive, CNN says. Germany is ready to fund the purchase of two Patriot batteries for Ukraine. Ukrainian and German... Read more »

Man arrested in Glasgow for holding sign allegedly supportive of Palestine Action | UK news

A man has been arrested in Glasgow for holding a paper sign allegedly supportive of the proscribed direct action group Palestine Action, the third arrest of its kind across the city in... Read more »

“I’m one of lucky ones” – Kildare man talks about suffering heart attack at 46

A Kildare man who survived a serious heart attack at the age of 46 and will lead a fundraising cycle to Kerry for the St James Hospital Foundation on August 9/10. Ger... Read more »

Company insolvencies fall in England and Wales, in ‘glimmer of relief’; Trump blasts Fed board – business live | Business

Company insolvencies in England and Wales fall Just in: the number of companies in England and Wales falling into insolvency dropped last month. The Insolvency Service has reported that there were 2,043... Read more »

Misinformation fuels anti-migrant riots in Spain – DW – 07/18/2025

What happened in Torre Pacheco Several days of unrest in the town of Torre Pacheco, near Murcia, have highlighted rising tensions over migration in Spain.  Sixty-eight-year-old pensioner Domingo Tomas Martinez had said he was... Read more »

This fiasco didn’t start when Britain leaked Afghans’ names, but when we invaded their country | Simon Jenkins

What odds on a public inquiry into the Afghan superinjunction? Gold-plated, judge-led, three years of fun and games, that is how British politics normally kicks an embarrassment into the long grass. And... Read more »

Joseph Zissels on Ukrainian Jews and collective identity • Ukraїner

“My whole life has been a road to prison”, recalls Joseph Zissels, a Ukrainian public figure and human rights activist of Jewish origin. In the 1970s, he was an active participant in... Read more »