(Alliance News) - Talks about ending the war in Ukraine must not take place without Kyiv at the table, Keir Starmer has said, after the US and Russia kickstarted negotiations without inviting ...

(Alliance News) - The UK government will provide an extra GBP200 million of funding for Grangemouth as the oil refinery in the area is set to close.

(Alliance News) - The UK will unveil new sanctions to "turn the screws" on Russia as it marks three years since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. David Lammy said he would announce the sanctions, which he ...

(Alliance News) - Raising UK defence spending to 2.5% of national income is "ambitious", a Cabinet minister has insisted as the government faces pressure to increase investment amid uncertainty over ...

(Alliance News) - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told Volodymyr Zelensky he will make the case for safeguarding Ukraine's sovereignty in talks with US President Donald Trump next week as European ...

In an effort to ease tensions, Starmer is expected during the trip to finally set a date, likely 2030, for the UK to reach its goal of spending 2.5% of GDP, The Telegraph reported. This is up from the ...

(Alliance News) - Ministers are considering to scrap the UK's Payment Systems Regulator and fold it into the Financial Conduct Authority, Sky News reported Saturday. If confirmed, it would be part of ...

(Alliance News) - A Hong Kong company has submitted an initial GBP7 billion bid for a majority stake in Thames Water, a heavily indebted UK water supplier, the Financial Times said Friday.

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 faded into the close on Friday, ending little changed, as US markets fell amid soft economic data. The FTSE 100 index closed down just 3.60 points at 8,659.37. The FTSE ...

Zelensky was also branded a "dictator" by Trump, something Starmer and other UK political figures have pushed back against. The Ukrainian president claimed Trump was living in a Russian ...

(Alliance News) - Shell PLC on Friday said it has signed an agreement to increase their stake in the Ursa platform. The London-based oil major said this will increase Shell’s working interest in its ...

(Alliance News) - The UK job market showed signs of recovery in January, with active job postings rising for the first time since June 2024, according to the latest labour market tracker from the ...