Ministers said earlier this week that sanctioned vessels can now be boarded by UK armed forces. Source link

The move will "starve Putin's war machine", Starmer says as he arrives in Finland for a military summit. Source link

James Cook,Scotland editor,David Cowan,Scotland home affairs correspondentandCatherine Lyst,BBC ScotlandReutersThe tanker has been in the Moray Firth with its US Coast Guard escortThe United States is planning to remove the ...

Kate Whannel,political reporter,Georgia Roberts,Derby political reporterandJoe Pike,politics investigations correspondentPA MediaFarmers protested against the changes again at last month's Budget Government proposals to tax inherited farmland have been watered down, ...

Jonah FisherEnvironment correspondentWatch: Octopuses filmed by divers off the coast of Cornwall this yearA wildlife charity has declared 2025 "the Year of the Blooming Octopus" after record numbers were ...

The European Commission has watered down its plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2035.Current rules state that new vehicles sold from that date ...

Georgina RannardClimate and science correspondentGetty ImagesBasking shark is one of the species that could find a home in new parts of the UKThe UK could see a boom in ...

Thames Water has suffered a major blow in its attempt to secure its future after US private equity giant KKR pulled out of a £4bn rescue deal for the ...

EPAEluned Morgan has been first minister since the summerA former Welsh Labour government minister said his party risks a "kicking" at the next Senedd election in 2026.First Minister Eluned ...

MALCOLM CRANFIELDHM Coastguard will monitor the ship's progress through UK watersA Maltese-flagged cargo ship carrying thousands of tonnes of potentially explosive fertiliser is set to travel through UK waters.Ruby, ...

Scientists say sea slugs could be migrating north into cooler waters because of climate change. Source link

A cane farmer has captured video of fire ants forming rafts to travel on flood waters across storm ravaged Queensland, aiding the spread of one of the world's most ...