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British troops will be allowed to fire back at Russian forces if attacked as part of a multinational mission to secure any future peace in Ukraine, Western officials have said.

Cyber attacks have affected the UK meat processing industry, a top security official has said in the wake of hacks that hit supermarkets across Europe.

Bomb threats have been reported on multiple flights, forcing planes to make unplanned landings and airports to temporarily close.

Britain's leading airlines have warned the government that a little-noticed budget measure risks pushing up airfares for passengers.

Men are driving a fall in appetite for full-time work, while job satisfaction has dropped to an all-time low, new research shows. 

Britain's leading airlines have warned the government that a little-noticed budget measure risks pushing up airfares for passengers.

Poundland's controlling shareholder has told the government it stands by its stewardship record even as it faces mounting pressure over the crisis which has left the discount retailer on the brink of administration.

A major UK business group has called on the government to "fundamentally reassess" the country's relationship with the EU, as it said the current system is still "failing to deliver".

Artificial intelligence is "helping to industrialise cyber attacks" and is "highly likely" to be used in attacks on Britain's critical national infrastructure by 2028, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned.

Virgin Media ‌O2 (VMO2) is set to cut thousands of jobs, as it looks to save around £300m through "a reduction in the size of the workforce".

Selma Blair has spoken publicly for the first time since she was charged with assault following an incident on a plane earlier this month.

Police have closed the investigation into Hayden Panettiere's death after a post-mortem found she died accidentally.

Star Trek and X-Men actor Sir Patrick Stewart has died after a "brief and poignant journey" with Alzheimer's and dementia.

Meghan Markle has said she "can't wait" to join as a host for the upcoming series of Junior MasterChef Australia.

Nicki Minaj said Donald Trump "has given us a future to look forward to" as she joined the US president on stage at a rally in Michigan.

The prime minister has said the UK will play a leading role reshaping the Commonwealth, including pursuing a debt "reset" to help nations struggling with higher borrowing costs.

A major UK business group has called on the government to "fundamentally reassess" the country's relationship with the EU, as it said the current system is still "failing to deliver".

The government is to hold an urgent meeting with Poundland bosses amid growing recriminations over the discount retailer's ownership.

Andy Burnham has said he is "open" to calls for Britain to make a formal apology for its role in the slave trade as the King continues his tour of the Caribbean.

A photocall of foreign ministers was cancelled by the US after the UK's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband and other European counterparts refused to be pictured with Russia's envoy Sergei Lavrov.