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14/05/2025 President Trump meets Syrian leader
Donald Trump holds talks with a former jihadist who's now president of Syria.
The UK economy has grown more than expected
The economy grew by 0.7% in the first three months of the year
Two firefighters are among three people killed in a fire in Oxfordshire
The huge blaze broke out at a former RAF base in Bicester
17/05/2025 Second arrest over PM arson attacks
Second man arrested over fires on properties linked to Sir Keir Starmer.
Israel launches ground offensive
Israel says it is sending troops into Gaza -- after days of missile strikes.
The Prime Minister signs a new agreement with the EU
Sir Keir Starmer has declared that Britain is "back on the world stage"
The UK hardens its stance on Israel
The government says the current offensive in Gaza is intolerable
The government makes a U-turn on winter fuel
More pensioners will receive the payment once the threshold is altered
Large drop in UK net migration
The difference between the number of people moving to the UK and leaving has halved
White House blocked from banning foreign students at Harvard
A judge blocks the White House from banning foreign students at Harvard University.
Ukraine and Russia each swap more than three hundred prisoners
The second stage of Russia and Ukraine's largest prisoner exchange has been completed
The former BBC executive and presenter, Alan Yentob, has died
Alan Yentob, one of British television's most influential figures, has died aged 78
Moscow suggests Donald Trump is "emotionally overloaded"
Officials in Moscow brush off a rebuke from the US President
Police confirm man held on suspicion of attempted murder after Liverpool parade crash
The 53-year-old is also detained on suspicion of driving while unfit through drugs
agrees to help Ukraine develop new long-range missiles
The new German chancellor has signalled a change in policy over the war
The suspect in the Liverpool car ramming is charged
Paul Doyle is charged on seven counts including grievous bodily harm
