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Prime Minister Keir Starmer at a reception for members of Olympics Team GB and Paralympics GB in the garden of 10 Downing Street, London. on September 17. PA

Could England be banned from Euro 2028? Starmer pushes Uefa for football regulator

The move could see England excluded from Champions League and other European competitions

UK

London's Oxford Street to ban cars under new plan

UK
An ambulance on Westminster Bridge in London. A government-backed report has called for HAPI zones to be created to help tackle the UK's health crisis. AP

Can 'HAPI zones' solve Britain's health crisis?

UK

The UK needs Starmer the charmer to step up

Comment
Campaigners have welcomed the new Labour government's focus on both climate and nature after Conservative ministers watered down net-zero policies. AFP

Britain to name climate and nature envoys amid push for global energy transition

Climate

Starmer eyeing Italy's migration tactics amid UK boat crisis

Europe

Ancient Assyrian carving returned to Iraq after two decades in police storage

UK


Arab Showcase

Itam Azzam with her Bafta. Photo: Itab Azzam

Syrian filmmaker hopes olive tree bears fruit in London haven

Haifa Al Kaylani OBE, pictured at the Carlton Jumeirah London, is known as a change-maker in areas from leadership and youth empowerment to sustainability and the environment. Photo: Mark Chilvers

Haifa Al Kaylani's life of encouragement gives Arab women a voice

A mural of Ramla Ali in Bethnal Green. Jacqueline Fuller / The National

Somali-British boxer Ramla Ali battles injustice where she finds a cause

Sir Magdi Habib Yacoub OM FRS. Egyptian retired professor of cardiothoracic surgery at Imperial College London, best known for his early work in repairing heart valves with surgeon Donald Ross. Photographed at Harefield Hospital London. Rob Greig for The National

Magdi Yacoub: The maverick surgeon with magic hands

Hanan Issa. Photo: Camera Sioned / Literature Wales

Arab ShowcaseThe fantastic tale of Wales’s first Muslim national poet Hanan Issa

Robert Mardini had many guises at the ICRC, including regional director of the Near and Middle East for seven years, but each role was always much more than just a job. Photo: Shutterstock

On a mission: How former ICRC chief found hope in darkest of times

From his desk overlooking Tuborg Harbour near Copenhagen, Novo Holdings chief executive Kasim Kutay manages the assets of the world’s wealthiest enterprise entity, the Novo Nordisk Foundation. Photo: Novo Holdings

Why boss of Ozempic parent company revels in his Arab-British heritage

Memories of the community in the block where he grew up while military conflict reigned outside left an indelible mark on the young Habib Haddad's consciousness that was to inform his life's work. Photo: Habib Haddad

Tech entrepreneur Habib Haddad's childhood lesson from war-torn Beirut

Itam Azzam with her Bafta. Photo: Itab Azzam

Syrian filmmaker hopes olive tree bears fruit in London haven

Haifa Al Kaylani OBE, pictured at the Carlton Jumeirah London, is known as a change-maker in areas from leadership and youth empowerment to sustainability and the environment. Photo: Mark Chilvers

Haifa Al Kaylani's life of encouragement gives Arab women a voice

A mural of Ramla Ali in Bethnal Green. Jacqueline Fuller / The National

Somali-British boxer Ramla Ali battles injustice where she finds a cause

Sir Magdi Habib Yacoub OM FRS. Egyptian retired professor of cardiothoracic surgery at Imperial College London, best known for his early work in repairing heart valves with surgeon Donald Ross. Photographed at Harefield Hospital London. Rob Greig for The National

Magdi Yacoub: The maverick surgeon with magic hands

Hanan Issa. Photo: Camera Sioned / Literature Wales

Arab ShowcaseThe fantastic tale of Wales’s first Muslim national poet Hanan Issa

Robert Mardini had many guises at the ICRC, including regional director of the Near and Middle East for seven years, but each role was always much more than just a job. Photo: Shutterstock

On a mission: How former ICRC chief found hope in darkest of times

From his desk overlooking Tuborg Harbour near Copenhagen, Novo Holdings chief executive Kasim Kutay manages the assets of the world’s wealthiest enterprise entity, the Novo Nordisk Foundation. Photo: Novo Holdings

Why boss of Ozempic parent company revels in his Arab-British heritage

Memories of the community in the block where he grew up while military conflict reigned outside left an indelible mark on the young Habib Haddad's consciousness that was to inform his life's work. Photo: Habib Haddad

Tech entrepreneur Habib Haddad's childhood lesson from war-torn Beirut

Itam Azzam with her Bafta. Photo: Itab Azzam

Syrian filmmaker hopes olive tree bears fruit in London haven

Haifa Al Kaylani OBE, pictured at the Carlton Jumeirah London, is known as a change-maker in areas from leadership and youth empowerment to sustainability and the environment. Photo: Mark Chilvers

Haifa Al Kaylani's life of encouragement gives Arab women a voice

A mural of Ramla Ali in Bethnal Green. Jacqueline Fuller / The National

Somali-British boxer Ramla Ali battles injustice where she finds a cause

Sir Magdi Habib Yacoub OM FRS. Egyptian retired professor of cardiothoracic surgery at Imperial College London, best known for his early work in repairing heart valves with surgeon Donald Ross. Photographed at Harefield Hospital London. Rob Greig for The National

Magdi Yacoub: The maverick surgeon with magic hands


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Containers on the quayside at Abu Dhabi's Khalifa Port. UK ministers will meet Gulf officials in Riyadh to finalise trade deals. Reuters

UK seeks trade deal with GCC as ministers convene in Riyadh

Talks will take place in Saudi capital aimed at boosting commerce with the bloc

UK

Columnists quit Jewish Chronicle in article fabrication row

UK
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, second right, and US President Joe Biden, second left, attend a meeting at the White House in Washington. PA

Biden and Starmer meet as Russia warns of potential 'direct war' with Nato

US

Prince Turki Al Faisal calls on UK to recognise Palestinian state now

UK
A handout picture taken on March 9, 2018, released by BP and received in London on November 22, 2018, shows an oil platform in the Clair Ridge oilfield in the North Sea, 45 miles off the coast of Scotland. BP (formerly known as British Petroleum) announced Friday, the launch of a second phase of exploitation in the Clair field, British North Sea, with a targeted production of 120,000 barrels per day. (Photo by Stuart Conway / BP / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / BP / STUART CONWAY" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

 - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / BP / STUART CONWAY" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS /

North Sea output to halve by 2030 under Labour tax proposals, report says

UK

Vodafone and Three commit to working with UK watchdog over merger concerns

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Beckham among mourners at funeral of former England manager Eriksson

Football

Stolen Banksy artwork recovered as two men charged with burglary

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Iran Air can keep flying to Heathrow despite sanctions

MENA



Banksy painting Girl With Balloon on display at the Grove Gallery in London after it was stolen on Sunday, then recovered and returned to the gallery. PA

Stolen Banksy artwork recovered as two men charged with burglary

Girl with Balloon will be returned to the gallery in London after investigation by Met Police

UK

Putin's 'at war' threat to Nato as Starmer arrives in US for Biden talks

US

Baily’s beads image wins Royal Observatory Greenwich's Astronomy of the Year award

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Keir Starmer's reform plan to plug Britain's health gap

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Hate crimes against Muslims go unreported despite surge in cases after UK riots

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Astronomy Photographer of the Year winners - in pictures

Miliband: UK should be ambitious without hubris on international aid

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrive to attend a meeting with Ukrainian president in Kyiv on September 11, 2024, amid the Russian invasion on Ukraine.  (Photo by Anatolii STEPANOV  /  AFP)

Will Iran's missile supply to Russia hurt them more than the West?

Ukraine's allies the US and UK send envoys to Kyiv to discuss strikes deep into Russian territory as Moscow's forces push west

UK

UK scraps visa-free travel for Jordanians due to 'abuse' of system

UK

UK's foreign affairs committee to elect new leader

UK

CommentThe Spectator fulfils its promise, sold as one-of-a-kind trophy asset

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ICC prosecutor warns against 'threat and harassment' as pro-Israel lawyers file complaint

UK

UAE and Arab partners important to post-war Gaza, Lammy says

UAE

RedBird IMI sells UK's Spectator magazine for £100m

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ICC prosecutor Karim Khan. Pro-Israel lawyers have accused him of 'not complying with professional obligations' in arrest warrant proceedings against Benjamin Netanyahu. AFP

ICC prosecutor warns against 'threat and harassment' as pro-Israel lawyers file complaint

Karim Khan's office hits back after he is reported to barristers' regulatory body over pursuit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

UK

UAE and Arab partners important to post-war Gaza, Lammy says

UAE

RedBird IMI sells UK's Spectator magazine for £100m

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UK to host Blinken for talks on future of 'special relationship'

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