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After years of criticising Davos, Nigel Farage heads to Davos ○
Reform UK leader has decried ‘globalist’ event but this year hopes to meet Donald Trump for Greenland talks
For years he has derided the annual gathering at Davos as a smug and conspiratorial meeting …
Trump’s tariff shock suggests EU’s strategy of flattery and appeasement has failed ○
Next few weeks will show if Trump has finally pushed too far with Greenland levies, as calls grow for bloc to take tougher action
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As the sun set over the port of Limassol i…
‘It’s about trust’: Trump’s fresh tariff threats push Europe to harden its stance ⊖
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Aggressive US rhetoric over Greenland demands a change in strategy by the EU and UK, officials say
Police probe more than 100 Britons amid fears they could be spying for Russia, Iran and China ⊖
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Security services are currently handling around 160 investigations linked to state threats, with the vast majority focused on suspected proxies operating inside the UK.
'Our pubs are a Labour cash cow': The landlords facing financial ruin from Rachel Reeves' brutal tax raids as huge hikes in business rates put their once thriving locals on the brink of closure ⊖⊖
Rachel Reeves' tax hikes - including a major business rates setback for the UK hospitality sector - have left owners suffering 'sleepless nights' as they decide between closure or financial ruin.
More than 60 Labour MPs urge Starmer to back under-16s social media ban ⊖
Exclusive: Letter signed by figures on right and left of party says UK should follow Australia’s example by enacting ban
More than 60 Labour MPs have written to Keir Starmer urging him to back a socia…
Police chief steps down after UK fallout from ban on Tel Aviv football fan ⊖
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UK police chief retires after backlash over banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a match against Aston Villa last year.
Europe must not appease Trump on Greenland ⊖
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By capitulating again, the EU and UK would signal that we are now irrevocably in a might-makes-right world
Starmer joins European allies warning of 'dangerous downward spiral' in Nato after Trump's 'gangster' threat of trade war unless he gets Greenland ⊖
A joint statement from Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK said they stood 'firmly behind' the 'principles of sovereignty'.