- Aug 23
Britain and Ukraine agree defence AI pact and missile tech transfer in Kyiv
Prime Minister Andy Burnham visited Kyiv on Ukraine's 35th Independence Day to grant British researchers access to the Avengers AI Labs and release SCALP cruise missile technical data to Ukrainian factories.
- Jul 21
Former UK minister Ann Widdecombe killed by 21 hammer blows to the head, court told
Camera footage shows 28-year-old Joshua Kerry entering her southwest England home, demanding bank cards, then striking her 21 times after she failed to appear for a live interview on 8 July.
- Jul 17
Burnham pushes for written constitution as Labour's Bev Craig wins Manchester mayoral race
Prime minister says decentralisation programme strengthens argument for codified rules, as Labour's Bev Craig wins Manchester mayoral contest.
- Jul 10
Former UK minister Ann Widdecombe, 78, murdered at her Dartmoor home; 26-year-old suspect arrested
Devon and Cornwall Police launched a murder investigation after the Brexiteer and former Conservative junior minister was discovered with serious injuries on Thursday. A 26-year-old British man was arrested on Friday afternoon.
- Jul 10
Ann Widdecombe killing was 'targeted attack', UK counter-terror police say; foreign interference not ruled out
Counter-terrorism police confirmed on Tuesday that the killing of former Conservative minister and Reform UK figure Ann Widdecombe, 78, was a targeted attack, and said investigators are keeping an open mind on whether foreign state interference played a role.
