10+ min ago   (587+ words) Britain could exhaust its supply of critical drone capabilities within a week of a major conflict with Russia, according to a stark assessment that calls for a new generation of “oven-ready” defence factories across northern England. The Adam Smith Institute…...

23+ min ago   (638+ words) British-built drones have reportedly been used by Ukrainian forces to strike targets deep inside Russia, marking a significant expansion of Kyiv’s ability to take the war to Moscow’s industrial and logistics infrastructure. Ukrainian military sources told The Times that unmanned…...

40+ min ago   (527+ words) UK inflation is expected to accelerate sharply in July, threatening to reopen a difficult debate for the Bank of England over how quickly it can cut interest rates as higher energy bills collide with emerging food-price pressures. Economists broadly expect…...

1+ hour, 19+ min ago   (651+ words) Reform UK has accused Vodafone of “facilitating the invasion of Britain” after the telecoms group supplied 2,500 free SIM cards to a refugee charity that distributed them to migrants who had crossed the English Channel in small boats. The intervention marks…...

1+ hour, 2+ min ago   (594+ words) Russia suffered one of the heaviest months of battlefield losses since the invasion of Ukraine began, with an estimated 42,860 troops killed or wounded in July as Moscow’s war machine continues to consume soldiers at a punishing rate. The figure, reported…...

1+ hour, 27+ min ago   (676+ words) Britain risks being unable to protect its own merchant ships from Russian seizure attempts because years of cuts have left the Royal Navy without enough vessels to police global trade routes, former senior commanders have warned Andy Burnham. The warning…...

1+ hour, 46+ min ago   (602+ words) Ukraine’s expanding campaign against Russian logistics infrastructure has struck closer to Moscow, with a huge Wildberries warehouse engulfed in flames after an overnight drone assault. The warehouse in Koledino, around 25 miles from the Kremlin, is reportedly the largest facility operated…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago   (603+ words) Reform UK has promised to end hosepipe bans permanently and embark on a major expansion of Britain’s reservoir network, as a prolonged drought puts more than 26mn people under water-use restrictions. Nigel Farage’s party has pledged to scrap water-reduction targets introduced…...

2+ hour, 14+ min ago   (663+ words) The USS Abraham Lincoln has become the focus of mounting scrutiny over the strain of prolonged wartime deployment after a sailor was recovered from the sea, amid reports from military families of multiple attempts by crew members to jump overboard....

2+ hour, 7+ min ago   (573+ words) Water companies could be given powers to impose higher household charges during droughts under plans being considered by Ofwat, shifting more of the financial burden of Britain’s water shortages on to consumers. The regulator is examining seasonal and usage-based pricing…...