All news for 2025-09-21

Two German Eurofighter jets were scrambled on Sunday to intercept a Russian military aircraft above the Baltic Sea, as Estonia said it would call an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council after Russian planes violated its airspace.

The Taliban has promised not to relinquish "even one metre" of Afghanistan after Donald Trump expressed his desire to reclaim a former US airbase in the country.

A Tory demand for an investigation into Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff Morgan McSweeny has been dismissed as “muckracking” by the Deputy Prime Minister.

Passengers are experiencing continued travel disruption at multiple European airports, including London Heathrow, due to an alleged cyberattack affecting a key service provider responsible for check-in and boarding systems.

The UK is prepared for disruption as heavy rain is expected to cause flooding, with possible hail and thunder.

10,000 prison officers will be provided with body armour following a series of high-profile attacks, the Justice Secretary has announced.

The Prime Minister is expected to recognize Palestinian statehood on Sunday while also announcing new sanctions on Hamas.

Four people have been arrested - one on suspicion of attempted murder - after four others were injured in a shooting at a nightclub in Birmingham.

When Andy Burnham addressed a gala dinner this week, he was as coy as he could be in a week when speculation about his future ambitions was rampant. "I love this job," the mayor of Greater Manchester said.

The Security Service of Ukraine reported a large-scale special operation: a network of call centres operating from Ukraine but targeting citizens of EU countries and Turkey has been exposed.