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UAE Cyber Defence: Tahnoon bin Zayed at the Heart of the Security Strategy – By Isaac Hammouch
The United Arab Emirates announced on August 10, 2026, that it had detected and thwarted advanced, coordinated cyberattacks targeting vital sectors, including aviation, energy...
Morocco–Europe After the Ceuta Crisis: Is Trust Permanently Damaged?
By Isaac HammouchThe new migratory crisis in Ceuta has abruptly revived memories of 2021 and placed relations between Morocco and the European Union back...
Illegal working arrests double in two years, Home Office says
Arrests of migrants working illegally in the UK have doubled since Labour has been in government, the Home Office has said.It said more than...
Sturgeon's criticisms of Swinney reveal tensions in SNP ranks
Giving her views on the recent Holyrood election, Sturgeon wrote there was "a lack of vision or big picture thinking" when it came the...
Conservatives pledge to ban foreign nationals from social housing
The Conservatives have said they would end the provision of social housing for foreign nationals in England if they win power at the next...
SNP write-off value of Murrell motorhome in party accounts
The motorhome was listed as having a value of £100,790 on 1 January 2024.That had dropped by more than half to £41,284 by 31...
Sir Keir Starmer made misleading defence spending claim, watchdog says
Former Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, the Wales Office and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) used misleading figures about how much the country would...
Burnham orders review of grooming gang early releases
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has ordered an "urgent" review to identify any grooming gang members who may be eligible to be freed from jail...
Car washes and vape shops can still sponsor skilled foreign workers despite visa changes
More than 1,900 small high street businesses including mini-marts, vape shops and car washes are licensed to sponsor foreign workers under a specialist scheme...
Ayoub Aïssiou, an Opponent in the Crosshairs of a Controversial Procedure
Since July 25, 2026, Ayoub Aïssiou has been held in a detention center in Barcelona, pending extradition proceedings to Algeria. Yet, this man has...
Walk-in mental health centres to open in banks and libraries across England
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said: "Nobody should be left to struggle with their mental health alone. But every day, thousands of people are waiting...
What will Devon's four new councils mean for you?
Devon is bracing itself for a council shake-up, made up of four new authorities responsible for everything from leisure centres and planning to recycling....
Reform UK pledges to jail bosses employing illegal workers
Reform UK has pledged to imprison the bosses of companies employing illegal migrants and said it would fine larger firms 10 per cent of...
Student loan repayment rates an 'unsustainable burden', chancellor told
Laura Trott, shadow education secretary for the Conservatives, and Munira Wilson, education spokeswoman for the Liberal Democrats, are among MPs who have signed the...
Ex neo-Nazi activist withdraws as Tory election candidate
A former neo-Nazi selected by the Conservatives to fight a council election next year has pulled out after a backlash against his candidacy.Joshua Bonehill-Paine...
The Black Box That Shattered the Makhzen’s Secrets: Ahmed Boukhari and the Price of Truth in Morocco
By: Isac HammouchIn the history of states and authoritarian regimes, there exist men crafted to be living tombs for secrets. They are carefully selected,...
Police chief considers joining legal action over PC Harper killers' early release
The driver of the vehicle, Henry Long, received a 16-year sentence and is not eligible for early release. Speaking on the Today programme, Thames...
Miliband says re-opening Strait of Hormuz 'essential' as he meets Rubio
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has called on the US to re-open the Strait of Hormuz ahead of his first official one-to-one meeting with...