The i Paper • 6 December 2025

'I live with my two children in a B&B – I have to share a bed with my son'

A mum who has been living in a bed and breakfast with her two young children for over five months said she has to share a bed with her son due to the lack of space


*Delina has been living in a B&B in Slough since June this year with her two sons, aged three and seven after being placed there by Ealing Council.


Delina is one of many parents who has or is cur...

The i Paper • 4 December 2025

This European country is successfully getting young people into work - here's how

Sir Keir Starmer announced on Monday that the UK Government would look into removing the barriers “holding back the potential” of young people.


“We have to confront the reality that our welfare state is trapping people, not just in poverty, but out of work. Young people in particular, and that is a poverty of ambition,” he said.


Alan Milburn, the former health...

The i Paper • 1 December 2025

Trump is now talking about his health. Here is why he feels so vulnerable

Donald Trump has said he will release the results of an MRI scan that he took in October, with experts saying questions over the President’s health could cast doubt over his ability to handle the job.


Trump said he had “no idea” which part of his body was scanned in the check-up but insisted the results would be “perfect”, adding that he had “aced” a recent cognitive test.


“If...

The i Paper • 18 November 2025

Epstein's vulgar Putin reference renews speculation on Russia’s power over Trump

The release of 20,000 documents relating to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein has led to renewed speculation over the links between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.


As Congress prepares to vote on the release of another tranche of Epstein files, experts say the documents indicate Russia may have obtained material to use to blackmail the US President.


The relea...

The i Paper • 6 November 2025

Trump's latest move will cause chaos for air travellers – and backlash against Republicans

Thousands of flights could be affected as a result of the US Government shutdown - as Trump officials prepare to cut air traffic in the busiest markets Plans by Donald Trump’s administration to slash air traffic at some of America’s busiest airports are expected to cause chaos across US skies while spelling growing trouble for the US President and his party, experts have said.


Aviation representatives cited concerns that the US Government shutdown, now into its second mont...

The i Paper • 5 November 2025

Second prisoner freed in error from Wandsworth prison as police hunt both men

It means three prisoners have been released in error in as many weeks, following the high-profile release of Epping sex offender Hadush Kebatu










Two prisoners were released in error from Wandsworth prison just days apart – the third high-profile mistaken release in as many weeks.


Brahim Kaddour-Cherif was released from the south London prison on 29 October, five days after migrant sex offender Hadush Kebatu was freed from HMP Chelmsford, sparking a 48-h...

The i Paper • 3 November 2025

Stabbing of 14-year-old linked to train attack suspect

Police are investigating the stabbing of a 14-year-old boy in Peterborough on Friday as one of three knife-related incidents in the city linked to the Huntingdon train stabbings suspect.


Anthony Williams, 32, has been charged with 10 counts of attempted murder, one count of actual bodily harm and one count of possession of bladed article following the attack on Saturday night.


He is also charged with another count of attempted murder and possession of a bladed article in connection to an i...

The i Paper • 3 November 2025

Reform preparing for a 2027 election - as Farage warns of 'economic collapse'

Reform UK appear to be preparing for a general election in 2027 – which Nigel Farage claims will be prompted by “economic collapse”.

During a news conference in the City of London, Farage unveiled his plans for the economy should his party win the election, which he believes will take place shortly.

He said: “I still stand by my idea that there will be a general election caused by economic collapse that will happen in 2027.”“Just look at the rapid pace that we continue to deindustrialise....

The i Paper • 31 October 2025

Everything to know about the cruise missile Ukraine claims Russia is using

Ukraine has accused Russia of firing cruise missiles banned under a historic treaty with the US, with experts claiming the weapon could pose a wider nuclear threat to European security.

Officials in Ukraine said that Russia has fired 9M729 missiles 23 times at targets in Ukraine since August. Kyiv said it also recorded two launches of the weapon by Russia in 2022.

The Guardian • 21 October 2025

Defiant Sarkozy begins jail sentence as lawyer says he will be held in solitary confinement – as it happened

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has arrived at La Santé prison in Paris on Tuesday to start a five-year prison term.

Sarkozy, who was the conservative president of France between 2007 and 2012, was handed a five-year jail term in September for criminal conspiracy over a plan for late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi to fund his electoral campaign.

He walked out of his home hand-in-hand with his singer wife, Carla Bruni, and left in a car escorted by police on motorbikes.

The i Paper • 13 October 2025

Trump hailed ‘the peace president’ as all 20 living Israeli hostages freed

All 20 living Israeli hostages have now been handed over to the Red Cross by Hamas as part of Donald Trump’s ceasefire deal.

The US President was given red carpet treatment as he arrived in Tel Aviv on Monday, where he will meet with the families of hostages and address the Knesset.

Families and friends of hostages broke out into cheers as Israeli television channels announced that the hostages were in the hands of the Red Cross.Follow The i Paper’s liveblog for the latest updates....

The i Paper • 11 October 2025

The options to replace stamp duty – and how it could affect you

Plans from the Tories to cut stamp duty on primary residences could see other payments such as council tax being reformed as a result, a leading fiscal policy analyst has said.

Kemi Badenoch made the pledge in her closing speech at the party’s conference in Manchester, with the opposition leader calling on Rachel Reeves to cut taxes in an effort to boost growth.

Stamp duty i...

The Guardian • 9 October 2025

Zelenskyy says he will nominate Trump for Nobel peace prize if he secures Ukraine ceasefire – Europe live

The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, floated the idea of nominating the US president, Donald Trump, for the Nobel peace prize in a briefing to reporters, two days ahead of the announcement of this year’s winner, who would have been selected earlier in the autumn, Reuters reports. Zelenskyy said in comments released on Thursday:
If Trump gives the world – above all, the Ukrainian peo...

The Guardian • 9 October 2025

Trump says he will be ‘involved’ in keeping peace in Gaza – as it happened

The Israeli army has said it is “preparing to receive” the hostages held in Gaza.“ The Chief of Staff instructed to be prepared to lead the upcoming operation to return the abductees with sensitivity and professionalism,” the Israel Defense Forces posted in Arabic on X. The military also welcomed the agreement between Israel and Hamas.

The Guardian • 8 October 2025

Outgoing French PM says ‘there is desire’ to agree budget and talks down prospect of snap election – as it happened

France’s caretaker prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, has said his talks with various party leaders had revealed a “willingness” to pass a budget by the end of the year and that snap parliamentary elections were now looking less likely.“This willingness creates a momentum and a convergence, obviously, which make the possibilities of a dissolution more remote,” he said in a brief address on Wed...

The i Paper • 21 September 2025

Starmer confirms recognition of Palestine 'to keep alive possibility of peace'

The UK has officially recognised the state of Palestine in a symbolic move of support. Sir Keir Starmer has described the move as an effort “to revive the hope of peace for the Palestinians and Israelis, and a two-state solution”. Speaking via video message, the Prime Minister said: “Ordinary people, Israeli and Palestinian, deserve to live in peace, to try to rebuild their lives free from violence and suffering. That’s what the British people desperately want to see.” The declaration comes alongsi...

The Guardian • 20 September 2025

Poland scrambles aircraft as Russia attacks Ukraine with hundreds of drones and missiles – as it happened

Polish and allied aircraft were deployed early on Saturday to ensure the safety of Polish airspace after Russia launched airstrikes targeting western Ukraine near the border with Poland, armed forces of the Nato-member country said. “Polish and allied aircraft are operating in our airspace, while ground-based air defence and radar reconnaissance systems have been brought to the highest...

The i Paper • 19 September 2025

Why Trump might want Afghanistan air base back (despite previously letting it go)

Trump said the Afghanistan base should 'never have On Thursday, during a press conference with British prime minister Sir Keir Starmer, Donald Trump said he wanted the US to reclaim the Bagram air base in Afghanistan. The Soviet-built airstrip was the main base for American forces in the mountainous South Asian nation following the attacks of 9/11. They withdrew in 2021, with the Taliban taking over shortly after. Later, aboard Air Force One, the US president s...

The Guardian • 13 September 2025

MPs express shock after alleged racially motivated rape of Sikh woman

MPs have expressed their shock at reports of the racially motivated rape of a 20-year-old Sikh woman, said to have occurred in broad daylight. Detectives are looking for two white male suspects alleged to have racially abused the woman during the assault – they believe one suspect had a shaved head and wore gloves. The incident is alleged to have taken place on Tuesday morning in Oldbury, close to Birmingham. A Sikh community group said it had spoken to the woman and her family and that the words...

The i Paper • 9 September 2025

Russia's latest deadly strikes on Ukraine show Putin remains intent on conquest

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that more than 20 civilians had been killed in a Russian airstrike on a village in the eastern region of Donetsk. He wrote on X: “Directly on people. Ordinary civilians. At the very moment when pensions were being disbursed. ”In the aftermath, Zelensky called on Kyiv’s allies to increase pressure on Moscow to...

The i Paper • 9 September 2025

Trump's Epstein bombshells keep dropping. Here's what happens next

New allegations of ties between Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein could expose rising tensions in the Republican Party and sway swing voters, a political analyst has said.US lawmakers released a copy of a “birthday book” on Monday which included notes given to deceased convicted paedophile Epstein for his 50th birthday. The book includes a letter allegedly written by Trump whic...

The i Paper • 5 September 2025

Putin inviting Zelensky to Moscow for talks is a dangerous trap

Vladimir Putin’s invitation to host Volodymyr Zelensky in Moscow has been described as a “trap” by analysts, who suggested that such a meeting could weaken Kyiv’s positions in negotiations or even place Zelensky in danger. The Russian president said on Wednesday that any direct talks between him and Zelensky to resolve the Russia-Ukraine war must take place in his capital, r...

The i Paper • 5 September 2025

Poland on high alert as Russian air strikes edge closer to Nato borders

Russia is testing Poland with a series of “provocations” that stop short of triggering a full confrontation with a Nato member, analysts said. Warsaw announced on Thursday that two drones had entered Polish air space the previous night without specifying their origin.“We had two airspace violations,” said General Maciej Klisz, Operational Commander of the Armed Forces. “These...

The Guardian • 27 August 2025

Middle East crisis: Israeli military carries out raid in West Bank city of Nablus – as it happened

Israeli army carry out raid in NablusThe Israeli military on Wednesday launched an operation involving dozens of soldiers and armoured vehicles in the old city of Nablus, in the northern occupied West Bank, witnesses and Palestinian officials told Agence France-Presse (AFP). The Israeli military confirmed to AFP that it was conducting an operation, without specifying its purpose.The raid began at about 3.00am (0.00am UK time), residents said, with soldiers storming several nei...