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NATO ambassadors agreed to boost defence spending and related spending, rising from the longstanding 2 % target to a combined 5 % of GDP by 2035, ahead of next week’s Hague summit.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi delivered a stern warning following US airstrikes on Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan, calling the attacks a “heinous crime” that risks “everlasting consequences” for international security.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has firmly rejected NATO’s push, driven by U.S. President Trump and Secretary-General Mark Rutte, for members to spend 5% of GDP on defence.

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater expressed confidence that the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will pass its crucial Commons stage on Friday, moving on to the House of Lords.

Baroness Harriet Harman cautioned that Prime Minister Keir Starmer, whose political identity was shaped by opposition to Iraq, might ultimately permit U.S. use of UK-controlled bases, such as Diego Garcia or RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, for strikes on Iran if President Trump requested it.

Government to announce another delay to HS2 Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander will tell Parliament that the London–Birmingham section of HS2…

The Israel–Iran conflict has escalated sharply after five days of Israeli airstrikes targeting Iran’s nuclear, military, and energy infrastructure, reportedly killing at least 224 Iranians and wounding around 1,400.

A domestic heatwave is set to hit the UK this week, with temperatures reaching up to 32 °C in southern England by Saturday, according to the Met Office.

MPs in the House of Commons have approved a landmark move to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales, with a vote of 379 to 137 in favour of an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill—introduced by Labour’s Tonia Antoniazzi.

Israeli airstrikes are entering their fifth day, after targeting military and nuclear sites across Iran—including Tehran—while simultaneously striking Iran’s oil and gas facilities and even its state broadcaster, which Tehran condemned as a “war crime”.