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Japan's dream of a new empire to rival the West ended in the flash of two atomic bombs

President Roosevelt declares war on Japan on December 9, 1941, after Pearl Harbor attack (Image: Getty)What began with blood and pride ended in ashes and bone. The dream of a glorious new empire run...

Now EU states are humiliating Starmer over his pitifully weak migrant stance

Labour came to power last summer on a wave of discontent with the Tories for failing to get a grip on sky-high migration. Now Labour is proving to be worse, having reached the shameful milestone of...

France's last newspaper hawker gets Order of Merit from his old customer - President Macron

France's last newspaper hawker gets Order of Merit from his old customer - President Macron2 days agoHugh SchofieldParis correspondentBBCHe is France's last newspaper hawker; maybe the last in...

Bowen: Israeli settlers intensify campaign to drive out West Bank Palestinians

Bowen: Israeli settlers intensify campaign to drive out West Bank Palestinians10 hours agoJeremy BowenInternational editor, reporting from the occupied West BankOren Rosenfeld/BBCMeir Simcha agreed...

France's last newspaper hawker gets Order of Merit from his old customer - President Macron

France's last newspaper hawker gets Order of Merit from his old customer - President Macron1 hour agoHugh SchofieldParis correspondentBBCHe is France's last newspaper hawker; maybe the last in...

Homelessness Minister Rushanari Ali quits over rent hike claims

Homelessness Minister Rushanari Ali quits 9 minutes agoJennifer McKiernanBBC political reporter•@_JennyMcKiernanGetty ImagesRushanara Ali has resigned as Homelessness Minister, Downing Street has...

Freebiegate explodes again as Keir Starmer’s wife accepts three-figure Ascot tickets

Keir Starmer’s wife has accepted free tickets to Royal Ascot worth hundreds of pounds last month, just a year after the pair were embroiled in a scandal about free gifts. Last October the PM was...

Chris Bryant revealing sex abuse allegations in book is not bravery – it's a betrayal

Sir Chris Bryant’s recent revelation that he was sexually assaulted by five male MPs is, if true, a deeply serious matter. He has my full sympathy. But what is indefensible is how he chose to share...

Italy gives final approval for world's longest suspension bridge to Sicily

Italy gives final approval for world's longest suspension bridge to Sicily15 hours agoLaura GozziBBC NewsStretto di MessinaRome has given final approval to a €13.5bn ($15.6bn) project to build the...

How Europe is vying for rare earth independence from China

How Europe is vying for rare earth independence from China9 hours agoJonathan JosephsBusiness Reporter, BBC News•jonathanjosephsReporting fromLa Rochelle, western FranceBBCFor almost 80 years rare...

Fury as HMRC staff throw 'Guilt of Being British' event during work

HM Revenue and Customs has sparked outrage after holding a taxpayer-funded event titled “The Guilt of Being British” during working hours – as thousands of frustrated callers struggle to reach...

One in four disposable vape users are now puffing illegally or have returned to tobacco

BRITAIN’S ban on single-use vapes has driven huge numbers of Britons back to smoking tobacco, according to a bombshell poll, suggesting the new law has backfired. Since the start of June it has...

Italy gives final approval for world's longest suspension bridge to Sicily

Italy gives final approval for world's longest suspension bridge to Sicily20 minutes agoLaura GozziBBC NewsStretto di MessinaRome has given final approval to a €13.5bn ($15.6bn) project to build...

Inside underground bunker where 'sex slaves as young as 3 sold for $200-a-night'

Shocking images have surfaced of an underground bunker where children as young as three were allegedly sexually abused by a gang.Seven individuals have been arrested in connection with the...

Labour proves Keir Starmer is busted flush with move showing it can get even worse

Could things get any worse? Well, it seems they just have. This busted flush of a government is now taking advice from Tony Blair. Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, the forceful yet elusive Morgan...