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One of the largest and most significant Iron Age hoards ever discovered in the UK has been unveiled. It will likely reshape our understanding of life in Britain 2,000 years ago. It began, as many great discoveries do, with a metal detectorist and a lucky beep. In December 2021, Peter Heads stumbled upon what would turn out to be one of the largest and most significant Iron Age finds ever made in Britain: the Melsonby Hoard.Now, after meticulous excavation and research, archaeologists have unveiled a collection of more than 800 objects found by Heads near the village of Melsonby in…

“He helps Vladimir Putin, it’s very clear,” he added. Fiala went on to say that the Czech-led ammunition initiative — set up to to gather donations from allied countries to cofinance the purchase of ammunition for Ukraine from producers around the world — could be in danger if the government changes. Based on surveys carried out by STEM research institute, the former premier Babiš is dominating the polls with 33 percent, with Fiala’s SPOLU coalition barely reaching 17 percent. Babiš, leader of the populist ANO party, has been echoing rhetoric by leaders Viktor Orbán in Hungary and Robert Fico in Slovakia, insisting that…

Frederiksen’s condemnation marks her most trenchant criticism of the White House since Trump turned his attention to seizing the self-ruling Danish territory, with its vast reserves of critical minerals and vital geostrategic location in the Arctic. Frederiksen also noted that Greenlandic representatives were “clear” that “they do not want a visit right now, because they do not have a government,” following an election earlier this month. “You cannot make a private visit with official representatives from another country,” the Danish prime minister said. Trump first floated the prospect of the U.S. acquiring Greenland during his first term but has raised the stakes…

The leak happened as the US launched strikes against Iran-backed Houthis and despite a crackdown on sensitive information leaks. Top national security officials in the Trump administration, including Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, have reportedly sent war plans for upcoming military strikes against the Houthis to a group chat in a messaging app that included The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief, the magazine reported in a story published on Monday.The US National Security Council stated that the text chain “appears to be authentic”. Editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg reported that the material in the text chain “contained operational details of forthcoming strikes on Iran-backed Houthis in…

In Sri Lanka, the ISF’s project to remove landmines in the region could also be under threat. A spokesperson for the HALO post-conflict NGO said they were concerned about potential cuts to ISF funding. “Any reductions in funding will also delay the timeline for the country to become mine free — which could be achieved by 2030 if current funding levels were fully sustained,” they said, adding: “The U.K. has played a leading role in supporting Sri Lanka getting to this stage for the past 19 years.” Lewis Brooks, U.K. policy and advocacy adviser at conflict prevention organization Saferworld, said:…

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👉Listen to Politics At Sam And Anne’s on your podcast app👈 Your morning politics digest with Sky News’ Sam Coates and Politico’s Anne McElvoy. The countdown to Trump’s tariff “Liberation Day” continues with the UK looking at its options ahead of announcing any trade deal. Is abolishing Britain’s digital services tax still one of the most likely moves? That’d mean missing out on hundreds of millions from the likes of Meta and Amazon. Elsewhere, with Rachel Reeves struggling to shake off the story about her Sabrina Carpenter tickets before the spring statement, there’s another story to trouble the cabinet this…

Furthermore, in an unwanted backdrop to Wednesday’s upcoming statement, the U.K.’s GDP fell by 0.1 percent in January, down from a rise of 0.4 percent in December. And government officials expect the Office for Budget Responsibility to downgrade its forecast of 2 percent growth this year to around 1 percent. This means financial markets are watching Reeves closely. The wobble that saw government borrowing costs rise in January (before falling back down) was a sign the chancellor still has to prove her mettle. She thus wants to take immediate action on Wednesday, showing her “ironclad” rules are still “nonnegotiable” and…

The U.K. prime minister and his top security adviser worked intensively to rescue the broken relationship between Kyiv and Washington, drafting a truce plan that might one day pave the way for peace. Mar 12 9 mins read

– Parlamentarischer Pessimismus: Warum dem Deutschen Bundestag die Leichtigkeit fehlt – und wie sie zurückkommen kann. Gordon Repinski analysiert, warum im neuen Bundestag trotz notwendiger Ernsthaftigkeit die politische Lockerheit verloren gegangen ist.– Back to Bundestag: Lammert, Schmidt, Lang – Was aus gescheiterter Regierungsarbeit gelernt werden kann. Norbert Lammert, Wolfgang Schmidt und Ricarda Lang diskutieren die Ursachen für das Scheitern politischer Projekte in der Ampelkoalition – und zeigen Wege auf, wie künftige Regierungen erfolgreicher handeln können.– Anke Rehlinger im 200-Sekunden-Interview: SPD, CDU, Leaks – und kommt Merz schneller als der Osterhase? Anke Rehlinger, stellvertretende SPD-Vorsitzende und Ministerpräsidentin des Saarlands, spricht über…