Personal chemistry is key – but Trump is like no leader I’ve ever met, ex-ambassador to US tells Burnham

Exclusive: Former US ambassador Lord Kim Darroch and ex-foreign secretary Sir Malcolm Rifkind offer the prime minister advice ...

Royal family latest: Earl Spencer claims he has ‘nothing to do’ with King anymore day before bombshell memoir hits shelves

Earl Spencer has confessed he felt “eternal regret” for failing to stop Martin Bashir’s controversial interview with Princess ...

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump says ‘unfortunately’ Moscow has lost control of oil industry after refinery strikes

Donald Trump has warned Volodymyr Zelensky to halt Ukraine’s long-range strike on oil refineries across Russia ahead of a meeting in New York this week, it has been reported. At such a critical moment ...

Second English village could vote to leave UK in opposition to asylum seeker plans

A second English village is considering holding a symbolic referendum on leaving the UK in protest over plans to host asylum seekers at a nearby military base. Barnham in Suffolk could follow in the ...

Healey can’t let memories of Truss mini-Budget stop him from taking the bold action Britain needs, ex-chancellor says

Sir Jeremy Hunt told The Independent that Andy Burnham should not fall into the trap of simply ‘doing things that get through the moment’, warning that tinkering around the edges would be a ‘missed op ...

MPs warn disabled people have ‘no power’ over Pip review

A group of MPs have warned disability minister Sir Stephen Timms that his review into the Personal Independence Payment (Pip) risks repeating the mistakes of Labour’s ill-fated attempt to cut ...

Air traffic control boss faces fresh calls to quit after second day of major flight disruption

Monday’s flight disruption was the fourth incident caused by problems at National Air Traffic Services in under four years, as chief executive Martin Rolfe comes under increased pressure to quit ...

Man charged with causing deaths of six people by dangerous driving

A man has been charged with causing the deaths of six people more than two years after a crash. Christopher Cockell, 50, of Gresford Close, Woolley Grange, has been charged with six counts of causing ...

Anti-migrant activist Danny Tommo’s Channel policing boat accidentally sinks

A boat purchased by a right-wing activist to police the Channel for asylum seekers has accidentally sunk, according to reports. Daniel Thomas, who uses the name Danny Tommo, is now crowdfunding to ...

I tested Apple’s AirPods 5 – here’s my honest verdict on whether you should buy them

The AirPods have long been the easiest way to listen to music from your iPhone. Now, with, Apple has meaningfully updated the ...

The government wants UK households to stock up on food. Here’s what to buy

UK households are being urged to stock up on essential items in case of emergencies, according to reports. A new public ...
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Top psychiatrist says Trump behaves like a ‘toddler’ trying to be ‘ruler of the universe’ to fight feeling of helplessness

A top psychiatrist has issued a new warning about what she described as President Donald Trump’s deteriorating mental health, comparing his behavior to that of a “toddler” responding to feelings of ...