Security

9 Jan 2026

Trump on the left, Starmer and Macron on the right

Trump's grand plan to reshape the world order leaves Europe with a difficult choice to make

The turbocharged events of the last week - and the new US National Security Strategy - raise pressing questions about the new world order, and what it means for Europe

9 Jan 2026

5 Jan 2026

Students listening to a lecturer on the spy course at Sciences Po Saint-Germain university

The French university where spies go for training

Sciences Po Saint-Germain near Paris trains current French secret agents and potential new recruits.

5 Jan 2026

4 Jan 2026

A rectangular cardboard box sitting on a doorstep, beside a wooden door. There is some fur-tree like foliage in a painted pot to the right of the frame.

Parcel theft offences down 80% in four years

A Neighbourhood Watch leader thinks community group chats are deterring crimes.

4 Jan 2026

22 Dec 2025

The exterior of the petrol station, a red shelter, which has a sign that reads EVF, there is a small shop to one side.

Petrol station staff to trial wearing body cameras

Ellan Vannin Fuels says the devices will be trialled at its Peel Road store to deter abuse of staff.

22 Dec 2025

17 Nov 2025

A treated image showing drones with a partial map below

Mysterious drones have been spotted at night at airports across Europe. How worried should we be?

Drones have been found across Western Europe near airports, military bases and power plants, as part of a suspected programme of 'hybrid warfare'

17 Nov 2025

4 Nov 2025

The photo shows a close-up of the side of a Devon and Cornwall police van with the words 'building safer communities together' printed on the side.

Police investigate series of burglaries

Detectives launch an investigation after a series of daytime burglaries at secluded properties.

4 Nov 2025

22 Sep 2025

A line of security guards in yellow hi-vis vests. Some are wearing black caps. There are seven on the left, then three police officers in uniform, followed by three security guards and two further men in black T-shirts and trousers. They are standing on light-coloured paving slabs in front of the glass frontages of two shops.

Guards are cafe paramilitary wing, says councillor

Police panel members say officers should patrol Bedford, not privately-funded guards.

22 Sep 2025

23 Aug 2025

Two men walking wearing black uniform and a blue badge that reads community safety accredited officer.

Meet the groups keeping a seaside town safe

Council and police patrols, private companies and charities all work to keep Bournemouth safe.

23 Aug 2025

21 Aug 2025

A treated image of a hypersonic missile North Korea claims to have test-fired

The race for the two miles-a-second super weapons that Putin says turn targets to dust

Russia and China are leading the global race in hypersonic missiles - how worried should we be that the US is playing catch up and the UK has none?

21 Aug 2025

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