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Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced plans to get Britain's ailing workforce back into jobs on Tuesday with better support for mental health and finding work, but the government delayed a consultation on reforming welfare to encourage people into work.

Britain and its NATO allies must stay ahead in "the new AI arms race", British cabinet office minister Pat McFadden will say on Monday, warning that Russian cyber criminals are increasingly targeting countries that support Ukraine.

Britain is imposing the biggest sanctions package against Russia's shadow fleet, targeting 30 vessels, foreign minister David Lammy said on Monday, urging G7 allies to stand with, and equip Ukraine for as long as it needs.

Last year's coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla cost 72 million pounds and showcased Britain to millions around the world, a government report said on Thursday, with the event costing less than half that of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth.

Ukraine has fired long-range British Storm Shadow missiles into Russian territory for the first time, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing an unnamed Western official.

Kemi Badenoch won a race to become the new leader of Britain's Conservative Party on Saturday, vowing to return the once dominant party to its founding principles to try to win back voters who handed the Conservatives their worst election defeat in July.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will meet NATO General Secretary Mark Rutte and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London on Thursday, a boost for Ukraine after a summit of its main backers was cancelled at a difficult moment in its fight against Russia.

Three hopefuls left in race to lead Britain's Conservatives

Renewal, rebuilding or just being more optimistic - all four contenders to lead Britain's Conservative Party promised change in back-to-back speeches on Wednesday to convince lawmakers and members to back them.

Three months since being ousted, Britain's Conservatives plot return to power