'Wildly irresponsible' Russia 'jams signals' on defence secretary's RAF plane

Grant Shapps loses seat of Welwyn Hatfield

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps loses his seat of Welwyn Hatfield in Hertfordshire to Labour’s Andrew Lewin. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Shapps: Labour supermajority would be dangerous for country

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps says the Conservatives are 'fighting for every vote', insisting a Labour supermajority would be 'very dangerous'. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Shapps 'filled with pride' over Sunak's upbringing

Grant Shapps says that he is “filled with pride” when he thinks about the story of Rishi Sunak’s childhood, saying that his parents gave up a lot to bring him up so that he could go on to be prime minister. The defence secretary said: “He comes from an immigrant family who come here, work hard, do give up on things in order to bring their children up… who ends up being prime minister of the United Kingdom.” Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

UK carries out fifth round of joint strikes against Houthis

Rishi Sunak has said the UK “will not hesitate” to protect British interests after the RAF carried out a fifth round of joint strikes against Houthi rebels with US forces. The prime minister said that the strikes "were taken in self-defence in the face of an ongoing threat that the Houthis pose." He continued: "We have always said that we will not hesitate to protect British interests abroad and at home." Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Poland's parliament rejects bill easing abortion access

Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his centrist coalition government suffered a bitter defeat on Friday in parliament.

China joins Belarus military drills near the Polish border

Poland and Ukraine sign 'unprecedented' military agreement

The Ukrainian leader met with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Warsaw on Monday to discuss Russia's continuing attacks on Ukraine and further support from NATO.

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy says commitment to Ukraine 'is ironclad'

On his second day in the job, Lammy is on a whirlwind tour of 'key partner' countries Germany, Poland and Sweden where continued support for Ukraine was high on the agenda.

UK's new foreign minister visits Poland for talks on Ukraine

David Lammy is seeking to tighten UK relations with the EU and stress the new government is just as supportive of Ukraine in its war against Russia.