Police in Spain have made what they have said is a "record-breaking cocaine seizure in the Atlantic", as part of an ongoing crackdown on international drug trafficking.
Troops from the Royal Regiment of Scotland have been taking part in urban combat drills as they prepare to deploy to the Baltic states for a major NATO exercise.
The UK is on the verge of joining the EU's €90bn (£78bn) loan scheme for Ukraine, as the government seeks to shore up support for Kyiv and deepen defence ties with the bloc.