Reeves will reverse plans to scale back business rates relief for pubs. After warnings of widespread closures, the chancellor is expected to extend support beyond April to help with rising costs, scrapping the impending rise in bills for hospitality landlords.

Britain and France have signed a pact to create security hubs and permit troop deployments in an Eastern European ally if a truce is reached. The PM and Macron say it will bolster stability; Washington signalled support, while a rival leader rejected any foreign presence.

Washington says its actions target drug cartels, not the Venezuelan state, after Nicolás Maduro was detained and taken to New York. He and his wife face federal charges and are due in court, while senior figures in Caracas demand his release.

US forces detained Venezuela’s leader after a military operation. The US president said he intends to oversee a transitional administration. The White House says the detainee will face US charges linked to narcotics and security offences. The PM said the UK was not involved.