Russian servicemen fire a Giatsint-S self-propelled gun toward Ukrainian positions on Wednesday as fighting entered an eighth day in a counter-offensive in which Ukraine claims it has penetrated more than 20 miles into Russian territory. Britain has clarified that Ukraine can use weapons it has supplied to it on Russian soil. Photo courtesy Russian Defense...
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UK prepares for mpox cases after global emergency declared
UK health officials are preparing for any potential cases of a new strain of mpox after the World Health Organization declared outbreaks of the virus in Africa to be a global emergency. The strain, known as clade 1b, emerged in the Democratic Republic of the Congo last year. The UK Health Security Agency said there...
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UK economy grows 0.6 per cent between April and June as it recovers from recession
Britain’s economy continued its recovery from recession at the end of last year, with its GDP increasing by 0.6 per cent between April and June, official figures showed on Thursday. The second-quarter growth in economic activity, as measured by gross domestic product, followed a 0.7 per cent increase in the first quarter and was in...
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Ukraine uses British tanks on Russian soil in cross-border raid
Last September, a Challenger 2 was destroyed by enemy fire in southern Ukraine when Ukrainian forces were bogged down by Moscow’s defences. The Ministry of Defence has never placed restrictions on the use of conventional British weapons on Russian soil, as long as they are used against targets in accordance with international law. However, Storm...
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Met Office gives its verdict amid reports of 41C UK heatwave
Met Office experts have predicted their maximum temperatures for the week ahead Many people are keen for some warmer weather(Image: Andrew Teebay Liverpool Echo) The Met Office has shared its official forecast amid some reports the UK could see temperatures of up to 41C. Some outlets have said weather maps have good news for those...
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UK growth slows slightly in second quarter
Britain’s economy grew 0.6 percent in the April-June period, a slight slowdown compared with the first three months of the year, official data showed on Thursday. UK growth slows slightly in second quarter The country’s economy is growing after it exited a mild recession at the end of last year, helped by inflation falling back...
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Stars of tomorrow selected to represent Great Britain at 2024 UCI Junior Track World Championships
British Cycling can today announce the 10 young riders selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 UCI Junior Track World Championships, in Luoyang, China from Wednesday 21 August to Sunday 25 August. The full squad will be making their world championships debuts after a fantastic year which has seen seven European and two elite...
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Stonehenge: Central Altar Stone from Scotland not Wales
Dawn Pummintr/BBC Stonehenge now has stones from all over Great Britain The six-tonne Altar Stone at the heart of Stonehenge came from the far north of Scotland rather than south-west Wales as previously thought, new analysis has found. The discovery shows the construction of Stonehenge was a far greater collaborative effort than scientists realised. It...
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Balearic Islands crisis as Mediterranean water temperatures break record
The surface temperature of the Mediterranean continues to rise to record levels at a time when a scorching heatwave hammers the Balearic Islands. The water temperature of the sea at Sa Dragonera reached 31.87C, according to the data collected by the Dragonera buoy on Monday, as reported by Diario De Ibiza. The previous record registered...
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Britain not-so-great anymore, here’s how and why
Great Britain sits on the edge on the eve of India’s 78th Independence Day. The country that once ruled the subcontinent, today witnesses poverty and riots. Another nation in the region, Bangladesh, made all the headlines for riots in the Indian newspapers. It was a right editorial call, given that Bangladesh is India’s neigbour and...
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UK inflation rises 2.2%, remains slightly less than expected in July
Wednesday’s data showed that annual services price inflation fell to 5.2 per cent in July from June’s 5.7 per cent | Photo: Bloomberg 3 min read Last Updated : Aug 14 2024 | 2:20 PM IST British consumer price inflation increased for the first time this year in July, official figures showed on Wednesday,...
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More cows kept in UK ‘megafarms’, animal welfare campaigners warn
Fraser Jones Thousands of cows are now kept on farms which do not allow them out to graze More cows could be kept indoors for the whole of their productive lives, animal welfare campaigners have warned, after the BBC found a rise in “megafarms”. Freedom of Information (FOI) requests by the BBC show the number...