Giant black clouds of winged insects are taking flight across the UK Flying ants are here again(Image: Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo) Huge swarms of flying ants have been spotted across the UK as “Flying Ants Day” has arrived. Despite its name, it can actually happen over a number of summer days, with giant black clouds of...
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UK wage growth slows but remains high for Bank of England to curb inflation
In the three months to April, regular pay had risen by an annual 6.0 per cent and total earnings were up by 5.9 per cent. Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg 3 min read Last Updated : Jul 18 2024 | 1:39 PM IST Growth in wages in Britain slowed but remains at levels that would normally...
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UK hosts summit eyeing chance for European ‘reset’ – World News
LONDON New U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts dozens of European leaders on Thursday as he gets to work repairing relationships strained by the Conservatives’ tumultuous Brexit years. Ukraine, illegal migration, and energy security are on the agenda at the European Political Community (EPC) meeting at Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Britain’s World War II...
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Starmer claims Britain is back on the world stage at European summit – live
Starmer pledges £84m of funding for Africa and Middle East to ease ‘migration crisis’ Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Sir Keir Starmer has claimed that work has started on deepening cooperation with Europe to tackle illegal migration, as...
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UK’s top climate body urges Starmer government to act ‘fast,’ and said THIS about Sunak
The United Kingdom’s top climate change advisory body, the Climate Change Committee (CCC), has issued a stark warning to Keir Starmer’s new Labour government, urging it to act “fast” to put Britain on target to meet its 2030 climate targets. It pointed out that the UK has pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 68...
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UK climate watchdog calls on new government to act ‘fast’
The new Labour government must act “fast” to put the country on target to meet its 2030 climate goals, Britain’s top climate change advisory body warned on Thursday. UK climate watchdog calls on new government to act ‘fast’ The Climate Change Committee said that the UK had committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 68...
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In traditional speech, U.K.’s King Charles lays out ‘new deal’ for workers under new ruling government – UPI.com
1 of 2 | King Charles III receives the Keir Starmer earlier this month at Buckingham Palace. On Wednesday, the monarch delivered the King’s Speech in which he laid out a “new deal” for workers from Britain’s new ruling Labor Party government. Photo via The Royal Family/ UPI | License Photo July 17 (UPI) —...
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The Spanish city that’s an ‘expat magnet’ with lower mortgage rates than the UK
Spain is one of the countries attracting the largest community of British expats in the world. More than 300,000 UK citizens currently live in the country, according to movehub.com – many of whom have chosen the southern and eastern coast of Spain to create a new life abroad. Barcelona appears to be a magnet for...
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Why the rest of the world doesn’t want to visit Britain
Travelling in both directions between the EU and the UK is about to get more bureaucratic and more costly. Both the UK and EU are implementing new border regimes to tighten up on security but which will impact travellers. For inbound non-visa nationals they will need to apply for an ETA before travel at a...
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Top 10 world news: Indian warship conducts rescue op; UK government agenda; and more
‘Prestige Falcon’ oil tanker capsized off Oman coast on July 15, putting lives of 16 crew members at risk. Now, Indian warship INS Teg has rescued eight Indian nationals and one Sri Lankan citizen from the waters and the operation is still underway to rescue remaining survivors. Investigators suspect that Cyanide poisoning likely killed six foreign tourists in a...
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UK Parliament opens with royal pomp, new govt announces bills for ‘national renewal’
Britain’s new Labour Party government promised to calm the country’s febrile politics and ease its cost-of-living crisis as it set out its plans for “national renewal” at the grand State Opening of Parliament on Wednesday. King Charles III looks up as he waits to read the King’s Speech, as Queen Camilla sits beside him during...
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With King’s Speech, U.K.’s new Labour government defines ‘change’
LONDON — The aging monarch arrived in a golden carriage and put on a bejeweled crown weighing more than a sack of sugar. The new prime minister wore an ordinary suit, with a burgundy tie, and listened as King Charles III conveyed all that Britain’s first Labour government in 14 years wants to do. During...