LONDON – The United States and Britain formally accused Iran on Tuesday of supplying short-range ballistic missiles to Russia to use against Ukraine, announcing new sanctions on Moscow and Tehran before a joint visit to Kyiv by their top diplomats. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaking alongside British Foreign Secretary David Lammy during a...
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GE Hitachi signs four MoUs focusing on UK SMR plans
Tuesday, 10 September 2024 GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy has signed memorandums of understanding with Aecon, AtkinsRéalis, Jacobs and Laing O’Rourke as part of its preparations in the UK’s on-going small modular reactor selection contest. How the BWRX-300 SMR could look (Image: GEH) The UK aims to grow nuclear energy capacity to 24 GW by 2050,...
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Criminals released early amid overcrowding crisis in Britain’s prison system – UPI.com
Prisons in England and Wales began releasing about 1,750 inmates from prisons 40% of the way through their sentences on Tuesday as part of efforts to free up space in a Victorian-era penal system that is bursting at the seams. Photo by Adam Vaughan/EPA-EFE Sept. 10 (UPI) — Britain began discharging about 1,750 inmates from...
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UK’s Starmer vows ‘partnership’ with unions but warns on pay
Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday pledged to reset industrial relations strained by widespread strike action, as he became the first UK leader to address the annual meeting of Britain’s trade unions in 15 years. UK’s Starmer vows ‘partnership’ with unions but warns on pay The speech, however, came among early tensions between the young...
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head of oil appears in UK court on bribery charges
By Sam Tobin and Robert Harvey head of oil appears in UK court on bribery charges LONDON, Sept 10 – Glencore’s former head of oil Alex Beard appeared in a London court on Tuesday to face bribery charges relating to the Swiss commodity trader’s operations in Africa. Beard will plead not guilty, his lawyer said...
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A timeline of recent British royal events
LONDON — Kate, Princess of Wales, announced Monday that she has completed chemotherapy treatment for cancer and plans to return to some public duties. A timeline of recent British royal events It comes after a difficult few months for the royals in which both 42-year-old Kate and King Charles III were treated for cancer. Charles,...
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Britain warned as Vladimir Putin urged to ‘cynically support’ UK’s enemy
Russian propagandists have called for Britain’s enemies to be supported in causing revolution or launching strikes on national TV. The claims were made during a discussion chaired by Vladimir Solovyov on his self-titled television show ‘Evening with Vladimir Solovyov’ as a group of passionate Russian propagandists lambasted the UK for their direct opposition to Russia...
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Why aren’t Great Britain competing at the 2024 European Road Championships?
The Great Britain Cycling Team has chosen not to field a squad at the European Road Championships this week, British Cycling has confirmed. The event is set to take place from 11-15 September, and will be held in Limburg, in the Belgian region of Flanders. At last year’s Championships, Great Britain won the men’s time...
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Foreign Secretary launches expert reviews to strengthen UK’s global impact and expertise
The Foreign Secretary has today announced 3 strategic reviews to help reconnect Britain and deliver the UK government’s missions internationally. Three appointed external experts will look at: the UK’s global impact how to maximise the benefits of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s (FCDO) joint integrated development diplomacy model in our development work our economic...
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British tourist dies after crashing scooter while not wearing helmet in Thailand
Billy Thomas James was in a popular tourist spot in Thailand (Picture: Asia Pacific Press via ViralPress) A British man died in a motorbike crash in Thailand overnight. Billy Thomas James, a 30-year-old from Hammersmith, lost control of the rental vehicle while driving along a road in Ao Nang, a popular resort in Krabi region....
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Incredible map shows every British island across the world
At the outset of the First World War, the British Empire comprised 400 million people and its territorial arsenal was so vast that the sun never set on it. Since the end of the Second World War, the empire has gradually reduced, leading to it now being no more than a scattering of islands and...
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UK and US spy chiefs warn of threat to world order
Richard Moore (left), the chief of Britain’s MI6 agency, and CIA Director Bill Burns are being interviewed as part of the FT Weekend festival in London, on Saturday.—Reuters LONDON: CIA Director Bill Burns and UK MI6 chief Richard Moore warned on Saturday that the world order was “under threat in a way we haven’t seen...