Earlier today, the government announced a £500million subsidy package for the Port Talbot based Tata Steel, hailing the agreement as a new and improved deal for the company. The money will go towards funding a greener electric furnace in place of the current blast furnace, which will be closed. This closure will lead to around...
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US and UK pledge almost $1.5 billion to help Ukraine during diplomats’ visit to Kyiv
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The United States and Britain pledged nearly $1.5 billion in additional aid to Ukraine on Wednesday during a visit to Kyiv by their top diplomats as Ukrainian officials renewed their pleas to use Western-provided missiles against targets deeper inside Russia. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced more than $700 million...
The US and Britain accuse Iran of sending Russia missiles to use against Ukraine
LONDON (AP) — 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...
The rise of the far-right across Europe mapped as EU sends Britain ‘warning’
A map of Europe showing countries where hard-right parties have gained prominence (Image: DATAWRAPPER) European politics has seen a spectacular rise in the fortunes of far-right parties in recent years. Six EU countries now have parties in government widely described by experts as hard or far-right – these include Italy, Finland, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia and...
Germany could adopt Rwanda plan paid for by UK
Under Mr Stamp’s proposal, the asylum procedures in Rwanda would be conducted under the supervision of the United Nations. “We currently have no third country that has come forward, with the exception of Rwanda,” he said in a podcast by Table Media, published on Thursday. Mr Stamp, a member of the junior coalition FDP party...
Britain halts criminal proceedings against Harvey Weinstein
LONDON (AP) — Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein won’t face charges of indecent assault in Britain, prosecutors announced on Thursday. The Crown Prosecution Service, which in 2022 authorized two charges of indecent assault against Weinstein, said it decided to discontinue proceedings because there was “no longer a realistic prospect of conviction.’’ “We have explained our...
Pride in British history is collapsing – and we all know the reason why
A favourite book of my childhood was Our Island Story, H E Marshall’s magisterial (and chronological) account of this country’s history. Twenty years ago, this newspaper and the think tank Civitas collaborated on a venture to supply thousands of these books to primary schools across the land. Readers contributed more than £25,000 and free copies were...
UK says it’s suspending some arms exports to Israel over the risk of breaking international law
LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government said Monday that it’s suspending exports of some weapons to Israel because they could be used to break international law — a move with limited military impact intended to increase pressure by Israel’s frustrated allies for an end to the war in Gaza. Foreign Secretary David...
Putin will soon turn his war machine on Britain
In October 2022, in the dead of night, specialist troops and officials from Moscow slipped into St Catherine’s Cathedral in Kherson and exhumed the bones of famed 18th-century Russian commander Grigory Potemkin. He was a favourite of Empress Catherine the Great and played a critical role in the annexation of Crimea in 1783. No one...
Grandad on hunger strike scolds ‘third world Britain’ in furious protest: ‘I will die for this country!’
A 78-year-old grandad from Blackpool has hit out at “broken Britain” amid the ongoing migrant crisis, claiming the UK has become a “third-world country”. Paul Durant has told GB News of his hunger strike demonstration in protest against the surge in illegal migrant crossings and has gone without food for 18 days. Speaking to host...
British tech magnate Mike Lynch among those missing after luxury superyacht sinks off Sicily
ROME — British tech magnate Mike Lynch and five other people were missing after their luxury superyacht sank during a freak storm off Sicily early Monday, Italy’s civil protection and authorities said. Lynch’s wife and 14 other people survived. Lynch, who was acquitted in June in a big U.S. fraud trial, was among six people...
Elon Musk ‘accountable to no one,’ UK tech minister says amid disinformation during riots
Harun Ozalp | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Elon Musk is “the one person who is accountable to no one” and his impact on public discourse should not be underestimated, the U.K.’s technology minister said in an interview with the Times newspaper, adding to recent criticisms of the technology billionaire from senior government officials. Peter...