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Countries Move to Strengthen Supply Chains Through a Critical Minerals Alliance

Around 20 countries, including the US, UK, EU members, Japan, Australia, India, and South Korea, will meet in Washington this week to discuss forming a strategic alliance on critical minerals and rare earths. The talks aim to strengthen non-China supply chains for materials essential to modern industries such as electronics, defence, renewable energy, and electric vehicles. The meeting, convened by the US Secretary of State,...

UK Joins European Pact to Build World’s Largest Offshore Clean Energy Grid

The United Kingdom has joined nine European countries in a landmark agreement to develop a vast offshore wind network in the North Sea, aimed at creating the world’s largest “clean energy reservoir.” The pact will link offshore windfarms across borders through high-voltage subsea cables, transforming the region into a major hub for renewable power. Under the agreement, the UK, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, France, Iceland, Ireland,...

Retired Worker Told to Repay £25,000 After Pension Miscalculation

A retired civil servant has been asked to return £25,000 after an error led to 11 years of pension overpayments. The 63-year-old, informed earlier...

King Charles Vows Joint UK-Germany Support Against Russian Aggression

King Charles reaffirmed the UK and Germany’s united stance against Russian aggression as he welcomed German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier for a state visit. Addressing...

UK Government Moves to Ban Cryptocurrency Donations Over Security Concerns

UK ministers are preparing legislation to prohibit political donations made through cryptocurrency, citing concerns over anonymity and the difficulty of verifying the true origin...

UK Government Moves to Ban Cryptocurrency Donations Over Security Concerns

UK ministers are preparing legislation to prohibit political donations made through cryptocurrency, citing concerns over anonymity and the difficulty of verifying the true origin...

Rising Flood Risks Put Europe’s Aging Landfills at Risk of Leaking Toxic Waste

Thousands of older landfills across the UK and Europe sit in flood-prone areas, raising growing concerns that climate-driven storms and rising water levels could...

China Urges UK to Uphold One-China Policy in Talks With British Security Adviser

China’s top diplomat Wang Yi met with Jonathan Powell, the UK prime minister’s national security adviser, in Beijing, where he reiterated China’s firm position...

UK Pledges Strong Action to Prevent Future Gas Supply Crisis

UK Energy Minister Michael Shanks has warned that the country must “do whatever it takes” to avoid a potential gas supply crisis by...

Nigel Farage’s Evolving Responses to School-Day Racism Allegations: A Timeline

Nigel Farage’s statements about alleged racist and antisemitic behaviour during his school years at Dulwich College have shifted considerably over more than a decade...

Miliband Urges COP30 to Find ‘Creative’ Path to Fossil Fuel Phaseout Roadmap

UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has called on COP30 negotiators to pursue “creative” solutions to preserve a global roadmap for transitioning away from fossil...

Starmer Calls Farage ‘Spineless’ for Failing to Address Racism Allegations in Reform UK

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has sharply criticized Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, accusing him of being “spineless” for failing to act on racism within...

UK Business Leaders Urge Chancellor Reeves to Mandate 25% Pension Investment in British Firms

More than 250 British business leaders have called on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to require pension funds to invest a quarter of their assets in...

Starmer Defends Green Economy Push Ahead of COP30 Despite Tropical Forest Fund Row

Prime Minister Keir Starmer reaffirmed the UK’s commitment to leading global climate action as he departed for Brazil to attend the COP30 summit, vowing...