Britain is developing the bilateral defence relationship with India, including in the Indian Ocean region, in view of the latter’s role on the global stage, according to the UK government’s radical defence overhaul to meet new challenges and threats. Britain’s PM Keir Starmer commissioned the defence review soon after he was elected last July. (AP…
Britain is likely to bake in 2025 with a much hotter summer in store following a record-breaking sunny and dry spring. The Met Office forecasts show increased chances of heatwaves as the summer season progresses. May recorded above average temperature with the forecast showing the summer season of June, July, and August will go even…
In an interim report published on Tuesday, the Independent Water Commission calls for a “fundamental strengthening and rebalancing” of Ofwat’s regulatory role, calling for the watchdog to adopt a more supervisory approach to its oversight of water firms. This could include benchmarking companies against one another to justify customer bills and assess efficiency. It also…
What you need to know KKR has pulled out of talks to rescue troubled Thames Water OECD gives its latest forecast on Britain’s growth prospects at 8am Later today Andrew Bailey, the Bank of England governor, gives evidence before the Treasury select committee about last month’s interest rate decision KKR abandons Thames Water rescue The…
It’s War-War. Keir Starmer had come to the Govan shipyard to get us battle ready. The threat was real. The threat was now. His sweaty fingers hovered over the nuclear button. Any minute now he could authorise a first strike. Possibly by mistake. The world had never been more dangerous. It had taken all his…
Reform UK has told council officers they will face “gross misconduct” if they obstruct an Elon Musk-style department of government efficiency unit to examine all council spending in areas they control. The party will pilot the Doge-style scheme in Kent county council, led by a team including the Brexit donor Arron Banks as well as…
British deputy high commissioner Caroline Rowett visited the Bhuttico handloom cooperative in Kullu on Monday as part of her three-day visit to the region. British deputy high commissioner Caroline Rowett . During the visit, the UK delegation met Bhuttico’s management and interacted with artisans engaged in the creation of traditional Himachali handloom products. Speaking on…
Bus services across England could become more stable and accountable under the government’s new Bus Services Bill, which has passed its second reading in the House of Commons. The legislation plans to prevent the withdrawal of vital routes at short notice, particularly those relied upon by vulnerable or disadvantaged communities. The Bill places new responsibilities…
THIS week marks the 50th anniversary of the United Kingdom’s June 1975 referendum of its membership of the European Common Market, the precursor of the European Union (EU). Yet, some five decades later, the trade policy of the UK is increasingly looking beyond Europe, post-Brexit. In the last few weeks alone, the UK government has…
The A-HyM Hypersonic Air Master is a 170-passenger airliner concept designed to fly at over 5,600 mph and could cut the typical seven-hour London-New York journey to just 45 minutes The A-HyM Hypersonic Air Master would break the sound barrier A revolutionary hypersonic airliner, the A-HyM Hypersonic Air Master, could slash London-New York flight times…