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Brandon To: The story of Britain’s infrastructure – ‘Sorry for the disruption’ but never sorry enough to improve

So polite, that apologising for broken infrastructure has become part of the infrastructure itself. Earlier this month, Britain’s air traffic control system failed again. More than 1,000 flights were disrupted, with…

Pour atténuer les prix des carburants, Emmanuel Macron demande des assouplissements à l’UE

Toutefois, le président français a demandé que la mise en application de ces règles soit clairement reportée. Le président français a également proposé d'assouplir temporairement les règles de l'UE relatives à la qualité…

UK seeks to broker global AI agreement at G20

Burnham is due to meet Donald Trump for the first time as prime minister on Tuesday, and said he will assure the U.S. president that the U.K. will take a balanced approach on AI. “I think you have to be clear-eyed about…

UK to help refuel Saudi jets countering Houthi attacks

The RAF Voyager plane, operating from a UK base in Cyprus, will begin "air-to-air refuelling" operations in the coming days after the UK agreed to a request from Saudi Arabia, Defence Minister Luke Pollard said. He added…

What does a Lib Dem “trans activist” look like?

It is not beyond the wit of people to find a way of doing that, and it is something that can be relatively easy given the political will. The motion was passed overwhelmingly, as these things usually are. In fact, it…

Macron asks EU to relax energy and climate rules to ease soaring fuel prices

The methane regulation is designed to reduce emissions of one of the most potent planet-warming gases which are often released during the production and transport of coal, oil and natural gas. But it has been heavily…

The frightening warnings from Sky’s The Wargame

Its depiction of how a potential conflict with Russia could emerge and escalate is chilling enough – but so too is its portrayal of how under-equipped Britain is to deal with such a crisis. The series, based on an…

Burnham leaves door open to ‘rejoin EU’ pledge

“We do have concerns about Made in Europe, which is something that could affect British industry and British supply chains,” Burnham said, adding that he would discuss the matter when he met with Commission President…

Andy Burnham does not rule out Brexit reversal being in next Labour manifesto

The prime minister, who will hold his first meeting with the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, on Tuesday, did not rule out including reversing Brexit in Labour's next manifesto – but suggested the…

EU einigt sich mit Philippinen im Grundsatz auf Handelsabkommen

Auf die Frage, wie weit die Einigung geht, erklärte Šefčovič: „Die wichtigsten Parameter stehen fest, sie wurden auf politischer Ebene gebilligt. Das bedeutet nun, dass wir diese Zahlen und diese zentralen Vereinbarungen…