MPs in the United Kingdom have proposed a bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. The historic draft legislation grants terminally ill adults help to end their life if they have only six months to live. MPs supported the bill by 330 to 275 with a majority of 55. The Bill marked the...
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Newcleo submits SMR design for UK assessment
Monday, 2 December 2024 France-headquartered innovative reactor developer Newcleo has submitted an application to the UK Department of Energy Security and Net Zero for approval to enter the Generic Design Assessment for its LFR-AS-200 small modular lead-cooled fast reactor. (Image: Newcleo) Generic Design Assessment (GDA) is a process carried out by the Office for Nuclear...
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UK regulator completes site-based climate change inspections
Monday, 2 December 2024 The UK’s Office for Nuclear Regulation has completed inspections at five nuclear sites to assess arrangements for, and resilience to, climate change effects. The Sizewell B plant was one of five sites inspected (Image: EDF Energy) The Chief Nuclear Inspector’s (CNI’s) themed inspections were introduced by the Office for Nuclear Regulation...
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US, Germany, France and UK call for de-escalation in Syria
Rebel fighters entered parts of Aleppo on Friday, reigniting violence in the long-standing conflict. ADVERTISEMENT The US, Germany, France and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement on Sunday calling for the de-escalation of violence in Syria, where rebel forces have launched their biggest offensive against the government of Bashar al-Assad in years. The NATO...
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Ellen DeGeneres’s New UK Home Flooded Weeks After Relocating From US
Ellen DeGeneres, 66, and her partner Portia de Rossi, are facing a challenging start to their new life in the UK. Following Donald Trump’s US presidential win, the couple relocated to a picturesque six-bedroom farmhouse in The Cotswolds, England. However, their welcome to the country was marred by disaster when their 43-acre property was flooded during...
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UK’s ‘quaint paradise’ named one of the world’s best places for 2025
East Anglia has been named one of the world’s must-visit regions for 2025 (Picture: Getty Images) When planning a getaway for 2025, places such as Rome, Japan, and Mexico might be on your must-visit list. But according to travel experts at Lonely Planet, a spot much closer to home should be a top contender for...
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Mauritian PM asks for independent review of Chagos Island deal with UK
The Mauritian prime minister has asked for an independent review of the Chagos Islands deal with the UK, according to parliamentary records. According to the Mauritian parliament Hansard record, the new prime minister, Navin Ramgoolam, said during a session on Friday: “I wish to inform the house that I have asked for an independent review...
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Ukraine war latest: Putin approves big boost to Russia’s military budget
Here’s a round-up of the five key takeaways from Sky chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay‘s interview with Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday. NATO protection for part of Ukraine? Asked about NATO, Zelenskyy said “no one has offered” Ukraine membership, but he suggested that if an invitation was extended to the parts of the country that his military controls,...
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U.K. Transport Secretary Louise Haigh quits over decade-old cellphone fraud case
Louise Haigh. File | Photo Credit: AP British Transport Secretary Louise Haigh resigned on Friday (November 29, 2024) over a decade-old fraud conviction for claiming her cellphone had been stolen. In a letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ms. Haigh said “I remain totally committed to our political project, but I now believe it will...
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UK Debates Assisted Dying Law: What It Is And The Countries That Allow It
The United Kingdom is on the brink of tackling one of the most divisive issues in recent times. On November 30, MPs will cast their votes on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) bill — a proposed law that seeks to grant terminally ill adults in England and Wales the right to decide the...
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Unidentified drones spotted over US bases in the UK, do not appear belong to ‘hobbyists’
Unidentified drones have been spotted over joint U.S.-U.K. bases in the United Kingdom for nearly a week. Fox News’ Jennifer Griffin reports that four U.S. military bases in the U.K. that house the American F-15 Strike Eagle and F-35 fighter jets have been targeted by “swarms of small drones” since Wednesday, Nov. 20. Military officials...
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Terror Suspect On US’ Most-Wanted List Arrested In UK: FBI
An alleged animal-rights extremist on the U.S. most-wanted terrorist list since 2009 in connection with the bombing of a California biotechnology firm has been arrested in the United Kingdom, the FBI said on Tuesday. The suspect, Daniel Andreas San Diego, was arrested in Wales on Monday in an operation carried out by Britain’s National Crime...