DP World’s Modal Shift Programme in Southampton has removed 64,000 truck journeys and cut 17,000 tonnes of carbon emissions in its first year by incentivising rail transport. Credit: DP World In its first year, DP World has announced that its Modal Shift Programme in Southampton has removed over 64,000 truck journeys from UK roads and...
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Standing open-armed, UK is choosing investment over decline
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. A UK with strong foundations and a stable economy translates into a UK that is a stable partner to our friends in Europe, United Kingdom’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves writes...
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World Cheese Awards: Portugal triumphs as Brexit torpedoes UK chances
This year’s World Cheese Awards saw 4,786 cheeses from 47 countries assembled in the Portuguese city of Viseu. 240 experts gave their verdict, as the UK missed out due to customs… Brexit means Brexit, and all that. ADVERTISEMENT Queijo de Ovelha Amanteigado. Heard of it? It’s a soft and buttery sheep’s milk cheese from...
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“We Need A British Trump”: Former Prime Minister Elizabeth Truss
New Delhi: Former British Prime Minister Elizabeth Truss on Saturday pitched for bringing the “best of reforms”, fixing some arrangements in the “powerful bureaucracy” in the United Kingdom and creating a movement akin to the one in the US that led to “big changes” there. “Frankly, I think we need a British Trump. The question...
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We need a British Trump: Ex-PM Elizabeth Truss
Former British prime minister Elizabeth Truss on Saturday pitched for bringing the “best of reforms”, fixing some arrangement in the “powerful bureaucracy” in the United Kingdom and creating a movement akin to the one in the US that led to “big changes” there. “Frankly, I think we need a British Trump. The question is who...
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UK’s Foreign Student Policy Backfires: Indian Enrollments Drops 20%
Indian students are being put off applying to UK universities, adding to their financial woes at a time when education institutions are already coping with constrained budgets, a new report into the stability of the higher education sector in England has revealed. Based on UK Home Office data on confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS)...
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United Kingdom scrambles jets to monitor Russian military plane over North Sea
“It is the second time in three months that Russian ships and aircraft have been detected within a week of each other,” said the Defence Ministry. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: AP “United Kingdom jets were scrambled to monitor a Russian reconnaissance aircraft flying close to U.K. airspace,” the Defence Minister in London said...
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UK PM’s office apologises for serving ‘meat and alcohol’ during Diwali event
United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office on Friday tendered an apology after some British Hindus objected to non-vegetarian food and alcohol being served during a Diwali reception at 10 Downing Street, PTI reported. Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a reception at 10 Downing Street to celebrate Diwali in London on October 29, 2024.(Reuters)...
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Watch: Russian soldiers train North Koreans on the front line
Russian soldiers have been filmed giving North Korean troops battlefield training and language lessons, with some of Kim Jong-un’s men picking up swear words. In one video, a small group of Pyongyang’s soldiers preparing to head to the front line is shown how to lay landmines by Moscow’s military instructors. The training is interrupted when...
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‘Toxic’: Leading UK media house decides to stop posting on Elon Musk-led X
The Guardian, one of the United Kingdom’s leading news outlets, on Wednesday announced that it was quitting Elon Musk-owned social media platform X, branding it a “toxic media platform” home to “often disturbing content”. The Guardian archived all its posts on Wednesday.(X ) “We think that the benefits of being on X are now outweighed...
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Ukraine war latest: Putin allies and Donald Trump Jr warn of WWIII threat after Biden allows Ukraine to use US missiles inside Russia
By Stuart Ramsay, chief correspondent This attack on a residential building in Sumy killing and injuring adults and children as they slept is not the first of its kind, and it almost certainly won’t be the last in this war that’s now nearly 1,000 days long. We have been in and out of Sumy for...
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Amid Earth’s heat records, scientists report another bump upward in annual carbon emissions
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Even as Earth sets new heat records, humanity this year is pumping 330 million tons (300 million metric tons) more...