Britain and France to join forces on nuclear deterrents
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron are focusing on stopping migrant crossings in the English Channel.
Britain plans to invest 163.3 million euros ($191 million) in satellite operator Eutelsat , the company said on Thursday, adding to a much bigger cash injection from France to help the company compete with SpaceX's Starlink.
A third official heat wave is expected to descend this weekend, with record-breaking temperatures possible in Scotland.
While sunny days are welcomed by many, they pose problems for Britain’s already sluggish economy. “The increasing heat and heatwaves are definitely going to make it yet more challenging to achieve economic growth,” says Elizabeth Robinson, a professor at the London School of Economics.
The UK's FTSE 100 closed at an all-time high on Thursday, boosted by gains in mining and healthcare stocks, as investors brushed off the latest U.S. tariff threats to focus on negotiations., The commodity-heavy FTSE 100 rose 1.
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Like the lead character of “Too Much,” they moved across the Atlantic with visions of Jane Austen and Merchant Ivory. The reality was a little less dreamy.
It takes two to tango. A plague on both your houses. Six of one, half a dozen of the other. The British have a deep stock of phrases that seek to divide the blame for any human conflict. This suggests a fair-minded people, and might explain (or be explained by) their mostly tranquil domestic history.
By Gianluca Lo Nostro and Mathieu Rosemain (Reuters) -Britain plans to invest 163 million euros ($191 million) in satellite operator Eutelsat, two sources close to the matter told Reuters, adding to a much bigger cash injection from France to help the company compete with SpaceX's Starlink.
Britain’s royal train service has been deemed too expensive, so now it’s being ditched in favor of helicopters and scheduled rail journeys. Not everyone is happy about it.
The remnants of Britain’s once mighty empire still give the mother country more than a few headaches. Britain, which once ruled a quarter of the earth’s landmass, has seen its overseas empire reduced to a handful of small possessions over the last seventy years.
ITV bosses have announced further budget cuts, this time affecting Good Morning Britain by removing a major section for the first time in the show's history.