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British wind can unlock Australia's 'superpower' future

Superior climate and energy policies have become a vote winner as well as an economic and security imperative, British High Commissioner Vicki Treadell says.

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OPINION - The End of Enlightenment review: the chaotic and bloody real story of the famous age

Some ideas are too successful for their own good. They take flight from their original context and are capacious to a dangerous degree. The Enlightenment, Richard Whatmore contends in this book, is just such an idea. Well yes, since it appears to describe a state of mind rather than, say,…

Evening Standard

Prince Harry's phone hacking victory is a landmark in the long saga of British tabloid misconduct

Prince Harry’s victory against Mirror Group Newspapers is a landmark moment in the long saga of lawbreaking by Britain’s tabloids

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Bat Population In Britain Decimated By Shipbuilding, Study Shows

Shipbuilding in Britain led to a drastic decline in bat population, reveals new research

Zenger

Are you playing 'Whamageddon'? It's the Christmas game you've probably already lost

Last weekend, a DJ caused a stir in Britain after playing the hit Wham! song "Last Christmas" at a soccer game in front of about 60,000 people. Here's why.

WEKU

Missing British teen found in France after six years to return to UK in coming days

A British 17-year-old found in France six years after going missing in Spain is to return home to England this weekend, a French deputy prosecutor said on Friday.

France 24

DJs, one serve and a smaller net... tennis's answer to T20 launches in London

Britain's Jack Draper is one of the names on show at the ExCel this weekend as the sport's new format gets its capital city bow

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UK house prices to ‘fall up to 4%’ in 2024; business activity picks up in December – as it happened

Halifax says no signs of spike in ‘forced sales’; eurozone heading for recession while UK avoids recession, surveys suggest

The Guardian - UK

What is the Boston Tea Party and what did it do?

The 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party is marked this year

The Independent UK

Ministers square up over plight of Afghan special forces abandoned by Britain

Members of two elite units – championed by The Independent – have been denied sanctuary they were promised here after fighting with UK forces

The Independent UK

Housing policy in Britain is a chaotic shambles. Thank God for nimbys, I say

Without them the green belt would have been ravaged, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Guyana, Venezuela, 11bn barrels of oil – and six centuries of colonial conflict

Maduro’s annexation threat is only the latest move on a chessboard stretching back to the 15th century. The outcome could reverberate throughout Latin America and the Caribbean

The Guardian - UK

Magazine: 116-page 2023 F1 season review

The domination by Max Verstappen and Red Bull means 2023 is unlikely to make anyone’s list of greatest F1 years, but there was plenty of incredible record-breaking, unpredictable battles and off-track intrigue that is worth looking back on before we head into Christmas. In this bumper special, we talk to…

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Next generation fighter jets to be built in Britain under historic deal with Japan and Italy

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps was in Tokyo to sign the joint agreement to progress building a next-generation stealth jet

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Japan, UK and Italy formally establish a joint body to develop a new advanced fighter jet

The defense ministers of Japan, Britain and Italy have signed an agreement to establish a joint organization to develop a new advanced jet fighter, as the countries push to bolster their cooperation in the face of growing threats from China, Russia and North Korea

International Business Times UK

Revolutionary UK Power Grid Expansion Secures £1.8 Billion Contracts

National Grid and Scottish Power are set to commence the construction of a £2.5 billion high-voltage power line along the east coast, stretching from East Lothian to County Durham, starting in 2025.

The Conversation

How the Boston Tea Party's 'destruction of the tea' changed American history

On the evening of Dec. 16, 1773, a crowd of armed men, some allegedly wearing costumes meant to disguise them as Native American warriors, boarded three ships docked at Griffin’s Wharf in Boston. In the vessels’ holds were 340 chests containing 92,000 pounds of tea, the most popular drink in…

The Guardian - UK

Masochist Britain: why is everyone asking Alexa to insult them?

The annual list of Alexa’s most-asked questions reveals evidence the UK is a nation of masochists, obsessed with football – and farting

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Families already settled in UK won't have to meet new visa salary thresholds, Home Secretary signals

People already settled in Britain will not have to meet new salary thresholds when they renew their visas, the Home Secretary signalled on Wednesday.

International Business Times

UN Criticism Of UK Rwanda Plan Incomprehensible: Minister

As Britain pushes forward with controversial plans to send migrants to Rwanda, a UK government minister voiced "amazement" Wednesday at the criticism it has drawn from the United Nations.

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s record on aid has been badly tarnished. Here’s how Labour can restore it

People are sceptical of Britain’s role as a force for good. But Keir Starmer can change that, writes Oxfam GB chief executive Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah

The Independent UK

New sanctions from the US and Britain target Hamas officials who help manage its financial network

The United States has announced new war-related of sanctions against Hamas, targeting eight officials and representatives who help manage the militant group’s financial network

Evening Standard

Who is Sophie Turner's new aristocratic boyfriend and 'Britain's most eligible bachelor'?

The heir to a £224 million media empire, a sprawling West Sussex estate loved by the royals, and a dating history including a Greek princess — who is Peregrine Pearson, Sophie Turner's boyfriend?

Evening Standard

Another GDP slump — Where's the 'Brexit dividend' we were promised?

City Comment: Rishi Sunak's Government has failed to offer a vision of how a post-Brexit Britain can thrive and prosper

Evening Standard

Tax cuts and threshold freezes: Seven in ten Britons don't expect to be better off, new poll finds

Half of adults in Britain also think the general economic conditions will get worse over the next 12 months

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