Germany blames Brexit for blocking Madeleine suspect Brueckner from British justice
Germany insists Brexit has blocked the extradition of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner to Britain, with officials citing the country’s constitution.
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The 10 British towns and cities most affected by rising energy costs
The price of energy has risen since as a result of the war in Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz
Rachel Reeves and Scott Bessent ‘argued’ in Washington after chancellor’s Iran war criticism
Ms Reeves reportedly hit back that she did not work for the US treasury secretary
Hantavirus cruise ship hope for trapped Britons after three die
Britons remain stranded on the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius as operator Oceanwide Expeditions explores an evacuation via Las Palmas and Tenerife after 3 deaths.
Cheap, plentiful energy is more important than climate-first strategy, says Tony Blair
The former PM says that decarbonisation is ‘essential’, but cannot be ‘pursued in isolation’
India-UK Technology Security Initiative Seen As Strategic Investment To Safeguard Supply Chains
The India-UK Technology Security Initiative (TSI) was presented in the UK Parliament this week as a strategic investment designed to secure supply chains and strengthen bilateral cooperation in critical and emerging technologies.The initiative, first agreed between Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Keir Starmer in July 2024 and renewed under the India-UK Vision 2035 framework, has already begun
India Awaits Replies After Formal Overtures To GCAP And FCAS Sixth‑Generation Fighter Jet Programs
India has formally approached both the UK–Italy–Japan Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) and the France–Germany–Spain Future Combat Air System (FCAS), signalling its intent to join one of the two sixth‑generation fighter jet consortia Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh confirmed that New Delhi is awaiting responses, highlighting the strategic importance of international collaboration to meet
Trump says Starmer should ‘learn to deal like the King’ in latest jibe after US state visit
The US president said he was unsure if the state visit will repair his fraught relationship with the prime minister
Revealed: UK education and health aid to plummet by up to 72% into 2027
Funds for country-to-country help face precipitous drop – with a recovery by 2029 still leaving aid down 20 per cent in cash terms compared to 2024/25
‘I’m an energy expert – this would be the apocalyptic scenario if UK’s power went down’
An energy expert has warned what could happen to the UK in the event of a powercut as concerns about the resilience of the network grows