A gang involved in importing parcels of cocaine that were dropped into the British countryside from a plane has been convicted of drugs offences. Cocaine worth an estimated £4.2m was…
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UK: Boomers and Gen Z join forces on TikTok to raise £600,000 to save local pub
Campaigners who went viral with their take on a Gen Z TikTok trend have raised £600,000 in a bid to buy their village pub. The Elm Tree Inn in Langton…
UK: University raises £70m to help deprived students
The University of Surrey has raised more than £70.3 million to fund research and support students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The campaign, The Future Says Surrey, was launched in February 2022…
UK: BP shareholders want it to make money, not climate policy
It was more than 20 years ago that the then boss of BP reframed those famous initials as “Beyond Petroleum”. It was the first tentative step in transforming the company…
UK: BP shuns renewables in return to oil and gas
BP has announcedit will cut its renewable energy investments and instead focus on increasing oil and gas production. The energy giant revealed the shift in strategy on Wednesday following pressure…
UK: Trump accelerated British military boost- former defence chief
The decision to hike UK defence spending has been “accelerated” by President Donald Trump’s actions on Ukraine, a former defence chief of staff has said. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer…
UK: Starmer upends Labour manifesto to confront Europe’s new reality
A big moment and a big decision, ahead of a big meeting. The government’s announcement that it will crank up defence spending and shrivel the international aid budget amounts to a big…
UK: Ten Church of England clergy face disciplinary action
Former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey is among a number of clergy facing disciplinary action over safeguarding failures after a report into prolific abuser John Smyth, the Church of England…
UK: Starmer cuts aid to fund hike in defence spending
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has set out plans to increase defence spending to 2.5% of national income by 2027, as peace talks to end the war in Ukraine gather…
UK: We may have to leave human rights treaty- Badenoch
The UK must look again at international agreements, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said. In her first major speech on foreign policy, Badenoch said if the European Convention on Human…