More than 1,000 musicians – including Annie Lennox, Damon Albarn and Kate Bush – released a silent album on Tuesday in protest at the UK government’s planned changes to copyright…
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UK: Seven planets to be visible in night sky for last time until 2040
Skywatchers are in for a treat this week as seven planets – Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, Mercury, and Saturn will all be briefly visible in the evening sky. This…
UK: Man Utd to make up to 200 more staff redundant
Manchester United will make up to 200 jobs redundant to “return the club to profitability”. About 250 members of staff were made redundant last year in a first wave of cost-cutting…
UK: Scotch makers condemn English single malt whisky proposal
Plans to allow English whisky makers to use the term “single malt” have led to a backlash by Scottish distilleries and politicians. Under proposals being considered by the UK government,…
India: London and Delhi relaunch trade talks
India and the UK have restarted free trade talks, nearly a year after negotiations were paused ahead of general elections in both countries. Jonathan Reynolds, the UK’s business and trade…
UK: Trump has changed Ukraine conversation- PM Starmer
US President Donald Trump has “changed the global conversation” on Ukraine, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said, three years on from Russia’s full-scale invasion. Sir Keir suggested Trump had…
UK: BMW delays electric Mini over ‘uncertainty’
BMW has confirmed it is delaying the reintroduction of electric vehicle production at its Oxford Mini plant. The vehicle manufacturer said “multiple uncertainties facing the automotive industry” had led to…
UK: I’ll back Ukraine in talks with Trump, Starmer says
Sir Keir Starmer will discuss the importance of Ukraine’s sovereignty in talks with Donald Trump next week, he said in a call with the country’s president. The UK prime minister…
USA: Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row
Apple is taking the unprecedented step of removing its highest level data security tool from customers in the UK, after the government demanded access to user data. Advanced Data Protection (ADP)…
UK: Cryptocurrency twins finalise football investment
A non-league football club has finalised an investment deal with two major cryptocurrency investors. Real Bedford FC, currently in the eighth tier of English football, has received £3.5m from Gemini…