The “world’s first” dual-fuelled ammonia-powered vessel has arrived in the UK, docking at the Port of Southampton,. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is conducting inspections on The Singapore-flagged vessel…
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UK: Rail fares rise by 4.6% in England and Wales
Regulated rail fares have gone up in England and Wales by 4.6% and the price of most railcards has risen by £5. The government says fares need to rise so…
UK: Starmer dismisses SNP call to axe Trump state visit
The prime minister has dismissed calls from the SNP to scrap an unprecedented second state visit for Donald Trump following a showdown with Ukraine’s President Zelensky. Trump accused Zelensky of…
UK: PM Keir Starmer acting as ‘bridge’ between Trump and Zelensky
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK and France is to work with Ukraine “on a plan to stop the fighting” with Russia – and will then “discuss…
UK: British company develops Nasa solar satellite cameras
A “pioneering” Nasa mission using satellites partly developed by UK scientists is set to launch later this week. The American space agency mission will observe the Sun’s outer atmosphere –…
UK: Starmer gives Zelensky ‘full backing’ in warm No 10 welcome
Sir Keir Starmer has told Volodymyr Zelensky he has “full backing across the United Kingdom” as the two met in Downing Street. The Ukrainian president told the prime minister he…
UK: SNP MP calls for Trump state visit to be scrapped
An SNP MP has said that Donald Trump’s second state visit to the UK cannot go ahead if he refuses to show further support for Ukraine. Trump accused Ukraine’s president…
UK: Protesters barred from disrupting degree ceremony
A High Court judge has barred pro-Palestinian campaigners from disrupting a Cambridge University graduation ceremony. Mr Justice Fordham imposed an injunction covering a ceremony due to take place on Saturday,…
UK: Starmer speaks to Trump and Zelensky after White House row
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has spoken to US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after a meeting between the two leaders in Washington descended into a row…
UK: Colossal stakes for Starmer’s summit on Ukraine
In the immediate hours after those astonishing exchanges between Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House, European leaders, one after another, offered their public support for Ukraine. But the…