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As far as we can tell, far fewer than seven million people in the UK own or have access to smart glasses—let alone bought a pair last year. Mr Adam’s office has since told us he meant to say “globally”, and it appears he…
“C’est dommage”, poursuit-elle, relevant les “hésitations” du chef de l’Etat sur les sujets climatiques. Officiellement absent pour des raisons d’agenda, comme l’a révélé POLITICO , Emmanuel Macron aurait pourtant aimé…
Speaking to BBC Panorama, Miatta Fahnbulleh insisted that the government's drive for cleaner power would help to cut energy bills in the long term. But she conceded that the push to reduce carbon emissions was currently…
The number of people in Europe alive more than five years after a cancer diagnosis grew 41 percent between 2010 and 2020, to nearly 15 million. As science progresses, a growing number of advanced cancers could be managed…
For Liberal Democrats that raises a familiar question: how do we maximise our influence without repeating the electoral damage of 2010–15? Full coalition is one answer. It is not the only one. I want to set out a…
It’s not the first time Ukrainian top officials have spatted with France’s presidential front-runners in recent weeks: Last month, the war-torn country’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also directly replied to far-right…
Politics in Coventry is changing. For decades, Labour has dominated local government in our city. Yet public confidence in the administration has been increasingly tested by concerns over financial management, planning…
“I don’t see Britain do that. I don’t see Canada do that.” The U.K. and Canada are both in the process of seeking closer ties to the bloc of 27 countries, which the U.K. voted to leave a decade ago. Burnham has said in…
UK Column News Show Notes 00:43 Remembrance: The Glorious Dead Ritual LIVE - Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance 2026 Royal Family join veterans and families at Festival of Remembrance - BBC News …
Flooding costs the UK an estimated £2.3 billion annually, 1 while the five heatwaves between May and July 2026 were estimated to have caused more than £4.4 billion in lost productivity. 2 For households, the consequences…