News in brief
The UK government announced on Sunday that it would guarantee £1.5 billion (€1.7 billion) for the automaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) to help the company recover from a recent cyberattack. The attack, reported on September 2, forced the suspension of production in JLR’s factories across......
Labour is seeking to establish an “ambitious” youth mobility scheme with the European Union, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced ahead of the party’s annual conference. The plan would allow thousands of young Europeans to temporarily live, study, and work in the UK, while offering British......
Two migrants lost their lives overnight from Friday to Saturday during an attempt to cross the English Channel near Boulogne-sur-Mer in northern France, local authorities confirmed. The incident occurred off the beaches of Neufchâtel-Hardelot as around one hundred migrants tried to set out to......
The British government announced on Friday the creation of a new digital identity system for citizens and residents. The measure, which will not involve a physical card but instead be stored on mobile phones, is designed to make illegal work more difficult while offering easier access to essential public......
European allies have issued strong warnings to Moscow after a series of airspace violations allegedly carried out by Russian aircraft and drones. At an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council in New York, Poland and the United Kingdom stressed that they would shoot down any Russian aircraft entering......
A legal dispute has emerged between British art dealer John Brandler and Italian exhibition company Metamorfosi over three Banksy murals loaned three years ago. Brandler, based in Essex, insured the works for £15 million and is now seeking both the final loan payments and the return of the murals. The......
Portugal has announced its official recognition of the State of Palestine, joining countries such as the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia, while others, including France, are expected to follow suit in the coming days. The declaration was made on Sunday by Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel in New York,......
Scotland Yard is urging anyone who may have had contact with Jonathan Carl between 2019 and 2023 to come forward after the man was convicted of rape and reckless transmission of HIV. In August, the 42-year-old former hairdresser was sentenced to 17 years in prison by London’s Snaresbrook Crown......
The United Kingdom and Portugal are set to officially recognize the State of Palestine on Sunday, a move that comes ahead of similar announcements expected from other countries. The decision, however, has been denounced by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who described it as a “danger”......
Tensions flared in Glasgow on Saturday as anti-immigration protesters confronted anti-racist counter-demonstrators, a week after a major far-right rally took place in London. The clashes occurred near the statue of Donald Dewar, father of the Scottish Parliament, where union flags and placards read “Stop......
Peter and Barbie Reynolds, the British couple held by the Taliban in Afghanistan for nearly eight months, have arrived safely in London. The couple, aged 80 and 76 respectively, landed at Heathrow Airport on Saturday, September 20, on a commercial flight from Qatar, which mediated their release. They......
Several major European airports, including Brussels, London’s Heathrow, and Berlin, faced disruptions on Saturday due to a cyber incident affecting software provided by Collins Aerospace, the company confirmed. According to Collins Aerospace, the problem involves their MUSE software and is limited......
UK ministers have reportedly instructed the Environment Agency to approve housing planning applications with minimal scrutiny. The move is part of a broader regulatory reform aimed at boosting economic growth and addressing the government’s budget shortfall. Officials say they have been advised......
