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GB News Broadcast Almost 1,000 Anti-Climate Attacks Before and After 2024 Election

GB News Broadcast Almost 1,000 Anti-Climate Attacks Before and After 2024 Election

GB News gave a platform to at least 953 anti-climate attacks in the immediate run-up and aftermath of the 2024 general election, DeSmog can reveal. Half of these featured attacks on clean energy policies, including that the goal of reducing emissions to net zero by 2050 is a “cult” and a “monster”. The broadcaster aired […]

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EXCLUSIVE: UK, EU to frame partnership as bulwark against Trump turmoil

EXCLUSIVE: UK, EU to frame partnership as bulwark against Trump turmoil

The EU and UK will frame their strategic partnership around free trade, multilateralism and support for Ukraine in a clear swipe at Donald Trump’s turbulent early months back in the White House, according to a preparatory document seen by Euractiv. At a highly-anticipated summit on 19 May, the bloc and its former member will set

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Kneecap: UK and Irish governments condemn alleged comments

Kneecap: UK and Irish governments condemn alleged comments

In Dublin on Monday the taoiseach said: “Have they, or do they, support Hamas and Hezbollah, because that would be unacceptable. “I mean Hezbollah are responsible, in my view, for the murder of Sean Rooney. “And both Hamas and Hezbollah have views that are absolutely… not just views, but participated in terrorist activities and appalling

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UK Proposes Statement of Shared Values With EU, Document Shows

UK Proposes Statement of Shared Values With EU, Document Shows

By Lili Bayer BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Britain has proposed a broad statement of shared values with the European Union that emphasises support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity, the Paris Climate Agreement and open and free trade, according to a draft document seen by Reuters. The document, shared with …

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Indian, UK trade ministers meet to push for deal under added pressure from Trump

Indian, UK trade ministers meet to push for deal under added pressure from Trump

By Alistair Smout Indian, UK trade ministers meet to push for deal under added pressure from Trump LONDON -The British and Indian trade ministers began two days of talks on Monday to conclude more than three years of negotiations on a trade pact, under additional pressure to reach a deal because of Donald Trump’s tariffs

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Spain power outage: Huge power cut causes chaos in Spain and Portugal as Madrid mayor warns people to stay put

Spain power outage: Huge power cut causes chaos in Spain and Portugal as Madrid mayor warns people to stay put

Teacher in Madrid: We don’t know why this is happeningpublished at 13:18 British Summer Time 13:18 BST Barbara TaschLive reporter I’ve been speaking to Kirsty, a teacher in Madrid, who tells me that she – and many others – “don’t know anything” about why the power in the city has gone out. She says there

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UK in talks to buy back nuclear sites from French firm EDF

UK in talks to buy back nuclear sites from French firm EDF

LONDON — The U.K. government is in talks with its French counterparts about purchasing back three nuclear sites from state-owned energy giant EDF, as Whitehall looks to take control of the upcoming expansion of nuclear power. U.K. ministers are discussing buying up Bradwell B, Heysham and Hartlepool, a French government official confirmed to POLITICO. “There

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UK growth could be ‘postponed’ for two years, report warns

UK growth could be ‘postponed’ for two years, report warns

UK economic growth could be “postponed” for two years amid a toxic cocktail of headwinds for confidence, according to a respected forecast which says further interest rate cuts may help lift the mood. EY ITEM Club, which uses the Treasury’s economic modelling, downgraded expectations for output in both 2025 and 2026 in its latest report.

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