Justice authorized Tuesday the largest water distributor in the United Kingdom, Thames Water, in great difficulty, to go into debt a little more to rule out the risks of a public rescue plan, offering it a little air without drawing it from a business. This additional debt authorization of 3 billion pounds (3.6 billion euros) … Read more
Hundreds of British farmers demonstrated on their tractors on Monday in front of Downing Street, the residence of the British Prime Minister in the heart of London, to protest against a tax on the succession announced by the Labor government, targeting certain farms. Sitting on the hood of his tractor next to her brother Richard, … Read more
The Prime Minister of Maurice Navin Ramgoolam said Tuesday that he had reached a new agreement “Ready to be signed” With the United Kingdom on the control of the Chagos Islands, a strategic archipelago of the Indian Ocean, but wait for the advice of the Trump administration on this revised text. London, who kept control … Read more
Sixteen activists of the ecological organization Just Stop Oil, sentenced to prison sentences, are tried on Wednesday appeal to London, the day when two other activists appear to have “Damaged” The prehistoric site of Stonehenge. During the two days of hearing provided before the London Court of Appeal which will be closely followed by environmental … Read more
The teenage murderer of three little girls at the end of July in the north-west of England will be sentenced on Thursday, during a hearing which must provide answers on this knife attack which sparked violent anti-immigration riots . Axel Rudakubana, 18, surprisingly pleaded guilty on Monday to the murders of Bebe King, 6, Elsie … Read more
Under pressure for two weeks, the British government agreed on Thursday evening, January 16, to launch a new investigation into rapist gangs. Interior Minister Yvette Cooper indicated that this will focus on analyzing data on the social and ethnic origin of victims and rapists “rather than asking the same questions” addressed in previous surveys. She … Read more
At the end of the day in early January, the sidewalks of Oxford Street in London, still lit by Christmas decorations, are overflowing with consumers attracted by the sales. The largest shopping street in the United Kingdom and Europe, with its 300 stores spread over two kilometers, is considered a shoppers’ paradise: it has always … Read more
Inflation fell slightly in December in the United Kingdom, after two consecutive months of increase, a decline which offers a breath of fresh air to the Labor government, under pressure in recent days in the face of the country’s economic difficulties. Prices increased in December by 2.5% year-on-year, according to data on Wednesday from the … Read more
The United Kingdom announced on Tuesday a ban on imports of cattle, pigs and sheep from Germany, after cases of foot-and-mouth disease were detected in that country. “UK health certificates will no longer be issued for animals at risk of exposure to foot and mouth disease, which includes live animals and fresh meat”explained the British … Read more
“Test artificial intelligence before regulating it”: despite ethical and security concerns around technology, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer intends to attract AI companies to his country with the promise of regulatory flexibility, thus distinguishing himself from the European Union. “We can go our own way, taking a uniquely British approach, which will test AI well … Read more