Taiwan detains Chinese-crewed cargo ship after undersea cable damaged | Taiwan
Taiwan's coast guard detained the freighter and its Chinese crew after a submarine cable in the Taiwan Strait was damaged on Tuesday. “A further investigation needs to clarify whether the cause of the damage to the submarine cable was intentional sabotage or a simple accident,” CoastGuard said in a statement. “We cannot rule it out […]
Price cap on British energy bills to rise 6.4% in April, squeezing households – business live | Business
Introduction: Energy Price Caps Set Today Good morning and welcome to our comprehensive coverage of our business, financial markets and the global economy. The UK's cost of living could tighten households today if the energy bill rises again this spring. ofgemthe energy regulator is expected to announce the latest price cap on costs in energy […]
Trump administration briefing: chaos caused by Musk’s Doge; fears over far-right podcaster tapped for FBI | Trump administration
Confusion continued Monday over the demands made by federal worker Elon Musk. Hours after the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) directed that response to the email was optional, Musk once again threatened federal workers. He writes to X, the platform he owns: A second response fails to cause an termination. ” President Donald Trump […]
Can the ‘special relationship’ survive Donald Trump? – podcast | Foreign policy
It is the most important international relations that the UK has, and has been called “special” for decades. Since World War II, the UK and the US have considered themselves as their closest allies, working together for shared values, resent, disagreement, or crosswords held on private channels. But now, with Donald Trump back, it appears […]
Ukraine war briefing: European allies rush to showcase extra support for Kyiv | Ukraine
Nordic and Baltic countries on Monday pledged to increase military aid to Ukraine, including training and weapons, as leaders visited Kiev. They have pledged to provide additional support to Ukraine, including equipping “scalable brigade-sized units” and investing in the Ukrainian defence industry. The brigade was between 3,000 and 5,000 soldiers, the Norwegian government said. In […]
Norman Foster on shortlist to design Queen Elizabeth II memorial | Queen Elizabeth II
The finalists for the team competing in designing the national monument for the late Elizabeth II have been announced, including architects who were once highly critical of King Charles. Five finalists are running for what is described as one of the most important design initiatives in modern British history, paying tribute to the UK's longest-serving […]
From Withnail to with style: Richard E Grant steals show on Burberry catwalk | Fashion
Thirty-eight years after his film career began with With Nile and my amazingly tattered coat, Richard E. Grant gave us another pop culture moment on his final show at London Fashion Week. The starry sky lineup at Tate Britain on Monday also included White Lotus' Jason Isaacs and Leslie Manville (Naomi Campbell was relegated to […]
Mars may once have had an ocean with sandy beaches, radar data suggests | Astronomy
Mars may have once been home to sandy beaches, new underground invasion radar data suggests. Radar data from China's Zhurong Rover is buried under evidence of Mars' surface, which looks like sandy beaches from a large ocean coastline that may have existed long ago on the northern plains of Earth. has been revealed. The findings […]
Trump says Putin will accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine | US foreign policy
Donald Trump said Russian leader Vladimir Putin would accept Ukrainian European peacekeeping forces as part of a potential deal to end the Three Years' War. The US president was speaking with French president Emmanuel Macron on Monday at the White House. However, the conference voted against a UN resolution denounced by the US's invasion of […]
Beeban Kidron joins calls against PM’s AI tsar over tech-firm interests | Artificial intelligence (AI)
Film director Beavan Kidron, who is campaigning against the government's plan to overhaul AI companies' copyright rules, is the latest famous person complaining about the role Prime Minister AI Tsar Matt Clifford plays. It has become. Award-winning film director Lady Kidron, including Bridget Jones, said he was on the edge of reason, but the minister […]