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‘On the Tightrope’: Britain Tries to Bridge a Widening Trans-Atlantic Gap
Five years after Brexit, Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s intense diplomacy on Ukraine has put Britain back in a familiar role on the global stage.The New York Times - 16h -
‘On the Tightrope’: Britain Tries to Bridge a Widening Trans-Atlantic Gap
Five years after Brexit, Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s intense diplomacy on Ukraine has put Britain back in a familiar role on the global stage.The New York Times - 16h -
The Guardian view on US-Europe relations: Britain is coming to a fork in the road | Editorial
For now Keir Starmer can say there is a middle way, but Donald Trump will soon force Britain to pick a side. No country can avoid the economic impact of Donald Trump’s aggressive trade policy. ...The Guardian - 3d -
Jeremiah Azu wins European Indoor gold for Britain in men’s 60m
23-year-old takes title one week after becoming father ‘It’s a huge moment becoming a European champion’ It took 6.49sec of staggering power and fluency for Jeremiah Azu to win the 60m European ...The Guardian - Mar. 8 -
Plants, animals and insects come to Britain from all over the world. It would be a mistake to welcome them all | Tim Blackburn
Biodiversity is great in theory, but there are reasons to fend off invasive species and the knock-on effect of their presence. Britain would be a wasteland if it weren’t for immigration. Fifteen ...The Guardian - 5d -
Keir Starmer plans to reshape the Britain's ‘flabby’ state. But don’t compare him to Elon Musk
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer has won praise for his efforts to marshal international support for Ukraine as President Donald Trump’s economic and foreign policies roil the worldABC News - 2d -
How to cut Britain’s rising welfare bill
Reforms rather than quick fixes will save more money in the long termFinancial Times - 6d -
‘It’s a place of healing’: the man on a mission to restore Britain’s ancient rainforest
Dealing with PTSD, Merlin Hanbury-Tenison retreated to his family farm in Cornwall. There, working to revive a rare fragment of rainforest, he found a way to heal himself. A straight-backed, ...The Guardian - 6d -
Exclusive: Every McDonald’s in Britain warned of crackdown over staff sexual abuse
The warning from the UK's equality watchdog comes after the "extremely serious" allegations uncovered by the BBC.BBC News - 1d -
How Britain's former top banker became Canada's prime minister
The former banker may not have been elected to office before, but his experience managing global economic crises will help.BBC News - 1d -
Britain's Matt Weston is the slider to catch at men's skeleton world championship in Lake Placid
Matt Weston’s lead in the men’s skeleton world championship grew to 1.65 seconds going into the fourth and final run later Friday at Mount Van HoevenbergABC News - Mar. 7 -
European leaders back 'realistic' Arab plan for Gaza
The foreign ministers of France, Germany, Italy and Britain welcomed the plan, which calls for Gaza to be rebuilt over five years.BBC News - Mar. 8 -
Weston and Stoecker win silver at skeleton Worlds
Great Britain duo Matt Weston and Tabby Stoecker win team silver at the skeleton World Championships in Lake Placid, USA.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
GB win three silvers on final day of European Indoors
Great Britain win three silvers on the final day of the European Athletics Indoor Championships to finish with seven medals.BBC News - 6d -
Noteworthy new books on economics
Why advanced economies are struggling to build; how Britain can boost growth; plus books on inequality and povertyFinancial Times - 6d -
Captain of Ship That Hit North Sea Tanker Is Russian, Company Says
The police in Britain detained the ship’s captain on suspicion of gross negligence after it crashed into an oil tanker that was being operated by the U.S. Navy.The New York Times - 3d -
Eagles agree to a one-year deal with versatile return man Avery Williams
Eagles agree to a one-year deal with versatile return man Avery Williams after parting ways with Britain CoveyYahoo Sports - 1d -
Listen: Indian Wells men's semi-final - Draper v Alcaraz
Listen as Britain's Jack Draper takes on current Indian Wells champion Carlos Alcaraz.BBC News - 1d -
GB's Azu claims 60m gold as Robertson wins bronze
Great Britain's Jeremiah Azu claims men's 60m gold at the European Athletics Indoor Championships, as team-mate Andrew Robertson wins bronze.BBC News - Mar. 8 -
UK government vows to clean up Lake Windermere after beauty spot clogged with sewage
The U.K. government is pledging to clean up Lake Windermere, a sewage-clogged beauty spot that has come to symbolize the filthy state of Britain’s waterwaysABC News - 5d -
Wipeouts on Wall Street
Plus, Perella Weinberg’s decade-long legal fight finally nears its end and Britain’s biggest grocers waver under private equityFinancial Times - 5d -
UK expels Russian diplomat and a diplomatic spouse in tit-for-tat response to expulsions in Moscow
Britain’s government says it has expelled a Russian diplomat and a diplomatic spouse in a tit-for-tat response to the expulsion of two British embassy staff in Moscow earlier this weekABC News - 3d -
Draper reaches maiden Indian Wells quarter-final
Britain's Jack Draper reaches the Indian Wells quarter-finals by beating world number four Taylor Fritz in one of the best performances of his career.BBC News - 3d -
GB clinch bobsleigh bronze at World Championships
Great Britain secure just their second World Championships medal in four-man bobsleigh in 86 years, taking bronze in Lake Placid.Yahoo Sports - 14h -
Draper stuns Alcaraz to reach Indian Wells final
Britain's Jack Draper is helped by a controversial video call in his favour to earn a coming-of-age win over four-time major champion Carlos Alcaraz.Yahoo Sports - 5h -
Draper stuns Alcaraz in dramatic Indian Wells semi-final
Britain's Jack Draper is helped by a controversial video call in his favour to earn a coming-of-age win over four-time major champion Carlos Alcaraz.BBC News - 2h -
US support to maintain UK’s nuclear arsenal is in doubt, experts say
Malcolm Rifkind joins diplomats and analysts urging focus on European cooperation to replace Trident. Britain’s ability to rely on the US to maintain the UK’s nuclear arsenal is now in doubt, ...The Guardian - Mar. 8 -
Revealed: second Kremlin spy ring targeting Russian dissidents discovered in UK
After the spying convictions of six Bulgarians, police have warned of further Russian operations against opponents. A second Kremlin spy operation has been discovered targeting Russian dissidents ...The Guardian - Mar. 8 -
The founding fathers baked reason, truth and free speech into the US. That’s all gone now | Will Hutton
Donald Trump’s actions go against the Enlightenment values that gave rise to the constitution. His might-is-right politics have nothing to offer Britain. The founding fathers of the USA – James ...The Guardian - 6d -
Still uncertain about Trump? Let Boris Johnson guide you on this ‘very compassionate man’ | Catherine Bennett
Some of the president’s Tory fans seem to find the grim reality of the president’s actions invigorating rather than terrifying. Short of emigration, what is the best option for Britain’s dazzled ...The Guardian - 6d -
Germany to reach out to France and UK over sharing of nuclear weapons
But Friedrich Merz cautions such a move could not replace the US’s existing protective shield over Europe. Germany’s chancellor-to-be, Friedrich Merz, has said he will reach out to France and ...The Guardian - 6d -
The global battle against the climate crisis needs China. I’m visiting Beijing, and that’s what I’ll tell them | Ed Miliband
I will be the first UK energy secretary since 2017 to visit. It is negligence towards today’s and future generations not to engage China on this critical topic. The climate crisis is an existential ...The Guardian - 1d -
Jack Draper can make the big three the big four
Britain’s best player Jack Draper stands in the curious position where he is more renowned on the world tennis tour than he is in his home country, thanks to a modest Wimbledon record.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
1 crew member missing after Portuguese-flagged ship slams U.S. tanker in North Sea
A Portugese-flagged cargo ship slammed into a U.S. tanker that is still burning in the North Sea. Britain's coast guard says 36 crew members were rescued and brought to shore after the crash, but ...CBS News - 4d -
Ollie Bearman: ‘There’s nothing that I wouldn’t have done to get to F1’
Leaving home at 16 to pursue his dream has paid off for Britain’s youngest F1 driver as he begins his first full season. There is an unmistakeable air of steely determination about Ollie Bearman; ...The Guardian - 3d -
Stocks tank and egg prices soar under Trump | Lloyd Green
Once again, the American economy is under the gun and under a microscope. In 2016, voters in the UK opted to leave the European Union hoping that the day after would deliver something better. ...The Guardian - 3d -
Trinidad and Tobago calls new UK visa requirement ‘disproportionate move’
Travellers from country now need visas with decision reportedly made in response to rising asylum claims. UK politics live – latest updates Trinidad and Tobago has described Britain’s new visa ...The Guardian - 3d -
Oleksandr Usyk ordered to fight Joseph Parker by WBO in blow to Daniel Dubois
Usyk has 30 days to agree heavyweight title defence Britain’s Dubois had hoped for rematch with Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk has been ordered to start negotiations to defend his WBO heavyweight ...The Guardian - 2d -
Alcaraz three-peat bid on track as Cerundolo downed
Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz fought off determined challenger Francisco Cerundolo 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) on Thursday to reach the semi-finals of the Indian Wells ATP Masters.Alcaraz next ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
National Trust creates living gene bank of endangered native black poplar
Cuttings of tree captured by John Constable being planted on restored Devon floodplain. Captured by John Constable in one of his most celebrated paintings, the black poplar tree was once as common ...The Guardian - 2d