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UK supermarket to create hundreds of jobs after £435m investment
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UK hands bioethanol to the US while luxury cars cash in
Prime Minister Keir Starmer was all smiles at Jaguar Land Rover HQ on 8 May, hailing a “landmark” trade deal with the United States — details of which emerged following a meeting with President Donald Trump’s team at the G7 summit on 17 June....

UK GROOMING GANGS SCANDAL: Elon Musk Offers to Fund Legal Action Against Corrupt Officials Who ‘Aided and Abetted the Rape of Britain’
Elon Musk joins the British people’s fight against illegal migrants’ invasion and the associated rape epidemic. Musk joins forces against ‘the rape of Britain’. Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has made his mark on his social media platform...

UK records Indians as largest group in foreign sex crime convictions
London: Indians have emerged as the nationality with the largest percentage increase in convictions for sexual offences in the UK amid a wider surge in foreigners being sentenced for such crimes over the past four years in the country, according...

Government accused of 'failing to assess risk of major accidents' in Liverpool Bay
A campaign group has accused the government of failing to “properly assess the risk of major accidents” as they prepare to take legal action over a plan to pump 4.5m tonnes of carbon dioxide under Liverpool Bay. Hynet Alliance said the project...

UK falling behind EU on circularity, warns think tank
Analysis of current legislation, conducted alongside the Aldersgate Group, found a growing gap between the two markets, urging the UK to address this in an upcoming circular economy strategy for England. Rachel Solomon, executive director of the...

Government outlines £25bn RIS3 investment prioritising maintenance and renewal
The Department for Transport has unveiled the draft third Road Investment Strategy (RIS3), charting out the government’s vision and funding allocation for England’s motorways and trunk A roads over the 2026-2031 period. This latest strategy, which...

UK military’s F-35B shortcomings laid bare by spending watchdog
The UK National Audit Office (NAO) has detailed the challenges faced by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Navy (RN) in fielding the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, while projecting that the nation’s through-life spend on the stealth fighter...

Britain cares more about data centres than housing
The Isle of Dogs occupies a southward kink in the River Thames, the tear drop of the East End. It twinkles with the steel and glass of Canary Wharf’s office skyscrapers and high-rise flats reflected in its docks. I recently wandered around what’s...

UK emergency alert to be sent to phones next month - how to opt out
The UK Government has revealed they're planning to send an alert to mobile phones next month. In a statement on their official website, they confirm: "We are testing the UK's Emergency Alerts system on Sunday 7 September at 3pm." The alert is...

UK free speech crackdown sees up to 30 people a day arrested for petty offenses such as retweets and cartoons
By Chadwick MOORE Join us on Telegram, Twitter, and VK. Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Bernadette Spofforth lay in jail on a blue gym mattress in a daze, finding it difficult to move, even breathe. “I just closed down. But the other half of...

Armenia and the United Kingdom Agreed to Elevate Relations to the Level of Strategic Partnership
Joint Communiqué on the 2nd Armenia-UK Strategic Dialogue On 26 August 2025, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, Mr. Vahan Kostanyan, and the Minister of State for Europe, North America and the Overseas Territories...

Fibrus Confirm Completion of £200m Northern Ireland Fibre Broadband Contract
Infracapital-backed UK ISP Fibrus today confirmed the completion of their £200m (state aid) Project Stratum contract in Northern Ireland, which helped to spread their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to 81,000...

Government fails to honour commitment to source British food
27th August 2025 Author: Aleksandra Cupriak Farming campaigner Countryside Alliance has released a comprehensive report which reveals that most government departments and councils are failing to monitor or prioritise British produce in their...

Elon Musk Vows to Fund Lawsuits Against 'Corrupt Officials' Who Covered Up Grooming Gangs in Britain
Elon Musk has pledged financial backing for legal cases targeting officials accused of covering up child grooming gangs in the United Kingdom. The announcement was made on Tuesday, 26 August, through his social media platform X, formerly known as...

British police revealing suspects’ ethnicity will fuel racism
Police walk ahead of far-right Britain First party supporters waving Union Flags and St George Cross flags during an anti-immigration 'March for Remigration' calling for mass deportations, in Manchester, England, on August 2, 2025. [GETTY] There...

Government urged to ringfence higher and degree apprenticeship funding
The University Vocational Awards Council (UVAC) is urging the government to ringfence its planned Growth and Skills Levy funding of higher and degree apprenticeships, to tackle the rising skills gap impacting construction employers. Latest...

Brits holidaying in Europe urged to be 'prepared' for new rules from October
UK passport holders planning to visit Europe from October 12 have been given crucial travel advice in light of the forthcoming implementation of a new digital border system. This regulation impacts all journeys to Schengen Area countries,...

The exact time emergency alert will sound on UK mobile phones next weekend
Less than two weeks from now, millions of smartphones will simultaneously light up in only the second ever event of its kind in British history. The notification which will display on everyone's screens will be an emergency alert message issued by...

Scotland has three bank holidays left in 2025 and they’re all in the same month
With the end of August drawing closer, it can feel like the time for holidays is over. But luckily for us Scots, there are still three bank holidays left before the end of the year - and what's more, they're all in the same month. Scotland has...