US ambassador to Britain calls on UK to use 'all' its energy assets
Donald Trump's ambassador to Britain has said the UK "must use all your assets" when it comes to energy. In an interview with The Times, billionaire banker and art collector Warren Stephens discussed the North Sea and the importance of an energy mix. "You still have enormous fossil fuel potential not only in the North Sea, but there are big shale fields on shore in Lincolnshire. And you buy gas from Norway and they get it from the North Sea. Regarding farmers having to pay inheritance tax, he said: “That would be very unpopular if you had to pay inheritance tax on your land in the US.
Source:The Times
August 11, 2025 13:51 UTC
UK to establish a national anti-trans restroom ban
The United Kingdom’s Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is about to issue guidelines banning transgender people from single-sex facilities—and, in some cases, even those that match their sex assigned at birth, The Advocate noted, citing The Times. The commission’s guidance is reportedly in compliance with the nation’s recent Supreme Court ruling that stated, in essence, that trans women are not women. The policy will impact trans people’s access to restrooms or changing rooms regarding facilities that provide public services, including schools, hospital wards, domestic-violence shelters, prisons and some stores, among other places. The regulations also said that a trans person could be barred from spaces that do match their biological sex, claiming that “a legitimate aim for excluding a trans person from a separate or single-sex service for their own biological sex might be to prevent alarm or distress for other service users.”Stonewall Scotland condemned the EHRC’s guidance in a statement released soon after the policy was first proposed, saying that it “risks encouraging organizations to implement blanket exclusionary policies, which will impact on trans people’s rights to non-discrimination in enjoyment of their human rights and may open up litigation risks.”In April, UK Department of Education’s Minister for Women and Equalities Bridget Phillipson said that trans women should use bathrooms that correspond with their gender assigned at birth; however, she stopped short of explicitly saying that trans women should use men’s restrooms, according to Them.
Source:The Times
August 11, 2025 13:34 UTC
UK to deport foreign criminals immediately; expands ‘deport now, appeal later’ scheme
You Might Also Like: UK arrests hundreds of immigrants in illegal delivery rider crackdownThe UK Government has announced plans to allow immediate deportation of foreign criminals right after sentencing. "Foreign national offenders make up about 12% of the prison population, costing taxpayers around £54,000 annually per prisoner. Since July 2024, almost 5,200 foreign criminals have been deported, a 14% increase compared to the previous year. The number of countries participating in this "deport now, appeal later" scheme will nearly triple to 23, as per a report by AFP. Once enacted, these laws will help remove foreign criminals faster, save taxpayer money, and enhance the UK’s border security.
Source:The Times
August 11, 2025 13:32 UTC
Hundreds arrested over Palestine Action warned of 14-year jail terms
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August 11, 2025 12:53 UTC
New bank to manage wealth of the super-rich
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August 11, 2025 12:35 UTC
British backpacker pleads guilty to fatal e-scooter crash in Australia
Alicia Kemp, from Redditch, Worcestershire, appeared in Perth Magistrates’ Court via video link from prison on Monday, charged with dangerous driving causing death under the influence of alcohol. Another charge of causing harm to a passenger while under the influence of alcohol was dropped. In an earlier statement, Mr Phan’s family described him as a “beloved husband, father of two and dear friend”. The charge of dangerous driving causing death carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. Under Western Australian law, e-scooter riders must wear a helmet, be sober, carry no passengers and be aged over 16 years old.
Source:The Times
August 11, 2025 10:52 UTC
UK Weather: Amber heat health alert issued amid heatwave
The alert from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is in place from 9am on Tuesday, August 12, until 6pm on Wednesday, August 14. The amber alert covers the East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, and the South East. The UKHSA said the alert follows an "enhanced hot weather response" warning that the heat could see significant impacts to health and social care services. Amber heat health alert issued across EnglandThe UKHSA shares that the amber alert sees a risk to a rise in deaths for those aged over 65 with health conditions, issues managing medicines, increased demand for power exceeding capacity and the heat affecting the ability of the workforce to deliver services. Recommended ReadingAreas under the amber alert are set to see temperatures rise to more than 30°C, with London expecting highs of 33°C.
Source:The Times
August 11, 2025 10:40 UTC
Britain’s Chagos Islands handover will cost taxpayers ten times more than Keir Starmer said it would
Ministers are now facing allegations that they misled Parliament with a controversial 'accountancy trick''SHORT CHANGED' Britain’s Chagos Islands handover will cost taxpayers ten times more than Keir Starmer said it wouldBRITAIN’S Chagos Islands handover will cost taxpayers ten times more than Sir Keir Starmer let on, newly unearthed figures claim. Official estimates reveal the bill for giving the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius is not £3.4billion as promised, but actually close to £35billion. Britain is to hand over sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory while paying billions of pounds to continue using the Diego Garcia base, a key military facility used by Britain and the United States. Back in February, Sir Keir Starmer dismissed Tory warnings of a £30billion cost and branded a £9bn to £18bn estimate “absolutely wide of the mark”. "The costs compare favourably with other international base agreements, and the UK-US base on Diego Garcia is larger, in a more strategic location.”Starmer signs deal with Mauritius to hand over Chagos Islands
Source:The Times
August 11, 2025 09:04 UTC
Over-70s face driving ban for failing eye tests
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said she supports the plans to bring in compulsory eye tests for drivers over 70. "I think we need to make sure that people driving on our roads and using our streets are safe," she said. Following the inquest, a source close to the transport secretary told the BBC the government accepted that the rules "need to be reassessed". Now, a new requirement being prepared by the transport secretary could make eye tests for the over-70s compulsory when they renew their driving licence every three years. He says he has glaucoma and has reported it to the DVLA but that he has not stopped driving.
Source:The Times
August 11, 2025 08:53 UTC
JD Vance tells Europe to ‘step up and take a bigger role’ in Ukraine
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August 11, 2025 07:29 UTC
Sleepy Cotswolds hamlet on lockdown as JD Vance’s holiday gets under way
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August 10, 2025 23:45 UTC
Kerala rerun? UK F-35 jet makes emergency landing in Japan; Chinese, Russian media have field day
UK F-35 jet makes emergency landing in Japan (Picture credit: X)A British F-35B stealth fighter jet was forced to make an emergency landing on Sunday at Kagoshima Airport in south-western Japan due to a malfunction, airport officials told Kyodo News.As per news agency ANI, the incident occurred at around 11:30 am (local time), briefly closing the runway for about 20 minutes and delaying several commercial flights. The carrier, on a major Indo-Pacific deployment since April, has visited ports in the Mediterranean, Middle East, Southeast Asia, Japan, and Australia.This is the second such mishap in less than two months. Russia’s Sputnik India account on X posted, “British F-35 makes emergency landing... Again. Just weeks after one F-35 was stranded in India, another was forced into an emergency landing at Japan’s Kagoshima Airport. HMS Prince of Wales is expected to dock at Yokosuka on Tuesday before heading to Tokyo later this month.
Source:The Times
August 10, 2025 23:35 UTC
Gamekeeper v Conservationist perspectives on setting moorlands alight – good article in Sunday Times
The Sunday Times published a pretty good article today, written by Ben Spencer, Science Editor, presenting opposing views (grouse moor gamekeeper vs RSPB Senior Policy Officer for the Uplands) on setting the moorlands alight. Jono Simmonds, 36, a gamekeeper who manages 3,000 acres of grousemoor at Stalybridge, said: “We’re getting pushed into a corner. Tom Aspinall, 40, senior policy officer for uplands at the RSPB, which has managed Dove Stone since 2011, is convinced there is no need for managed burning. That process is well under way on Dove Stone. On Dove Stone moor work is under way to reverse that.
Source:The Times
August 10, 2025 23:15 UTC
Foreign criminals will be deported before any appeal
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August 10, 2025 23:05 UTC
Environmental groups too white and middle class, says green boss
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August 10, 2025 21:24 UTC