UK Government to Spend $19 Billion on New Nuclear Plant
The British government said on Tuesday that it would spend as much as 14.2 billion pounds, or about $19 billion, on constructing a nuclear power station, a project that is expected to create 10,000 jobs and help light up six million homes. EDF, the French state-owned energy group, will build the plant. According to a recent filing, it owns 12 percent of the project with the British government holding the rest. Nuclear power plants can cost tens of billions of dollars to build, but they have regained favor in recent years in Britain and elsewhere because they produce large volumes of steady electric power with few emissions. The plants are also viewed as a way to enhance energy security.
Source:The Times
June 10, 2025 18:10 UTC
The Times promotes dangerous myth about antisemitism
However, towards the end of her piece, she deemed it necessary to give ‘the other side’ – those who attributes attacks on Jews to Israel’s behavior during their war against Hamas. On Tuesday, Israeli soldiers opened fire near crowds of Palestinians walking towards a food distribution site, leaving 27 people dead. The Times is promoting what was aptly referred to by the late Norman Geras, in a 2012 speech, as “alibi antisemitism”: the argument that Israel’s putatively oppressive policies render antisemitism understandable. Such incidents certainly wouldn’t have been defended as a result of the understandable radicalisation of Jews stemming from the barbaric antisemitic attack by Muslims on Oct. 7. It’s extremely dispiriting that the Times reporter, in anotherwise solid report about anti-Jewish racism post Oct. 7, felt the need to promote such a morally unserious and dangerous myth about the ‘root cause’ antisemitism, one which exculpates the perpetrators while effectively blaming the victim.
Source:The Times
June 10, 2025 17:29 UTC
The ‘Millionaire Exodus’ the UK Media Told You About Never Actually Happened
Media reporting widely blamed the alleged millionaire exodus on tax policies in the same year that calls for a wealth tax on the super-rich gained unprecedented momentum globally. The media reporting was equivalent to 30 news pieces a day on the “non-existent” millionaire exodus across 2024. In the case of the UK, the ‘millionaires’ identified by the report represent just a fifth (20%) of the UK millionaire population. In 2021, Henley described 2,000 millionaires leaving the UK as “insignificant” but in 2023 described 1,500 millionaires leaving the UK an “exodus”. It is co-published with Patriotic Millionaires UK and Tax Justice UK.
Source:The Times
June 10, 2025 16:34 UTC
The Times: UK imposes sanctions on hard-right Israeli ministers
10 June 2025 20:14The UK is set to formally sanction two hard-right Israeli ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir (Security Minister) and Bezalel Smotrich (Finance Minister), due to their "monstrous" remarks concerning Gaza. This move, which includes asset freezes and travel bans, represents a significant divergence from Washington's stance, Caliber.Az reports via The Times. The UK will join Canada, Australia, and New Zealand in implementing these sanctions. Notably, these two ministers are crucial for Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in maintaining his delicate coalition government. He has also actively campaigned against allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza, previously stating that he would permit “not even a grain of wheat” to enter the warzone.
Source:The Times
June 10, 2025 16:24 UTC
Rolls-Royce to build UK’s first small nuclear power stations
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June 10, 2025 13:45 UTC
Britain and Allies Impose Sanctions on Israeli Far-Right Ministers for 'Inciting Violence'
By Elizabeth Piper and Sachin RavikumarLONDON (Reuters) -Britain and four other nations imposed sanctions on Tuesday on two far-right Israeli cabinet ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, accusing them of repeatedly inciting violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Norway joined Britain in freezing the assets and imposing travel bans on Israel's national security minister Ben-Gvir and finance minister Smotrich, both West Bank settlers. Smotrich, speaking at the inauguration of a new West Bank Jewish settlement in the Hebron Hills, spoke of "contempt" for Britain's move. London also suspended free trade talks with Israel for pursuing "egregious policies" in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, and announced further sanctions against West Bank settlers. "There must be no unlawful transfer of Palestinians from Gaza or within the West Bank, nor any reduction in the territory of the Gaza Strip."
Source:The Times
June 10, 2025 13:43 UTC
Complete University Guide 2026: Loughborough celebrates a decade amongst the UK’s top ten universities
Loughborough has been ranked seventh in the Complete University Guide 2026 – out of 130 institutions. It also remains the highest ranked university in the Midlands, underlining its position as one of the best universities in the country. Published today (Tuesday 10 June), the Complete University Guide is based on ten measures: entry standards, student satisfaction, research quality, research intensity, academic services spend, spending on student facilities, continuation, student-staff ratio, graduate prospects – outcomes, and graduate prospects – on track. Speaking about the 2026 guide Professor Nick Jennings, the University’s President and Vice-Chancellor, said: “Loughborough has now been ranked in the top ten best universities in the UK for a decade. I’m incredibly proud that Loughborough continues to stand among the very best universities in the UK.”The top ten universities in the UK Complete University Guide 2026 are:Cambridge Oxford London School of Economics St Andrews Durham Imperial College London Loughborough Bath Warwick LancasterThe full league table can be viewed at TheCompleteUniversityGuide.co.uk.
Source:The Times
June 10, 2025 13:22 UTC
The Times launches new podcast; Making Science with Tom Whipple
Listen here: https://podfollow.com/making-science-with-tom-whippleToday The Times has launched Making Science with Tom Whipple, a new weekly podcast hosted by the science editor of The Times. Combining history, innovation, and the downright unexpected, Making Science with Tom Whipple explores the bizarre, jaw-dropping, and sometimes chaotic paths that have led to some of the greatest scientific breakthroughs. Tom Whipple has been covering science for The Times since 2012, reporting on everything from archaeology to zoology. Tom Whipple, science editor of The Times, said:“Science is about facts and theories, but it is also about people – about triumphs, disasters, and things that go bang. Listen to Making Science with Tom Whipple, wherever you get your podcasts.
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June 10, 2025 13:10 UTC
What will be in the spending review? The winners and losers
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June 10, 2025 12:37 UTC
UK and allies sanction Israel ministers Ben-Gvir and Smotrich
LONDON: Britain and four allies joined forces Tuesday to sanction two Israeli ministers for “repeated incitements of violence” against Palestinians, upping their condemnation of Israel’s actions around the war in Gaza. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir will be banned from entering the UK and will have any assets in the country frozen, Britain’s foreign ministry said in a statement. Ben Gvir and Smotrich “have incited extremist violence and serious abuses of Palestinian human rights,” the foreign ministers of the five countries said in a joint statement. Smotrich and Ben Gvir are part of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fragile ruling coalition. Smotrich, who lives in a West Bank settlement, has supported the expansion of settlements and has increasingly called for the territory’s annexation.
Source:The Times
June 10, 2025 12:25 UTC
Britain and allies sanction Israeli far-right ministers for 'inciting violence'
By Elizabeth Piper and Sachin RavikumarLONDON (Reuters) -Britain and four other nations on Tuesday imposed sanctions on two far-right Israeli ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, accusing them of repeatedly inciting violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Norway joined Britain in freezing the assets and imposing travel bans on Israel's national security minister Ben-Gvir and finance minister Smotrich, both West Bank settlers. As the five nations announced action against the Israeli ministers, the United States instead said it would sanction individuals and sham charities that provided financial support to Hamas and another Palestinian group. London also suspended free trade talks with Israel for pursuing "egregious policies" in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, and announced further sanctions against West Bank settlers. "There must be no unlawful transfer of Palestinians from Gaza or within the West Bank, nor any reduction in the territory of the Gaza Strip."
Source:The Times
June 10, 2025 12:21 UTC
RCN chief ‘ashamed’ by UK international recruitment practices
A senior nurse representing the UK at an international nursing event has said she feels “ashamed” of the role the country has played in the exploitation of internationally educated nurses in recent years. More recently, the UK has significantly curbed its international recruitment of overseas nurses. The topic was broached at CNR; one of the recommendations agreed on by members was to lobby the WHO to strengthen its international recruitment code of practice, a call ICN president Dr Pamela Cipriano supported. Professor Ranger said, however, that she felt CNR had been a “missed opportunity” to deal with exactly how to tackle the issue of exploitative international recruitment. She said: “We've had direct examples of shocking exploitation of some of our international nurses."
Source:The Times
June 10, 2025 10:42 UTC
Slurry pit approved despite locals’ ‘stench’ concerns
There was no representation from the parish council at the meeting, but it had previously stated: “It is not clear how or from where the slurry will be transported to the site. The applicant’s farming business is in Landulph, some three miles away along very narrow country lanes. If the slurry is to be transported from there to the lagoon in the 4,000-gallon tankers in current use, this will place yet more stress and congestion on the single-track lanes. Walkers, cyclists and horse riders will have to face yet another hazard.
Source:The Times
June 10, 2025 10:07 UTC
Trials of self-driving taxis to launch in England next year
The Department for Transport (DfT), which made the announcement, said this was a year earlier than previously planned. A wider rollout of the technology is expected when the full Automated Vehicles Act becomes law from the second half of 2027. That will also permit the sale and use of self-driving, private cars. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said: “The future of transport is arriving. “Self-driving cars could bring jobs, investment, and the opportunity for the UK to be among the world-leaders in new technology.
Source:The Times
June 10, 2025 10:03 UTC
Uber to trial fully driverless cars on UK roads from next year
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June 10, 2025 10:01 UTC