Peter Mandelson to be announced as UK’s next US ambassador

found 2024 › Dec › 20 (Fri) @ 07:03 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Keir Starmer on the verge of appointing Labour grandee to key post at start of Trump presidency

Peter Mandelson is set to become Britain’s next ambassador to the US, the first time a politician has be…

CO2 emissions from new North Sea drilling sites would match 30 years’ worth from UK households

found 2024 › Dec › 20 (Fri) @ 07:03 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

New research comes as dozens of small potential fields have received some form of license from the government

Potential new North Sea oil and gas fields with early stage licences from the UK would emi…

That ‘70s Show star Danny Masterson appeals against rape conviction

found 2024 › Dec › 20 (Fri) @ 07:03 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

The actor, serving a 30-year sentence for two counts of rape, has questioned the plaintiffs’ credibility and claimed he didn’t receive a fair trial

Danny Masterson has filed an appeal against his 2023…

‘The world’s bravest woman’: what the papers say about the end of the Pelicot trial

found 2024 › Dec › 20 (Fri) @ 07:03 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Papers quote from Gisèle Pelicot’s speech outside court, after her ex-husband Dominique and 50 others were found guilty in France’s biggest rape trial

News of the verdicts in the biggest rape trial in…

Livestock wagon driver arrested and accused of smuggling Albanians from Northern Ireland on to UK mainland

found 2024 › Dec › 20 (Fri) @ 07:03 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Officials confirmed the arrest was made at Loch Ryan ferry port in Dumfries and Galloway, 80 miles south of Glasgow .

Rachel Reeves is accused of killing growth as Bank of England warns UK economy is grinding to halt after her anti-business Budget

found 2024 › Dec › 20 (Fri) @ 07:03 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Rachel Reeves was yesterday accused of killing growth as the Bank of England warned the economy is grinding to halt in the wake of her anti-business Budget.

Furious homeowners brand highest water bill hikes in the UK 'bonkers' as tens of thousands face Christmas weekend cut off from supplies after 'technical issue'

found 2024 › Dec › 20 (Fri) @ 07:03 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Almost 60,000 homes across Hampshire - in Southampton, Romsey, Eastleigh, Totton, and parts of the New Forest - have low pressure or no water at all.

Sir Keir Starmer picks Lord Peter Mandelson as new UK ambassador to Donald Trump's US

found 2024 › Dec › 19 (Thu) @ 20:48 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The news comes as the prime minister said he believed the Labour politican had the necessary trade expertise and networking abilities to bolster the UK's interests.

Risk of Christmas travel disruption as UK weather warnings issued

found 2024 › Dec › 19 (Thu) @ 20:48 UTC

a story from BBC › BBC News

Strong winds will affect the UK this weekend which could cause disruption for the festive getaway.

Lord Mandelson expected to be named as UK ambassador to US

found 2024 › Dec › 19 (Thu) @ 20:48 UTC

a story from BBC › BBC News

The former minister and life peer will replace Dame Karen Pierce in early 2025.