Friday, September 25, 2026

Tag: UK

Government makes £5bn a year from immigration fees while applicants are...

Home Office’s fees are up to 10 times the processing cost – and rising every year

A stinking mess: government cuts leave UK facing chicken waste crisis

Closure of litter incineration plants could force tonnes of toxic waste into British waterways

Revealed: the vast scale of England’s £255m illegal care industry

Our major new investigation shows the trade in illegal children’s homes involves hundreds of companies – and a quarter of a billion pounds

How a British overseas territory became the largest holder of US...

The Cayman Islands sits at the heart of a network of British financial jurisdictions. Together, they manage trillions in assets, influencing global capital flows and investment networks.

Britain’s role in attacks on Cyprus, Venezuela, and Iran

The UK's compliance with the U.S. war on Iran.

Technology empires and the race to cement dominance

American and Chinese influence increasingly relies on technology services, and both powers are attempting to solidify their dominance even as other countries catch up.

UK agency developing early warning system for major climate tipping points

The new system will use drones, plankton bloom patterns and cosmic ray detection combined with artificial intelligence and detailed, cutting-edge computer models.

In ‘historic win,’ court rules against UK’s Rosebank Oilfield over climate...

The judgment said the carbon emissions that would be created by the burning of oil and gas at the largest untapped oilfield in the UK had not been taken into consideration.

Great Britain generates more than 80% of summer electricity from renewables

Luke Clark, director of Renewable UK told The Guardian that while this progress is promising, the UK still needs to step up green energy efforts.

Criminal charges for water executives as Britain introduces landmark legislation to...

The new law represents the most significant increase in enforcement powers in over a decade, giving regulators unprecedented authority to crack down on water companies polluting the nation’s lakes, rivers, and seas.

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The Charles R. Huntley Generating Station in Tonawanda, New York. Photo: Andre Carrotflower / CC BY-SA 4.0

EPA finalizes repeal of power plant carbon standards as environmental groups sue

The sector accounts for nearly one-quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and the agency separately proposed ending its authority to regulate them.
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building in Washington, D.C. Photo: Farragutful / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Democratic attorneys general say Education Department is hiding 1,300 documents on its layoffs

A privilege log lists nearly 1,300 records the agency says are too sensitive to hand over.
The lobby of the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. Photo: Daderot (public domain)

7,000 Chicago hotel workers vote to authorize strike

A union survey found a third of members cannot cover rent or mortgage payments, and the last hotel strike in the city, in 2018, lasted about a month.
A patient exam room at a U.S. urgent care clinic. Photo: Harrison Keely / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Vance-led task force moves to strip 760,000 people of ACA coverage

Advocates say the crackdown follows 8 million coverage losses already tied to Trump-era health cuts.
Demonstrators protest ICE conduct in Minneapolis. Photo: Fibonacci Blue / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Federal judge blocks deportation of man shot by ICE during Austin delivery run

DHS and the man's attorney give conflicting accounts of the medical care he has received since.