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£30m UK boost for green fuels and technologies to decarbonise shipping
Funding will be crucial in supporting the green fuels and technologies of the future, so the UK can clean up its sea travel and trade. Awarded from the sixth round of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC), successful companies will...

Jeremy Corbyn calls for wealth redistribution in UK as he promotes his new party
The former Labour leader also stressed the need to “defend the right to protest against genocide” as he accused prime minister Keir Starmer’s government of “complicity in crimes against humanity” with growing number of people starving in Gaza...

UK grocery inflation reaches highest levels in over 18 months, predicted to remain elevated
Grocery price inflation in the U.K. hit its highest level – 5.2 percent – since January 2024 in July, according to new data from research firm Worldpanel by Numerator. Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD) data added that the elevated inflation...

UK govt gives final nod for new $51 billion nuclear power plant
The British government on Tuesday gave a final nod to nuclear power plant Sizewell C after reaching a deal with investors, aiming to bolster its net-zero and energy security goals. The government, the largest shareholder in the project, said...
UK Gas Storage Capacity to Drop This Winter After Loss at Rough
Rough will make an adjusted operating loss this year toward the upper end of a £50 million to £100 million range, the company said. Centrica’s energy storage loss was £26 million in the six months through June — after £53 million in profit a year...

PM Modi UK Visit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Departs for United Kingdom, FTA Signing, Defence and Action Against Khalistani Extremists on Agenda
New Delhi, July 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday departed for the United Kingdom on the first leg of his two-nation visit, which will also take him to the Maldives later this week. The visit to the UK from July 23-24 is aimed at...

'Forced labor' smear reflects UK's fear of China's clean energy competitiveness: expert
Photovoltaic arrays convert solar energy into clean electricity on a factory rooftop in Hai'an, East China's Jiangsu Province on July 7, 2025. In recent years, the city has utilized idle factory rooftops to build distributed photovoltaic power...

money Britain and India sign free trade pact during Modi visit
LONDON/NEW DELHI — Britain and India signed a free trade agreement on Thursday (July 24) during a visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sealing a deal to cut tariffs on goods from textiles to whisky and cars and allow more market access...

Opinion | Modi And Starmer: Can India Shape Britain’s Indo-Pacific Tilt?
Last Updated:July 25, 2025, 08:53 IST Without India’s backing, Britain’s Indo-Pacific tilt risks becoming an expensive exercise in naval tourism Britain's PM Keir Starmer (R) and PM Narendra Modi shake hands at the end of a joint press conference...

'Landmark' UK Visit Done, Now PM Modi Heads To Maldives: What's On Agenda?
PM Modi departs for the Maldives Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today reach the Maldives on a two-day (July 25-26) visit after concluding his trip to the United Kingdom and signing a major trade agreement. PM Modi concluded his UK visit on...

UK Parliament Celebrates NASENI’s Role in Africa’s Growth
79 By Daniel Adaji The UK Parliament has honoured Nigeria’s Khalil Halilu for leading the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) to the forefront of Africa’s industrial and technological transformation. The agency...

UK, India sign free trade pact
Britain and India signed a free trade agreement on Thursday during a visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sealing a deal to cut tariffs on goods from textiles to whisky and cars and allow more market access for businesses. The two...
China's innovation-driven growth provides new opportunities for global investors: British business leader
This photo shows electric vertical take-off-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft parking in a charging hangar at Luogang Park in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, July 2, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu) Perry praised China's accelerating pace of innovation,...

Energy giants sign binding merger deal, bringing Saipem7 closer to reality
Italy’s engineering, drilling, and construction services giant Saipem has signed a binding agreement on the terms and conditions of its proposed merger with global energy player Subsea7. Saipem 10000; Source: Saipem Since the management of both...

‘Safety has to be a priority’: NSW energy giants under fire for prioritising green energy over maintenance
The power distributors responsible for New South Wales’s electricity network are facing mounting criticism after reports revealed that key maintenance staff have been redirected to commercial work on electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and...
UK-India Vision 2035 to set goals for innovation, green growth and global talent generation: Foreign Secy Lammy
Besides a "significant and comprehensive" Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to be signed between Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Keir Starmer, an “ambitious” new UK-India Vision 2035 agreement will also be agreed between the leaders on Thursday to mark...

India, UK sign landmark trade deal to slash tariffs on whisky, cars
The deal was signed by Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and his British counterpart Jonathan Reynold in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Keir Starmer UK PM Keir Starmer with PM Narendra Modi (centre); UK Trade...

The British economy cannot sustain its contradictions
With the last, desperate attempt to restore the integrity of the system he had given his life to having failed, the only tolerable course of action open to Sergey Akhromeyev was to hang himself. Over the years, many have questioned whether...

UK firms eye Africa as next frontier for strategic growth
Many businesses in the United Kingdom are turning to Africa as a strategic growth partner. This signals a shift from outdated risk perceptions toward a more opportunity-driven outlook on the continent. This is according to new research released by...

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: How does Hamon energy work?
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is best known for Stands at the time of writing, but Ripple was the first primary power system for the heroes of Phantom Blood and Battle Tendency. As an aside, the terms "Ripple" and "Hamon" are used interchangeably...