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Royals face optics and transparency as public funding sits at £99.9m
world15 days ago

Royals face optics and transparency as public funding sits at £99.9m

Reuters reports that the Sovereign Grant for 2024-25 is £99.9m, a ‘charm pricing’ figure designed to look like value for money, while the King becomes the first monarch to publish his personal tax payment (£12.9m), signaling greater openness even though the income sources and tax breakdown remain unclear; the core grant remains higher than pre-renovation levels, the golden ratchet stays in place, and questions over royal spending and property arrangements persist.

via BBC|
#britain#royals#sovereign-grant
Canadian man admits guilt in worldwide toxic-salt suicide scheme
world1 month ago

Canadian man admits guilt in worldwide toxic-salt suicide scheme

Kenneth Law, a 60-year-old Canadian who ran online shops selling sodium nitrite, pleaded guilty in Ontario to 14 counts of aiding suicide, linked to 79 deaths in Britain; prosecutors plan to withdraw 14 first‑degree murder charges at September sentencing; the scheme generated about CAD 297,000 in revenue and involved purchases from customers in roughly 40 countries, with Law promoting the products under a pseudonym while aware they could be used to end lives.

via The New York Times|
#britain#canada#online-business
Britain Readies Multinational Push to Clear Hormuz Strait of Mines
world1 month ago

Britain Readies Multinational Push to Clear Hormuz Strait of Mines

Britain is preparing a multinational mission to clear the Strait of Hormuz of mines if a peace agreement with Iran ends the war, deploying HMS Dragon and the Lyme Bay as the hub for autonomous mine-clearing drones; France and Germany are contributing vessels, as about 850 ships and 20,000 seafarers are stranded, with the aim of carving a secure shipping lane and stabilizing global energy markets.

via The New York Times|
#autonomous-drones#britain#iran-conflict
Tommy Robinson’s London rally marks a renewed surge of Britain’s hard-right
world1 month ago

Tommy Robinson’s London rally marks a renewed surge of Britain’s hard-right

Thousands gathered in London for the Unite the Kingdom march led by Tommy Robinson, signaling a renewed hard‑right current in Britain as anti‑immigration rhetoric gains traction ahead of the next general election. The event drew supporters from Reform UK and fringe groups, occurred alongside a separate pro‑Palestine demonstration, and police reported arrests but no violence, highlighting a growing appetite for tougher leadership and immigration controls amid Labour leadership tremors.

via CNN|
#britain#hard-right#immigration
Schwarber Sparks USA to 9-1 WBC Win Over Britain
sports4 months ago

Schwarber Sparks USA to 9-1 WBC Win Over Britain

Kyle Schwarber hit a two-run homer and Gunnar Henderson had four hits and two RBIs as Team USA routed Britain 9-1 to go 2-0 in World Baseball Classic Pool B in Houston. An early error tied the game, Schwarber’s homer gave the lead, Henderson added a two-run single to push the margin, and Aaron Judge delivered an RBI single in the sixth as part of a late rally before the U.S. sealed the 9-1 win. USA returns to action Monday against Mexico.

via OutKick|
#britain#gunnar-henderson#kyle-schwarber
UK insists it’s not at war after drone strikes Cyprus base
world4 months ago

UK insists it’s not at war after drone strikes Cyprus base

Britain says it is not at war after an Iranian-made drone struck the RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus, triggering sirens, jet scrambles and precautionary evacuations. While London had agreed to let the U.S. use British bases for attacks on Iran, it says the U.K. will not join such strikes and emphasizes a lawful, measured approach amid escalating regional tensions and memories of the Iraq conflict.

via AP News|
#britain#drone-attack#iran-tensions
From chav to roadman: AI’s distorted portrait of Britain
culture4 months ago

From chav to roadman: AI’s distorted portrait of Britain

The piece argues that AI-generated depictions of Britain’s urban ‘roadman’ culture reveal enduring class anxieties, showing how online platforms reward sensationalized caricatures over nuanced reality; the shift from the ‘chav’ stereotype to digital-age imagery reflects a broader erosion of moral imagination, and the author calls for a renewed, inclusive national narrative that transcends race and class.

via UnHerd|
#ai#britain#class
DNA Pinpoints Northern Britain’s Oldest Known Mesolithic Burial
science4 months ago

DNA Pinpoints Northern Britain’s Oldest Known Mesolithic Burial

DNA analysis of an 11,000-year-old child from Heaning Wood Cave in Cumbria confirms the remains belong to a young girl and marks her as Northern Britain’s oldest known burial from the Mesolithic era. The find, one of the NW European region’s oldest Mesolithic burials, includes a perforated deer tooth and shell beads radiocarbon dated to about 11,000 years ago, suggesting deliberate burial practices by early hunter-gatherers. Local archaeologist Martin Stables helped uncover the site, which also reveals multiple burials across distinct periods, underscoring long-term use of caves for funerary rites in post-Ice Age Britain.

via SciTechDaily|
#ancientdna#britain#burial
UK Rejects US Request to Use Bases for Iran Strike, Reports Say
world4 months ago

UK Rejects US Request to Use Bases for Iran Strike, Reports Say

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer reportedly blocked a US request to let American forces use UK bases—RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia—for a preemptive strike on Iran, saying such action could breach international law. The Times first reported the split, with the BBC, The Guardian and The Telegraph later corroborating. Traditionally, access to UK military bases for foreign operations is assessed case by case for legal and policy reasons, and this development comes as Washington signals potential military options in the region.

via CNN|
#air-bases#britain#diego-garcia