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Endangered eels caught in British estuaries will no longer be exported to #Russia after the government banned the trade.
The Guardian · Export of endangered eels to Russia ends after UK government ban
Haha, even Farage is shocked at #Trump's appeasement of putin)
Putin is getting “far too much” from U.S.-led negotiations to end the war between #Ukraine and #Russia, Trump’s British ally Nigel Farage warned Friday.
https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-giving-vladimir-putin-too-much-uk-ally-nigel-farage/
POLITICO · Trump’s giving Putin ‘far too much,’ says UK ally Nigel Farage
in #1970s and #1980s #Britain, we had a kids #TV show called #Rainbow (made by #Thames #Television in #London) with 3 puppet characters (all gendered male) - not only would all 3 share a bed at the end of the night, but the #bear would put on pyjamas (so the rest of the day he was walking around completely naked other than his fur 
). Also George the #hippo was pink and had an obviously camp accent
FRANCE 24 · Macron says European countries to deploy to Ukraine after peace deal
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday that now was not the time to lift sanctions against #Russia, speaking after a meeting with #Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and other leaders in Paris.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/uks-starmer-now-is-not-time-lifting-sanctions-2025-03-27/
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Putin's "promises are hollow" on any eventual ceasefire with #Ukraine, as Kyiv's allies were set to meet in Paris Thursday for a summit.
"Unlike President Zelensky, #Putin has shown he's not a serious player in these peace talks," Starmer said.
https://www.barrons.com/news/uk-pm-says-putin-s-promises-are-hollow-in-ukraine-peace-talks-8ee9ddf6
Barrons · UK PM Says Putin's 'Promises Are Hollow' In Ukraine Peace Talks
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Northern lights, also known as aurora borealis, are seen at the Angel of the North in Gateshead, #Britain, October 10, 2024. REUTERS/Lee Smith
#Britain's finance minister Rachel Reeves said she wanted the country to become a "defence industrial superpower" as she pumped an extra 2.2 billion pounds ($2.8 billion) into the sector in her budget update on Wednesday.
Rearmament is an opportunity for capital to obtain reductions in welfare and public services, at the cost of lower profitability.
Chatham House: “Politicians will have to brace themselves to reclaim money through cuts to sickness benefits, pensions and healthcare.”
Britain’s finance minister Rachel Reeves, who has been steadily cutting spending on child credits, winter payments for the aged and disability benefits, announced that the remit of the Labour government’s new National Wealth Fund would be changed to let it invest in defence.
More military spending spurs growth but can damage the ‘health’ of the capitalist accumulation process: https://thenextrecession.wordpress.com/2025/03/22/from-welfare-to-warfare-military-keynesianism/
British and French defence chiefs met again in London on Monday to discuss plans for allied countries to safeguard a potential #Ukraine ceasefire as part of Prime Minister Keir Starmer's so-called "coalition of the willing".
Barrons · UK-French Defence Chiefs Discuss Plans To Guarantee Potential Ukraine Truce
Two women who were part of a Russian spy network run from the UK are named for the first time today by a BBC investigation.
Bulgarian nationals Cvetelina Gencheva and Tsvetanka Doncheva took part in elaborate surveillance operations against people spied on by the cell.
www.bbc.comTwo women who spied for Russia tracked down and named by BBCBulgarian nationals Cvetelina Gencheva and Tsvetanka Doncheva worked with six spies convicted in London.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he faced pressure from Washington to criticize President Volodymyr Zelensky after a showdown in the Oval Office last month led to the Ukrainian president walking out of the White House early.
The Kyiv Independent · Starmer says he faced pressure from US to criticize Zelenksy after Oval Office clash with Trump, NYT reports"We were under pressure to come out very critically with, you know, flowery adjectives to describe how others felt,” Starmer told the New York Times.
Donald Trump said, the United States, could join the Commonwealth of Great Britain.
Who had that on their bingo card?
#Commonwealth #Britain #England #UnitedStates #DonaldTrump
If royal visits are about sending a message, then the picture of the Prince of Wales in a tank near the Russian border must be one of the most direct.
Prince William has come to #Estonia to support UK troops in what is now the British Army's biggest operational deployment overseas, defending the Baltic state from the threat of #Russia
www.bbc.comPrince William sends message from tank near Russian border on Estonia tripPrince William joins a training exercise by soldiers in Estonia guarding Nato's eastern border with Russia.
#Fensterfreitag #windowfriday #window #photography #photo #photos #uk #yorkshire #britain #england
A bit of Fensterfreitag action from a ruined building in Yorkshire…
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"The United Kingdom has updated its travel advice for British citizens planning to visit the United States, warning of potential arrest or detention if travelers fail to comply with entry requirements. …
The guidance comes after Rebecca Burke, a 28-year-old U.K. citizen, was detained and deported from the U.S. and returned to the U.K. on March 18, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)."
~ Billal Rahman
#Trump #ICE #Britain #PariahNation
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https://www.newsweek.com/britain-issues-travel-warning-us-deportations-2047878
Newsweek · Britain Issues Travel Warning for US