United Kingdom: surprise rise in GDP, government still under pressure
UK GDP grew by 0.1% in the fourth quarter, an unexpected but modest increase compared to the Labour government's growth ambitions, which remain under pressure for 2025, especially with Donald Trump's trade threats.
Faced with Trump, the British strategy of leg-pulling
Between its flattering rhetoric, its leniency in the face of American trade threats and its decision to reject, alongside the United States, the Paris Declaration on Artificial Intelligence, London has lately been taking the opposite tack from the Europeans to better appease Donald Trump.
Retourne d'où tu viens": British reality TV takes on the sensitive subject of immigration
Re-enacting a crossing on a makeshift boat, experiencing misery in Somalia: a British reality TV show, which claims to let six contestants experience the journey of migrants to Europe, is stirring up fierce controversy.
A "high-risk" gamble: London criticized for billions spent on carbon capture
The tens of billions of pounds pledged by the UK government to carbon capture technology, an "unproven" technology, is a "high-risk" gamble, warned the UK Parliament's Public Accounts Committee on Friday.
Development aid: London worries that a US withdrawal will benefit China
British diplomatic chief David Lammy said on Friday he was "worried" that China or other countries would benefit from a US withdrawal from development aid.
London wants to make it easier to build small nuclear reactors
The British government announced on Thursday that it would facilitate the construction of nuclear power plants in the country, in particular to encourage the development of smaller, cheaper reactors, a technology that will still take years to become operational.
London revokes Russian diplomat's accreditation in retaliation against Moscow
The British Foreign Office announced on Thursday that it had summoned the Russian ambassador to revoke the accreditation of a diplomat from that country, in response to Moscow's expulsion of a British diplomat in November.
Trump worries the Bank of England, which downgrades its growth forecasts
The Bank of England (BoE) unsurprisingly lowered its key interest rate to 4.5% on Thursday, but also sharply cut its growth forecasts, in the face of an already struggling British economy threatened by US tariffs.
London pursues its rapprochement with Brussels with a summit in May
In May, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will host a summit with EU leaders, a further step in his drive for closer ties with the European Union, which remains cautious given the political and diplomatic minefield surrounding the issue.
UK: support for Brexit at an all-time low, a majority for a return to the EU
Fewer than three in ten Britons believe the Brexit has been a good thing, according to a poll published on Wednesday, five years after the UK officially left the EU, with a majority wanting to see their country return to the Union.
In a London secondary school, teachers replaced by AI
Preparing for exams with artificial intelligence rather than teachers: a private college in London is trying this out, an initiative viewed with caution by a researcher working on this technology.
Major Holocaust archive now available online
Photos of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp, eyewitness accounts and documents showing the rise of fascism in Europe before the Second World War: part of one of the most important archives on the Holocaust has been accessible online since Monday.
Royaume-Uni: un ancien d'Amazon à la tête du gendarme de la concurrence
Le gouvernement britannique a décidé de nommer un ancien patron d'Amazon à la présidence de la CMA, le régulateur de la concurrence au Royaume-Uni, une annonce qui survient au moment où le président Donald Trump a promis de défendre les géants américains de la tech à l'étranger.
London warns Putin after "Russian spy ship" detected in the English Channel
British Defence Secretary John Healey warned Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday after a "Russian spy ship" was spotted by the Royal Navy in the English Channel on Monday.
New record for bitcoin before Trump's inauguration
Bitcoin broke its record on Monday, surpassing the $109,000 mark just hours before the inauguration of Donald Trump, who launched his own digital currency over the weekend and is expected to ease regulation of the sector once he returns to the White House.