Ferries, airports and trains: Travel chaos continues as UK and France are buffeted by Storm Goretti
Airports and rail operators are taking precautions, with closures and widespread cancellations continuing on Friday.
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UK NEWS 
December 18, 2025 UK rejoining Erasmus shows “education as a special value”
By Martin Banks The EPP Group in the EU Parliament is among those who have warmly welcomed the agreement between the European Commission and the United Kingdom on the UK’s association with the Erasmus+ programme from 2027 onwards.
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CYPRUS
November 30, 2025 Cyprus-UK cooperate on tourism industry security and crisis management
The launch of an e-learning platform, aimed at training those involved in the Cypriot tourism industry in recognizing and reporting potential terrorist threats, as well as in crisis management, was announced on Wednesday by the British High Commission in Limassol. The joint initiative between the United Kingdom and Cyprus is the first of its kind […]
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UK NEWS
November 28, 2025 All-time high
Wednesday was Budget day in the UK. It’s always a special event in our London newsroom: reporters and editors huddle to listen to the chancellor’s speech before our economics editor gives a quick-fire analysis. We produce dozens of additional stories and dissect every aspect of the Budget and we publish 12 extra pages in print.
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UK NEWS
November 12, 2025 UK’s top 50 Asian eateries named
By Martin Banks The identities of the UK’s top 50 Asian restaurants has been announced.
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UK NEWS
August 15, 2025 Postcards with Purpose
By Martin Banks As the UK swelters under another tropical heatwave, a different kind of flow is arriving in MPs’ post trays across Westminster. Not the usual spidery letters or worthy constituency reports — but brightly coloured postcards, stamped and sent from every corner of the globe: Porto, Portland, Port Douglas… and beyond. These cards […]
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CYPRUS
June 21, 2025 U.S. may ask UK to open Cyprus base for Iran operations
The United States may ask the United Kingdom to allow American refueling aircraft to operate from Britain’s military base in Cyprus, as former President Donald Trump considers launching strikes on Iran in response to the escalating war with Israel.
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POLITICS
May 22, 2025 MEPs welcome “re-set” in relations between UK and EU
By Martin Banks The Greens have greeted the “start of a journey” it hopes the UK and EU will embark on after they announced a series of agreements which aim to forge closer ties.
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UK NEWS
May 20, 2025 Former Minister welcomes possible revival of youth mobility between the UK and EU
By Martin Banks UK PM Sir Keir Starmer, speaking ahead of a summit in London between the two sides on Monday, gave a strong signal that a youth mobility scheme could form part of a new deal with the EU.
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EUROPE
May 5, 2025 EU-UK defence pact could be main deliverable of upcoming London summit
Talks between Brussels and London for a security and defence partnership are ongoing with EU ambassadors scheduled to discuss a first draft put together by the Commission’s External Action Service next week.
