UK fighter jets intercept Russian plane over Norwegian Sea

The Ministry of Defence calls Moscow's activity "unsafe" and "unprofessional".

UK charity funding school at heart of illegal Israeli settlement expansion

Friends of Yeshivat Shavei Hevron sent nearly £200,000 to school in Hebron – where Israel has been accused of imposing apartheid – between 2019 and 2024 A British charity is funding a religious school at the heart of expansion plans for the illegal Israeli settlement in the Palestinian city of Hebron. Friends of Yeshivat Shavei Hevron sent nearly £200,000 to the school between 2019 and 2024, the last year for which accounts are publicly available on the website of the Charity Commission, the...

By Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem and Haroon Siddique

Some Kyiv homes left without gas as emergency crews deal with aftermath of Russian massive attack

Emergency crews from Kyivgaz have been dealing with the aftermath of another Russian attack in four districts of the capital.

By Andrii Muravskyi

ITV and Sky reshape British TV landscape with $2.1 billion deal

Sky CEO Dana Strong said the deal was a "defining moment" in British broadcasting.

Sky warns some roles will be cut after £1.6bn takeover of ITV broadcasting arm

The deal will see Sky buy ITV’s terrestrial TV channels and streaming service ITVX.

By Holly Williams

U.K. fighter jets intercept Russian plane near aircraft carrier off Iceland

ITV Boss ‘Hopeful’ Sky Acquisition Will Clear Regulators: ‘The Market Has Changed So Fundamentally’

Following news on Monday morning that NBCUniversal-owned Sky is acquiring 70-year-old British public service broadcaster ITV, ITV CEO Carolyn McCall joined a series of calls with investors and media to talk through logistics. On the investor call following the announcement, McCall said the sale reflects years of the ITV board weighing its strategic options — […]

By K.J. Yossman

ITV Braces for “Thorough and Comprehensive” Antitrust Review of Sky Takeover

Comcast-owned Sky has closed a deal to buy the U.K.'s leading free-TV network for $2.1 B. ITV argues the mega-merger is needed to compete with the likes of Netflix and YouTube.

By Scott Roxborough

Jailed British couple in Iran continue hunger strike, US-based rights org. HRANA says

Craig and Lindsay Foreman, jailed in Iran on espionage charges, have been denied adequate medical care and contact with their families, HRANA reported.

‘Shoot The People:’ Misan Harriman Talks Working With Director Andy Mundy-Castle On His Documentary Portrait

There’s an interesting flair to the work of the British documentarian Andy Mundy-Castle. In White Nanny Black Child (2023), he traces the legacy of Britain’s so-called farming experiment, where thousands of Black children from West Africa were adopted by white English families between 1955 and 1995, only to face widespread abuse and prejudice. The film […]

By Zac Ntim

British new car sales hit strongest level since 2019

British new car sales in June climbed 11.4 per cent from year-ago ​levels to their strongest since 2019, with battery electric vehicles taking ‌a record share of the market as consumer demand and choices grew, industry data showed on Monday. New car registrations rose to 213,166 vehicles last month, the Society ​of Motor Manufacturers and […]

Beyond Brexit—and back to Europe

Those who follow only intergovernmental debates in the media might think that nothing has changed in the decade since British voters decided to leave the European Union.

Russian strike kills 14 around Kyiv on eve of NATO summit

Sky’s purchase of ITV: a new dawn for British television

The £1.6bn acquisition of ITV’s broadcast arm reflects growing fear of streamers who are dominating the media landscape

By Will Barker, The Week UK

Russia & Ukraine Trade Some Of Biggest Strikes Of War On Eve Of NATO Summit

Russia & Ukraine Trade Some Of Biggest Strikes Of War On Eve Of NATO Summit Russia has unleashed another massive drone and missile attack wave on Ukraine's capital, just on the eve of the major annual NATO summit, which is in Ankara, Turkey this week. Over a dozen people were killed, with heavy damage against residential structures observed. The death toll could rise, but "In total, 14 people have died and 117 have been injured in Kyiv," the office of the attorney general said o...

By Tyler Durden

DTEK property damaged in Russian attack on Kyiv

DTEK's service vehicles and operational facilities were damaged during Russia's massive overnight attack on Kyiv on July 6.

Russia’s missile and drone attack on Ukraine kills at least 18 ahead of NATO summit 

A massive Russian aerial offensive has killed at least 18 people and wounded dozens more, exposing critical gaps in Ukraine’s air defences. The Monday morning attack resulted in 12 deaths within the capital, Kyiv, while an additional six fatalities were reported in the surrounding region by its head, Mykola Kalashnyk. Emergency teams are currently searching […]

By Ebenezer Afanyi Dadzie