Contact with British couple held in Iran cut off, family says

Lindsay and Craig Foreman, from East Sussex, have been detained in Iran for more than a year.

Typical English roast dinner potentially ‘drenched’ in 102 pesticides, says report

Greenpeace finds cocktail of pesticides including seven banned in EU may have been used on seven categories of vegetables and soft fruit It is a beautiful early summer Sunday afternoon and you have stopped for a pub lunch. A waiter sets down a roast served with carrots, peas, parsnips, potatoes and onion gravy, and then for pudding, strawberries and cream. It feels like the perfect rustic meal to accompany a day in the country. However, a report by Greenpeace, published on Thursday, has found...

By Damien Gayle Environment correspondent

Russia places UK ex-Defence Minister Ben Wallace on wanted list

Wallace last year recommended helping Ukraine carry out a strike on the bridge linking Russia to annexed Crimea.

Nvidia's Jensen Huang bets on this British startup to build 'next frontier' of AI

Months-old Ineffable Intelligence announced a record $1.1 billion seed round in April.

British roast dinner hit with cocktail of more than 100 pesticides, Greenpeace warns

Some of the pesticides cited are banned in the EU because they are toxic for reproduction or carcinogenic

By Bryony Gooch

Quote of the day by David Lloyd George: “Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.”

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By TOI World Desk

From the archive: Immigrant areas

July 1965: Will immigration come to dominate British politics?

By Paul Foot

British Comedy Is “Prince Harry Of The TV Royal Family,” Jokes BBC Comedy Chief Jon Petrie

“The Prince Harry of the TV Royal Family.” That is how BBC comedy boss Jon Petrie characterized his genre competing with the popularity and big budgets of high-end drama, with comedy “having to fight harder than it should for attention, for status and sometimes for survival.” Petrie was opening the annual BBC Comedy Festival in […]

By Max Goldbart

Britain’s Former Defense Secretary Is Now a Wanted Man in Russia

The warrant, which police have not confirmed, is reportedly connected to comments Ben Wallace made at the Warsaw Security Forum last year.

British elections: Lost 1,000 seats, found Trump’s Iran war

After a major local election loss, Britain’s government deploys its navy to the Gulf, a move critics see as aligning with Trump’s Iran policy to gain legit Read More: https://punchng.com/british-elections-lost-1000-seats-found-trumps-iran-war/

By Punch Newspapers