Uk and France agree new treaty on small boat crossings
(Nb the article fails to mention the recent drop in numbers of small boat crossings, giving the false impression they are still rising)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This is how cities can very quickly lose the great reputation, and competitive positioning, that other cities would kill for. Montreal built that reputation and positioning over years of smart leadership. It can disappear shockingly fast.
Elections really do matter. #Montreal
BREAKING: Controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate to replace Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US. The prime minister assures journalists that full process has been followed.
US military decimated 90% of Iran’s regular fleet, yet Tehran has still won the battle for the Strait of Hormuz. By weaponizing a vital maritime artery, Iran has discovered a form of economic mutual assured destruction that makes its once-prized nuclear program look like a secondary deterrent.
I'm starting to think that 40 years of electing governments based on how little they think the state should do, might be the cause of how little the state can do.
GoVolta train
GoVolta launches its first Amsterdam–Berlin train 🚆🇳🇱🇩🇪
600 passengers on board, fares from €19, and big European expansion plans ahead. A major step for affordable international rail travel. 🔗 shorturl.at/Kf6JT
Image courtesy of GoVolta.
Pakistan saved gas import bill of $12bn, secured power supply
Contrary to picture, it's about *rooftops* solar
"had it not been for rooftop solar, which reduced reliance on imported gas, load-shedding & other measures to restrict power... would have been considered"
www.dawn.com/news/1982984
Emily Thornberty is right. Sending Charles to Trump now could not only damage the UK, but also the monarchy itself.
It's a lose-lose for Britain.
Just look at him. He’s not the future.
A stale, flat-cap-wearing fraud peddling prejudice that costs us all a fortune.
There’s nothing hopeful or constructive about anything Farage wants. Just more hate, more division, more failure.
So fucking sick of him.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Rachel Reeves said Brexit has “not been good” for Britain’s economy.
Brexiters erupted in fury.
But the most interesting thing about this moment isn’t the outrage.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Poland is sending a plane to Oman to bring a "seriously ill" Polish woman back home, Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced.
"If there's also room on the plane for the healthy, we'll evacuate anyone who needs it, to the extent possible," he adds.
Gas prices up by around 50% today.
A painful reminder that relying on imported fossil fuels is a risky strategy.
Poland’s foreign ministry has ruled out sending military aircraft to evacuate Polish citizens from the Middle East amid the fallout from US and Israeli attacks on Iran.
However, it has set up a special helpline to provide information to those stuck in the region
Tactical vote to stop Reform = vote Green
"The results indicate that – while it is currently a tight three-way contest - the Greens have the best chance of beating Reform"
Reasons for this recommendation explained here 👇
stopreformuk.vote/parl/gorton-...
🗳️ Poll | Should Britain rejoin the EU?
🟡 Rejoin: 61% (+13)
🔵 Stay out: 39% (-13)
Source: @YouGov, 22-23 Jan (+/- vs 2016 ballot)
A court has rejected an attempt to overturn the Clean Transport Zone that was introduced at the start of this year in Kraków, Poland’s second-largest city, and which places restrictions on driving older, more polluting cars.
The latest immigration statistics are OUT
Immigration is once again DOWN
… but I don’t know who exactly is going to be happy about it🤷♀️
Delighted to announce that following the consultation, I'm giving the green light to make Oxford Street traffic-free.
🚄 | Avanti West Coast customers can now enjoy up to two trains per hour for most of the day between Liverpool Lime Street and London Euston.
🍸 | The countdown is ON for The Artisan Craft & Spirits Festival at St George's Hall, Liverpool! This is more than a festival — it’s a celebration of craft, creativity, and community in the heart of Liverpool.
More info in the comments...
🧵 THREAD — When “crazy demands” stop being eccentric and start being diagnostic
In intelligence history, one pattern appears again and again when an asset becomes emotionally unstable, their demands often shift from information or money to symbolic recognition.
a cartoon shows cars parked all over the road and pavements, with speech bubbles of car drivers shouting at people walking, wheeling and cycling to get out of their way.
It's good to see government action against dangerous pavement parking. However, it is deeply disappointing not to see a nationwide ban.
Thanks to @wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk for this illustration of why this is such a frustrating and dangerous problem for people walking, wheeling and cycling.
10. In addition, the vast majority of people are not accustomed to viewing acute diseases as risk factors. Most people don't grasp that a cardiovascular event could be triggered by a mild bout of Covid-19 they had three months previously, for example.
The UK leaving Erasmus was always a misunderstanding.
British students soon rejoining EU universities is more than a policy shift - it’s a generation reconnecting.
Welcome home. 🇪🇺🎓
Russia’s shadow fleet has grown to over 1100 tankers — most already under sanctions. Many operate without insurance, switching flags to move sanctioned oil, per Ukrainian intelligence.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/18/u...
⚡ Russia is speeding up its war plans.
Ukraine’s top intelligence chief warns Moscow has moved its readiness timeline for possible action against Europe up from 2030 to as early as 2027.
united24media.com/latest-news/...
The European Union and the UK on Wednesday agreed to let British students rejoin the Erasmus+ programme in a symbolic step toward improving relations after Brexit.
➡️ https://go.france24.com/wzB
