China is embarking on an ambitious project to construct the world’s longest highway tunnel, a monumental feat that will traverse the sprawling Tianshan mountain range and significantly enhance connectivity between the country’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and Central Asia. The groundbreaking tunnel,
The Netherlands has announced that it is donating over £3bn of military aid to Ukraine as it tries to fend off Russian forces over two years after the war began. In its Spring Budget update earlier this week, the Dutch government announced
On Wednesday, the European Court of First Instance annulled the EU Commission’s green light for €3.4 billion (£3bn) in state aid granted by the Netherlands to KLM during the covid pandemic. The Irish company, Ryanair, is now seeking measures to address the
The departure of the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth to lead the largest Nato exercise since the Cold War has been cancelled at the last minute after an “issue” with a propeller shaft was spotted during final checks. The setback
Royal Navy aircraft carriers have been unable to contribute to ongoing UK-US military operations in the Red Sea because of manpower shortages. Britain has been unable to bring the £3billion aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth to bear in the region. HMS Queen
A new 272-kilometer railway line from Ayagoz in eastern Kazakhstan to Bakhty on the border with China’s Altay region has begun construction. The Bakhty-Ayagoz railway line is expected to significantly increase capacity from 28 million tonnes to around 48 million tonnes, according
Rishi Sunak’s plans to phase out smoking in the UK risks nearly £3 billion falling into criminal hands, representatives of the tobacco industry have warned. They claim Britain is already blighted by a black market in tobacco products, with more than 27
Rishi Sunak’s plans to phase out smoking in the UK risks nearly £3 billion falling into criminal hands, representatives of the tobacco industry have warned. They claim Britain is already blighted by a black market in tobacco products, with more than 27
The long-running saga of upgrading the A9 in Scotland has exposed the SNP’s “appalling betrayal” of rural communities, according to new research. The latest figures put the much-delayed project “well over a century late”. Calculations from the Scottish Conservatives show that, at
Former Brexit Secretary David Davis stunned the Commons chamber with a radical new plan to save thousands of lives and save the NHS billions. Mr Davis called for mass medical testing across the whole UK population by private companies which he believes