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The government has torpedoed prospects of reviving the scrapped HS2 leg between Birmingham and Leeds by announcing plans to sell off its property along the route. Transport secretary Heidi Alexander yesterday confirmed in a written ministerial statement that safeguarding directions, which blocked development along that part of the phase 2b corridor, had been removed to

(Image credit: Pixabay) New proposals look to secure subsea cables against foreign adversaries This includes a default denial of contracts to Chinese firms Subsea cables carry 99% of internet traffic A recent proposal by the FCC outlines plans to ‘unleash submarine cable investment’ in order to ‘accelerate the buildout of AI infrastructure’ across the US

Technology secretary Peter Kyle announces deal with Google Cloud as part of a push to loosen the grip of legacy tech on the UK public sector, while also committing to growing the amount of money government spends with homegrown tech suppliers By Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK Published: 09 Jul 2025 15:04 Google Cloud is

CNN  —  The far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) is leaving the Netherlands’ government over its policy for asylum-seekers, its leader Geert Wilders said on Tuesday, toppling the governing coalition. “I signed up for the strictest asylum policy, not for the downfall of the Netherlands,” Wilders told reporters Tuesday morning...

At least 60 per cent of the government’s £39bn affordable housing programme for the next decade will be allocated to homes for social rent, the government pledged today. The announcement forms part of a long-term strategy to deliver 300,000 social and affordable homes over ten years, with ministers targeting 180,000 homes let at social rent

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The union disputes the government's characterization of events, saying the parties will return to the table on June 2 for more negotiations...

Lagos State Government has announced that it will begin fully enforcing the ban on single-use plastics starting July 1. This was made known by the Lagos Commissioner for Environment, Tokunbo Wahab, in a post shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday. According to him, the government has spent the past 18 months preparing for this