£13 Million Satellite Push to Bring Broadband to Remote Trains and Smart Tech to British Farms
The UK Space Agency is backing 16 projects with £13 million in government funding to expand satellite communications, including trialling broadband on remote Scottish railways and developing affordable crop-monitoring se…
Irish Presidency Sets Out EU Agenda Before Parliament Committees
A series of Irish ministers appeared before European Parliament committees on 13 and 14 July to present the priorities of Ireland's Council Presidency, which runs until the end of 2026. Key themes included EU competitiveness, support for Ukraine, enlargement, health, education, agriculture, trade, and security.
EU Strikes Deal on €115 Million AGILE Defence Innovation Programme for SMEs
European Parliament negotiators and the Irish Presidency of the Council have reached a provisional political agreement on AGILE, a new €115 million programme designed to channel rapid, targeted funding to small and medium-sized enterprises developing emerging and disruptive defence technologies. The agreement, concluded just four months after the Commission tabled its proposal, is on track to make the programme operational from early 2027.
After Ceuta, Europe is once again mired in migration chaos of its own making
Anti-immigration critics seized on the Ceuta migrant situation as evidence of the failure of soft policies, but in reality the bloc has become far more restrictionist in the past decade.
Eight lifesaving ways to improve wildfire risk management
Deadly fires in Almería, Spain, have shown that firefighting alone is not enough – people need to be properly prepared.
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£13 Million Satellite Push to Bring Broadband to Remote Trains and Smart Tech to British Farms
The UK Space Agency is backing 16 projects with £13 million in government funding to expand satellite communications, including trialling broadband on…
Europe's Skies: Building Stronger Air Defence Together
Across the European continent, a quiet but consequential transformation is taking shape. Nations that once relied heavily on individual national syste…
England out of the World Cup, but this team may have helped redefine a nation
It could be time for a new idea of what Englishness really means – and footballers are helping to shape it.…

Wildfires: why disposable BBQs are being banned from some parks and beaches
Disposable BBQs are a major, yet preventable, fire risk. Other picnics are a better bet. There’s something almost comic about the modern British summe…
Fifa president Gianni Infantino set for fourth term – despite World Cup controversies
National football associations are lining up to endorse Infantino for a fourth term as Fifa president.…
Eight lifesaving ways to improve wildfire risk management
Deadly fires in Almería, Spain, have shown that firefighting alone is not enough – people need to be properly prepared.…
Why Poland’s president is invoking wartime history in a dispute with Volodymyr Zelensky
This row is more about domestic Polish politics than any diplomatic incident.…
After Ceuta, Europe is once again mired in migration chaos of its own making
Anti-immigration critics seized on the Ceuta migrant situation as evidence of the failure of soft policies, but in reality the bloc has become far mor…
EU Strikes Deal on €115 Million AGILE Defence Innovation Programme for SMEs
European Parliament negotiators and the Irish Presidency of the Council have reached a provisional political agreement on AGILE, a new €115 million programme designed to channel rapid, targeted funding to small and mediu…
Berlin Pride: ISIS still inspires terrorism in Europe – but who carries out these attacks?
ISIS’ extremist tenets often appeal to second-generation Muslim immigrants in Europe and the US. Sunday, July 26, German police shot dead the suspecte…
Irish Presidency Sets Out EU Agenda Before Parliament Committees
A series of Irish ministers appeared before European Parliament committees on 13 and 14 July to present the priorities of Ireland's Council Presidency…

