Category: 3. Europe

AMERICA is withdrawing. The threat from Russia is mounting. Ukraine is on the defensive. Despite pledges of new spending, arms production remains too low for comfort. Fear not, Europeans. Recep Tayyip Erdogan has your back. “It has become clear…

A CENTURY ago Swedes labelled Kiruna, a town in the north, “the land of the future”. Rich in iron ore, it became the backbone of Swedish industry. Its mine grew so vast that the ground beneath it collapsed, forcing much of the town to…

France spends less of its national income on health care than America, but is by most measures a lot healthier. Its total health expenditure, at 12.1% of GDP, is well below the 16.6% in America. Yet the French live on average six years longer…

Circle K is rolling out a new Intelligent Management Platform across its European network as part of a wide-reaching effort to enhance store…

China has launched three astronauts into space on Thursday, marking a further step in the country’s ambitions for a crewed mission to the Moon and explore Mars.

The Shenzhou 20 spaceship was launched as planned atop China’s workhorse Long March 2F rocket at 17:17 local time. It was…

Proposals to build a station at Wixams, a new town close to Bedford, were first made in 2003.

In July 2024 Bedford Borough Council agreed to enter an agreement with Network Rail to construct a two-platform station at a cost of £62.6m.

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