Great Britain News Brief – Thursday, 26 March 2026
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Olympic rower Matt Brittin CBE to become new BBC Director General – British Rowing Former Great Britain rower Matt Brittin has been announced as the Director General of the BBC. Great Britain: Ministers Rip Up Consultation Culture | The St Kitts Nevis Observer Ministers working closely with the new Cabinet Secretary order a clear up of Whitehall consultation culture to speed up decision making and. Matt Brittin: BBC's new director general appointed at an existential moment for the broadcaster And, it is a vital element of Britain’s soft power in an unstable geopolitical environment.
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Factcheck: Nine false or misleading myths about North Sea oil and gas – Carbon Brief
In the UK, many newspapers, opposition politicians and other public figures have used the crisis to argue in favour of issuing more licences for oil ….
Great Britain: Ministers Rip Up Consultation Culture | The St Kitts Nevis Observer
Ministers working closely with the new Cabinet Secretary order a clear up of Whitehall consultation culture to speed up decision making and ……
Cyprus has opened discussion with UK over its bases, president says | Reuters
Cyprus has initiated a discussion with London on the future of British bases on the island, its president said on Wednesday, after ​a drone strike ……
What the CIA's “Queen of Torture” did next – New Statesman
The best of the New Statesman’s politics and culture writing, in your inbox. … Kylie Bromley. Related. Little England, Great Britain · Ideas · Littl…
Turkey, UK sign training and support deal for multibillion-dollar Eurofighter order
The Turkish air force eventually wants to perform its own depot-level maintenance of the airframes, engines and other on-board equipment in ……
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