Great Britain and Norway will sign a defense agreement to create a joint naval fleet to track Russian submarines in the North Atlantic. This partnership is intended to protect critical underwater cables and enhance security in the region.
Participants of the "Coalition of the Willing" have declared their readiness to provide Ukraine with long-range weapons. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed this decision.
Norway signs a £10 billion deal with the UK to acquire five Type 26 frigates. This agreement will strengthen military partnership and counter Russian operations in the region.
Radioactive water from a British nuclear submarine base entered the sea due to ruptures in old pipes. The regulator detected a leak of radioactive material into Loch Long.
Scientists have detected ripples in spacetime from the collision of two black holes, each with a mass exceeding 100 Suns, which formed a new black hole with a mass of up to 265 Suns. This event, recorded by gravitational wave detectors, was the largest merger and forced physicists to reconsider models of giant object formation.
The UK's first Thistle center for controlled drug use will open in Glasgow in January 2025. The facility will be open daily under medical supervision and will be able to receive up to 200 visitors per day.
Thistle facility will be opened in Scotland, where it will be possible to use illegal drugs under the supervision of specialists. The center will be open every day from 9:00 to 21:00 and will provide medical assistance in case of overdose.
In 2023, Carnival ships emitted 2. 55 million tons of CO2, which is more than the emissions of the largest city in Scotland. Carnival leads the ranking of the most polluting cruise lines in Europe.
Researchers have discovered the 9-kilometer Nadir crater off the coast of West Africa, created by an asteroid 66 million years ago. This confirms that the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs was not the only one at that time.
Thousands of Ukrainian refugees in the UK are at risk of homelessness and exploitation due to shortcomings in security and support procedures, according to a report by the British Red Cross.
Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Maguchikh won silver at the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow with a height of 1. 97 meters, while her main rival Nicola Olislagers of Australia won gold with a height of 1.99 meters.