Grant Shapps to send UK troops to Ukraine

Britain will ramp up its training programme for Ukrainian soldiers under plans being discussed with military chiefs, the new Defence Secretary has disclosed.

In an interview with The Telegraph, Grant Shapps said that he had held talks with Army leaders about moving “more training and production” of military equipment into Ukraine. He also called on more British defence firms to set up factories in Ukraine.

Grant Shapps to ramp up support for Volodymyr Zelensky

Liz Truss Quits as British Prime Minister After Just 44 Days in Office + Daily pictures: Long Live the Lettuce!

It’s official—Liz Truss had the shortest tenure of any prime minister in British history. Just 44 days after arriving in Downing Street, Truss’ regime was officially killed off on Thursday along with the United Kingdom’s ability to pretend any longer that it hasn’t fallen into absolute kakistocracy.

Liz Truss Quits as British Prime Minister After Just 44 Days in Office

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The lettuce won! 🥳

Microsoft founder Bill Gates warns of bioterrorist attacks and urges world leaders to use ‘germ games’ to prepare in interview with Jeremy Hunt

Microsoft founder Bill Gates warns of bioterrorist attacks and urges world leaders to use ‘germ games’ to prepare in interview with Jeremy Hunt

The nice thing is a lot of the R&D we need to do to be ready for the next pandemic are things like making vaccines cheap, having big factories, eradicating the flu, getting rid of the common cold, making vaccines just a little patch you put on your arm, [are] things that will be incredibly beneficial even in the years when we don’t have pandemics.