The British Council is preparing to shed hundreds of jobs and scale back operations across Europe as the fallout from Keir Starmer’s aid cuts collides with years of financial strain at one of the U.K.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The British Council is in “real financial peril” and “selling everything” it can to survive, its chief ...

Exclusive: Council has been asked to submit plans for the same funding or a cut of 2% ahead of spending review Ministers have asked the British Council to draw up spending plans that would force it to ...

Russia says British Council is a nest of spies British Council says allegations of espionage are false British Council ceased operations in Russia in 2018 Russia warns citizens against contacts with ...

Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has designated the British Council — one of the organizers of the IELTS English-language exam — an “undesirable organization.” In a statement, prosecutors said the ...

Can the British Council be saved? CEO Scott McDonald on an imperilled institution. By Jason Cowley The British Council was founded in 1934 as fascism was rising across Europe. It opened its first four ...

Section 1. Policy. America is blessed with an abundance of natural resources and is a leader in energy technologies and innovation that are critical to the economic prosperity and national security of ...

Santander Course | English Online 2025 - British Council is aimed at residents in 13 countries. Three calls for applications will be launched throughout the year, each offering 10,000 places. Madrid, ...

Interested participants can register for these free courses on the British Council's official website. The British Council, in collaboration with the UK-based platform FutureLearn, is offering some ...

The British Council’s chief executive has warned it could "disappear" within a decade without a financial bailout from the UK government. The organisation has a presence in 100 countries, including ...

Exclusive: Scott McDonald is looking at budget cuts and axing the organisation’s presence in up to 40 countries Why the financial crisis at the British Council matters as UK pushes soft power The ...

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