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James Langton

James Langton

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United Kingdom
James was one of the original founding editors for The National back in 2008, responsible for news features. Now back in the UK, he contributes to The National on a wide range of topics from space flight to heritage. In a long career in journalism, he worked for the London Telegraph and Evening Standard, and as a correspondent in New York.
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A Flying Whales LCA60T cargo airship
Are we about to see an airship comeback in Abu Dhabi?

Carbon-neutral flying has revived a technology first developed more than 100 years ago

WeekendDecember 22, 2023
James Langton
Look ahead 2024 photo composite. Photos: Reuters, AFP, Sony Pictures, Getty Images, AP Photo
Will 2024 be an improvement on the past year? Let's hope so

Welcome to the Year of the Dragon, along with the Paris Olympics, a return to the Moon and a reboot of Gladiator

UAEDecember 21, 2023
James Langton
The UAE celebrates its second Union Day, in 1973, with a parade along the Corniche in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Peter Alves
UAE Union Day: The day the Emirates came of age

Postage stamps and the dirham made their debut in 1973, along with the Hawk of Quraish

HeritageDecember 02, 2023
James Langton
Activists from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) light candles representing the earth as they demonstrate, calling for a catch up plan to prevent climate change, on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Conference COP16 in Cancun December 5, 2010. The conference in Cancun have far lower ambitions than last year's Copenhagen summit, which fell short of an all-encompassing deal to help slow floods, droughts, heatwaves and rising sea levels. REUTERS/Gerardo Garcia (MEXICO - Tags: ENVIRONMENT CIVIL UNREST)
Eight significant Cop summits - in pictures

From the first conference in Berlin to the plans ahead of Cop28 in Dubai

Cop28November 29, 2023
James Langton
President Sheikh Zayed opens the FNC’s first ordinary term of the third legislative chapter, on March 1, 1977. On Sheikh Zayed’s right: Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the Vice President; Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah; Sheikh Rashid bin Ahmed Al Mualla, Crown Prince of Umm Al Quwain. On his left: Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah; Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Ruler of Fujairah; Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman. Wam
A timeline of UAE history since its founding in 1971

Key dates span politics and economics, life and death, war and peace

HeritageNovember 28, 2023
James Langton
Abu Dhabi's Terminal A has about 35,000 square metres of space dedicated to retail and dining, with 163 outlets at which people can shop and eat. Photo: Abu Dhabi Airports
The terminal A-list: How Abu Dhabi's new experience ranks alongside the best

Glittering travel centres around the world have shown the departure lounge can be as much a part of the holiday experience as the destination

WeekendNovember 03, 2023
James Langton
Abu Dhabi's new Terminal A is scheduled to open on November 1. Photo: Abu Dhabi Airports
From camels on the runway to Tom Cruise on the roof – a history of Abu Dhabi's airports

New Terminal A takes a journey that began in the 1950s into the 21st Century

WeekendOctober 27, 2023
James Langton
1st May 1962: A young Prince Charles arrives for his first term at Gordonstoun school in Moray, Scotland, accompanied by his father Prince Philip (left) and Captain Iain Tennant of the school's board of Governors. Gordonstoun public school was established in 1934 by Kurt Hahn, and became co-educational in 1972. All three of Queen Elizabeth II's sons have received their education there. (Photo by William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Getty Images)
The school that grew from just two pupils to educating a king

School was founded on principles of Jewish educator who fled from Hitler's Germany

UKOctober 25, 2023
James Langton
A BA Concorde takes off from Heathrow in 2001. Could it return to the skies? Getty Images
Will a new generation of Concordes fly us back to the future?

Twenty years after the world's only supersonic passenger jet touched down for the last time, plans are under way for its successor

UAEOctober 24, 2023
James Langton
The first great oil shock came in 1973 when an embargo by some Opec members led to rising prices and shortages. AP
Memories of 1973: war, an oil embargo, and Americans forced to queue for fuel

The Israel-Gaza crisis has evoked comparisons with a seismic year for geopolitics

WeekendOctober 20, 2023
James Langton
Smoke rises following Israeli strikes in Gaza. EPA
How fake news is thickening the fog of war in Israel and Gaza

Hundred of deceptive or manufactured social media posts mean sites like X can no longer be fully trusted

Palestine-IsraelOctober 15, 2023
James Langton
A high-speed train at the opening ceremony for South-East Asia's first high-speed railway at Padalarang station in Bandung, Indonesia. AP P
Indonesia launches high-speed trains as UK's HS2 hits the buffers

Around the world, high-speed rail is seen as the future of transport - except in the UK where a major project was scrapped

UAEOctober 07, 2023
James Langton
Computer scientist and entrepreneur Rana el Kaliouby has made it her life's work to add emotional intelligence to AI. Photo: Rana el Kaliouby
AI captain! Rana el Kaliouby's bold mission to humanise tech

Egyptian-American founder of Affectiva is on a mission to revolutionise the way we connect with our digital devices, and each other, by building in emotional intelligence

Arab ShowcaseSeptember 27, 2023
James Langton
Shoppers at the bakery in the Spinneys Muraqqabat branch in 1988. Photo: Spinneys
How popular UAE shops Spinneys and Jashanmal rose to prominence

Spinneys and Jashanmal are not only household names, they also tell the history of the region

UAESeptember 25, 2023
James Langton
Kings Cross railway station in London. Under a G20 agreement, the Gulf railway network could eventually extend beyond the GCC to Europe. PA
The next train leaving is the Abu Dhabi to London express

Proposed intercontinental connections could herald a new era of rail travel

UAESeptember 15, 2023
James Langton
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