UK to Exit Black Hole Telescope Project Amid £684M Science Budget Gap

The UK will leave the Event Horizon Telescope, the global network that captured the first image of a black hole, as science spending faces system-wide cuts. The Science and Technology Facilities Council confronts a £684 million four-year shortfall from rising electricity, staff, and foreign-exchange costs tied to international collaborations like CERN. It needs £162 million in savings by 2030.