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Hurricane Erin could see 16ft waves crash into UK in coming days

Category 2 storm set to end Britain’s dry spell, says Met Office forecasters

Evening Standard

Iran, Europeans To Meet As Snapback Sanctions Loom

Iran will meet next week with Britain, France and Germany on its nuclear programme, the parties said Friday, as the European powers warned Tehran to engage swiftly to avoid snapback sanctions.

International Business Times

Why the racist study of skulls gripped Victorian Britain

ANALYSIS: The harmful and racist foundations of craniometry have now been discredited, reports Elise Smith, but it had Victorian scientists captivated

The Independent UK

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From patriotic to racist – can the England flag ever be reclaimed?

IN FOCUS: A group raising money to get every lamp post in their village adorned with the ‘beautiful’ St George’s flag has been met with backlash. Helen Coffey asks whether the far right’s commandeering of our national symbol means it’s forever tainted

The Independent UK

Block Elon Musk’s bid to supply UK home energy, Ed Davey urges

Exclusive: Lib Dem leader says giving Tesla a foothold in Britain’s energy market could be national security risk

The Guardian - UK

Less Tax, More Luxury: Millionaires Flock To Dubai

Rich people are flocking to Dubai in record numbers, drawn to the desert city by its zero income tax policy and easy luxury lifestyle that has become harder to maintain elsewhere.

International Business Times

Voices: Does Denmark hold the key to Britain’s asylum problem?

COMMENT: As a former attorney general suggests the government must do more to deter migrants from attempting to enter the UK, should we now look to the Scandinavian centrist coalition that ditched a historically welcoming stance in favour of a ‘zero refugee’ policy, asks Sean O’Grady

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UK Sees Record Asylum Claims As Row Brews Over Housing

Britain is grappling with its highest-ever number of asylum applications, official data showed Thursday, as a political storm brews over the temporary housing of thousands of migrants in hotels.

International Business Times

How the racist study of skulls gripped Victorian Britain’s scientists

The recent publication of the University of Edinburgh’s Review of Race and History has drawn attention to its “skull room”: a collection of 1,500 human craniums procured for study in the 19th century.

The Conversation

Who are the Pink Ladies? Anti-migrant hotel protesters vow to keep up campaign

Dozens of women vow to continue campaign ‘protecting vulnerable girls from men’ living near Britannia International

Evening Standard

'Health of society' damaged by white working class pupils being left behind, warns Bridget Phillipson

Education Secretary says Britain’s productivity has been suffering as a result of poor white working class children’s exam results

Evening Standard

Craftland by James Fox review – on the trail of Britain’s vanishing skills

A love letter to the dwindling world of traditional manual labour – from bodgers to snobs

The Guardian - UK

New Zealand to buy US helicopters in €1.3bn military spending package, officials say

New Zealand’s military spending has trailed that of its larger partners in the Five Eyes intelligence sharing group of countries, which includes the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia.

Euronews

I’m a legal refugee in Britain. So why am I always being treated like a criminal?

I’ve met wonderful people here who make me feel that I belong – but there are now many who see asylum seekers as an easy political target, says film-maker Ayman Alhussein

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The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump suggests Kyiv needs to ‘fight back’ against Putin in fiery tirade

Mr Trump’s statement follows the Russian bombing of a US electronics manufacturer in Ukraine, which Mr Zelensky damned as ‘very telling’ amid peace talk negotiations

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the Epping hotel ruling: asylum seekers must not be treated as pariahs in a Faragian Britain

Editorial: The high court decision to block the housing of migrants in an Epping hotel heralds a dangerous new phase in a radicalised debate

Evening Standard

The £400 million asylum king who owns the Britannia Hotel and 17 other migrant hotels

The Canary Wharf Britannia Hotel is part of the chain owned by Alex Langsam, the man dubbed the ‘asylum king’

The Guardian - UK

How Labour can build a stronger British economy

Letters: Rachel Reeves should shift her focus from global financiers to UK savers, says Colin Hines. Plus letters from Prof Stephen Barber, Dr Michael Symonds, Hugh D Bryant and Keith Eves

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Reason

25 Percent of Working Age Brits Are Out of Work. Why Is the U.K. Government Paying Millions To Stay Home?

Britain’s invisible people are caught in a welfare trap.

International Business Times

UK Set For More Legal Challenges Over Migrant Hotels

Britain's government was considering Wednesday whether to appeal a court ruling blocking the housing of asylum seekers in a flashpoint hotel, as it scrambled to come up with contingency plans for the migrants.

The Guardian - UK

What does a true Brit feel when we commemorate the war or fly the St George flag? Depends on the Brit

Politicians love a single, unifying narrative, but it’s more complicated for those of us who see UK life and history through a different lens, says author and broadcaster Mihir Bose

Benzinga

Spy Chief Tulsi Gabbard Says UK Dropped Demand For Apple Encryption Backdoor After Pushback From Trump Administration

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has scored a major victory in its long-running fight to protect user privacy, with U.S. intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard announcing that Britain has dropped its demand for a backdoor into the company's encrypted services.

The Guardian - UK

We criminalise the political stunt at our peril. It is a crucial art form that is impossible to ignore

At the same time as we applaud the suffragettes and the likes of Peter Tatchell, Britain is losing the right to protest, says Mark Borkowski, a crisis PR consultant

International Business Times UK

Britain's Businesses On The Brink: More Than 2,000 Firms Collapse In A Month After Reeves' Tax Raid

Over 2,000 firms collapsed in England and Wales in July as Rachel Reeves' tax hikes, rising wages, and high interest rates push Britain's businesses into crisis.

The Conversation

Why the Arthur’s Seat burn is a cautionary tale for the UK’s wildfire management strategy

For the tenth time this year, a wildfire warning covers most of Scotland. The latest alert came after a recent, and not the first, gorse fire on Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh’s iconic ancient volcano that draws millions of visitors every year. Fire crews think human activity caused the fire. This is…

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