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Labour’s economic illiteracy is dragging us into a doom loop

A debt disaster is looming — and too many backbenchers just don’t understand the grim reality

Evening Standard

UK, Germany Vow To Tackle People Smuggling Gangs

Britain and Germany signed landmark deals Wednesday to boost defence ties and crackdown on people smuggling gangs on the first official visit to the UK by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

International Business Times

Why Are Hosepipes Being Banned Across Britain And What Happens If You Break the Rules?

Britain's hosepipe ban affects millions amid historic drought. Learn what the rules are, who's impacted, and what penalties apply if you break them.

International Business Times UK

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Trump says he wants to ditch the word ‘soccer’. Does America finally understand football?

But don’t blame America for the word

The Independent UK

Chris Blackhurst answers your questions on wealth tax – from millionaire exodus to Labour’s silence

ASK ME ANYTHING: Business columnist Chris Blackhurst answered readers’ questions on a potential wealth tax in the UK, from fears of a millionaire exodus and offshore loopholes to Labour’s reluctance to commit

The Independent UK

Germany closing small-boat loophole in new treaty with UK

Britain and Germany signed a wide-ranging friendship treaty, marking German chancellor Friedrich Merz's first visit to London and aiming to deepen bilateral ties. The treaty builds on recent efforts to reset UK-EU relations, following French president Emmanuel Macron's visit, and signals increased cooperation among Europe's leading powers. Key areas of…

The Independent UK

Britain will lower its voting age to 16 in a bid to strengthen democracy

Britain has announced plans to lower the voting age from 18 to 16 before the next national election

The Independent UK

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OPINION - If people aren’t allowed to speak their minds, how can we hope to change them?

When the vice-president of the United States took Sir Keir Starmer to task earlier this year for failing to uphold free speech, the Prime Minister was quick to hit back. “In relation to free speech in the UK, I’m very proud of our history there,” he said. “We’ve had free…

Evening Standard

OPINION - There was more freedom of speech 2,500 years ago than in Britain today

In recent years successive governments have sought to close down free speech. If we are to avoid the enslavement of our thoughts, it’s time to heed the wisdom of the ancients

Evening Standard

easyJet hit by ‘unexpected and significant costs’ from French air-traffic control strike

Headline profit at Britain's biggest budget airline rose by £50m in April-June

The Independent UK

European missile group MBDA selling parts for bombs that have killed children in Gaza

Exclusive: Britain has paused some weapons sales to Israel, but a Guardian investigation shows revenues from the GBU-39 bomb generated by the US arm of MBDA flow through the UK

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Corbyn to host 'Gaza tribunal' after UK Government blocks inquiry

Jeremy Corbyn is set to host a "Gaza tribunal" after his Chilcot-style inquiry into the UK’s role in Israel’s bombardment of Gaza…

The National (Scotland)

Delay another day: why Britain can’t (yet) see America’s buzziest movies and TV shows

IN FOCUS: From the Emmy-nominated medical drama ‘The Pitt’ to acclaimed A24 indies including ‘Materialists’ and ‘Bring Her Back’, some of the hottest US films and TV shows are taking months – or even years – to arrive on UK shores. And, according to distributors and experts, it’s something we…

The Independent UK

Merz Makes First Trip To London Amid Warming Post-Brexit Ties

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to London Thursday to sign a "friendship treaty" with Prime Minister Keir Starmer, as Britain seeks to improve post-Brexit ties with its neighbours.

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Healthy babies born in Britain after scientists used DNA from three people to avoid genetic disease

Researchers report that eight healthy babies were born with the help of an experimental technique that uses DNA from three people to help mothers avoid passing rare diseases to their children

The Independent UK

Betrayal after betrayal: Afghan special forces abandoned by Britain had details leaked in MoD data breach

Revealed: Elite troops who fought alongside UK troops were put at risk of danger after personal data was shared in catastrophic breach

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves is hoping deregulation will save the economy. We know how that ends

The chancellor’s emollient speech to City bosses this week was alarming. There are better ways to revive Britain’s fortunes, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

International Business Times

'Serious Questions' Over UK Secret Afghan Relocations: PM

Ministers in the UK's last Conservative government have "serious questions to answer" over a secret resettlement plan for thousands of Afghans after a data breach endangered their lives, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Wednesday.

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The Independent UK

Voices: ‘We failed those who protected us’: Independent readers react to UK’s ‘shameful’ MoD data breach

YOUR VIEWS: Our community has reacted with anger, disbelief and deep concern to revelations that a catastrophic Ministry of Defence data breach, which put tens of thousands of Afghans at risk, was kept hidden under a superinjunction for nearly two years, as the government quietly launched a covert evacuation programme

The Independent UK

How an email error sparked a secret scramble to bring Afghans to Britain

The current and previous British governments are facing criticism over a secret program that resettled thousands of Afghans in the U.K. after the Taliban's return to power in 2021

The Independent UK

Healey: ‘No justification for most names in Afghan data leak to claim asylum in Britain’

John Healey has said there is “no justification” for most of the names in Afghan data leak to claim asylum, stating that the majority of individuals had no connection to Britain’s armed forces.

Evening Standard

UK set to become Europe’s most populated country by end of century — and Britons think Labour has no plan

Britain’s population could reach more than 86 million by 2100, a cross-party Lords report has warned

The Independent UK

UK lifts years-long ban on Pakistani airlines after improvement in air safety standards

Britain has lifted its ban on Pakistani airlines after years of restrictions

The Guardian - UK

No automatic right to resettlement for Afghans in data leak, says Healey

Defence secretary says it was ‘never the plan to bring everyone’ on dataset to UK, while Ben Wallace denies Tories sought superinjunction

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer says Tory ministers have 'questions' to answer on data leak and secret route to UK for Afghans

At Prime Minister’s Questions, he sought to blame the previous Government for the data blunder which was kept quiet with a super injunction

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