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UK to spend 5% of GDP on security as wars rage in Europe and Middle East, says Starmer ahead of Nato summit

The Prime Minister stressed Britain has been plunged into an ‘era of radical uncertainty’ by growing threats

Evening Standard

UK will commit to spending 5% of GDP on defence by 2035

Keir Starmer says investment in national security will also deepen Britain’s commitment to Nato

The Guardian - UK

All eyes on Donald Trump as Nato faces an existential test

NEWS ANALYSIS: Sir Keir Starmer is desperate to demonstrate that Britain is a leader in Nato, but all eyes will be on the volatile US president as the alliance faces an existential test, writes Millie Cooke

The Independent UK

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A Brief, Bloody History of All the Times the U.S. Caused Chaos in the Middle East

The conflict with Iran is the latest in a decadeslong series of regime change operations, long-term entanglements, and all-out wars that always seem to invite more problems.

Reason

The spectacular frenzy of 28 Years Later offers a new breed of pandemic storytelling

Twenty-three years on from director Danny Boyle’s unforgettable film 28 Days Later, and five years on from COVID, horror is having a spectacular renaissance. With 28 Years Later, the franchise has returned to cinema as a mouthpiece for the unique pressures Britain is facing post-pandemic and post-Brexit.

The Conversation

UK government says it will ban pro-Palestinian group after activists broke into military base

Britain’s government says it is banning the pro-Palestinian activist group Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws after the group’s members broke into a military base and vandalized two planes last week

The Independent UK

‘Not all grassroots venues are struggling’: Sheffield’s Leadmill may be closing, but the city’s DIY hubs are thriving

Despite controversial new ownership for the local landmark, Sheffield’s vibrant network of staunchly independent spots is bucking the crisis facing Britain’s small music venues

The Guardian - UK

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OPINION - Saturation attacks, dirty nuclear bombs and the bind for Britain: Starmer's Israel-Iran dilemma

The echoes from the super bomb Midnight Hammer mission continue to reverberate, and the questions grow louder. Behind the hyperbole of Donald Trump and Secretary Pete Hegseth about “this super successful operation” creep nagging doubts.

Evening Standard

‘We are waking from a long sleep’: France’s ex-PM Gabriel Attal on revitalising relations with the UK

The leader of Macron’s party wants to tackle teenage screen addiction, ban headscarves for girls under 15 and bring France closer to Britain. On a visit to London, he discusses Ukraine, immigration – and his presidential intentions

The Guardian - UK

Farage claims Reform nom-dom plan would see £600 paid to poorest workers as tax expert issues warning

Labour branded Nigel Farage’s plan ‘simply a bonanza for billionaires’

Evening Standard

Farage says non-dom policy ‘very attractive’ despite tax expert cost warning

The party leader said he was ‘not clever enough’ to answer questions about a warning over how the policy could hit Britain’s economy.

The Independent UK

David Lammy refuses to say whether US attack on Iran was ‘right’ or ‘legal’

In an awkward interview, the foreign secretary refused four times to say whether Donald Trump’s regime’s airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilites would pass the legal test

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on extreme weather: build national readiness – or let everyday life keep breaking down

Editorial: Britain faces rising climate threats, yet lacks a country adaptation plan. Urgent, coordinated investment is needed to protect lives and infrastructure

The Guardian - UK

‘It takes 25 years for a footprint to disappear’ – the secret, beguiling magic of Britain’s bogs

They are the air-conditioning units of the world – filtering water, preventing flooding, preserving history and providing habitat. Our human ancestors knew the extraordinary power of peatlands, so why are they still being destroyed?

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The Windrush generations were proudly British. Yet immigrants are still fighting to be seen that way

This week’s Windrush Day reception at No 10 was joyous – but also a reminder of the ugliness behind the ‘island of strangers’ rhetoric, says Labour MP Diane Abbott

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s a tragedy we’ve chosen to withdraw’: Save the Children boss on Labour’s cuts to aid

Moazzam Malik rejects move marks shift from ‘charity’ to ‘partnership’, and decries ‘travesty’ of child poverty in UK

The Guardian - UK

‘No danger of blowing up Reading’: the site building UK’s next nuclear weapons

A £15bn replacement for Britain’s arsenal is being designed at Aldermaston under the pro-nuclear Labour government

Evening Standard

Windrush campaigners urge the Government to save Notting Hill Carnival

The carnival attracts around two million people to west London over the August bank holiday.

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The Independent UK

Keir Starmer must end the injustice of indefinite sentences today

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: There are thousands of people in prison in Britain with no release date, serving sentences that were abolished in 2012

The Guardian - UK

‘They feel betrayed’: how Reform UK is targeting votes in Britain’s manufacturing heartlands

In the first in a series, the Guardian maps out the rise in support for Farage and how parties are targeting the UK’s deindustrialised areas

The Guardian - UK

The seagulls have landed: why gulls are encroaching on Britain’s towns

Avian invaders have coastal communities in Britain and beyond in a flap – but people are learning how to live with them

The Independent UK

Danny Boyle: ‘Some days I think I’m a great filmmaker. Other days I think I’m terrible’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: The visionary director of ‘Trainspotting’ and ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ has returned to horror with the sensational sequel ‘28 Years Later’. He talks to Adam White about its shocking ending, the lessons he learnt from the failure of ‘The Beach’, and what his ‘Olympics thing’ taught him about Britain

International Business Times

UK MPs Vote In Favour Of Assisted Dying Bill In Historic Step

Britain's parliament took a historic step towards allowing euthanasia on Friday when MPs backed contentious legislation that would introduce assisted dying for terminally ill people.

Evening Standard

What I saw as one of the only people allowed inside Britain’s only nuclear bunker

The media have been allowed inside the Atomic Weapons Establishment for the first time in a decade. Robert Fox takes a journey into the heart of Britain’s nuclear weapons programme - at a time of increased global tension

The Guardian - UK

There is only one warmonger on the European stage: Vladimir Putin

Letter: Experts on Russia, Ukraine and international security respond to a letter that criticised Fiona Hill for her assessment of the Russian threat to Britain

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