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Which plants to keep – and abandon – as climate change takes its toll

Climate change will bring the United Kingdom warmer, wetter winters and hotter, drier summers

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Drink-drive deaths up 7% in a decade

Department for Transport statistics reveal an estimated 260 people died in drink-drive crashes on Britain’s roads in 2023.

Evening Standard

UK transport secretary demands answers from air traffic control chief after flight disruption

Britain’s transport chief has summoned the head of the country’s air traffic control operator to explain the problem that grounded and diverted dozens of flights

The Independent UK

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Critics say Starmer is no Attlee – and they’re right. Labour must look to the future, not the past

All Labour leaders live in the shadow of his postwar triumphs. But he wasn’t perfect – and didn’t face the challenges of today, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Britain’s biggest police force to double use of live facial recognition

The Metropolitan Police is also planning to expand its public order crime team amid a rise in protest-related offences in the past two years.

The Independent UK

UK air traffic control operator says 'technical issue' briefly caused flight delays

Britain’s air traffic control operator says a technical issue briefly caused flight delays in Britain before engineers were able to restore the system

The Independent UK

Windrush scandal: those left to apply for compensation without legal help missed out on tens of thousands of pounds

The Windrush scandal has been one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in Britain, affecting tens of thousands of people. The government set up a scheme in 2019 to award compensation to those who had been wronged by racist immigration legislation over decades, left unable to prove their immigration status.

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Kemi Badenoch says she wants to be Britain’s Javier Milei – but is the Argentinian president a model to follow?

When UK Conservative party head Kemi Badenoch recently declared that she aspires to be Britain’s Milei, she aligned herself with one of the world’s most radical and controversial leaders.

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As climate change hits, what might the British garden of the future look like?

Hosepipe bans in summer 2025 will mean many gardeners having to choose which of their plants to keep going with the watering can, and which to abandon. Are these temporary restrictions actually a sign we need to rethink British gardens altogether?

The Conversation

Out of despair has sprung some unexpected hope for Gaza

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: In the wake of Britain’s move towards a historic recognition of a state of Palestine, three Middle Eastern powers have united to call for Hamas to disarm and leave the territory, in order to facilitate a ceasefire. It is now for the United States to welcome…

The Independent UK

Britain and France Talk Palestinian Statehood

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Reason

UK and France pledges won’t stop Netanyahu bombing Gaza – but Donald Trump or Israel’s military could

Keir Starmer says unless there’s a ceasefire and a peace process leading to a two-state solution, Britain will recognise the state of Palestine at the UN in September. The UK prime minister is following a similar, alebit unconditional, pledge from the French president, Emmanuel Macron.

The Conversation

Starmer’s Palestine ultimatum is as empty as it is dangerous

COMMENT: Far from a return to a “two state process” as demanded by Starmer, Israel is certain to annex what it wants of the West Bank, pen the remaining Palestinians in and hope that they eventually clear off too, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

The Independent UK

Voices: Putting conditions on recognising a Palestinian state is a humiliating joke for my people

COMMENT: When I asked my sister in Gaza what she thought of Keir Starmer’s announcement, she laughed – because it means we only gain statehood if we continue to be killed, says Ahmed Najar

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My Beautiful Laundrette review – landmark critique of Thatcher’s Britain with a larky Ealing air

Rerelease of funny-sad tale of a laundry madeover by a young south Asian man and his love interest (Daniel Day-Lewis) is a unique subversion of 1980s UK politics

The Guardian - UK

Shield poorer households from costs of clean energy plans, says Ofgem

As regulator for Great Britain launches review, it warns of upgrade of energy networks creating ‘winners and losers’

The Guardian - UK

Starmer hopes ‘pathway to peace’ will end Gaza war. History is not on his side

From Balfour declaration to Tony Blair, UK has struggled to drive meaningful progress towards peace in Middle East

Evening Standard

London commuter towns revealed as Britain’s best places to retire

L&G’s study scored areas across a range of factors that make up a happier later life.

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The best places to retire in Britain revealed

Thousands of retirees gave their views on the best places to settle down

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40,000 new homes to be built on railway land across Britain

Platform4 has been created by the Government to ‘breathe new life into these spaces’, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said.

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Against the odds, Starmer has cleared the way to establish a state of Palestine

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: By making Britain’s formal recognition of a national home for the Palestinian people dependent on the ending of atrocities in Gaza, the prime minister is taking a risk both in the region and within his own party – but for this, he deserves our unqualified support

The Independent UK

What has Starmer demanded of Netanyahu ahead of recognition of a Palestinian state?

The Independent looks at what conditions Sir Keir has set out ahead of recognition

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Nigel Farage and ‘lawless Britain’: dangerous hyperbole has real-life consequences

Editorial: The Reform leader’s summer campaign is a cynical exercise that will exacerbate social tensions and fuel insecurity

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Trump’s crypto push: Britain is right to say no to digital currency politics

Editorial: As the US president’s family profits from private money, the Bank of England is showing necessary leadership by rejecting the hype

The Independent UK

Voices: Why has it been so difficult for Britain to recognise the state of Palestine?

COMMENT: In the decades since the 1917 Balfour Declaration, the UK has broadly supported official recognition of a state of Palestine. So why has it taken more than a century for a government to sign up to it, asks Donald Macintyre

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