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Come 5 July, an almighty fight looms. Keir Starmer, take on the countryside at your peril

Britain’s landscape is under threat. But I have a solution – if the next PM will listen, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Britain likes to think it's not as bad as America on homelessness: is that so justified?

Brits can feel superior to their American cousins when it comes to homelessness. London streets do not compare to San Francisco’s. As for attitude, the US can make us look positively enlightened — even liberal folk make “homeless guys” the butt of their jokes, and sermonise on the “bad choices”…

Evening Standard

Why is the Tory press in a frenzy? Is it WW3 or the climate crisis? No – it’s VAT on private schools

Warnings of a looming apocalypse tell us more about Britain than Labour’s modest plan to make education slightly less unequal, says English teacher Lola Okolosie

The Guardian - UK

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The economy: how 14 years of Tory rule have changed Britain – in charts

The effects of austerity, Covid, war and the cost of living crisis are still haunting government and domestic finances

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson announces release date for his memoir 'Unleashed'

“Stand by for my thoughts on Britain’s future to explode over the publishing world like a much-shaken bottle of champagne.”

Evening Standard

Best podcasts of the week: Is Bruce Springsteen an unlikely queer icon? Two fans makes the case

A pair of ‘queer nerds’ obsessed with the American rock hero break down his legacy in Because the Boss Belongs to Us. Plus: five of the best podcasts about Britain

The Guardian - UK

Magazine: Le Mans 24 Hours review and a legend celebrates its birthday

Ferrari’s dramatic victory against Toyota and Porsche at the Le Mans 24 Hours takes the limelight in this week’s Autosport magazine, out today (20 June).The 92nd running of the Le Mans 24 Hours had four manufacturers in contention, changeable conditions that threw the advantage from one team to another, and…

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As Election Looms, BoE Set To Sit Tight On UK Rate

The BoE was widely forecast to keep its cost of borrowing at 5.25 percent, a 16-year high, following a regular monetary policy meeting.

International Business Times

Tony Blair sold the UK on a vision for the future. Can Keir Starmer do the same to return Labour to power?

When British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the UK general election outside 10 Downing Street in the pouring rain last month, the ignominy of the moment was compounded by the sound of a protester playing “Things Can Only Get Better” by D:Ream.

The Conversation

The women who came before: Rachel Reeves’s three Labour leading lights

Reeves, who could be Britain’s first female chancellor, has named three women on whose shoulders she would stand

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on GDP: a poor measure of what matters in Britain’s economy

Editorial: The public doesn’t understand how economic growth is measured, let alone enjoy much of it. So why is it central to this election?

The Guardian - UK

Labour is offering a credible plan to address Britain’s economic problems

Letter: Leading economists and policy experts believe the ambitious reforms proposed by Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves will help grow the economy

The Guardian - UK

Sir John Boardman obituary

Archaeologist who became a leading authority on the history of Greek art, with a particular interest in gems and finger rings

The Guardian - UK

Galloway says UK should exit Nato and retirement age should be 60 in giveaway spree for voters

Leader of Workers Party of Great Britain presented manifesto promising brighter future but warning of nuclear ‘Armageddon’

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Three major polls predict winners of every UK constituency at General Election

THREE massive new polls published within one hour of each have all predicted the winners of every constituency in Britain at the General Election…

The Independent UK

Japan's emperor says he looks forward to deepening ties with Britain's royals during UK visit

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito says he is delighted to finally be able to visit Britain after the trip was delayed by several years due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Radio France Internationale

Record number of migrants cross Channel to UK in single day this year

More than 800 migrants crossed the English Channel into Britain on Tuesday, setting a new record for 2024.

International Business Times

Japan Emperor Recalls Time With UK Royals Ahead Of Visit

Japan's Emperor Naruhito said Britain's royals treated him "like family", as he recounted previous trips at a rare press conference on Wednesday ahead of a UK state visit.

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‘It’s a flavour-bomb!’ The rise and rise of the dip

It started with tzatziki and taramasalata, now it’s all whipped feta and truffle hummus. How did Britain get such an appetite for the scoopable stuff?

International Business Times

Japan's Royals: Tradition, Myths And Instagram

As Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako make the first Japanese state visit to Britain since 1998, here are some key things to know about the imperial family: - Sun goddess - Legend has it that Japan's royals, whose myth-filled history spans 2,600 years, are descended from the Shinto sun goddess…

The Independent UK

Britain's rollercoaster-riding Liberal Democrat leader embraces stunts to gain election attention

Most politicians try to avoid slips, stumbles and undignified photos

The Conversation

Farmers told me what they really think about reintroducing lynx and wolves to Britain and Ireland

The only howl I heard on a recent walk across the Garron plateau in the Glens of Antrim, Northern Ireland, was from a bitter, biting wind. But 300 years ago, the howls would most definitely have been lupine: this place was home to one of the last wolves in what…

The Independent UK

Harry Kane wants to get people talking and improve mental wellbeing

Research has shown nearly six in 10 people in Britain feel lonely.

The Guardian - UK

Civil war, what civil war? The so-called Tory moderates never even put up a fight

By pitching only to Reform voters, Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives have given up even trying to be a party of mainstream Britain, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Independent UK

Triathlon star Jonny Brownlee controversially snubbed for Olympic selection

The three-time Olympic medallist has missed out on a place in the Team GB squad as Sam Dickinson, Georgia Taylor-Brown and Kate Waugh join Beth Potter and Alex Yee in the team

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