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How the Boston Tea Party's 'destruction of the tea' changed American history

On the evening of Dec. 16, 1773, a crowd of armed men, some allegedly wearing costumes meant to disguise them as Native American warriors, boarded three ships docked at Griffin’s Wharf in Boston. In the vessels’ holds were 340 chests containing 92,000 pounds of tea, the most popular drink in…

The Conversation

Masochist Britain: why is everyone asking Alexa to insult them?

The annual list of Alexa’s most-asked questions reveals evidence the UK is a nation of masochists, obsessed with football – and farting

The Guardian - UK

Families already settled in UK won't have to meet new visa salary thresholds, Home Secretary signals

People already settled in Britain will not have to meet new salary thresholds when they renew their visas, the Home Secretary signalled on Wednesday.

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UN Criticism Of UK Rwanda Plan Incomprehensible: Minister

As Britain pushes forward with controversial plans to send migrants to Rwanda, a UK government minister voiced "amazement" Wednesday at the criticism it has drawn from the United Nations.

International Business Times

Britain’s record on aid has been badly tarnished. Here’s how Labour can restore it

People are sceptical of Britain’s role as a force for good. But Keir Starmer can change that, writes Oxfam GB chief executive Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah

The Guardian - UK

New sanctions from the US and Britain target Hamas officials who help manage its financial network

The United States has announced new war-related of sanctions against Hamas, targeting eight officials and representatives who help manage the militant group’s financial network

The Independent UK

Who is Sophie Turner's new aristocratic boyfriend and 'Britain's most eligible bachelor'?

The heir to a £224 million media empire, a sprawling West Sussex estate loved by the royals, and a dating history including a Greek princess — who is Peregrine Pearson, Sophie Turner's boyfriend?

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Another GDP slump — Where's the 'Brexit dividend' we were promised?

City Comment: Rishi Sunak's Government has failed to offer a vision of how a post-Brexit Britain can thrive and prosper

Evening Standard

Tax cuts and threshold freezes: Seven in ten Britons don't expect to be better off, new poll finds

Half of adults in Britain also think the general economic conditions will get worse over the next 12 months

Evening Standard

Birdwatch: seeing a red kite still makes my heart leap

After a successful reintroduction scheme, what was once one of Britain’s rarest birds is now a more common sight

The Guardian - UK

Britain needs rescuing from the Tory cult of immaculate sovereignty

Rishi Sunak is a fool if he thinks he can govern in partnership with ideological fanatics who want him to fail, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

Britain to repatriate woman and five children from Syrian camps

However, human rights group says UK lagging behind other western nations in repatriating families who lived under IS

The Guardian - UK

Son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai lobbies UK foreign secretary for his release

The son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai will meet with Britain’s foreign secretary on Tuesday to lobby for the U.K.'s help in securing his release from prison

The Independent UK

AstraZeneca buys US vaccine company in $1.1bn deal

Britain’s biggest drugmaker acquires Seattle-based firm Icosavax, expanding vaccine and immune therapy business

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The Independent UK

MI6 chief thanks Putin’s TV channel for help in encouraging Russians to spy for the UK

The head of Britain's foreign intelligence agency has thanked Russian state television for encouraging Russians to spy for the UK

The National (Scotland)

Labour vow to remove asylum seekers 'who have no right to be here'

LABOUR have said they would beef up the process for sending asylum seekers away from Britain – pledging the party would get rid of people with…

The Independent UK

MI6 chief thanks Russian state television for its ‘help’ in encouraging Russians to spy for the UK

The head of Britain's foreign intelligence agency has thanked Russian state television for encouraging Russians to spy for the UK after it broadcast part of a speech he gave earlier this year where he called on Russians to join hands with British intelligence

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Subsea project to bring renewable power from Scotland to England awarded £1.8bn

Eastern Green Link 1 has been designed to carry enough clean electricity to power 2m UK households

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The Independent UK

Afghan interpreter who risked life to serve Britain deported back to Taliban after UK error

Exclusive: Ministry of Defence finally grant Afghan interpreter eligibility to relocate to UK days after he was sent back to Afghanistan

The Conversation

Rishi Sunak's Rwanda bill: how much trouble is the prime minister really in as MPs threaten a parliamentary rebellion?

The legislative process in Britain consists of a series of discrete stages, each with its own purpose and function. A bill’s second reading is the discussion of, and vote on, the principle of the legislation. As Erskine May, the so-called bible of parliamentary procedure, puts it: “Its whole principle is…

Evening Standard

More than £1 billion wiped from mobile operators after Ofcom cracks down on inflation-linked pricing

More than £1 billion was wiped from the value of Britain’s biggest mobile operators today after Ofcom said it planned to ban inflation-linked price rises mid-way through contracts amid a crackdown on practices that it said cause ‘harm’ to consumers.

The Independent UK

Defence secretary Grant Shapps confirms transfer of two navy minehunters to Ukraine

Aid is part of collaborative effort between Britain and Norway to bolster Ukrainian Navy

The Guardian - UK

The End of Enlightenment by Richard Whatmore review – a warning from 18th-century Britain

In a study with chilling modern resonance, the history don contends that the age of reason was betrayed by the greed, corruption and barbarism of Britain’s ruling elite

The Independent UK

Charitable plumber handed £75,000 by Hugh Grant at centre of race row over golly doll post

Exclusive: James Anderson – who has been dubbed ‘Britain’s kindest plumber’ and has been given £75,000 in donations from Love Actually actor Hugh Grant and his wife – has apologised for sharing a racist image

Evening Standard

OPINION - Britain faces a literacy crisis that could make us fatter, less employable and depressed

Reading can be for solitary pleasure or it can be a quotidian task. Some people avoid books in favour of other forms of recreation; others read everywhere from bathrooms to Tube carriages. Some people love reading so much they even study English till the very end of school.

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