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London strikes latest: Over half of schools closed or partially closed due to teacher strike

Over half of schools were partially closed or closed due to teacher strikes on Wednesday, according to government figures of state-funded primary, secondary and special schools in England.

Evening Standard

UK's teachers and civil servants join mass strike on 'Walkout Wednesday'

Up to half a million British teachers, civil servants, and train drivers walked out over pay in the largest coordinated strike action for a decade on Wednesday, with unions threatening more disruption as the government digs its heels in over pay demands.

Reuters

Worst UK strikes for a decade shut schools, cripple rail network

Swathes of office staff will be forced to work from home Wednesday as widespread industrial action closes schools and cripples Britain’s rail network.

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Campaigners challenge British arms export licences to Saudi Arabia

Britain is unlawfully allowing arms sales to Saudi Arabia for possible use in the war in Yemen despite evidence of repeated violations of international humanitarian law, campaigners told London’s High Court on Tuesday.

Reuters

Few sanctioned Russian oligarchs disclose UK property, despite new law

Following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine last year, Britain trumpeted new legislation requiring property-ownership disclosure aimed at cracking down on Russian oligarchs and corrupt elites laundering illicit wealth.

Reuters

UK to be worst-performing major economy in 2023 (including Russia), says IMF

Friends say I’m obsessed with the US economy. And they’d be right. First, there’s its sheer size: 24 per cent of global GDP on 4 per cent of the population. Second, its relentlessness: prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, America was enjoying its longest-ever economic expansion. Third, the wealth it generates…

Evening Standard

Why is the UK economy doing worse than the rest of the G7?

Factors behind IMF’s latest forecast which shows UK will be only large economy to contract this year

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Britain sanctions firms for supplying Myanmar military

Britain on Tuesday sanctioned two companies and two individuals it said had supplied Myanmar's air force with aviation fuel used to carry out bombing campaigns against the Asian country's own citizens.

Reuters

Brexit branded ‘complete disaster’ as £100bn a year loss to UK revealed

Brexit ‘a bunch of complete and total lies’, says ex-Tory donor Guy Hands on third anniversary of exit

The Independent UK

Is Liz Truss plotting a comeback with the help of US Republicans?

LIZ Truss, Britain’s shortest-ever serving prime minister, is reportedly plotting a political comeback with advice from right-wing US politicians.

The National (Scotland)

The Standard View: Britain’s economy is falling behind, with little end in sight

After national security, a strong economy is the top priority for any democratically-elected government. Sustainable growth and low inflation don’t just look good in Budget red books, they materially improve the lives of citizens. But in absolute and relative terms, Britain is falling behind.

Evening Standard

Britain Says It’s Not Practical to Send Ukraine Fighter Jets

Britain does not believe it is practical to send its fighter jets to Ukraine, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday, after Kyiv indicated it would push for such Western planes. "The UK's ... fighter jets are extremely sophisticated and take months to learn how to fly.…

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Britain says it's not practical to send Ukraine fighter jets

Reuters

Lines through history: uncovering the secrets of lost Roman roads

Christopher Hadley goes on a journey to ancient Britain in an extract from his new book ‘The Road: A Story of Romans and Ways to the Past’

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Government schemes that can give you a discount on rent

Britain’s economic woes make finding affordable housing an even trickier prospect than usual

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak under fire for his silence on costs of Brexit to Britain three years after leaving EU

Rishi Sunak was set on Tuesday to maintain his silence on the costs of Brexit to Britain amid growing warnings of the economic harm it is inflicting.

The Independent UK

Russia wouldn’t have invaded Ukraine without Brexit, suggests top MEP

‘I think maybe without Brexit, maybe there was no invasion’, says Guy Verhofstadt

Reuters

Major Russian assault in Vuhledar unlikely to yield breakthrough, UK says

A major new Russian assault on the Ukrainian-held bastion of Vuhledar could make local gains but is unlikely to lead to an operational breakthrough, Britain's Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday.

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Reuters

Teachers join mass walkout in Britain after decade-long pay squeeze

London school teacher Lucy Preston will miss her son's fourth birthday on Thursday because she has to work a second job in the evening as a private tutor to make sure she can pay for her childcare and mortgage.

The Guardian - UK

Britain to be worst-performing major economy this year, warns IMF; UK mortgage approvals tumble and company insolvencies surge – as it happened

Britain is the only G7 economy forecast to shrink in 2023, the IMF says, as higher energy prices, rising mortgage costs and increased taxes hit growth.

The Guardian - UK

Three years on from Brexit, all UK voters are left with is a bitter taste of Bregret

Most people are now in favour of rejoining the EU, but Labour is right to steer clear of another row over Europe, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Independent UK

IMF warns UK economy is set for sharp contraction in ‘weakest performance among G7’

IMF predicts UK economy will contract by 0.6% in 2023 as Britain looks set to suffer more than most from soaring inflation

Wales Online

UK tipped to be weakest major economy in world as cost-of-living crisis hits households hard

The IMF has predicted UK output to shrink by 0.6% this year

The Independent UK

UK economy to shrink more than Russia, predicts IMF

The forecast leaves the UK economy languishing behind sanctions-hit Russia

Tribune News Service

Putin threatened missile strike on UK before Ukraine war, Boris Johnson says

Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to direct a Russian missile strike at Britain in the leadup to his invasion of Ukraine, Boris Johnson said in a new hair-raising disclosure.

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