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UK saw hottest-ever year in 2022 as Europe's climate warms

Britain had its warmest year on record in 2022, the latest evidence that climate change is transforming Europe’s weather

The Independent UK

Sunak offering only ‘promises and platitudes’, says Starmer

The Labour leader delivered a speech in east London on Thursday morning accusing Prime Minister of ‘sticking plaster politics’.

The Independent UK

Britain’s rail network decimated as third consecutive train strike day of week begins

More than a dozen operators will run no services at all on Thursday

The Independent UK

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UK weather: Exact area snow expected to fall in days as Atlantic jet stream hits Britain

Met Office forecasters have revealed the exact date they believe Britons will see the first snow of 2023, as the powerful La Niña system takes hold across the UK, bringing "unsettled weather"

Daily Mirror

Starmer says Labour’s vision for government will not lead to big spending

The Opposition leader is expected to declare that putting him in No 10 would not result in getting a ‘big government chequebook out’.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak’s five pledges: What are they and can they be achieved?

The Prime Minister used his first major speech of the new year to set out five pledges he said would address “the people’s priorities”, including halving inflation by the end of the year and and bringing down NHS waiting lists. Mr Sunak said he will work “night and day” to…

Evening Standard

Who’s on strike today? Every date of every UK walkout in 2023

Protests against salary stagnation and working conditions happening almost every day this month, threatening widespread disruption across Britain as Christmas approaches

The Independent UK

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Prince Harry's memoir sheds light on bust-ups among British royals

Britain's Prince Harry says his older brother and heir to the throne Prince William knocked him to the floor during a 2019 argument over Harry's American wife, Meghan, in his much-awaited memoir, which went on sale days early in Spain on Thursday.

Reuters

What the papers say – January 5

The PM’s plan to restore Britain and pledge to fix the health sector dominate the papers.

The Independent UK

Prince Harry Accuses Brother William of 2019 Physical Attack

Britain's Prince Harry recounts in his new book how he was physically "attacked" by his older brother Prince William during an argument in 2019, the Guardian reported Wednesday.

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Keir Starmer to promise ‘decade of national renewal’ in first speech of 2023

Sir Keir Starmer will pledge to ‘give people a sense of possibility again, show light at the end of the tunnel’.

The Independent UK

Auschwitz Survivor, 99, Honored By Britain’s King Charles

At 99, I celebrate to show that the Nazis did not win. The post Auschwitz survivor, 99, was honored by King Charles.

Zenger

Rishi Sunak says UK needs to have the confidence to do things differently

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday that Britain needed to have the confidence to "do things differently and better," in a speech setting out his government's priorities in the new year.

Reuters

UK's most polluted beaches mapped - with over 60 raw sewage warnings in place

The scale of the UK's problem with untreated sewage being released into coastal waters around the UK has been laid bare in updated beach pollution maps. Pollution risk warnings are currently in place for some popular beaches

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Great Britain knocked out of United Cup by United States

Defeat for Dan Evans left Britain trailing 3-1 with just one match to go

Evening Standard

GB knocked out of United Cup by US after Dan Evans loses to Frances Tiafoe

Great Britain missed out on pulling off a third upset in the United Cup after losing out to a star-studded United States line-up in their Sydney play-off.

The Independent UK

Which services are affected by Wednesday’s transport strikes in the UK?

Only one fifth of rail services running in Britain as people cautioned against travelling

The Independent UK

Myanmar army leader touts election plan on Independence Day

Myanmar’s ruling military leader, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, has described plans for an election later this year and called for national unity in a speech as he led a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of independence from Britain

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The Independent UK

Strikes UK – live: One in five trains running as bus drivers walk out with rail workers

Public services in crisis after years of ‘underfunding and understaffing’, says new TUC chief

The Independent UK

Who’s on strike today? Every date of every UK walkout in 2023

Protests against salary stagnation and working conditions happening almost every day this month, threatening widespread disruption across Britain as Christmas approaches

Reuters

Five promises: PM Sunak vows to tackle Britain's most serious problems

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised on Wednesday to tackle Britain's most serious problems, from cutting inflation to reducing illegal migration, in a speech aimed at convincing his restive lawmakers he can lead them into the next election.

Radio France Internationale

UK, Mauritius open talks on sovereignty of disputed Chagos Archipelago

Britain and Mauritius have begun talks aimed at ending a decades-old spat over the legal status of the Chagos Islands, whose population was forcibly cleared in the late 1960s to allow the building of a joint UK-US military installation.

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak promises Zelensky more military equipment to ‘secure Ukraine’s victory on the battlefield’

Rishi Sunak promised Volodymyr Zelensky more military equipment from Britain in the coming months “to secure Ukraine’s victory on the battlefield”.

Reuters

UK's Sunak promises long-term support to Ukraine after drone attacks

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has told Volodymyr Zelenskiy that the Ukrainian president can count on Britain for support over the long run following recent drone attacks, Sunak's office said on Tuesday.

Daily Mirror

Britain faces the worst recession among G7 partners, economists predict

A bleak survey of over 100 leading UK-based economists suggests high inflation could linger for longer than other countries as Brits face a huge squeeze in household incomes

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