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What if the path to ending fossil fuels looked like the fight to end slavery?

When Britain abolished slavery in its empire in 1833, it paid the equivalent of hundreds of billions today in compensation – not to the enslaved, but to the slave owners. It was an imperfect, morally uneasy compromise, but it helped achieve a historic transition that had seemed impossible.

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We need to restore Britain’s connection to nature

Letter: The country must implement a truly connected system of protected areas to preserve the natural world, says Dr Marcelo Lima. Plus a letter from Elia Kabanov on all the ways nature is around us to notice and enjoy

The Guardian - UK

Children in Britain are being ‘fed to death’, TV doctor warns

Food often perceived as ‘healthy’, like yoghurt and cereal, can lead to people far exceeding their recommended calorie intake

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Mediocre movies, millions in taxpayer cash: how scores of films from low-profile UK producer were funded mainly by public money

Creative industries are ‘crucial to the economy’ but film-making and tax have long had an uneasy relationship in Britain

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Drax power plant to go on earning ‘over £1m a day’ from burning wood pellets

Analysts say Britain’s biggest power plant in line to earn £458.6m a year under new government subsidy contract

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UK will not invest in Brazilian tropical forest fund at Cop30

Britain will not commit public money as Rachel Reeves grapples with balancing the books ahead of the Budget.

Evening Standard

The UK’s wealth ‘timebomb’ – and how to defuse it

When the full, unexpurgated diaries of the Conservative MP Sir Henry “Chips” Channon were published in 2021, these disarmingly frank accounts of his aristocratic life in mid-20th century Britain caused a stir. They revealed the inner thoughts of a renowned social climber and rightwing snob, whose political career never recovered…

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'We Will Not Be Silenced': Pro-Palestine Prisoners Launch Hunger Strike Over UK's 'Complicity in Genocide'

Three UK activists jailed over anti-Elbit protests launch a hunger strike on the Balfour Declaration anniversary, demanding bail, fair trials, and an end to Britain's arms trade with Israel.

International Business Times UK

Watch live: Lammy faces PMQs grilling after Reeves hints at tax rises

Watch live as David Lammy, Britain’s deputy prime minister, faces Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday (5 November).

The Independent UK

Economic policy is one thing Nigel Farage can’t crib from the Donald Trump playbook

The Maga model, based on the US’s exorbitant market privileges, can’t be imported to Britain. That’s going to be a problem for Reform UK, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Fixing Britain’s worklessness crisis will cost employers £6bn a year, report says

The Keep Britain Working review, created to tackle the rising tide of ill health pushing millions out of work, reported its findings ahead of this month’s budget

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Fen orchid brought back from brink of extinction. Experts warn of ‘stark picture’ for Britain’s plants

The fen orchid can now be found in seven locations in England and three in Wales

The Independent UK

UK ‘sliding into avoidable crisis’, major review into workplace sickness warns

Sir Charlie Mayfield warned of the economic, human and social costs of ‘lost opportunity, stalled careers, and reduced life chances’.

Evening Standard

‘Beautiful yet mercurial’ fen orchid brought back from brink of extinction

The orchid’s increasing population in Britain is a bright spot in otherwise ‘stark picture’ for British wild plants, the latest Red List shows.

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UK economy ‘bleeding out’ with brain drain in science and tech, peers warn

The Science and Technology Committee said Britain should be ‘rolling out the red carpet rather than red tape’ for highly skilled professionals.

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University still pays off – even in lower-wage Britain

In the upcoming budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to raise the minimum wage to £12.70 an hour: £26,416 annually for a full-time job. This means that the gap between salaries for minimum wage jobs and those for professional jobs that require a degree is shrinking fast.

Evening Standard

Susanna Reid and Lorraine Kelly mock Rachel Reeves for 'bonkers' Downing Street Budget speech

Rachel Reeves put Britain on notice for higher taxes saying ‘we will all have to contribute’ to the country’s economic future in a speech on Tuesday

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Britain's richest man Gopichand Hinduja dies aged 85

Mr Hinduja and his family topped the latest Sunday Times Rich List with a net worth of £35.3 billion

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Man who transformed modest family business into Britain’s wealthiest empire dies aged 85

Hinduja and his family topped the latest Sunday Times Rich List with a net worth of £35.3bn

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Gopichand Hinduja, head of Britain’s richest family, dies aged 85

Billionaire businessman’s family owns Hinduja Group, which has interests across oil, banking and real estate

The Guardian - UK

Spain grants citizenship to descendants of civil war’s International Brigades

About 32,000 volunteered to fight Franco dictatorship, including 2,500 men and women from Britain and Ireland

Evening Standard

Reeves puts country on notice for tax hikes as ‘each of us must do our bit’

In a pre-Budget speech, Rachel Reeves said: ‘If we are to build the future of Britain together, we will all have to contribute to that effort.’

International Business Times UK

Anthony Williams Train Stabbings: What Counts as Terrorism in Britain Today?

Police say the Doncaster train stabbings were not terrorism, as no ideological motive was found under UK law defining terror as violence driven by a cause.

Evening Standard

Reeves prepares for tax rises in Budget as global and domestic pressures bite

The Chancellor suggested ‘we will all have to contribute’ to building a new future for Britain.

The Independent UK

Budget 2025: Rachel Reeves signals tax rises and warns ‘each of us must do our bit’

Chancellor warns ‘we will all have to contribute’ to fixing Britain’s public finances

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