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UK government calls on Elon Musk to act responsibly amid provocative posts as unrest grips country

The British government has called on Elon Musk to act responsibly after one of the tech billionaire used his social media platform X to unleash a barrage of posts that risk inflaming the violent unrest gripping the country

The Independent UK

Thousands of police braced for day of riots as Elon Musk fans flames with tirade against Starmer

X owner Elon Musk has launched a tirade against Keir Starmer on his social media platform reposting far-right messages as 6,000 police prepare for more unrest across the country

The Independent UK

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UK Government Cracks Down On Social Media Misinformation

Explore how social media misinformation fueled anti-immigration riots in the UK, prompting calls for accountability and regulation.

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The best oven chips to buy from UK supermarkets, taste tested

Here’s to the humble chip

Evening Standard

UK police arrest two pro-Palestine activists under organised crime laws

Lawyers denounce what is thought to be the first use of section 45 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 against protesters

The Guardian - UK

Emma Willis confesses 'I totally would have fallen for Matt on Love is Blind!'

Married presenters Matt and Emma Willis discuss whether people can fall in love sight unseen on Love is Blind UK.

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How to watch the 2024 Olympic taekwondo online or on TV

Here's how you can watch the 2024 Olympic taekwondo events online, ready for when they begin on.

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Phoday Jarjussey obituary

Other lives: Civil servant in the Gambia who became a Labour councillor in the UK after fleeing a military coup

The Guardian - UK

April Cantelo obituary

Versatile English soprano who premiered roles in operas including Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream

The Guardian - UK

All six UK Astute-class nuclear submarines stuck in port for repairs

ALL six of the UK’s Astute-class nuclear submarines are stuck in port – Faslane included – for repairs.

The National (Scotland)

Musk, UK Govt Spar Over Far-right Riots

As far-right riots grip England, provocative tech billionaire Elon Musk is posting sympathy for the anti-immigration demonstrators, angering the UK government, which blames social media companies for fuelling the unrest.

International Business Times

Humza Yousaf questions family's future in Scotland after UK far-right riots

HUMZA Yousaf has said he is questioning his family’s future in Scotland in the wake of far-right riots in cities and towns across England and…

The National (Scotland)

Highlands named as UK's best camping location for the summer

The Highlands has been named as the UK's best area for camping, according to recent research ...

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The Conversation

Asylum seekers aren’t ‘taking your jobs’ – but it would be better for all of us if they could work

Amid the racist, far right violence sweeping the UK this week has been a theme present in anti-immigration politics around the world: the idea that immigrants are “taking” jobs that would otherwise go to native-born residents. The economics of labour migration are complicated, and there has been plenty of research…

The Conversation

Stirling Prize 2024: a welcome turn towards reuse and retrofit but too safe to represent the UK’s ‘best’ architecture

The Stirling Prize is awarded every year by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) for the UK’s best new architecture. This year’s six project shortlist includes only one new building. The rest is made up of a masterplan outlining the placement of buildings and streets around Kings Cross, London…

The Conversation

Where are all the butterflies? Possibly in your shed

The Butterfly Conservation charity’s big butterfly count asks the UK public to record butterflies wherever they see them each summer. In 2024 so far, sightings are the lowest in the survey’s 14-year history.

Al Jazeera

‘In Lancaster, the people have been lovely’: A UK city resists race riots

Far-right sympathisers planned to disrupt the peace in the northern city, but were outnumbered by counterprotesters.

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The Independent UK

What other countries say about visiting the UK – as Australia issues travel warning amid riots

Exclusive: After Australia warned its travelling citizens about riots in the UK, what other alerts are there to visitors?

The Guardian - UK

These riots are more than thuggery: they’re the outcome of 14 years of Tory race-baiting

Because the Conservatives had nothing to offer the people of the UK, they sought to refocus our attention on scapegoats, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk calls PM ‘two-tier Keir’ over police response to UK riots

Owner of X uses platform to promote conspiracy theory that white far-right ‘protesters’ involved in disorder are treated more severely than minorities

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Will this weekend's EFL games be called off due to ongoing riots across the UK?

Riots have taken place across the UK over the past week

The Independent UK

What is ‘two-tier policing’? Nigel Farage and Elon Musk’s claims debunked as UK faces more riots

Critics and the far right have claimed previous protests - including those in 2011 after the fatal shooting of Mark Duggan and the Black Lives Matters demonstrations in 2020 - were policed ‘more favourably’ than racist demonstrations that have spanned the UK since murders in Southport

Evening Standard

UK riots: Downing Street slams Elon Musk over ‘civil war’ post ...Tech & Science Daily podcast

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Evening Standard

OPINION - These nasty UK riots have revealed some worrying blind spots

To watch the UK in its present state from the vantage point of a holiday is a matter of shame: the images of crowds rampaging and threatening are on TV screens across the continent. The British state looks slow-footed, the police at the edge of control.

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