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Tories target universal credit claimants in plan condemned as ‘fast track to poverty’
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Tories target universal credit claimants in plan condemned as ‘fast track to poverty’

Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, said welfare had to be a safety net, ‘not a lifestyle choice for those who…

9/23/2026 · 3 min read · 55 views
Pupils to be offered vocational GCSEs in radical shake-up of system in England
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Pupils to be offered vocational GCSEs in radical shake-up of system in England

The new GCSEs will replace the level-two vocational and technical awards offered by some schools in England.…

9/23/2026 · 5 min read · 37 views
UK defence contractors to offer 40,000 apprenticeships, placements and jobs
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UK defence contractors to offer 40,000 apprenticeships, placements and jobs

Artillery shell casings on display at the BAE Systems factory in Washington, near Newcastle upon Tyne. Photograph: Oli…

9/23/2026 · 3 min read · 60 views
No signs Chagos deal can be adapted to suit Trump, UK officials believe
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No signs Chagos deal can be adapted to suit Trump, UK officials believe

UK officials believe the Chagos Islands sovereignty deal with Mauritius is effectively on hold because US President…

9/23/2026 · 3 min read · 35 views
Britain to join the EU’s new global ocean monitoring system
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Britain to join the EU’s new global ocean monitoring system

Melting sea ice on the Arctic Ocean on the coast of Svalbard, Norway. Photograph: Lisi Niesner/ReutersView image in…

9/23/2026 · 3 min read · 36 views
‘Watermelons’: Zack Polanski and the rise of the ‘green outside, red inside’ eco-populists
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‘Watermelons’: Zack Polanski and the rise of the ‘green outside, red inside’ eco-populists

During the leadership election between Polanski and co-runners Adrian Ramsay and Ellie Chowns in 2025, a senior Green…

9/23/2026 · 5 min read · 39 views
New powerful synthetic opioid behind sharp rise in Scottish drugs deaths
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New powerful synthetic opioid behind sharp rise in Scottish drugs deaths

Opiates and opioids, which include drugs such as heroin, remain the most deadly drug types, implicated in 78% of all…

9/23/2026 · 3 min read · 49 views
‘Ghost patient’ policy wrongly removing at-risk people from GP lists, doctors say
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‘Ghost patient’ policy wrongly removing at-risk people from GP lists, doctors say

GPs say they have had to re-register vulnerable and older patients who have been removed from practice lists in error.…

9/23/2026 · 3 min read · 60 views
UK to launch military squadron to protect satellites in space
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UK to launch military squadron to protect satellites in space

A mock rocket launches from the SaxaVord Spaceport on Unst, Shetland. The site is to get £30m as part of plans to…

9/23/2026 · 3 min read · 37 views
London buses in decline? Why public transport in global cities is slowing to a crawl – visualised
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London buses in decline? Why public transport in global cities is slowing to a crawl – visualised

Experts are raising concerns about the declining state of London's bus network, which is part of a broader trend of…

9/22/2026 · 12 min read · 59 views
Mum’s Alzheimer’s has trapped the kids’ NatWest cash
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Mum’s Alzheimer’s has trapped the kids’ NatWest cash

A reader reported that NatWest blocked access to approximately £20,000 in her children's First Saver accounts because…

9/22/2026 · 2 min read · 42 views
Thinktank linked to Reform UK calls for abolition of state pension
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Thinktank linked to Reform UK calls for abolition of state pension

The Trump-style investment accounts would come as a £1,000 starter pack to children at birth, with account holders…

9/22/2026 · 3 min read · 48 views
From the archive: ‘I know where the bodies are buried’: one woman’s mission to change how the police investigate rape – podcast
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From the archive: ‘I know where the bodies are buried’: one woman’s mission to change how the police investigate rape – podcast

But is there any chance of fixing a system that seems so broken?By Melissa Denes. Read by Ruth LassMore ways to…

9/22/2026 · 1 min read · 38 views
Pay rent, eat or keep warm? Growing numbers face hard choices as housing benefit gap grows
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Pay rent, eat or keep warm? Growing numbers face hard choices as housing benefit gap grows

Food banks say many more people will be forced to rely on charity unless local housing allowance is more closely…

9/22/2026 · 4 min read · 38 views
England’s mayors should face greater scrutiny as powers expand, thinktank says
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England’s mayors should face greater scrutiny as powers expand, thinktank says

Andy Burnham plans to give England’s mayors significantly greater control over funding and public services.…

9/22/2026 · 3 min read · 40 views
Social platforms and police are failing women abused online, report finds
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Social platforms and police are failing women abused online, report finds

Polling by Refuge and End Violence Against Women found that one in five women had been stalked, monitored, harassed or…

9/22/2026 · 4 min read · 39 views
Suspect in ‘Putney pusher’ case was found dead after missing family meal, inquest hears
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Suspect in ‘Putney pusher’ case was found dead after missing family meal, inquest hears

There was no evidence of third-party involvement in Nicholas Brandram’s death, the coroner said. Photograph: Family…

9/22/2026 · 2 min read · 32 views
Nick Clegg could make £30m windfall from datacentre startup Nscale flotation
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Nick Clegg could make £30m windfall from datacentre startup Nscale flotation

Nick Clegg speaks at the Can Europe Compete panel discussion at The Truman Brewery in London on 3 June. Photograph:…

9/22/2026 · 2 min read · 38 views
Could you be an ‘autumn spotter’? Public asked to track changing colours of trees in England
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Could you be an ‘autumn spotter’? Public asked to track changing colours of trees in England

Those taking part can record the most common leaf colour they spot on visits to forests, or search for hues of leaves…

9/22/2026 · 3 min read · 33 views
Lib Dems quietly commission review into religious inclusion amid case brought by dropped candidate
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Lib Dems quietly commission review into religious inclusion amid case brought by dropped candidate

Lord Newby, the former Lib Dem leader, now in the House of Lords, has been appointed to chair the party’s “Inclusion…

9/22/2026 · 4 min read · 33 views
Fancy a pint … at Lidl? The bizarre battle over Northern Ireland’s stifled nightlife
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Fancy a pint … at Lidl? The bizarre battle over Northern Ireland’s stifled nightlife

‘I was shocked at how things were regressing’ … Holly Lester and Boyd Sleator, who are campaigning for reform to…

9/22/2026 · 5 min read · 37 views
Prison Letters: the teenager writing letters to jailed climate activists – documentary
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Prison Letters: the teenager writing letters to jailed climate activists – documentary

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9/22/2026 · 5 min read · 34 views
Briton due to face Cypriot court after tragic death of two-year-old son
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Briton due to face Cypriot court after tragic death of two-year-old son

Paphos, Cyprus, near to where the incident occurred. Photograph: Ilona Tymchenko/AlamyView image in fullscreenPaphos,…

9/21/2026 · 4 min read · 40 views
Martha’s rule to be expanded to every A&E in England
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Martha’s rule to be expanded to every A&E in England

It means patients, loved ones and staff in busy emergency departments will be able to call a dedicated phone number to…

9/21/2026 · 4 min read · 38 views
Lib Dems reject ‘discriminatory and unworkable’ EHRC guidance on transgender people
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Lib Dems reject ‘discriminatory and unworkable’ EHRC guidance on transgender people

Ed Davey, the Liberal Democrat leader, holds a Q&A session at the party’s autumn conference in Brighton. Photograph:…

9/21/2026 · 3 min read · 39 views
‘Half my day’s pay goes to filling up my car now’: diesel crisis ripples across Britain
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‘Half my day’s pay goes to filling up my car now’: diesel crisis ripples across Britain

Smoke rises from an oil refinery following a Ukrainian drone strike in Moscow, Russia, on 20 September. Photograph:…

9/21/2026 · 7 min read · 37 views
Can Andy Burnham pull off the ‘Mamdani effect’ on Donald Trump? – podcast
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Can Andy Burnham pull off the ‘Mamdani effect’ on Donald Trump? – podcast

00:00:0000:00:00Politics Weekly UKPoliticsCan Andy Burnham pull off the ‘Mamdani effect’ on Donald Trump? – podcastThe…

9/21/2026 · 1 min read · 40 views
Awaab’s law is not working, say social housing tenants stuck in mouldy homes
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Awaab’s law is not working, say social housing tenants stuck in mouldy homes

Sarah Killick claims her landlord has done nothing to address the root causes of the damp in her home. Photograph:…

9/21/2026 · 6 min read · 34 views
Edward Colston’s remains likely to stay at Bristol church that could become community space
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Edward Colston’s remains likely to stay at Bristol church that could become community space

Edward Colston made headlines around the world in 2020 when his statue was thrown into the harbour in Bristol.…

9/21/2026 · 4 min read · 35 views
Helen Jenner unveiled as Reform UK’s new leader in Wales after arrest of Dan Thomas
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Helen Jenner unveiled as Reform UK’s new leader in Wales after arrest of Dan Thomas

Nigel Farage with Helen Jenner, the new leader of Reform in Wales, at the Senedd in Cardiff on Monday. Photograph: Ben…

9/21/2026 · 3 min read · 31 views
‘Inredibly enouraging’: healing the scars of traditional anchors in Dorset’s seagrass meadows
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‘Inredibly enouraging’: healing the scars of traditional anchors in Dorset’s seagrass meadows

Photograph: Brad Wakefield/National TrustView image in fullscreenVolunteer divers at Studland Bay, Dorset. Photograph:…

9/21/2026 · 3 min read · 34 views
Google is fined more than €400m by Irish regulator over its use of location data
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Google is fined more than €400m by Irish regulator over its use of location data

The DPC found that Google users could have been unaware of how their data was being used. Photograph: Aleksandra…

9/21/2026 · 3 min read · 35 views
New Ofsted inspection regime is damaging our health, headteachers say
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New Ofsted inspection regime is damaging our health, headteachers say

The education secretary, Lucy Powell, says ‘we need an accountability structure and regime to continue school…

9/20/2026 · 3 min read · 46 views
Being trans in Britain in 2026 – podcast
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Being trans in Britain in 2026 – podcast

A recent 350-page guidance document has been published to help institutions interpret a supreme court ruling on…

9/20/2026 · 1 min read · 109 views
Next month’s budget made harder by Trump’s war with Iran, says UK minister
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Next month’s budget made harder by Trump’s war with Iran, says UK minister

Burnham and Trump will meet for the first time at the UN general assembly in New York. Composite: Kin Cheung/Getty…

9/20/2026 · 3 min read · 45 views
Caribbean nations draft action plan to push UK to redress reparations over slavery
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Caribbean nations draft action plan to push UK to redress reparations over slavery

An emancipation statue in Bridgetown, Barbados. Leaders told the conference that reparations needed to be realistic…

9/19/2026 · 3 min read · 50 views
Small boat arrivals are ‘wealthy men’ who do not deserve help, says Reform’s Danny Kruger
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Small boat arrivals are ‘wealthy men’ who do not deserve help, says Reform’s Danny Kruger

Danny Kruger’s claim was immediately dismissed as false by charities who support refugees. Photograph: Ben…

9/19/2026 · 3 min read · 41 views
Domestic datacentres: how computer power can help heat your home
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Domestic datacentres: how computer power can help heat your home

More companies are working on ways people can heat their homes in different and cheaper ways. Photograph: Jamie…

9/19/2026 · 5 min read · 46 views
‘A losing battle’: will UK public service broadcasters survive amid US onslaught?
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‘A losing battle’: will UK public service broadcasters survive amid US onslaught?

Filming for the upcoming BBC series The Detection Club. The corporation’s licence fee income has fallen by 38% in real…

9/19/2026 · 7 min read · 63 views
Cowboy traders: can a new clampdown stamp out the builders from hell?
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Cowboy traders: can a new clampdown stamp out the builders from hell?

The UK government is launching a register of trusted traders and a new payment app to protect consumers from rogue…

9/19/2026 · 5 min read · 44 views
Sensitive UK police data vulnerable to ‘compromise’ by US government and foreign actors
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Sensitive UK police data vulnerable to ‘compromise’ by US government and foreign actors

Almost every UK police force now depends on Microsoft Azure, and the UK government spends at least £1.9bn on Microsoft…

9/18/2026 · 9 min read · 62 views
Polanski request to postpone Greens’ conference to focus on byelection refused by party
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Polanski request to postpone Greens’ conference to focus on byelection refused by party

Zack Polanski is standing in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection on 8 October. Photograph: Aldo Ciarrocchi/AlamyView…

9/18/2026 · 2 min read · 48 views
Stephanie Cole, Coronation Street and Open All Hours actor, dies aged 84
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Stephanie Cole, Coronation Street and Open All Hours actor, dies aged 84

Her agent said she would also ‘be remembered for her tireless work supporting mental health charities’. Photograph:…

9/18/2026 · 2 min read · 48 views
Tech billionaires trying to live for ever? That’s a waste of time, says physicist
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Tech billionaires trying to live for ever? That’s a waste of time, says physicist

Physicist Professor Jim Al-Khalili argues that tech billionaires pursuing immortality are wasting their limited time…

9/18/2026 · 4 min read · 81 views
Diana book sparks royal row between King Charles and Earl Spencer - The Latest
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Diana book sparks royal row between King Charles and Earl Spencer - The Latest

9:11Today in Focus: The LatestDiana, Princess of WalesDiana book sparks royal row between King Charles and Earl…

9/18/2026 · 1 min read · 63 views
BrewDog creditors owed £190m will not be paid in full, say administrators
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BrewDog creditors owed £190m will not be paid in full, say administrators

The investments of BrewDog’s 200,000 ‘equity punks’ are now worthless. Photograph: Islandstock/AlamyView image in…

9/18/2026 · 3 min read · 45 views
BBC cash reserves hit lowest level in a decade after big single-year spend
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BBC cash reserves hit lowest level in a decade after big single-year spend

Staff questioned how the BBC’s finances had been allowed to deteriorate so badly. Photograph: Isabel…

9/18/2026 · 3 min read · 46 views
Flight chaos affecting hundreds of thousands was caused in ‘millisecond’ by software error
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Flight chaos affecting hundreds of thousands was caused in ‘millisecond’ by software error

Passengers caught up in the delays at Heathrow airport last week. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPAView image in…

9/18/2026 · 3 min read · 35 views
British Sikh man granted bail in India nine years after arrest
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British Sikh man granted bail in India nine years after arrest

Jagtar Singh Johal claims he was tortured in detention in an attempt to extract a confession. Photograph: Family…

9/18/2026 · 3 min read · 92 views
British woman who was kidnapped in Malawi rescued by police after shootout
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British woman who was kidnapped in Malawi rescued by police after shootout

Nusrat Osman, a 47-year-old auditor and mother of two, was safe and ‘not too shaken’ after her ordeal, her brother…

9/18/2026 · 3 min read · 39 views

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