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Nato leader warns of ‘most dangerous and complex security environment in a generation’
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Nato leader warns of ‘most dangerous and complex security environment in a generation’

Mark Rutte asks UK and Europe to ‘provide hard power Nato needs’ in face of geopolitical uncertaintyNato needs “more UK and more Europe” to deal with the most dangerous security environment faced by t...

The Guardian - UK News1 week ago
Planning permission for new Scottish AI datacentres suspended for up to a year
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Planning permission for new Scottish AI datacentres suspended for up to a year

MSPs vote for strict environmental impact assessments and will delay decisions until national strategy is developedHolyrood has voted to pause planning applications for all new AI datacentres for up t...

The Guardian - UK News1 week ago
Greens just four points behind Labour in urban areas, poll reveals
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Greens just four points behind Labour in urban areas, poll reveals

Exclusive: UK’s Green parties could take 40 seats if result replicated at next election, according to Labour-linked thinktankThe Greens are just four points behind Labour in urban constituencies acros...

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Don’t back down on pledge to put water firms under public control, Burnham told
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Don’t back down on pledge to put water firms under public control, Burnham told

Key allies of PM issue warning as details emerge of his plan to give mayors powers to oversee water companiesKey allies of Andy Burnham have warned the prime minister not to back down over his promise...

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Union claims victory as ministers agree to fully fund pay rise for teachers in England
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Union claims victory as ministers agree to fully fund pay rise for teachers in England

National Education Union welcomes news that schools will not have to partly fund increase from their own budgetsThe UK’s biggest education union is claiming a significant victory after the government...

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UK politics: Burnham says budget will be ‘challenging’ and denies he is just ‘tax and spend socialist’ – as it happened
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UK politics: Burnham says budget will be ‘challenging’ and denies he is just ‘tax and spend socialist’ – as it happened

PM responds to criticism from former Bank of England chief economistWes Streeting, the defence secretary, has posted this on social media ahead of Andy Burnham’s meeting with the Nato secretary genera...

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Labour holds No 10 drinks party for donors amid growing calls for donations cap
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Labour holds No 10 drinks party for donors amid growing calls for donations cap

Labour has also increased fundraising from members in response to Reform’s £72m donations from crypto billionairesLabour has hosted major party donors at No 10 for a drinks reception, as the party com...

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Burnham warns of ‘difficult decisions’ in budget as inflation rises to 3.1%
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Burnham warns of ‘difficult decisions’ in budget as inflation rises to 3.1%

PM rejects claim he leads a ‘tax-and-spend’ government, as Bank of England prepares for interest rates decisionAndy Burnham has said “difficult decisions” will need to be taken in next month’s budget...

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At least five Reform councillors joined Facebook group linked to far-right Patriot Platform
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At least five Reform councillors joined Facebook group linked to far-right Patriot Platform

Politicians from Solihull, Gateshead and Kent were in online group linked to balaclava-clad far-right agitatorsAt least five Reform UK councillors have been members of a Facebook group linked to the f...

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Reform-linked thinktank ‘to call for big tax cuts for the rich’
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Reform-linked thinktank ‘to call for big tax cuts for the rich’

Centre for a Better Britain will urge abolishing inheritance tax and phasing out capital gains tax, report saysA thinktank linked to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is preparing an influential policy plan th...

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Burnham and Trump expected to meet for first time next week as PM steps up presence on world stage
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Burnham and Trump expected to meet for first time next week as PM steps up presence on world stage

Andy Burnham will attend UN general assembly, where he is expected to try to drum up more support for UkraineAndy Burnham is expected to meet Donald Trump for the first time in person at the UN genera...

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‘We need to get it right’: union gusto for Burnham will face make-or-break tests
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‘We need to get it right’: union gusto for Burnham will face make-or-break tests

TUC conference rings with praise for new No 10 team, but battles loom over workers’ rights and north sea drillingLouise Haigh, the UK first secretary, got a standing ovation from trade union members i...

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Airlines should pay for CO2 removal if Heathrow expands, say climate advisers
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Airlines should pay for CO2 removal if Heathrow expands, say climate advisers

Climate Change Committee says government cannot expand airport without requiring aviation industry to clean up its emissions Heathrow airport should be allowed to expand only if airlines pay for the r...

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Dan Thomas resigns as Reform Wales leader after arrest on suspicion of assault
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Dan Thomas resigns as Reform Wales leader after arrest on suspicion of assault

Thomas said he has done nothing wrong as Gwent Police confirms arrest on suspicion of assault.

BBC News - UK1 week ago
British bosses to be forced to meet with employees who request flexible working
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British bosses to be forced to meet with employees who request flexible working

Under new workers’ rights, employers will have to ‘properly consider’ proposed shift changes and explain decisionsCompany bosses will have to sit down with workers who request flexible working and jus...

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UK paying £56,000 for each person returned to France under ‘one in one out’ scheme
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UK paying £56,000 for each person returned to France under ‘one in one out’ scheme

Home secretary defends cost, saying it is about the same or cheaper than putting someone up in a hotel for a yearThe government’s “one in, one out” deal is costing about £56,000 for every person sent...

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Louise Haigh: UK must heed warnings from AI experts
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Louise Haigh: UK must heed warnings from AI experts

First secretary warns of ‘huge risks’ of technology as PM is urged to use next year’s G20 to drive global regulation Ministers must “heed the warnings” from industry leaders about the threat posed by...

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‘Significant unease’ at the Telegraph over Reform using outlet for ‘spoiler’ tactics
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‘Significant unease’ at the Telegraph over Reform using outlet for ‘spoiler’ tactics

Recent instances of Nigel Farage’s party trying to gain sympathetic coverage lead to debate over reporting practicesThe Telegraph and Reform UK are facing claims of undermining public interest journal...

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Reform UK ‘has no interest in Wales’, says Senedd member who defected to Plaid Cymru – as it happened
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Reform UK ‘has no interest in Wales’, says Senedd member who defected to Plaid Cymru – as it happened

Sarah Cooper-Lesadd says party is ‘far more interested in division, opposition and headlines than finding solutions’Leader of Reform UK in Wales stands down after arrest on suspicion of assaultThe Lib...

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Bristol becomes first British city to ban advertisements for fast fashion
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Bristol becomes first British city to ban advertisements for fast fashion

Green-run council also curbing ads for airlines, cruises, fossil fuels and SUVs on its billboards and bus sheltersBristol has become the first British city to impose a ban on the advertising of fast f...

The Guardian - UK News1 week ago