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Flirty chats, juicy gossip, bracing night air – think what we’d miss if Starmer banned smoking areas

Even though I rarely light up now, these casual gatherings are still my happy place, says writer Daisy Jones

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - The Thatcher portrait row is the silly season story we all deserve

It is the nutrition-free, Friday-afternoon-in-peak-silly-season news story we deserve. A portrait of Margaret Thatcher will remain on display in 10 Downing Street, despite reports that Keir Starmer had asked for it to be moved because he found it "unsettling".

Evening Standard

OPINION - Kamala Harris gets through her CNN interview by playing to Keir Starmer's election rules

Boring is good if you’re trying not to scare off voters

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The Iron Lady consigned to the ironing cupboard? Keir Starmer did pledge to do things differently

After a week extolling smoking bans and budget misery, the PM delivered his coup de grace: exiling a famous Thatcher portrait from No 10, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - The Standard View: Labour's four-day week runs up against economic reality

It sounds idyllic — a four-day working week for the same pay. Reports suggest that employees could be granted new rights to work compressed hours, as part of the Employment Rights Bill. Yet such a policy confers serious risk both to business and the wider economy.

Evening Standard

Am I the only person who doesn't care about an Oasis reunion?

Stop Crying Your Heart Out over the prospect of not getting Oasis tickets, I certainly won’t be

Evening Standard

France’s voters have rejected Macron. Why is he still trying to dictate who governs us?

The president’s refusal to appoint a new PM from the left displays breathtaking arrogance – and undermines our democracy, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo

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OPINION - Labour's four-day week is authoritarian, divisive and bad for business

Labour’s plan to shorten the working week privileges the laptop classes

Evening Standard

The real magic of Oasis? They made a better kind of Britain seem briefly possible

Ignore for now what they became and recall the radical vision that fuelled their rise – and made the nation embrace them, writes academic and author Alex Niven

The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk is out of control. Here is how to rein him in

He may be the richest man in the world – but that doesn’t mean we’re powerless to stop him

The Guardian - US

OPINION - Are Oasis doing their comeback for money? Who cares. Why is Taylor Swift doing hers? Bingo.

Oasis were less rock band, more a pair of national weighing scales on which we once measured our character

Evening Standard

Another worldwide alert – mpox is spreading. Here are three steps we can take to head it off

There’s no doubt we have ways to keep everyone safe – if we have the will, says Gordon Brown, former UK prime minister and WHO ambassador

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s Berlin trip was a real success. But let’s not confuse Germany with the EU

If the British prime minister wants a closer relationship with the EU, he needs to go to Brussels, not just Berlin and Paris says the German historian Helene von Bismarck

The Guardian - UK

If Starmer and Reeves think they have a foolproof strategy – wait until winter comes

When the bills hit the mat and taxes go up, Labour’s talk of ‘short-term pain’ will feel intolerable to poor households, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

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Australian TV is soon to be dominated by right-wing moguls

Right-wing moguls might by the only people left willing to invest in the dying industry. It makes the role of the ABC ever more important.

Crikey

Qantas posts a profit drop but the national carrier is doing just fine

The national carrier posted a post-tax profit of $1.25bn, which dropped 28% on the previous financial period.

Crikey

Bunnings is no longer the beating heart of the Wesfarmers whale

New homes are rare and that means fewer trips to hardware shops.

The Guardian - AU

Will the promise of free coffee win over workers in Melbourne? Like Coke in the water fountains, I want to believe

It’s a pledge from lord mayoral candidate Anthony ‘Kouta’ Koutoufides. But will one cup of joe on the worst day of the week really get people out of bed?

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Newcastle Herald

Less patience from Novocastrians would go a long way

It's not just the Entertainment Centre: our roads are neglected too.

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Labor MPs defect on census changes

Labor’s decision to remove gender identity and sexuality information from the next census is proving unpopular even within the party, and Kamala Harris is about to sit down for her first unscripted interview since becoming the Democrat nominee.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Keir Starmer in Europe: a visit about more than Brexit

Editorial: The prime minister’s talks in Berlin and Paris will help to reset relations. But the most urgent challenge is to combat populism together

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Israel’s West Bank seizure: causing harm to itself and others

Editorial: The war in Gaza has become a breaking point for the rules-based international order. That is also true in other occupied territories

France 24

Waiting for Macron: France's summer without a government

At what point does the French president have to hand over the reins of power? It's business as usual on this last Thursday in August at the Élysée Palace for Emmanuel Macron, meeting the new British prime minister before jetting off to Serbia for an official visit. But it’s been…

The Guardian - US

The ‘far-left agenda’ is exactly what most Americans want

Fox News and Trump claim that Kamala Harris is a wild radical. This is not the case

Evening Standard

OPINION - Train fares are sky-high — it's time for the Government to step in

It’s a funny old time to be a commuter right now — especially one who relies on trains to get from A to B. On the one hand, the strikes have slowed down. It’s early days, but I’m cautiously optimistic — if only because I cannot bear to catch a…

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