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As mayor, Andy Burnham’s climate record was strong – this city knowledge is key to decarbonising the UK

When Andy Burnham walked into Downing Street on July 20 as the UK’s seventh prime minister in a decade, he promised to act as a “circuit-breaker for Britain”. Burnham is the first UK premier to come straight from running a major city region. Used well, that experience could transform the…

The Conversation

UK's Burnham pledges new drone tech to Ukraine in Zelensky meeting

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham pledged new drone-jamming technology to Ukraine on Monday, using his first meeting with a foreign leader since taking office to underline Britain's continued military backing for Kyiv.

Radio France Internationale

Millions of Brits Could Be Hit by New 'Death Tax' Under Andy Burnham's Plan

The UK government is considering a flat 10% levy on estates to fund a new National Care Service, sparking debate over its impact on families and the NHS.

International Business Times UK

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UK lawmaker suing Elon Musk's xAI seeks order to stop Grok generating sexualised images

Jess Asato, a member of Britain's governing Labour Party, said last month that users created fake images of her, including a video of her "being chloroformed and prepared for a sexual assault", after she publicly criticised Musk and ‌Grok.

The Economic Times

Andy Burnham unveils technical subjects in UK schools to prepare students for AI-era jobs

Seeking to prepare Britain's workforce for an AI-driven economy, Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Tuesday unveiled plans to reshape secondary education by allowing students in England to combine traditional academic subjects with technical courses linked to local industries.

The Times of India

The pig that almost started a war: How a pig shot in 1859 turned a San Juan Island farm dispute into a 12-year Britain-America standoff

In 1859, a single pig turned a quiet island dispute into a tense confrontation between two powerful nations. What began as a farmer’s frustration over a wandering animal on San Juan Island quickly escalated into a military standoff involving British warships, American soldiers and competing territorial claims. The disagreement was…

The Times of India

The photographer who documented Britain's disability rights movement from the inside has finally been recognized, and his archive is free to use

Keith Armstrong spent decades capturing protests that changed British law forever

Digital Camera World

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Spies in the sky: how worried should we be about the arrival of AI-enabled smart lamp-posts?

The new breed of camera-equipped streetlights has the potential to fight crime and track down missing persons. Or will it just take Britain one step closer to a surveillance state?

The Guardian - UK

UK's Andy Burnham outlines youth training overhaul as AI reshapes jobs market

Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced new technical education plans. These programs will combine academic study with employer-led projects. New pathways will be rolled out nationally starting in 2028. This initiative aims to address rising youth unemployment and prepare workers. AI advancements are increasing demand for new technical skills across…

The Economic Times

Britain promised to protect Hongkongers from China. Why does it now seem ready to sacrifice them?

Activists under threat from Beijing are facing strange difficulties with UK immigration. Their safety must not be traded for warmer relations with China, says pro-democracy activist Nathan Law

The Guardian - UK

Think next year's UK Tour de France Grand Départ is historic? Discover the radical cross-Channel race that time forgot

A post-WW2 Paris-London stage race promised to revolutionise British cycling. Its founder risked everything to make it happen –only for bureaucracy, and history, to leave it behind

Cycling Weekly

Andy Burnham's £1B Pension Fund Explained: What It Means for UK Savers and Startups

The UK government proposes a £1B Scale-up Fund to support high-growth British companies by connecting pension investments with innovation, aiming to boost economic growth and deliver returns for savers.

International Business Times UK

A couple gave up on a failing 3,500-acre Sussex farm. Nearly 25 years later, it became Britain's most famous rewilding success

In the early 2000s, Charlie Burrell and his wife Isabella Tree faced a difficult choice. After seventeen years of trying to farm 3,500 acres of heavy clay soil at Knepp Castle Estate in West Sussex, they were roughly 1.5 million pounds in debt, with intensive farming simply failing to turn…

The Times of India

Upland by Ed Douglas review – a glorious survey of Britain’s high places

The writer and climber brings colour and carnival to his account of a country and people shaped by its mountains

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

Estate agent Suzy Lamplugh disappeared 40 years ago – a detective who ‘never gave up’ still wants answers

As the investigation into Suzy Lamplugh’s disappearance enters its fifth decade, The Independent hears from a detective who was on the scene from day one

The Independent UK

Voices: For climate-change deniers, the heat is on

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: As millions are affected by uncontrollable wildfires raging across Europe, and Britain braces for its fourth heatwave of the year, it is time we all accepted the evidence of our own eyes

The Economic Times

In 1859, when an American farmer shot a pig for eating from his potato patch, United States and Britain were on the brink of war, with soldiers & warships preparing for conflict

The Pig War began in 1859 after an American farmer shot a British-owned pig on the disputed San Juan Islands, triggering a tense territorial standoff between the United States and Britain. The incident escalated into a military confrontation, with troops and naval forces deployed by both sides, but no human…

The Times of India

India refused to take illegal migrants back as UK didn’t extradite Nirav Modi, claims former UK home secretary Priti Patel

Former UK Home Secretary Priti Patel stated India refused migrant returns. This refusal was linked to the UK's failure to extradite fugitive jeweler Nirav Modi. Patel expressed dismay that Modi remained in London for seven years. She believes India was angry over Britain's stance on his extradition. India has denied…

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Andy Burnham pledges 'stone cloak' jamming tech for Kyiv's drones

Vowing to "honour every commitment this country has made to Ukraine," Burnham said Britain was "going further" and was "providing new, home-grown jamming technology to protect Ukrainian drones" as both Moscow and Kyiv intensify drone and missile strikes.

International Business Times UK

Britain's Largest Telescope Faces Axe as Scientists Warn Jodrell Bank Cuts Are 'National Self-Harm'

Jodrell Bank Observatory, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, risks closure by 2028 due to funding cuts, threatening its role in UK radio astronomy and impacting thousands of scientists.

The Times of India

Paramount-Warner Bros. $111 billion merger: Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Cumming and Benedict Wong urge UK to block deal, warn of job losses and fewer films

Actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Cumming and Benedict Wong have called on the UK government to block the proposed $111 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger, warning that the deal could cause "immense harm on the British public" by threatening jobs, independent filmmaking and media diversity. Their comments come as Paramount agreed…

The Independent UK

UK to review deportation order for former Hong Kong opposition leader Wu Chi-wai

The former leader of the now-defunct Democratic Party had come to Britain last week to be reunited with his wife and son, after he was released from jail in June

The Independent UK

Andy Burnham wants to cut the benefits bill – these are his main options

The new prime minister says Britain has to be ‘really serious’ about reducing the benefits bill

Evening Standard

Zelensky visit sends ‘clear message’ of support for Ukraine – Burnham

The Prime Minister said it was ‘no accident’ the the Ukrainian president was his first international visitor since entering No 10.

The Independent UK

Don’t sit under trees in heatwave, park visitors told as Britain braces for 33C temperatures this week

Trees have weakened due to the extreme heat and lack of rainfall, the staff at Normanby Hall Country Park in Lincolnshire have warned

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