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Households face higher energy bills as £28bn grid upgrade gets go-ahead

Plan to improve gas networks and rewire electricity systems across Great Britain likely to add £30 to average annual bill

The Guardian - UK

Energy bills to go up by £108 a year to pay for 'more resilient' gas and electricity networks

Gas bills will have to go up by an average of £48, while electricity bills will rise by £60 a year on average.

Evening Standard

UK energy bills to rise by £108 to pay for infrastructure upgrades

Britain’s energy watchdog gives go-ahead to initial £28bn of investment to upgrade UK energy infrastructure but reveals move will push up network charges

The Independent UK

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Garden ponds provide vital habitats – and a revival is under way in Britain

Even tiny ponds can create biodiversity hotspots, as well as helping out during heatwaves and heavy rain

The Guardian - UK

Young people are ‘quiet quitting’ the UK – but where are they going and is it really any better?

LET’S UNPACK THAT: As new stats reveal that Gen Z are leaving the UK in droves, Helen Coffey digs into the suprising hot new locations to set up shop, and whether the expat reality lives up to the dream

The Independent UK

King Charles warns of ‘threat of Russian aggression’ in state banquet speech

King Charles made a pointed reference to Vladimir Putin’s recent escalation of rhetoric against Europe during a state banquet speech, as he reaffirmed Britain’s support for Ukraine.

The Independent UK

King Charles says Britain and Germany are united in bolstering Europe against threat of Putin

King spoke of ‘deep friendship’ between the two countries during a state visit from Germany’s president

The Independent UK

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Inside the Regency ballroom: what you’d experience on a night out with Jane Austen

The ballrooms of Jane Austen’s Britain have been hailed in literature and period dramas as a marriage market where young men and women could meet and mingle. The ballroom set the scene for Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy’s first encounter at Meryton’s assembly rooms in Pride and Prejudice (1813), and…

The Conversation

A decade of Brexit: Britain falls behind peers in trade and growth

Economic analysis shows UK GDP per capita grew up to 10% less than similar nations as firms froze spending and productivity slipped.

Euronews

UK using more wood to make electricity than ever, Drax figures show

Giant biomass plant reveals burning of wood pellets made 9% of UK’s electricity in July, its largest ever monthly share

The Guardian - UK

Terence Crawford dethroned over $300k fee, handing Britain’s Sheeraz title shot

American boxer loses super-middleweight crown just three months after beating Canelo Álvarez, clearing path for British rising star to fight for title

The Guardian - US

German president’s UK visit highlights renewed ties with post-Brexit Britain

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrived in the UK on Wednesday for a three-day state visit – the first by a German head of state in 27 years – at a moment when security co-operation has helped revive relations strained during the turbulent post-Brexit years.

Radio France Internationale

William and Kate welcome German president and his wife to UK for start of state visit

President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Budenbender landed at Heathrow Airport where they were greeted by the Prince and Princess of Wales

Evening Standard

Liz Truss mini-Budget torpedoed Brexit economic hopes, says expert as Labour seeks closer EU ties

The UK economy has suffered a multi-billion pound blow from quitting the European Union, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Fear of facing the future has British politics stuck in the past

Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves claim to be dealing with the world as it is, but seem to yearn for a world that has disappeared, says the Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Independent UK

German president's UK state visit will celebrate strategic ties and recall historic scars

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will be greeted by brass bands and Christmas trees when he arrives in Britain for a state visit that will celebrate the close ties between the two countries while also remembering the scars of the past

The Independent UK

Hillsborough investigation finds 12 police officers would have faced gross misconduct charges

A long-running investigation into the 1989 Hillsborough stadium soccer tragedy has found that 12 police officers would have faced gross misconduct proceedings for their failings during and after Britain’s worst sports disaster

The Conversation

The Beatles’ movie Help! featured crude racial stereotypes – but it shouldn’t be hidden away

I sometimes think that my teenage fascination with the Beatles is what drew me to becoming a professional historian. Piecing together what I could find out about them in the years before the internet was a sort of gateway to the history of Britain and the world in the decade…

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What the story of eight-year-old Lati-Yana Brown tells us about Britain’s callous disregard for Caribbean people

From enslavement to Windrush to Hurricane Melissa, there is a clear pattern to the way Britain has extracted wealth and fractured families, says journalist and film-maker Nadine White

International Business Times UK

The Fastest Tariff U-Turn in History: How Britain Made Trump Blink on Pharmaceuticals

Fastest tariff reversal ever: Britain wins zero-tariff pharma deal as Trump backs down—NHS faces 25% higher drug costs. See effects on patients and jobs.

Evening Standard

Britain must not shrink back from ‘chaotic world’, says Starmer

In his annual Guildhall speech on foreign policy, the Prime Minister took aim at those who advocate leaving the ECHR or Nato.

The Independent UK

Starmer: We have to work with China – even if it threatens national security

The prime minister used his Mansion House speech to defend a ‘thawing’ of relations with Beijing – potentially laying the groundwork for a controversial new super embassy to be given approval

The Guardian - UK

UK aims to secure agreement to rejoin Erasmus student exchange scheme

Britain quit EU programme after Brexit, when Boris Johnson claimed it did not offer good value for money

The Guardian - UK

Enver Solomon restores our faith in Britain

Letters: Readers reflect on an interview with the outgoing chief executive of the Refugee Council

Euronews

UK and US agree on zero-tariff pharma deal after months of tensions

London and Washington have found a compromise that would avoid US tariffs on British medicines — but only after the UK agreed to pay more for cutting-edge drugs.

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