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easyJet hit by ‘unexpected and significant costs’ from French air-traffic control strike

Headline profit at Britain's biggest budget airline rose by £50m in April-June

The Independent UK

European missile group MBDA selling parts for bombs that have killed children in Gaza

Exclusive: Britain has paused some weapons sales to Israel, but a Guardian investigation shows revenues from the GBU-39 bomb generated by the US arm of MBDA flow through the UK

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Corbyn to host 'Gaza tribunal' after UK Government blocks inquiry

Jeremy Corbyn is set to host a "Gaza tribunal" after his Chilcot-style inquiry into the UK’s role in Israel’s bombardment of Gaza…

The National (Scotland)

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Delay another day: why Britain can’t (yet) see America’s buzziest movies and TV shows

IN FOCUS: From the Emmy-nominated medical drama ‘The Pitt’ to acclaimed A24 indies including ‘Materialists’ and ‘Bring Her Back’, some of the hottest US films and TV shows are taking months – or even years – to arrive on UK shores. And, according to distributors and experts, it’s something we…

The Independent UK

Merz Makes First Trip To London Amid Warming Post-Brexit Ties

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to London Thursday to sign a "friendship treaty" with Prime Minister Keir Starmer, as Britain seeks to improve post-Brexit ties with its neighbours.

International Business Times

Healthy babies born in Britain after scientists used DNA from three people to avoid genetic disease

Researchers report that eight healthy babies were born with the help of an experimental technique that uses DNA from three people to help mothers avoid passing rare diseases to their children

The Independent UK

Betrayal after betrayal: Afghan special forces abandoned by Britain had details leaked in MoD data breach

Revealed: Elite troops who fought alongside UK troops were put at risk of danger after personal data was shared in catastrophic breach

The Independent UK

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Rachel Reeves is hoping deregulation will save the economy. We know how that ends

The chancellor’s emollient speech to City bosses this week was alarming. There are better ways to revive Britain’s fortunes, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

The Guardian - UK

'Serious Questions' Over UK Secret Afghan Relocations: PM

Ministers in the UK's last Conservative government have "serious questions to answer" over a secret resettlement plan for thousands of Afghans after a data breach endangered their lives, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Wednesday.

International Business Times

Voices: ‘We failed those who protected us’: Independent readers react to UK’s ‘shameful’ MoD data breach

YOUR VIEWS: Our community has reacted with anger, disbelief and deep concern to revelations that a catastrophic Ministry of Defence data breach, which put tens of thousands of Afghans at risk, was kept hidden under a superinjunction for nearly two years, as the government quietly launched a covert evacuation programme

The Independent UK

How an email error sparked a secret scramble to bring Afghans to Britain

The current and previous British governments are facing criticism over a secret program that resettled thousands of Afghans in the U.K. after the Taliban's return to power in 2021

The Independent UK

Healey: ‘No justification for most names in Afghan data leak to claim asylum in Britain’

John Healey has said there is “no justification” for most of the names in Afghan data leak to claim asylum, stating that the majority of individuals had no connection to Britain’s armed forces.

The Independent UK

UK set to become Europe’s most populated country by end of century — and Britons think Labour has no plan

Britain’s population could reach more than 86 million by 2100, a cross-party Lords report has warned

Evening Standard

UK lifts years-long ban on Pakistani airlines after improvement in air safety standards

Britain has lifted its ban on Pakistani airlines after years of restrictions

The Independent UK

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No automatic right to resettlement for Afghans in data leak, says Healey

Defence secretary says it was ‘never the plan to bring everyone’ on dataset to UK, while Ben Wallace denies Tories sought superinjunction

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer says Tory ministers have 'questions' to answer on data leak and secret route to UK for Afghans

At Prime Minister’s Questions, he sought to blame the previous Government for the data blunder which was kept quiet with a super injunction

Evening Standard

OPINION - Afghan data breach is a shameful blight on our country - and a symptom of broader systemic failures

The government data breach of about 18,900 Afghans who had worked for Britain and British interests, and the attempts to conceal much of the detail under a legal superinjunction, are bewildering, convoluted and shameful. In all, the lives of some 80,000 Afghans and their families may have been put at…

The Guardian - UK

Teenage pregnancy rates are a barometer of Britain’s progress. The tale they now tell is not reassuring

Years of austerity have destroyed the web of services that tackled this complex problem. Compared to our European neighbours, we are failing, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Evening Standard

Give prison governors more power to fix Britain's broken jails, say Lords

Lords say jails are in crisis due to years of political and bureaucratic failure

The Independent UK

How much tax do Britain’s billionaires pay? HMRC has no idea, damning report finds

The finding comes amid growing calls for a wealth tax among Labour MPs

The Independent UK

Pair who cut down Sycamore Gap tree jailed for ‘moronic mission’

Two men, Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers, have been jailed for four years and three months each for felling Britain's iconic Sycamore Gap tree. The much-loved sycamore, estimated to be almost 200 years old, stood beside Hadrian's Wall and featured in the film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Graham, 39,…

Evening Standard

Britain cannot grow without ‘fighting fit’ finance sector, Rachel Reeves says

Ms Reeves, delivering her annual Mansion House speech to the financial services sector, said changes were needed for the UK to stay competitive.

International Business Times UK

Shock as 20,000 Afghans Set to Arrive in Britain on Taxpayer-Funded Flights: What Is 'Operation Rubicon'?

Court documents reveal a covert UK scheme to fly in 20,000 Afghans after a data breach. Here's the truth behind Operation Rubicon and what it could cost taxpayers.

The Guardian - UK

UK’s cavalier attitude leaves Afghans facing yet more fear and uncertainty

Leaked details are just another example of how the UK let down Afghans who believed in what Britain promised their country

The Independent UK

Not our finest hour: When Britain’s allies put their lives on the line, we abandoned them – and covered it up

COMMENT: The British believe their word is their bond – but no one who’s dealt with us agrees, least of all in Afghanistan, world affairs editor Sam Kiley writes

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