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Reform’s conference has the energy of a MAGA tribute act – but write off Farage at your peril

There was a palpable sense that Nigel Farage really could be Britain’s next prime minister at this year’s Reform conference - but is the party is ready? Not everyone was convinced, writes Millie Cooke from the NEC in Birmingham

The Independent UK

The Guide #207: How Britain embraced The Simpsons, America’s true first family

In this week’s newsletter: First shown in the UK 35 years ago, the landmark cartoon has wormed its way into our culture, from parliament put-downs to Bartman mania

The Guardian - UK

The Brexit origin story goes back further than you think

Tom McTague is one of the best contemporary writers on the intersection of domestic politics with wider events and the role of character and quirk in shaping what follows. In Between the Waves: The Hidden History of a Very British Revolution 1945-2016, the writer turned New Statesman editor undertakes a…

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Marks & Spencer food chief calls for ‘concrete target’ on British produce

Alex Freudmann says ministers need to increase proportion of food eaten in UK that is grown or reared in Britain

The Guardian - UK

Graham Linehan says he may never come back to Britain after arrest

The 57-year-old Irish comedy writer was arrested over posts he made on X about transgender issues after flying in from the US where he now lives.

Evening Standard

UK ignored obligation to prevent genocide, witnesses tell Gaza tribunal

Independent tribunal told government did minimum to hold Israel to account and maximum to shield itself from scrutiny

The Guardian - UK

Romaine Gregoire moves into Tour of Britain lead after stage-four victory

Gregoire took the stage victory and moved into the general classification lead to take the green jersey

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Emma Raducanu pulls out of Billie Jean King Cup Finals to play in Korea Open

The British number one is prioritising spending time on the road with new coach Francisco Roig.

The Independent UK

The golden rule of Trump and Farage’s free speech crusade: they’re allowed to chat rubbish – you’re not

The Reform leader has been in the US, bemoaning Britain’s ‘awful authoritarian situation’. It’s a shame about his party’s own anti-media huff back home, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

‘You don’t need all the fancy stuff’ – how to cycle the length of Britain on £2.98 a day

Tristan Ridley shares how he cycled from Brighton to Edinburgh for £74.47

Cycling Weekly

Rope hope: meet the 72-year-old heaving hard for England’s tug of war team

After helping Great Britain win gold at the World Games last month, lifelong puller Richard Keightley is competing again in the world championships in Nottingham this weekend

The Guardian - UK

Brexit didn’t solve Britain’s woes, but no matter: leaving the ECHR definitely will. Sounds simple, doesn’t it?

As Reform gathers for its conference, momentum builds for ditching the European convention on human rights. It would be a disaster, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

‘They’re toxic but popular’: businesses wary as they head to Reform’s party conference

Nigel Farage will be wooing corporate guests at the NEC in Birmingham as his party aims to build on recent successes

The Guardian - UK

Farage Grabs Momentum, Convenes Hard-right Reform UK Party

Nigel Farage's anti-immigration party Reform UK kicks off Britain's annual party conference season Friday, with the Brexit cheerleader and his buoyant supporters increasingly confident he could be Britain's next leader.

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The Independent UK

The alarming number of motorists caught drink-driving every day

Ministers are considering cutting the drink-drive limit in England and Wales as part of a road safety strategy

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Reform’s party conference: Trumpism is on the agenda – it must be resisted

Editorial: Labour’s strategy of accepting the premise of Nigel Farage’s anti-immigrant arguments and only querying his methods is self-defeating and dangerous

The Conversation

Why the Norman conquest still has a powerful hold over British culture and politics

Britain appears to be a nation on the verge of Norman-conquest mania. In July, the prime minister and the French president announced that the Bayeux tapestry – the epic 11th-century embroidery that depicts the 1066 conquest of England – would be loaned to the British Museum in 2026-27.

The Independent UK

Man convicted of sexual assault in case that triggered protests against migrants in Britain

An Ethiopian asylum seeker in Britain has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman and a 14-year-old girl

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OPINION - If Britain won’t invest in itself, why should the rest of the world?

Britain’s GDP grew by just 0.3 per cent between April and June, down from 0.7 per cent the previous quarter. We’re told this is “better than expected”. Really? Is that the best we can do — celebrate mediocrity?

Evening Standard

The Defector: KGB agent's defection after Soho drink drive arrest changed the shape of the Cold War

The Evening Standard scooped the world in 1971 with the first and only picture of Russian defector Oleg Lyalin, who is now the subject of a compelling new book

The Guardian - UK

This is a disaster unfolding in plain sight. Each day Keir Starmer is smoothing Nigel Farage’s path to No 10

A simple, terrible and obvious mistake is being made. The more Labour echoes Reform’s talking points, the more it strengthens them, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Independent UK

London's restored Big Ben clocktower is up for a top architecture prize

The restoration of London's iconic Big Ben clocktower has been nominated for Britain's leading architecture award, the RIBA Stirling Prize

The Independent UK

Voices: Patriotism is more than wearing union jack socks and demonising refugees, Mr Farage

COMMENT: The Reform UK leader’s wildly embarrassing White House and Congressional committee visit shows the limp, mediocre ignorance Britain would be saddled with were he to become PM, writes Sean O’Grady

The Conversation

What I’ve learned from photographing (almost) every British wildflower

The wildflowers of Britain include all manner of treasures – yet many people are only aware of a few, such as bluebells and foxgloves. A lot of its other flora are rare because of Britain’s location at the northern, western or even southern edges of their natural geographic – and…

The Independent UK

This much-maligned UK city is secretly the best place for a cultural weekend away

From late-night speakeasies to Black Sabbath ballet, Jake Hall argues that the UK’s second city is the ultimate destination for a weekend away

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