UK cannot take US special relationship for granted, Mandelson warns In a wide-ranging speech, Lord Mandelson, a key architect of New Labour, said the country cannot afford to show any ‘complacency’. Evening Standard · Sep 6, 2025
Doctor uses Reform conference speech to link king’s cancer to Covid vaccine Aseem Malhotra claimed ‘eminent oncologist’ said jab was ‘significant factor in the cancer of members of royal family’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2025
Remco Evenepoel denies British challengers to win stage 5 of Tour of Britain on the Tumble Olympic Champion defeats Thomas Gloag and Oscar Onley in the sprint as Romain Gregoire retains overall lead Cycling Weekly · Sep 6, 2025
Voices: Meet the left-wing outrider who could teach Starmer a bit of Spanish ‘Sanchismo’ COMMENT: By weaving a narrative, having charisma and taking risks, Pedro Sánchez has reshaped Spain, says Conor Faulkner from Valencia – if Keir Starmer could capture a fraction of that boldness, Britain might be better off The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2025
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 · Sep 6, 2025
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 · Sep 6, 2025
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… Evening Standard · Sep 6, 2025
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 · Sep 6, 2025
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 · Sep 5, 2025
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 · Sep 5, 2025
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 The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2025
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 · Sep 5, 2025
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 · Sep 5, 2025
‘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 · Sep 5, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2025 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 · Sep 5, 2025 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 · Sep 5, 2025 ‘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
International Business Times · Sep 5, 2025 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.
The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2025 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 · Sep 4, 2025 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 · Sep 4, 2025 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 · Sep 4, 2025 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
Evening Standard · Sep 4, 2025 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 · Sep 4, 2025 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 · Sep 4, 2025 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