Dame Stephanie Shirley obituary Pioneering computer scientist, founder of her own software company, philanthropist and determined autism campaigner The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2025
People Don’t Realize How Profitable These 58 Industries Are These Days Wait… are we all in the wrong field? Bored Panda · Aug 11, 2025
UK party leaders urged to end ‘pernicious currents’ of hatred fuelling anti-migrant protests More than 200 refugee groups, charities and unions sign letter calling for action after weeks of protests outside asylum hotels The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2025
Rachel Reeves Faces Political Firestorm as Massive Tax Hikes Loom Over Britain With a £50B budget gap and few options left, Rachel Reeves may have to raise politically toxic taxes, risking rebellion from her own party and furious voters. The Fashion Central · Aug 11, 2025
Biddy Baxter obituary Pioneering producer who shaped Blue Peter into one of Britain’s most popular and enduring children’s television programmes The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2025
Here’s the truth about Britain’s immigration hysteria: Starmer and co have whipped it up to get cheap votes He is part of a political establishment that is fuelling a crisis way beyond the point that they can ever be seen to solve it. It’s a cynical, idiotic doom loop, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2025
Average private rent in Great Britain falls for first time in five years Lower mortgage rates have helped cool rental sector after years of above-inflation increases in rent, data shows The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2025
Revealed: Britain's Chagos Islands surrender to Mauritius '10 times what Sir Keir Starmer has claimed in public' Giving away the Indian Ocean archipelago to the east African nation will cost £35 billion, Whitehall estimates suggest Evening Standard · Aug 10, 2025
Rightwingers warn of another blaze of summer riots in Britain – but they’re the ones striking the match Grim predictions of ‘societal collapse’ and ‘civil war’ will hit home so long as Labour fails to address the country’s problems, says Guardian columnist John Harris The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2025
Labour should beware Nigel Farage weaponising its part in the cost of living crisis Autumn budget must address pain of high inflation on hard-pressed UK households as food prices rise The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2025
‘The Home Office is forcing me to leave the UK and a job I love to go to a country I’ve never called home’ Shady El Farra, a 28-year-old Egyptian national, worked at British Airways after studying in the UK and is fighting to be allowed to make Britain his home The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2025
Voices: Britain isn’t broken, but people believe it is, and that is a big problem for Keir Starmer We are safer, richer and healthier than ever before, so why does Britain feel as if it is falling apart? The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2025
Why ‘grifter’ has become the go-to political insult of 2025 These days it’s not enough to disagree with opponents – it seems we have to accuse them of being con artists too, says Britain editor of the New Statesman, Anoosh Chakelian The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2025
Targeted by the right, Britain’s asylum hotels are places of fear and disorder. Bad political decisions made it so In the frenzy of racism and culture warring, the issue of why hotels are used gets overlooked, says author Daniel Trilling The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2025 Cool Britannia: the heat pumps keeping pace with the UK’s wild weather Air-to-air systems can warm homes in winter and cool them in summer – and they’re now set to join the low-carbon grant scheme
Evening Standard · Aug 8, 2025 Starmer faces call to ‘sit this one out’ on Gaza amid US-UK ‘disagreement’ Washington’s ambassador to Israel also suggested that Sir Keir would have lost Britain the Second World War.
The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025 Britain would be speaking German if Starmer was in charge during WWII, US ambassador says Washington’s ambassador to Israel told Sir Keir to ‘sit this one out’ after the UK PM criticised Israel’s plans for Gaza
The Conversation · Aug 8, 2025 Allotments are vanishing when the UK urgently needs more of them Few things are as satisfying as pulling a potato from the soil with your bare hands. But in Britain’s cities this small joy – and the many health and environmental benefits that come with it – is under threat.
Evening Standard · Aug 8, 2025 Vance: UK and US have ‘disagreements’ over Gaza but share common goal The vice-president confirmed Washington had ‘no plans’ to recognise Palestine, which Britain has pledged to do unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2025 What could the Cotswolds possibly offer JD Vance? I suggest a swim in one of its rivers The VP of a thousand holidays has done Disneyland and skiing in Vermont. Now it’s time to skive off among the worst people Britain has to offer, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2025 UK ministers push ahead with discount on bills for households near new pylons Plans have provoked outrage from communities in areas of Great Britain expected to host new infrastructure
The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2025 As dark financial clouds gather, Labour has to heed its past: when it chooses austerity, it loses elections Those who insist on spending cuts are those who are never hurt by them. Time to be brave – and take a new tack, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett
Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2025 Households living near new pylons could get £250 a year off bills for a decade Government plans would see families getting discounts on bills every six months to help push forward new electricity transmission infrastructure.
The Conversation · Aug 7, 2025 Jane Austen at 250: Why we shouldn’t exaggerate her radicalism The BBC’s recent docuseries, Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius, the PBS mini-series Miss Austen as well as cultural and tourism festivities are all marking the 250th anniversary of Austen’s birth for a global audience.
Euronews · Aug 7, 2025 UK border force makes first arrests under new 'one in, one out' migrant deal with France Under the scheme, which was announced last month, France will accept returned migrants in exchange for the UK taking in an equal number of asylum seekers who have family ties to Britain.