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Rail disruption in the UK is so common that the economic damage it causes is barely noticed – but change is possible

Recent disruption to Britain’s rail network, caused by a fault in its outdated nationwide radio system, was more than just an inconvenience for thousands of commuters. It was a stark reminder of how far the UK has fallen behind in its critical infrastructure.

The Conversation

Luke Littler was an unknown a year ago. Now he's making millions and taking darts into mainstream

Luke Littler is a kebab-eating, Xbox-playing darts player who grabbed the attention of Britain and beyond this time last year by reaching the final of the world championship as a 16-year-old

The Independent UK

‘No way to run a railway’: How the Sunday blues have depressed Britain’s weary train passengers

The system ‘can’t be right, and it never has been right’, says expert, as the government promises to reset relationship with the rail industry

The Independent UK

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Government unveils its ‘most ambitious’ plan to power homes without oil and gas

Experts say plan will help avoid repeats of recent energy price crises, by weaning Britain off its reliance on foreign imports

The Independent UK

AP photos capture British royal family's year of illness and recovery

Britain’s royal family is always in the public eye, their every move documented by reporters and captured for posterity by photographers. But even for a group of people who live their lives under a microscope, 2024 was something unique.

The Independent UK

Ed Miliband pledges ‘most ambitious reforms to UK energy system in generations’

Energy secretary to set out plan to boost renewable energy supply, such as building canopies of solar panels on outdoor car parks

The Guardian - UK

Government publishes major action plan to decarbonise grid by 2030

Ed Miliband has announced a comprehensive roadmap to achieving Labour’s 95% clean power target by 2030.

The Independent UK

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German Officials Call for Syrian Refugees To Go Home: 'We Will Charter Planes and Give Them £824 Each'

Public figures in Germany and Britain have called for an end to accepting Syrian asylum seekers and returning those who have already arrived.

International Business Times UK

Who really cares for the British countryside? Not landowners, says green campaigner’s new book

Britain’s natural environment is depleted and, despite nascent government schemes to manage the land differently, struggling to recover from centuries of destruction – plus more recent threats like climate change. What if the biggest obstacles to its recovery are the people we have entrusted to look after it?

The Conversation

Even Brexiteer voters want Britain to have free movement with the EU, new poll says

New multi-country survey suggests voters want Keir Starmer to be more ambitious with his EU/ UK relations reset

The Independent UK

HS2 would be better value for money without 225mph bullet trains, says rail minister

‘The highest speed high-speed railway in Britain is going to cost this nation a lot of money,’ said Lord Hendy

Evening Standard

Christmas travel warning for roads, rail and airports as UK braces for busiest-ever festive getaway

Britain’s roads, railways and airports are facing delays as traveller numbers rise this Christmas

Evening Standard

Labour’s 2030 green energy goal faces ‘significant challenges’, experts warn

UK Energy Research Centre says there is ‘very little room for error’ to avoid delays and protect vulnerable people

The Guardian - UK

It’s not bigotry to worry about migration – the latest figures tell a complex story

Large parts of Britain would not function without migrants, but there are consequences for housing, GDP and productivity, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

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Starmer’s Labour knows the kind of Britain it wants – it just doesn’t know how to build it

Ministers are right to want to reform the state: it’s crucial to their project. But simply telling civil servants to work harder won’t achieve it, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

The unhinged presentation of Muslims on GB News has been exposed. What will Ofcom do about it?

Our new report documents how conspiracy theories about a Muslim takeover of Britain have become primetime TV fare, says Miqdaad Versi, founder of the Centre for Media Monitoring

International Business Times UK

MP Says First Cousins in UK Should Be Able To Marry As It Can 'Help Build Family Bonds'

A Muslim MP has defended the practice of marrying a first cousin and has suggested that Britain should become more like the Middle East in its approach to the issue.

The Independent UK

UK spy agency releases annual Christmas card puzzle to uncover future codebreakers

Britain's spy agency is celebrating the festive season with a riddle wrapped in an enigma inside a mystery

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“4 in 5 UK musicians have lost work because of Brexit”: Unwrapping the legacy of Britain's EU exit on musicians

How British musicians have been affected following the 2016 referendum to leave the European Union

The Independent UK

Britain will provide intel to Cyprus to help fight Russia's sanctions evasion

Britain will provide intelligence to a newly formed unit in Cyprus tasked with preventing Russia evade international sanctions

The National (Scotland)

Palestinian ambassador: UK 'one of few nations' that can bring peace to country

The Palestinian ambassador to the UK has insisted Britain is one of “the few nations in the world” which can help bring peace in Palestine as he…

Evening Standard

Britain cannot build its way out of prisons crisis, Justice Secretary tells MPs

Shabana Mahmood says she will publish a ‘realistic’ plan later this week that will lead to 14,000 extra places being built.

The Guardian - UK

Storm Darragh showed me how unprepared my family – and Britain – are for disaster

After just 12 hours without power, we were cold, isolated and facing the fact that everyday life is far more precarious than it seems, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water will run out of cash by March without £3bn emergency funding

Britain’s biggest water supplier reports 40% increase in pollution incidents, blaming a wet spring and summer

Evening Standard

Safety warning as drivers use rural roads to avoid jams

Department for Transport figures show rural roads are the most dangerous in Britain, with nearly 1,000 deaths occurring on them annually.

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