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A Tory U-turn on benefit cuts can’t reverse the colossal damage already done

A rise in line with inflation would be the bare minimum – Tory policies have been targeting Britain’s poorest people since 2010, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK

Celebrations as West Lothian town picks up gold award in Britain in Bloom comp

Volunteers from Burgh Beautiful Linlithgow worked hard to prepare the town for the UK’s biggest gardening competition

Daily Record

Insulate Britain glue themselves to ground in PMQs-timed protest

Group’s London return comes as Met chief says climate action is not yet so disruptive that he must shut it down

The Guardian - UK

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It's a good time to be an American in Britain, as the pound declines in value

LONDON — When Julian Asher moved from New York to London 16 years ago to work as a management consultant, his six-figure salary stopped going so far. The British pound, worth twice as much as the dollar, was at a historic high.

Los Angeles Times

Britain's 'most unwanted dog' spends over 1,000 days in kennels after three homes

Eight-year-old lurcher Jake is 'one of the sweetest dogs you could ever meet' but has spent more than 1,000 days at Dogs Trust Leeds waiting for a loving family to adopt him

Daily Mirror

EU, UK made progress on resumed N.Ireland talks - Ireland's Coveney

Britain and the European Union made some progress last week on their long running post-Brexit trade row over Northern Ireland after talks resumed for the first time in over seven months, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Wednesday.

Reuters

UK's Liz Truss dismisses calls for early election

Britain does not need an early national election, Prime Minister Liz Truss said on Wednesday, dismissing calls from opposition lawmakers for a new vote after her economic plans caused market chaos.

Reuters

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Prior to Industrial Revolution, global living standards were very low, says economic historian Jared Rubin

Britain industrialised first, and several other nations in Western Europe and North America followed soon thereafter, says Jared Rubin

The Hindu

Liz Truss’ history of U-turns after first major reversals as prime minister

PM is no stranger to about-turns, both large and small

The Independent UK

UK Spy Chief Warns China's Technology is 'Urgent Problem'

China's growing technological dominance "is an increasingly urgent problem" for Western countries, who must act to defend their values and influence, the director of Britain's GCHQ spy agency warned Tuesday. In a speech to the RUSI defense think-tank in London, Jeremy Fleming said "technology has become not just an area…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘They are stealing Russia’: Adam Curtis on how hyper-capitalism wrecked a nation – and why Liz Truss must take heed

In the 1990s, Russia embraced an extreme economics that led to chaos and corruption. Now, writes the maker of explosive new series TraumaZone, Liz Truss is taking Britain down the same toxic path

The Guardian - UK

Sir Jim Ratcliffe lifts lid on Man Utd takeover bid after holding talks with Glazers

Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who is Britain’s richest man thanks to his ownership of chemicals company Ineos, has spoken openly about his conversations with Manchester United's owners, the Glazer family

Daily Mirror

Coronation of Britain's King Charles to be held next May

Britain's King Charles III will be crowned at London's Westminster Abbey next May in a ceremony set to follow the traditional pageantry used for anointing monarchs over the last 1,000 years, Buckingham Palace announced on Tuesday.

Reuters

UK to designate China a ‘threat’ in hawkish foreign policy shift

Redesignation will bring UK’s official position towards Beijing close to its stance on Russia

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Kate Garraway and Carol Vorderman on 'tough' job picking nation's Pride Of Britain heroes

Carol Vorderman, Olympic gold medallist Nicola Adams and broadcaster Kate Garraway were just some of the famous faces helping to choose the nation’s unsung heroes

Benzinga

'Very Dangerous': Top Spy Chief Addresses Russian Nuclear Threats, China Domination In Rare Speech

Britain's top cyber spy issued stark warnings about both Russia and China at a London security conference Tuesday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Malala Visits Pakistan on 10th Anniversary of Taliban Shooting

Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai on Tuesday returned to her native Pakistan to meet flood victims, 10 years after a Taliban assassination attempt against her. Her visit -- only the second since she was flown to Britain for life-saving treatment -- comes as thousands of people protested in her home…

Evening Standard

Bank of England intervenes again, warning of “material risk to UK financial stability”

Duncan Weldon’s excellent book, Two Hundred Years of Muddling Through, an economic history of Britain from the Industrial Revolution up to the pandemic, almost had a different title: “I wouldn’t start from here”, based on the old joke about the tourist asking for directions.

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Damien Hirst burns artworks after collectors pick their NFTs instead

Britain's Damien Hirst started burning hundreds of his artworks on Tuesday after collectors chose to keep their non-fungible tokens (NFTs), blockchain-based assets representing their digital images, instead.

The Guardian - UK

In Britain and India, we must resist the tragic thinking that pits Hindus against Muslims

The recent disorder in Leicester echoes the ‘communalist’ politics that now dominates India thanks to the ruling BJP, says sociology professor Chetan Bhatt

The Independent UK

Bank of England expands push to stabilize financial markets

The Bank of England has expanded its emergency effort to stabilize the financial markets amid concerns the government’s plan to slash taxes pose a “material risk” to Britain's fiscal stability

Evening Standard

New Cold War papers show just how far Britain has come on LGBT issues

Today MI5 is releasing a massive number of its historical files into the National Archives at Kew. Among them are papers telling for the first time the inside story of its investigation of John Vassall — the notorious KGB spy in the Admiralty until his arrest in 1962.

The Guardian - UK

Beavers can help Britain fight the climate crisis – if we welcome them back

England is finally protecting the beavers that could save our failing rivers – if they’re permitted to be released into the wild, says author and wildlife ambassador Sophie Pavelle

The Independent UK

UK spy chief says China's tech aims are a 'threat to us all'

The head of Britain’s cyber-intelligence agency is accusing China of using its economic and technological clout to clamp down at home and exert control abroad

Reuters

UK nuclear body backs small modular reactor plan in Wales

Britain's Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) said on Tuesday it had agreed to work with the Welsh government to develop a small scale nuclear power project in Trawsfynydd, North Wales.

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