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UK Conservative Party enhance security around ballot for leadership

Britain's ruling Conservative Party said on Wednesday it had enhanced security around the ballot process to decide its next leader, who will replace Boris Johnson as prime minister.

Reuters

Russian ammunition supply line ‘destroyed by Ukrainian strike’, says UK

The railway line will be a vulnerability for Russia’s logistical supply, Britain says

Evening Standard

UK says rail link to Kherson from Crimea not operational due to Ukrainian strike

The rail link connecting Russian-occupied Kherson in southern Ukraine with Crimea is highly unlikely to be operational due to a Ukrainian strike against a Russian ammunition train, Britain said on Wednesday.

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Spiralling inflation, crops left in the field and travel chaos: 10 reasons Brexit has been disastrous for Britain

As small businesses crumble, shelves get emptier and the care-worker shortage intensifies, life outside the EU is having a dire effect on many of us. Why aren’t politicians talking about it?

The Guardian - UK

Britain's Conservative Party voting for the next PM delayed after hacking alert - The Telegraph

Voting by Britain's Conservative Party members for the next prime minister has been delayed after the GCHQ spy service warned that cyber hackers could change people’s ballots, The Telegraph reported on Tuesday.

Reuters

Former counter-terrorism police chief attacks Rishi Sunak’s Prevent plans

Peter Fahey critical of proposal to widen definition of ‘extremism’ and include people who ‘vilfy’ Britain

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UK's Liz Truss has 34 point lead over Sunak - YouGov/Times poll

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has a 34 point lead over former finance minister Rishi Sunak among the Conservative Party members who will decide Britain's next prime minister, a YouGov poll for The Times newspaper showed on Tuesday.

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Hodgkinson knew Toone would become England star after ‘smoking’ boys’ team

Britain’s 800m world silver medallist Keely Hodgkinson says she always knew her schoolmate Ella Toone would become an England star

The Guardian - UK

One in five nightclubs in Great Britain closed during Covid pandemic

Data shows only 1,130 nightclubs remain in England, Wales and Scotland – a 20% drop on March 2020

The Guardian - UK

Max Whitlock's childhood sweetheart wife, being Britain's most successful gymnast and why he's not competing at the Commonwealth Games

The sporting star is Britain's most successful gymnast

Wales Online

UK leadership favourite Liz Truss U-turns on pay plan in first big misstep

British foreign minister Liz Truss, the front-runner to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister, was forced to backtrack on one of her most striking pledges a day after announcing it following a backlash from fellow Conservatives and opposition parties.

Reuters

Maisie review – affectionate portrait of Britain’s oldest drag act

Documentary is a loving tribute to David Raven, a cabaret legend, as he continues to perform in his 80s

The Guardian - UK

UN chief warns world is on the brink of 'nuclear annihilation'

As the United States, Britain and France urge Russia to stop "its dangerous nuclear rhetoric and behaviour," UN head Antonio Guterres has warned that a misunderstanding could spark global nuclear destruction.

Radio France Internationale

British lawmakers to visit Taiwan later this year -The Guardian

Britain's House of Commons' Foreign Affairs Committee is planning a visit to Taiwan probably in November or early December this year, The Guardian reported on Monday.

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British PM candidate Truss boosted by former rival's backing

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss's bid to become Britain's next prime minister got a major boost on Monday when she received the backing of a lawmaker she narrowly defeated to make it to the final two candidates vying to replace Boris Johnson.

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US, Allies Hit Russia for ‘Dangerous’ Nuclear Rhetoric Ahead of UN Talks

The United States and its nuclear allies rebuked Russia Monday for "irresponsible and dangerous" talk about possibly deploying nuclear weapons as a review of the keystone nuclear treaty opened at the United Nations. "Following Russia's unprovoked and unlawful war of aggression against Ukraine, we call on Russia to cease its…

The Guardian - UK

JCB heir fails to take control of US company at centre of legal row with ex-best friend

Exclusive: Court ruling comes after trial revealed tax arrangements and apparent effort to buy Neverland

Radio France Internationale

UK, Irish leaders bid farewell to Nobel laureate David Trimble

The leaders of Britain and Ireland have joined mourners for the funeral of politician David Trimble, who shared the Nobel Peace Prize for helping to end decades of violence in Northern Ireland.

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British MPs plan visit to Taiwan as tension with China simmers

Exclusive: Tom Tugendhat likely to lead trip later this year as London’s relationship with Beijing deteriorates

Reuters

British, Irish PMs mourn N.Ireland peace architect Trimble at funeral

The prime ministers of Britain and Ireland paid respects to Nobel Peace laureate David Trimble at his funeral near Belfast on Monday as allies honoured his role in steering Northern Ireland's Protestant majority to a 1998 peace deal.

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss’s Oxbridge proposal is the latest vacuous idea from a slapstick Tory race

The ill-thought-out ideas issuing from Britain’s prime ministerial candidates are a cause for alarm, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Reuters

Russia bars entry to dozens more Britons including Starmer, Cameron and Piers Morgan

Russia on Monday announced sanctions against 39 British politicians, officials, business people and journalists, barring them from entering Russia for supporting the "demonisation" of the country.

The Independent UK

Truss vs Sunak: Where do the Tory leadership contenders stand on policy?

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak are seeking to woo voters set to decide which of the two will take over from Boris Johnson as head of the Tory party.

Al Jazeera

Who is Liz Truss, the favourite to become Britain’s next PM?

Truss, now foreign chief, remained loyal to Boris Johnson as he faced a rebellion and is promising public tax cuts.

Reuters

Indigenous Australian Senator tweaks oath to label Queen a coloniser

An Indigenous Australian parliamentarian was instructed to retake her oath of office on Monday after she changed it to label Britain's queen a coloniser.

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