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‘The council tenants weren’t going to be allowed back’: how Britain’s ‘ugliest building’ was gentrified

The east London brutalist landmark Balfron Tower was conceived as the perfect neighbourhood in the sky by its Marxist architect. Now its flats are being sold as ‘trophy properties’

The Guardian - UK

Sam Ryder reminds fans that Eurovision 2023 is still ‘Ukraine’s party’

The singer said Britain would be ‘loving facilitators’ following the announcement that the competition will be held in the UK in 2023.

The Independent UK

Inflation concerns hit 40-year high as prices keep rising

More people in Britain are concerned about inflation now than at any point since the early 1980s, an Ipsos survey suggests.

The Independent UK

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UK prime minister hopefuls feud over tax and spending plans

The final two candidates in the race to succeed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson clashed on Monday in a televised debate, during which they tore into each other's tax and spending plans.

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UK PM hopeful Truss takes aim at trade unions in leadership contest

Foreign secretary Liz Truss will promise on Tuesday to bring in "tough and decisive action" to limit strike action by trade unions if she becomes Britain's next prime minister, the latest salvo in a divisive fight to lead the Conservative Party.

Reuters

Do we care enough about COVID?

The COVID-19 pandemic has already generated its own mythology. In Britain, they talk of the “myth of the blitz” – the idea of a society that pulled together in the second world war to withstand the bombs dropped by the Luftwaffe with pluck, bravery and humour.

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Dame Laura Kenny admits she nearly quit cycling after miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy

Britain's greatest female Olympian goes for gold in the Commonwealth Games this week - but 2022 has not gone the way she planned and she only got back on her bike because it felt like a 'safe place'

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Taste test of The Radfords' pies from baking business of Britain's biggest family

Noel Radford, who has been a baker for over 25 years, launched the Radford Pie Company in 1999, which he says allows him to 'manage to provide for (and feed) our huge and expanding family as well as for the local people of Heysham and Morecambe'

Daily Mirror

Housebuilding standards need a climate update

Letters: Louis Hellman suggests an overhaul of building regulations, while Jon Reeds looks at Britain’s very low housing densities

The Guardian - UK

There is one man to blame for the lorries backed up in Dover: Boris Johnson

Tory leadership candidates, as they spout their pseudo-Thatcherite cliches, lack the guts to admit Brexit is not working, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Britain to host 2023 Eurovision as Ukraine bows out

Britain said Monday it had agreed to host next year's Eurovision song contest, after organisers said there was no prospect of the event going ahead in Ukraine, which is engaged in a war with neighbouring Russia. Kyiv has welcomed the decision.

Radio France Internationale

2 UK leadership contenders face head-to-head TV debate

The two candidates vying to be Britain’s next prime minister are set to face off in a TV debate as they seek to woo members of the Conservative Party who will choose the new leader

The Independent UK

UK drought warning as further heatwaves cannot be ruled out

Officials warn UK could fall into drought

Evening Standard

UK to host 2023 Eurovision after Ukraine ruled too risky

Organizers say next year’s Eurovision Song Contest will be staged in Britain because it is too risky to hold it in the designated host country, Ukraine

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Britain to host 2023 Eurovision Song Contest on Ukraine's behalf

Britain will host next year's Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of winners Ukraine due to the ongoing conflict there, the competition's organisers said on Monday.

Edinburgh Live

Britain's Biggest Family gets one member larger as mum Sue announces birth

The Radfords have been nationally acclaimed as Britain's largest family, with a television show dedicated to their wild lives - and now the 22-strong family has gained yet another member.

The Guardian - UK

Beijing urges British politicians not to ‘hype the China threat’

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson asks for restraint after Rishi Sunak labels country UK’s ‘biggest long-term threat’

Evening Standard

Conservative leadership race: Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak do battle on economy ahead of key debate

Both Tory leadership candidates said they would revitalise London’s economy following the pandemic

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Evening Standard

Keir Starmer: Labour will campaign on economic growth in the next general election

Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer promised he would lead a government focused on economic growth as he took aim at the two rivals competing for the Tory leadership.In a speech in Liverpool he said: “Our economy is weaker than our competitors, less resilient, brittle and ultimately we are all poorer for…

Daily Mirror

Keir Starmer vows 'no magic money tree economics' in dig at Tory leadership hopefuls

The Labour leader hit out at 'Thatcherite cosplay' from Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss and said the economy would be 'strong, secure and fair' under Labour

Evening Standard

France refuses to increase Eurostar services amid travel chaos

Travel chaos in France extended to Eurostar services between Paris and London on Sunday night as stranded passengers endured “a nightmare” and “bedlam2 because of cancelled and delayed trains.Videos produced by those caught up in Sunday night’s disruption showed thousands packed into the overflowing departure lounge at Gare du Nord,…

Reuters

Britain's health service facing worst staffing crisis, say lawmakers

Britain's state-run National Health Service (NHS) is facing its worst ever staffing crisis with thousands of vacancies and the government has no credible strategy to address the problem, a committee of lawmakers said in a report published on Monday.

Tribune News Service

A tour of Britain's military history through the eyes of a middle schooler

When my dad and I arrived in London, my first thought was, “Where can we get some food?”

Reuters

UK PM hopeful Sunak takes aim at China in leadership contest

Former finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday China represented the largest threat to Britain and world security this century, setting out his plans to deal with Beijing in the latest front in the battle to become prime minister.

Reuters

Britain says 'inconclusive fighting' continues in Ukraine's Donbas and Kherson

Inconclusive fighting has continued in both Donbas and Kherson regions in eastern Ukraine, British military intelligence said on Monday.

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