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'Backfiring' UK response to strikes must change, union chief urges

Britain's heavy-handed approach to industrial relations has backfired as employees reject its "nonsense" demands for pay restraint and increasingly join unions, the head of the country's biggest trade union umbrella group said.

Reuters

Where did monkeypox come from?

Tropical disease has now infected over 1,000 people in Britain and been detected in many more countries around the world

The Independent UK

Where have monkeypox cases been reported in the UK?

Total number of infections continuing to rise across Britain

The Independent UK

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Energy bills will not rise on back of £20bn electricity upgrade, says Ofgem

Plan for Great Britain’s regional networks includes improving supply resilience in extreme weather

The Guardian - UK

Brexit: UK should rejoin single market as quitting EU ‘biggest piece of self-inflicted harm,’ says Sadiq Khan

Britain should push to rejoin the single market because Brexit is the “biggest piece of self-inflicted harm ever done to a country,” says Sadiq Khan.

Evening Standard

Falling NHS continuity of care poses ‘existential threat’ to patient safety

Britain’s top family doctor to warn of ‘most worrying crisis in decades’ with shrinking numbers of GPs and soaring demand

The Guardian - UK

Fiery Nick Kyrgios fends off British Wimbledon wildcard Paul Jubb in thrilling contest

Wimbledon quarter-finalist Nick Kyrgios reached the tournament's second round after beating Britain's Paul Jubb, progressing after a five-set showcase filled with spectacle

Daily Mirror

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Britain must spend more on defence, says minister

Britain must bolster investment in defence to tackle threats not only from Russia but from China and other countries, British defence minister Ben Wallace said on Tuesday.

Reuters

If Labour won’t stand up for working people, unions will

Labour’s decision to adopt a hostile posture to a newly assertive trade union movement could prove a costly error, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

Meet the man who’s travelled to every train station in Britain

Stuart Boyd started his epic rail adventure in 2018 – four years (and one pandemic) later, he’s finally completed it. He tells Helen Coffey what he learned from visiting every station in England, Scotland and Wales

The Independent UK

World Athletics Championships 2022: Keely Hodgkinson, Laura Muir and Dina Asher-Smith headline British team

Great Britain have named a 64-strong provisional team for this summer’s World Athletics Championships in Oregon, headlined by Olympic silver medalists Keely Hodgkinson and Laura Muir, and defending world champions Dina Asher-Smith and Katarina Johnson-Thompson.

Evening Standard

The impact of Christian purity culture is still being felt – including in Britain

In the 1990s and 2000s, a Christian movement now known as “purity culture” reached its height. Purity culture was most significant in America, and since the noughties, it has gradually faded from cultural prominence. Its impact, though, is global and ongoing.

The Conversation

Boris Johnson poised to ditch key UK defence spending promise despite Russia's war

The Prime Minister will trumpet Britain's 2% of GDP spending on defence - but another part of his policy, to raise spending above inflation, could soon be scrapped. It came as Boris Johnson insisted "I don't think" Britain will end up at war with Russia

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson says he ‘doesn’t think’ Britain is facing war with Russia

Prime minister signals he is resisting 20 per cent hike in military spending as head of Army warns West must be ‘prepared to fight’

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Evening Standard

Migrants crossing the Channel double in past year

More than 12,300 migrants have risked their lives to reach Britain in small boats crossing the Channel so far this year – at least double the number in the same period of 2021.

Benzinga

Investors Seek More Transparent Tax, Disclosure Norms From Microsoft and Cisco

Britain-based proxy advisers Pensions & Investment Research Consultants (PIRC) sought more transparent tax and financial information from Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Cisco Systems, Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO), Reuters reports. The resolution urged Microsoft to disclose financial and tax information country-by-country outside the U.S. to help investors assess its fairness and identify any risks posed by tax reforms. It also…

Asharq Al-Awsat

First Ever 'Africa Fashion' Exhibition Opens in London

Britain's most extensive exhibition of African fashion is set to open in London, showcasing designers past and present, as well as the continent's diverse heritage and cultures. "Africa Fashion", at the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum from Saturday, is also the country's first exhibition dedicated to the medium. Project curator…

The Guardian - UK

Scrapping the NI protocol is just the start. Johnson’s trade wars are Trumpism in action

Brexit has left Britain out on a limb. Yet the PM seems hellbent on alienating our trading partners to boost his own position, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Evening Standard

Brexit: More Britons now say UK was wrong to quit the EU

Polls show average annual gap between those who believe it was ‘wrong’ to vote to Leave compared to ‘right’ has risen to double digits for the first time

Manchester Evening News

Britain's 'fattest man' who once weighed 55 stone tragically dies aged 37

Matthew first hit the headlines in 2018 when it was revealed how much his care was costing.

The Independent UK

Ukraine is UK’s new ‘1937 moment’, British army chief says

General Sir Patrick Sanders warns Britain’s armed forces must be prepared to ‘fight and win’ to prevent the spread of war in Europe

Benzinga

Just Eat Takeaway Hikes European Restaurant Commissions: Reuters

Dutch multinational online food ordering and delivery company, Just Eat Takeaway.com (OTC:JTKWY) has hiked the commission charged for restaurants by one percent in European markets, Reuters reported. The report further noted that the company had made an exception in Britain due to severe competition from Deliveroo PLC (OTC:DROOF) and Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:UBER) Uber Eats. "I can…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Raducanu Triumphs on Centre Court Debut

Britain's teenage US Open champion Emma Raducanu lived up to her star billing on her first appearance on Wimbledon's Centre Court by beating in-form Belgian Alison van Uytvanck 6-4 6-4 in the first round on Monday. A year ago Raducanu reached the fourth round as an unknown wildcard before going…

Nottingham Post

Britain's 'fattest man' who once weighed 55-stone dies aged 37

He had caused uproar after being admitted to hospital

Wales Online

'Fattest man' in Britain Matthew Crawford has died aged 37

At one point Matthew weighed in at 55 stone

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