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Britain scrambles jets after detecting unidentfied aircraft

Britain scrambled fighter jets on Wednesday after detecting unidentified aircraft approaching its airspace, the defence ministry said.

Reuters

Economic confidence at lowest level in year, says Standard poll

Confidence in the UK economy has fallen to its lowest level in a year, a poll reveals on Wednesday, despite Ministers claiming Britain’s economy is growing faster than any other advanced nation.

Evening Standard

Kremlin calls Boris Johnson’s Ukraine diplomacy efforts ‘utterly confused’

Moscow ramps up criticism of Britain’s bid to be at helm of fight to protect Ukraine from Russian invasion

The Guardian - UK

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Days of 'one of the last operating Victorian-styled asylums in Britain' in Swansea could be numbered

A new acute mental health facility could be created instead

Wales Online

Ayesha Hazarika: I felt queasy reading Met police officers’ ‘banter’ — it reveals a rotten culture

When it comes to Britain’s least trusted institution right now, it’s a toss-up between Downing Street and the Metropolitan Police. Both are mired in scandal and haemorrhaging trust at a time when we need strong, clean organisations which aren’t institutionally corrupt, incompetent or rotten to the core.

Evening Standard

France's Macron is wrong on illegal migration to Britain - Patel

French President Emmanuel Macron is wrong to say Britain's immigration policy is encouraging migrants to risk their lives crossing the Channel from France, British interior minister Priti Patel said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Best Team GB medal hopes for 2022 Winter Olympics

Great Britain are targeting between three and seven medals in Beijing

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‘Hypocritical’ Britain to blame for every Channel migrant drowning, says Macron

French president vows to ‘step up the pressure’ on UK but Priti Patel brands his comments ‘absolutely wrong’

The Independent UK

Ex-transport ministers call on Grant Shapps to act on vehicle safety

New vehicle safety standards become mandatory in the European Union and Northern Ireland from July but will not automatically be used in Britain.

The Independent UK

Olympics-Curling kicks off Beijing Games ahead of Putin-Xi main event

Mixed doubles curling opened competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Wednesday as the shadow of war in Ukraine, and the impending arrival of Russian President Vladimir Putin, loomed over an event already transformed by the coronavirus pandemic.

Reuters

Ministers to push ahead with energy firm loans to help cut rising bills – report

The suppliers would be asked to pass on the money to households across Britain, by taking money off their energy bills. it is reported.

The Independent UK

Myanmar Marks Coup Anniversary with Protests and Unrest

Streets in some of Myanmar's main cities were nearly deserted on Tuesday as opponents of military rule held "silent strikes", marking the first anniversary of a coup that led to deadly chaos and snuffed out tentative steps towards democracy. The United States, Britain and Canada imposed new sanctions on the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine crisis a test that Britain – and Johnson – dare not fail

Analysis: Diplomatic network hoping to show UK is not turning into a global irrelevance

The Guardian - UK

Clifton Suspension Bridge among highest money-making toll booths in Britain

It generated millions of pounds in the last year on record

Bristol Post

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Embattled UK PM Johnson launches plan to tackle regional inequality

Britain vowed to repair the economic and social fabric of its "broken heartlands" on Wednesday, as the government set out a long-awaited plan to flesh out promises that helped Prime Minister Boris Johnson win a big parliamentary majority in 2019.

The Guardian - UK

Government faces urgent call to tackle Britain’s ‘fraud epidemic’

Influential committee reveals 43% jump in economic crime in the year from June 2019

The Independent UK

Fears Afghans in ‘desperate need’ will miss out as one-third of resettlement places filled by people already in UK

More than 6,500 Afghans in Britain granted places on new scheme that aimed to resettle 5,000 in first year

Daily Mirror

Platinum Jubilee: How Britain prepared for new Elizabethan age in 1952

King George VI's body lay in state in Westminster Hall for a week, and 305,806 people filed past his coffin. His funeral, attended by the young Queen, was the first to be televised

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Evening Standard

Insulate Britain activists glue themselves in High Court protest

Four Insulate Britainactivists glued themselves together outside the High Court as they faced the possibility of prison over a climate change protest.

The Independent UK

Insulate Britain protesters in custody after gluing themselves to court steps

Four protesters who were appearing at the High Court for alleged breaches of injunctions ‘defied’ the court proceedings on Tuesday.

Daily Mirror

London pub sells Britain's 'most expensive beer' - that costs a whopping £47

The Bruery's Mash and Coconut imperial brown, currently being sold in a London pub, costs willing punters a whopping £47 – the same price as four slap-up pub roasts

Reuters

U.S. asks U.N. Security Council to meet Thursday on N.Korea -diplomats

The United States, supported by Britain and France, has asked the U.N. Security Council to meet behind closed-doors on Thursday over North Korea's launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile, diplomats said on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

British hopefuls chase Olympic curling glory in Beijing

Rhona Martin led Great Britain to gold in Salt Lake City 20 years ago - with several other memorable moments coming along the way

The Independent UK

Ellia Smeding looking to put long-track speed-skating in limelight at Winter Olympics

The 23-year-old is set to become the first female to represent Great Britain in the event in 42 years

Reuters

Britain, Poland and Ukraine preparing trilateral security pact, Kyiv says

Britain, Poland and Ukraine are preparing a trilateral pact to strengthen regional security, Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said on Tuesday while hosting his Polish counterpart Mateusz Morawiecki in Kyiv.

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