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Voices: Britain’s closest neighbour, the European Union, is under attack

COMMENT: Moldova fended off bot farms and social media trolls fed in by Russia to influence its recent election – but, writes former minister of defence Nick Harvey, other countries may not be as resilient

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2025

Britain sets aside £10bn for future payments to EU more than eight years after Brexit vote

Exclusive: To cover the continuing costs of Britain’s divorce from Europe, the government has accounted for £20.6bn in future payments for Brussels staff and diplomats’ pensions, as well as the UK’s pre-existing financial obligations

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2024

UK must reverse Brexit if Donald Trump wins election, Keir Starmer told

Exclusive: With the prospect of a brutal global trade war looming, critics of the UK’s current Brexit deal have said the country needs to rejoin the customs union, single market or the bloc itself to shield itself from the devastating fallout

The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2024

Fears grow over rise of ‘under the radar’ all-night slot machine halls in UK

Campaigners raise concern over risk of problem gambling as more than 300 24-hour sites spring up

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2024

Revealed: how ‘fun’ social media accounts direct fans to betting giant

‘Boring Milner’ and ‘Andy Robson’ accounts work with Fanwave Digital, a firm paid by Paddy Power Betfair to post betting tips

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2024

Ex-music teacher ‘over the moon’ after charity single leads to OBE

Paul Harvey, 83, has raised more than £1.5 million for dementia services.

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2023

NSW Ministers Dugald Saunders and Paul Toole defend not visiting Tambaroora fireground

Dugald Saunders says a visit to the Tambaroora fireground will only lead to accusations that he is "there for the cameras". Paul Toole, whose electorate has also been impacted, says he's concerned about "getting in the way".

ABC News · Mar 15, 2023

Good Morning Britain hit by Northern Lights photo 'prank' as Laura Tobin fooled by viewer's shot

Good Morning Britain weather host Laura Tobin and ITV bosses were fooled by a picture sent in of the Northern Lights

Chronicle Live · Feb 27, 2023

Rug up for Newcastle's cold snap with frosty, damaging winds forecast

As the week kicks off with frosty strong winds, biting temperatures and some wet weather - the public wouldn't be blamed for thinking winter is already here.

Newcastle Herald · May 29, 2022

‘I don’t want what happened to my husband happening to anyone else’: the widow campaigning for gambling law reform

It was only after Annie Ashton’s husband Luke took his own life that she realised he had been gambling in secret – sometimes up to 100 times a day on his phone. She wants urgent changes to the way the betting industry operates

The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2022