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New Mandelson revelations cast doubt on claim vetting decision was borderline, Thornberry says – as it happened

‘It becomes quite clear why UKSV saw him as a subject of concern who shouldn’t be granted clearance,’ Thornberry tells the Guardian

The Guardian - UK

Britain ‘to stop short of full social media ban for under-16s’ and outlaw addictive features instead

The government has been looking closely at the results of the Australian policy on social media - which includes a complete ban for under-16s

The Independent UK

Wednesday briefing: Can the UK adapt in time to a new normal of extreme heat?

In today’s newsletter: As heatwaves intensify, Britain must confront the limits of a society built for cooler weather, forcing policymakers, communities and households to rethink how we live, work and stay cool

The Guardian - UK

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Britain’s green transition should belong to everyone. Why is Labour so intent on stopping us having our say?

Tearing up planning and using protest laws to criminalise local people – this isn’t how to build the broad consent needed, says the Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK

Molly Russell would be fighting to make online world safe, bereaved father says

The Government’s consultation on what action it should take to tackle social media harms, titled Growing Up In The Online World, has closed.

Evening Standard

'Happening at Scale': UK Doctors Compare Social Media Dangers to Smoking and Seatbelt Failures

UK medical leaders warn of social media's growing risks to children, urging stricter regulations. The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges compares the issue to historic public health campaigns.

International Business Times UK

UK and Poland to sign defence treaty amid Russian threats

The treaty aims to safeguard British borders, combat organised crime and strengthen collective defences

The Independent UK

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Voices: If Labour wants to get back on track, it must listen to Tony Blair

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: In an extraordinary intervention, the most successful leader in the party’s history says it is only by embracing the ‘radical centre’ that either the party or the country can hope to hold off the threats coming down the tracks – Labour must focus on the ‘what’…

The Independent UK

Blair: Labour is playing with fire over UK’s future – and is too weak to rejoin EU

The party’s most successful former leader and prime minister issues a scathing indictment of Starmer’s government – and warns that the UK cannot even discuss rejoining the EU until it regains its lost strength

The Independent UK

Tony Blair tells Starmer and rivals: abandon net zero and move closer to Trump

In highly unusual intervention, ex-PM says his party’s ‘almost infinite capacity for self-delusion’ makes it likely to lose next election

The Guardian - UK

Tony Blair’s essay on Labour failings gets full marks for being unhelpful

Intervention by former PM feels almost designed to inflict maximum annoyance on his party

The Guardian - UK

‘Labour lacks coherent plan’ says Sir Tony Blair in essay critical of Government

The former PM says Labour needs a ‘fundamental reset’ and claims it is ill-equipped to deal with the AI revolution and growth.

Evening Standard

‘Social media should be treated like tobacco’: health experts say the internet is just as bad as smoking for under-16s as UK government edges closer to introducing ban

Social media use has been compared to smoking by medical professionals as the UK government enters the final stages of its ban consultation.

TechRadar

Labour set to announce crackdown on social media for children within weeks

Age limits and changes to allegedly addictive design features could be in place by the end of the year

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Evening Standard

Government online safety plan announcement in ‘weeks, not months’, parents told

The Government’s Growing Up In The Online World consultation is closing.

Evening Standard

Starmer insists ‘questions to be answered’ for the SNP over Peter Murrell case

Murrell, the former SNP chief executive who was married to Nicola Sturgeon, embezzled more than £400,000 from the party.

International Business Times UK

Should He 'Do a Trump'? Keir Starmer Warned To Order Historic Release Of Secret UK UFO Files

UFO researcher and film‑maker Mark Christopher Lee has urged Keir Starmer to 'do a Trump' by ordering the full release of secret UK UFO files and setting up a new, open UAP investigation unit.

The Independent UK

UK Government has ‘failed’ Northern Ireland in terms of funding – O’Neill

First Minister Michelle O’Neill also criticised Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer for not meeting with her and the deputy First Minister.

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The Independent UK

Starmer calls for SNP inquiry into Peter Murrell embezzlement

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The National (Scotland)

Tech expert points out privacy pitfall in plan to ban under-16s from social media

THE campaign to ban social media for people under the age of 16 is gathering pace.

The Guardian - UK

UK may be ‘tipped into a general election’ if Burnham replaces Starmer, says Harman

Former deputy Labour leader says Nigel Farage could call new PM a ‘usurper’ – and seek to replace him

Evening Standard

London MPs mock Nigel Farage's Reform UK top team after extraordinary public bust-up over immigration

Reform UK’s home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf and Treasury lead Robert Jenrick at odds over party’s deportation plans

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer says John Swinney has 'questions to answer' on Peter Murrell crimes

PRIME Minister Keir Starmer has said there are “questions that need to be answered” by the SNP leadership after the party’s former chief…

The Independent UK

‘I thought social media was silly fun – now my son is dead and I wish I’d never given it to him’

Jools Sweeney took his own life in 2022 and his mother Ellen Roome believes his death could have been linked to an online challenge gone wrong

Evening Standard

Starmer tasks Government with taking ‘game-changer’ social media action

Ministers have previously come under pressure in Parliament to ban children from the social media platforms deemed harmful.

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