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US ambassador warns pharma firms will quit UK if NHS does not pay more for drugs

Donald Trump’s man in London reiterated the US president’s demands for the UK to pay pharmaceutical companies more money.

Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2025

Fans can watch Stranger Things season 5's premiere two weeks early, but ballot tickets are "extremely limited"

Thanks to two late-night screenings hosted by Netflix, Stranger Things fans in the UK have the chance to see the season 5 premiere two weeks early

Total Film · Nov 5, 2025

Mediocre movies, millions in taxpayer cash: how scores of films from low-profile UK producer were funded mainly by public money

Creative industries are ‘crucial to the economy’ but film-making and tax have long had an uneasy relationship in Britain

The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2025

UK will not invest in Brazilian tropical forest fund at Cop30

Britain will not commit public money as Rachel Reeves grapples with balancing the books ahead of the Budget.

Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2025

Samsung's Galaxy XR could expand to more countries in 2026

Samsung plans to bring the Galaxy XR headset to Germany, France, Canada, and the UK in 2026 after its US and Korea debut.

Android Central · Nov 5, 2025

Another 1950s Icon Faces the Axe: Yum Brands May Sell Pizza Hut

Yum Brands is reviewing strategic options for Pizza Hut, signalling a possible sale as the legacy pizza chain struggles against delivery rivals.

International Business Times UK · Nov 5, 2025

Housing asylum seekers in military barracks will be hugely expensive – and politically costly

In an effort to end the use of hotels to house asylum seekers, the UK government has announced that 900 people will be moved to military sites. Though this is a small fraction of the 32,000 currently housed in hotels, the Home Office hopes that up to 10,000 people might…

The Conversation · Nov 5, 2025

The UK’s wealth ‘timebomb’ – and how to defuse it

When the full, unexpurgated diaries of the Conservative MP Sir Henry “Chips” Channon were published in 2021, these disarmingly frank accounts of his aristocratic life in mid-20th century Britain caused a stir. They revealed the inner thoughts of a renowned social climber and rightwing snob, whose political career never recovered…

The Conversation · Nov 5, 2025

Why the UK’s grooming gangs inquiry is in turmoil – and what needs to happen now

The UK’s grooming gangs inquiry appears to be in turmoil before it has even started, following the resignation of several women from its victim liaison panel. Their complaints related mainly to appointments to chair the inquiry and the potential for its focus to be widened.

The Conversation · Nov 5, 2025

Ed Sheeran praised by Keir Starmer as government announces changes to music education in UK schools

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson announces government plans to ‘revitalise arts education’ after Sheeran published an open letter backed by Harry Styles, Stormzy and Elton John

The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2025