Menzies Campbell, former Liberal Democrat leader, dies at 84 Campbell was North East Fife MP for nearly three decades before becoming a peer, and once held UK 100m record The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2025
What we know about plans to introduce digital IDs All UK citizens and everyone who wants to work in the UK will have to have one. Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2025
Is the cultural integration of AI possible? Can UK leaders bridge the trust gap to make AI a trusted cultural collaborator? TechRadar · Sep 26, 2025
Meta to launch ad-free subscription to Facebook and Instagram in UK It comes after Meta agreed to stop targeting a UK campaigner with adverts based on her personal data in a landmark privacy case earlier this year. Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2025
Facebook and Instagram to become ad-free in UK – but there’s a catch Meta will release more details about the update in coming weeks The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2025
Patricia Crowther, known as UK’s oldest witch, dies aged 97 Wiccan high priestess’s 1970s BBC radio series is credited with helping to popularise modern witchcraft The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2025
Sign off for green freeport plan which aims to bring 11,000 jobs to Highlands The Scottish and UK governments have signed off on a project that is aiming to bring over 11,000 jobs to the Highlands ... The National (Scotland) · Sep 26, 2025
Migration drives jump in UK population of three-quarters of a million The increase of 755,254 is the second biggest year-on-year numerical jump in population since at least 1949. Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2025
UK says it will introduce digital ID cards, reviving a contentious idea The UK government has announced that British citizens and permanent residents must have a digital ID card to work The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2025
All UK citizens will have digital ID but only to prove right to work – Nandy The Culture Secretary said the cards will be compulsory for anyone who wants to work in the UK. Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2025
UK population sees second-largest annual rise in 75 years fuelled by spiralling migration Numbers grew by more than 750,000 in the year up to June 2024, ONS estimates show The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2025
Share your thoughts on plans for a UK digital ID scheme We’d like to hear views from people in the UK about how they view government plans for a digital ID scheme The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2025
Olivia Dean releases second studio album, The Art of Loving Olivia Dean has dropped her new album The Art of Loving ahead of her biggest headline tour to date. BANG Premier · Sep 26, 2025
Will Labour’s climate plan survive the squeeze of tight budgets and rightwing attacks? As Donald Trump calls climate change a ‘con job’ and Reform UK weaponises net zero, Starmer faces pressure to hold the line on commitments The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2025
The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2025 Minister says digital ID cards could become ‘bedrock of modern state’ as PM says all workers will need one by 2029 Under the proposal, individuals will not be asked to produce it other than when they are proving a right to work in the UK
Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2025 Nigel Farage on course to be Prime Minister, new poll suggests as Labour and Tory vote collapses London appears to be the only UK region where Sir Keir Starmer’s party would retain the majority of the seats the party won in 2024
The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2025 Swinney accused of ‘playing politics’ over UK Government’s digital ID plan Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander dismissed claims from the First Minister that the scheme will be called a ‘BritCard’.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2025 Keir Starmer says digital ID cards an ‘enormous opportunity’ for the UK PM to set out plans for compulsory ‘Brit card’ but faces opposition from civil liberty groups over privacy concerns
The National (Scotland) · Sep 26, 2025 Keir Starmer defends plans for mandatory digital ID amid fierce backlash KEIR Starmer has defended plans for a new digital ID held on people’s phones as an “enormous opportunity” for the UK amid a fierce backlash ...
International Business Times UK · Sep 26, 2025 Britain Is Now The 'Sick Man Of G7' As Anxiety Levels Among Brits Soar – Here Are The Alarming Numbers Britain faces record disability claims for anxiety and depression, with nearly 650,000 on PIP and rising costs fueling concerns over the economy.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2025 Starmer says government will introduce digital IDs to ensure Britain’s ‘borders are more secure’ – as it happened Online petition saying government should not introduce digitial ID cards heading for 900,00 signatures
Newslaundry · Sep 26, 2025 ‘Zero civic sense’ or racism? Unpacking global scrutiny of the Indian diaspora As anti-immigration sentiments sweep across the US, UK, Canada and Australia, Indians appear to be a particular target. The latest policy likely to overwhelmingly affect Indians is US President Donald Trump’s proclamation raising the H-1B visa fee to USD 100,000. What stood out in the volley of reactions was the…
The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2025 UK politics live: Starmer says next election will be ‘open fight’ between Labour and Reform More than 800,000 people have signed a petition against the ID cards
T3 · Sep 26, 2025 Free Sky TV rival gets exclusive channels from one of the UK's biggest broadcasters Three new stations from Channel 4 can only be watched on Freely, giving fans extra shows to stream
International Business Times UK · Sep 26, 2025 UK Digital ID 2025 Poses Significant Risks: Here's Why Protesters Are Opposing Starmer's Brit Card Keir Starmer's proposed Brit Card digital ID faces backlash over privacy risks, surveillance concerns, and fears of exclusion for vulnerable groups.