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Starmer urged to do more to push back against ‘onslaught of racism’

Hope Not Hate writes letter to PM as senior Labour MPs call for party to take firmer stand against far right

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2025

Voices: Cutting aid funding now could bring a dangerous resurgence in malaria

COMMENT: A resurgence in malaria would mean tens of thousands of young children dying, writes Gareth Jenkins, despite there being effective means of helping them

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2025

UN urges UK government to scrap welfare cuts over human rights concerns

Experts say they are ‘dismayed’ at the government’s language around planned changes to benefits

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2025

‘It used to weigh me down’: UK readers on why they do or don’t carry a wallet

With research suggesting fewer than half of adults carry a wallet, four people reveal if they still do and what’s inside

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2025

Peter Mandelson was always a high-risk appointment – his departure will not end the matter for Keir Starmer

The line between pulling off a diplomatic masterstroke and setting up an accident waiting to happen can be a fine one. In the seven-month fable of Peter Mandelson’s UK ambassadorship to the US, the crossing of that line has created a political polycrisis for which it is hard to think…

The Conversation · Sep 12, 2025

OPINION - Londoners don't want gambling shops on their high roads – just ask them

Hampstead has no betting shops, but in Brent we are inundated. This industry targets poor people – and we need to do something about it, writes Dawn Butler MP

Evening Standard · Sep 12, 2025

Met Police puts 1,600 officers on streets as London braces for violence ahead of Tommy Robinson protest

Thousands of people are expected at the far-right activist’s ‘free speech’ rally today, while Stand Up To Racism UK has organised a counter-demonstration

Evening Standard · Sep 12, 2025

Is the Aldi Store Closures Announcement Real? When Will It Happen and How Will It Affect Shoppers

Aldi has confirmed all UK stores will close for three days over Christmas 2025 to give staff a break, with normal trading resuming on 27 December and 2 January.

International Business Times UK · Sep 12, 2025

Relief for Chagos descendants as UK vote restores Mauritius sovereignty

The British House of Commons this week adopted a bill on the handing back of the Chagos archipelago to Mauritius. The decision has been welcomed by the descendants of those who were expelled from the Indian Ocean territory more than 50 years ago to make way for a military base.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 12, 2025

Israeli president denies genocide and famine in Gaza during UK visit

ISRAEL’S president has denied that there is a genocide and famine in Gaza despite mounting evidence from international experts.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 12, 2025