UK competition watchdog to act over Apple and Google’s mobile platforms CMA intends to force tech firms to make changes after designating them with ‘strategic market status’ The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2025
Zelenskyy's toughest battle: People of Ukraine protest over anti-corruption crackdown Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa and Dnipro, protesting against the controversial bill which effectively eliminates the independence of Ukraine’s anti-corruption institutions. Euronews · Jul 23, 2025
Why UK Startups Are Looking to the US for Growth and Capital UK startups often view the US as the next step for scaling due to its vast market size, abundant venture capital, and growth-oriented culture International Business Times UK · Jul 23, 2025
Children face two-hour limits on Snapchat and TikTok as government cracks down on ‘compulsive’ screen time Labour deputy prime minister Angela Rayner warned that increasing time spent online is having a ‘profound impact’ on British society The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025
UK admits foreign aid cuts could see deaths rise – with Africa hit hardest The government’s own impact assessment warns that cuts to projects will likely increase death and disease The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025
Cleverly: Starmer more interested in housing asylum seekers than hard workers Sir James, a former home and foreign secretary, has returned to the Tory front bench. Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025
Daily Express front page piles pressure on UK Government to act on Gaza Pressure is ramping up on the UK Government to take action over Israel’s starvation of Gaza following a harrowing front page by the right-wing… The National (Scotland) · Jul 23, 2025
How to watch 'Unforgivable' online from anywhere A powerful and disturbing drama from the pen of Jimmy McGovern. Here's how to watch "Unforgivable" online, on TV and from anywhere in the world. Tom’s Guide · Jul 23, 2025
Explained: The world’s most powerful passports in 2025 as UK drops in rankings The list evaluates countries based on the number of destinations citizens can visit visa-free The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025
‘The delivery man arrived with the ashes in a gift bag’ – why are so many people opting out of traditional funerals? In the UK and the US, ‘direct cremations’ – where no mourners are present and relatives and friends can organise their own ceremonies – are on the rise. Is it time to rethink how we say goodbye our loved ones? The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2025
As America’s return to office war wages on, London is declared the hybrid capital of the world—where nearly 50% of jobs are still remote While U.S. bosses drag workers back to their desks—even monitoring badge swipes to do it—Londoners are quietly winning the work-life balance war. Fortune · Jul 23, 2025
City trader Tom Hayes’s conviction for Libor rigging is overturned Supreme court also quashes conviction of banker Carlo Palombo over incorrect directions given to jury The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2025
LG QNED93 vs Sony Bravia 7: which Mini LED TV should you buy? LG's first truly competitive LCD TV of recent memory faces off against Sony's proven Mini LED mastery What Hi-Fi? · Jul 23, 2025
Is London on the brink of a deadly opioid crisis? The killer synthetic drugs flooding the capital’s clubs Up to 500 times stronger than heroin, killer synthetic opioids called nitazenes are flooding the capital’s clubs — masquerading as other recreational drugs. Claire Cohen reports Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025
Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025 Bereaved families of British Air India crash victims sent wrong bodies with remains ‘commingled’ in coffins Some of the 261 people killed in Ahmedabad last month have been wrongly identified before being repatriated to relatives in the UK
The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2025 UK watchdog investigates eight years of Deloitte audits of mining firm Glencore FRC examines whether accounting firm ‘gave sufficient consideration to risk of non-compliance with laws’
The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2025 Tories say Starmer has a ‘disconnect from reality’ over housing asylum seekers – as it happened Newly appointed shadow housing secretary James Cleverly says there is no excuse for recent riots but government is making a difficult situation worse
The Guardian - AU · Jul 23, 2025 Australia pays US another $800m for Aukus amid Trump administration review of security pact Richard Marles has confirmed payment was made in the second quarter of 2025 to boost US boat-building, bringing total paid to $1.6bn
The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025 Wetherspoons’ sales are booming – and it has one beer to thank Sales volumes have now surpassed pre-pandemic levels
Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025 Wetherspoon hails ‘standout’ Guinness sales while breakfasts rebound The chain, which runs 794 pubs in the UK and Ireland, said sales increased by 5.1% in the three months to July 20.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2025 UK airport parking: how to drive down the cost on your summer holiday From penalties for overstays and delayed flights to the price of ‘meet and greet’ versus long or short stay
The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2025 Mass starvation spreading across Gaza, aid agencies warn, as Israeli government says it is not responsible – as it happened More than 100 aid agencies, including Doctors Without Borders, Save the Children and Oxfam, say ‘our colleagues and those we serve are wasting away’
International Business Times UK · Jul 23, 2025 Who Is Neurosurgeon Greg Malham? The Terminated Kiwi Doctor Exposed for Toxic, Sexist Behaviour Professor Greg Malham, born and raised in New Zealand, is a highly credentialed neurosurgeon who trained in his home country and the UK before establishing a leading private practice in Melbourne.
The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025 London-Berlin by direct train: minister says ‘yes’, expert says ‘no’ Train Talk: International rail travel to and from the UK is different from within Continental Europe. And that’s important
Dot Esports · Jul 23, 2025 UK’s gambling reform group launches inquiry—here’s why esports must be part of it There are big reasons to include esports and the associated betting sector.