UK and EU reach deal over Brexit reset after fishing rights breakthrough Brussels understood to have dropped demands to link deal duration for food checks with fishing rights in run-up to summit The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2025
Migrant dies trying to cross Channel to reach UK The person was pulled from the water by RNLI crews but was pronounced dead by the medical team on a French rescue boat. The Independent UK · May 19, 2025
Remember Monday singer reveals she’s lost her wedding ring after Eurovision performance ‘I’m gonna have a breakdown,’ singer said The Independent UK · May 19, 2025
Breakthrough in talks with EU as Starmer seeks reset deal The Prime Minister will meet European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen for the second time in four days at the first UK-EU summit on Monday. Evening Standard · May 19, 2025
Two issues behind last-minute negotiations in post-Brexit reset deal IN FULL The Independent UK · May 19, 2025
EU and UK reunite in London for talks on diplomacy and defence A landmark UK-EU summit gets underway in London on Monday, marking the start of a potential reset in relations five years after Brexit. The meeting, hosted by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, is the first of its kind since Britain formally left the EU in 2020. Radio France Internationale · May 19, 2025
Monday briefing: Reports of late-night breakthrough in landmark UK-EU reset deal In today’s newsletter: After pacts with the US and India, the PM meets European leaders in No 10 today – but his political opponents are already branding the deal a ‘surrender’ The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2025
Starmer rejects claim ‘win-win’ UK-EU deal has sold out fishing sector – as it happened PM says deal is ‘good for fishing’ with reduced red tape and uncertainty caused by annual negotiations The Guardian - AU · May 19, 2025
How has Britain’s economy fared since Brexit? The five charts underpinning the UK-EU summit Almost a decade after the referendum, there are challenges to be tackled at Monday’s gathering hosted by Keir Starmer The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2025
Plunging value and a content cliff edge: what’s gone wrong at Sky? Since Comcast takeover, broadcaster has slashed jobs and is losing the exclusive shows that drew subscribers The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2025
UK looks to reset EU relations 5 years after Brexit The U.K. and the European Union are meeting in London to discuss closer ties in their first official summit since Brexit The Independent UK · May 19, 2025
Weakening of UK EV sales rules ‘likely to result in significantly more carbon emissions’ Analysis suggests there could be 500,000 additional plug-in hybrid electric cars on Britain’s roads by 2030 The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2025
Swipe right: dating app users prefer Reform voters to Tories, research suggests Labour, Green and Lib Dem voters fare best overall and users rarely date on the other side of the political spectrum The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2025
The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2025 Charities step up pressure on Keir Starmer to scrap two-child benefit cap Exclusive: Survey commissioned by children’s charities shows UK voters want to see families prioritised
The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2025 Trump tariffs could lead to surge of cheap Chinese vapes in UK, experts say Researchers fear new models will circumvent forthcoming disposables ban as diverted imports also drive down prices
The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2025 Santander UK freezes salaries and cuts jobs in commercial banking arm Exclusive: Bank also set to slash bonuses in wider shake-up that could help make it more attractive to potential buyers
Al Jazeera · May 19, 2025 Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,180 These are the key events on day 1,180 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
International Business Times · May 19, 2025 Starmer To Host First UK-EU Summit Since Brexit UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts European Union chiefs on Monday for a landmark summit designed to usher in a closer relationship between Britain and the bloc, five years after Brexit.
Evening Standard · May 19, 2025 Critically endangered eastern mountain bongo calf born at UK safari park Keepers said the calf needed physiotherapy shortly after his birth on May 5 to strengthen his hips and rear legs, but is now doing well.
The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2025 UK ‘may need 92,000 extra public workers if fall in productivity continues to 2030’ Report suggests Rachel Reeves could be forced to spend £5.1bn if last year’s downward trend continues
The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2025 Average asking price for home in Great Britain hits new high of almost £380k Rightmove says figure has risen in May by 0.6% compared with April despite lower demand from new buyers
Evening Standard · May 18, 2025 UK to back global rules on AI in schools, says Phillipson Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson will tell a conference she aims to put Britain at the forefront of a ‘revolution’ in technology.
Evening Standard · May 18, 2025 More than third of Brits now use AI to shop, survey reveals More than half of those using AI said it had helped to ‘inspire’ them and 51% said it helped to cut through ‘online noise’
The Independent UK · May 18, 2025 Heart health in the UK is declining rapidly in ‘worrying trend’. Here’s why Cardiovascular deaths in working-age adults have risen by 18 per cent since 2019, according to analysis by the British Heart Foundation (BHF)