UK economy makes stronger recovery from pandemic than first thought Revisions to figures show stronger performance than Germany and France but momentum starts to stall The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2023
House sales fall by 16% amid increase in mortgage rates An estimated 87,010 sales took place across the UK in August, which was 16% lower than the same month last year. The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023
Windsor Framework implementation confirms Irish Sea border, DUP MP says Sammy Wilson said his party would not return to Stormont to implement the deal agreed between the UK and the EU. The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023
UK Treasury minister defends tax plans in face of biggest rise on record Andrew Griffith says government will stick to spending proposals despite growing pressure to cut taxes The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2023
More than 1 million children in UK sleep on floor or share bed, study finds Barnardo’s says the rise in ‘bed poverty’ reflects growing levels of destitution following soaring food or gas bills The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2023
UK mortgage approvals hit six-month low; pandemic recovery faster than expected – as it happened Updated GDP figures show UK recovering faster from pandemic than Germany or France, but mortgage approvals have fallen The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2023
UK economy larger than thought, updated 2023 GDP figures confirm, with Q1 revised upwards The ONS had already revised the UK’s GDP for 2021 dramatically upwards, so an unchanged growth rate means a larger economy than first thought Evening Standard · Sep 29, 2023
Friday briefing: One in six UK species is facing extinction – but there is a way back In today’s newsletter: A stunning new report lays bare the threats to British wildlife’s biodiversity, however all is not lost The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2023
UK’s cost-of-living crisis has children sleeping on floor due to ‘bed poverty’, says charity Barnardo’s children’s charity says unacceptable to have such a situation in country as rich as UK The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023
Boy, 16, arrested amid anger after world-famous Sycamore Gap tree chopped down Destruction of majestic, ancient tree prompted outpouring of anger and sorrow, from MPs, public and campaigners The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023
Weatherwatch: UK needs fludders and drookit to describe changing climate These Scottish words can help widen our vocabulary as extreme weather becomes more common The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2023
UK households face tax rise of £3,500 a year by next election, finds IFS Thinktank says Tories have overseen the biggest increase in taxes during a parliament since records began in 1951 The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2023
UK, Canada, Taiwan criticise Myanmar as generals unleash ‘corrective purge’ Plan for elections and continued violence and atrocities draw concern in West, as Russia and China cosy up to regime. Al Jazeera · Sep 28, 2023
Average income of Deloitte UK partners tops £1m for third year in a row Payouts rose by 5% after operating profits increased to £756m and pension advisory business was sold The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2023
The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023 Children sleeping on floor amid ‘bed poverty’ in cost of living crisis – survey Barnardo’s children’s charity said it is unacceptable to have such a situation in a country as rich as the UK.
The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023 Immigration worries hit six-year high as pensioners and Tories express concern The economy remains the number one issue in the UK, but worries about inflation appear to have eased.
The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023 Rutherglen by-election of ‘monumental significance’, says Starmer The UK Labour leader will be on the campaign trail in the seat on Friday, ahead of next week’s ballot.
The Conversation · Sep 28, 2023 Shutdowns are a uniquely American drama − in the UK, it's just not Parliament's cup of tea When it comes to shutdowns, the U.S. is very much an exception rather than the rule.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2023 Rishi Sunak rejects Braverman claim multiculturalism has failed Prime minister praises UK’s ‘fantastic multicultural democracy’ in contrast to comments made by home secretary
The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023 Boy, 16, arrested amid anger and sorrow after world-famous Sycamore Gap tree chopped down ‘This poor stump is a devastating metaphor for the state of nature in UK. Heartbreaking,’ says naturalist
The Conversation · Sep 28, 2023 Ukraine recap: Ukraine and allies maintain optimism despite slow progress on the battlefield At a press conference after talks with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, this afternoon, Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg sounded like a man determined to take a “glass half full” attitude when he said that “every metre that Ukrainian forces regain is a metre that Russia loses”.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2023 The Guardian view on Scotland’s drug deaths: at last, a glimmer of sense Editorial: Glasgow’s pilot scheme to create an official consumption facility without threat of prosecution is a small but overdue step forward
The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023 Government working intensely to get Stormont up and running – Sunak Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O’Neill said patience had run out with the DUP’s blockade of the powersharing institutions.
The Conversation · Sep 28, 2023 How HS2 caused the UK to lose focus on 'levelling up' during years of high-speed rail delays Pressure on the UK government to confirm its plans for the controversial HS2 high-speed rail project is growing as the Conservative party prepares for its annual conference.
Evening Standard · Sep 28, 2023 Sunak declines to endorse Braverman’s claim multiculturalism has ‘failed’ The Prime Minister instead praised the UK’s ‘fantastic multicultural democracy’