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RAAC concrete found at both Gatwick and Heathrow airports

UK’s busiest airports stress that steps have been taken to remedy presence of the lightweight concrete

Evening Standard · Sep 8, 2023

Rohan Bopanna-Matthew Ebden pair suffers US Open heartbreak, loses in final

NEW DELHI: India's Rohan Bopanna on Friday narrowly missed out on creating history as he and Australian partner Matthew Ebden suffered a heart-breaking 6-2, 3-6, 4-6 defeat to USA's Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury of United Kingdom in the US Open men's doubles final in New York.

The Times of India · Sep 8, 2023

The UK has joined the EU's Horizon science funding scheme – but if we want the UK to lead, the hard work has just begun

The UK government’s announcement that it had rejoined the European Union’s Horizon Europe science funding programme was cause for celebration among researchers in Britain and across Europe. But what will the terms of the deal – and the long time the UK was out of the programme – mean for…

The Conversation · Sep 8, 2023

Several UK theatres close due to concerns over crumbling concrete

Cultural institutions join dozens of schools forced to shut down over use of Raac

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2023

Uncertainty and discrimination: EU families on why they left the UK post-Brexit

A NEW report has explored the impact of Brexit on the EU families who decided to leave the UK following the referendum in 2016.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 8, 2023

How unions could help reality TV cast and crew win better pay and working conditions

“Just because you can exploit young, doe-eyed talent desperate for the platform TV gives them, it doesn’t mean you should.” Original Real Housewives of New York star Bethany Frankel recently issued this rallying call for unionisation of reality TV. She hopes to instigate a “reality reckoning” that will help other…

The Conversation · Sep 8, 2023

How to watch NFL games in the US and UK

Everything you need to know ahead of the start of the new NFL season

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2023

Inquest finds ‘gross’ failures in care of UK student who died after rugby injury

Maddy Lawrence waited more than five hours in agony on pitch for ambulance and then developed sepsis in Bristol hospital

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2023

What went wrong at UK government’s offshore wind auction?

Industry sources say auction was ‘catastrophic’, after failure to secure any new offshore windfarms

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2023

Convicted rapist jailed for life for second attack months after release

Mukalazi, 40, grabbed his victim from behind and told her: ‘If you scream I will rip your tongue out.’

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2023