Ryanair boss says air traffic chaos report ‘full of rubbish’ Michael O’Leary said a report into the air traffic control failure on August 28 is ‘bogus’ Evening Standard · Sep 6, 2023
Advice for travellers amid 'national security incident' disruption at Glasgow Airport Major disruption is being reported at Glasgow Airport amid reports of a ‘national security incident’. The National (Scotland) · Sep 6, 2023
Australian authorities urgently checking if ‘crumbly concrete’ poses risk to buildings Officials say aerated concrete has ‘lower-risk profile’ in Australia amid UK Raac crisis where dozens of schools were closed due to collapse threat The Guardian - AU · Sep 6, 2023
Sunak closing in on announcing UK rejoining EU’s Horizon science programme Sources said prime minister has given the green light for deal to be finalised The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023
From Challenger to Leopard: How Ukraine’s tanks compare to Russia’s New footage purports to show Britain-made Challenger 2 tank destroyed in combat for first time, Andy Gregory reports The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023
The good news? Raac isn’t always dangerous. The bad news: it’s not just in schools Alarmist reports won’t help in the lengthy task of locating and treating buildings it’s in, says materials professor Chris Goodier The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2023
Rugby World Cup 2023 TV schedule: Channels, times and how to watch every fixture online ITV will show the Rugby World Cup in the UK The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023
King Charles set for royal first as state visit to France is rescheduled A senior official from the UK’s Foreign Office described the British-French relationship as “absolutely massive” The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023
‘Abnormal is becoming normalised’: David Miliband on war in Ukraine Head of International Rescue Committee says increasing weariness is creeping into global response to war The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2023
Best Scottish beer garden crowned as heatwave sweeps UK SCOTLAND’S best beer garden has been named in time for an unexpected heatwave across the UK this week... The National (Scotland) · Sep 6, 2023
13 best Caribbean cruises for a holiday on the water in 2023/2024 Drift from Barbados to St Lucia and Jamaica with providers including Fred Olsen and Sea Cloud Cruises The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023
Do not bow down to gun lobby on safety reforms, Keyham MP tells Sunak Luke Pollard raised concerns that ‘sensible measures’ could be watered down The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023
The UK had safe water. Then Brexit allowed the Tories to flush away our environmental standards Michael Gove, who pledged to boost protections, now plans to scrap them. No wonder natural habitats are threatened, says Labour MP Stella Creasy The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2023
What BAE's Ukraine deal shows about the risks and opportunities of setting up a business in a war zone Amid the Russian invasion that has made the country into a war zone since February 2022, Britain’s largest defence contractor BAE Systems has recently set up a business in Ukraine. It has agreed to supply arms to Ukraine’s military and possibly set up local production facilities in the future. The Conversation · Sep 6, 2023
The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023 What went wrong during the UK’s crippling air traffic control failure? Was the flight plan that triggered the IT shutdown for an Air France San Francisco-Paris departure?
The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023 Boris Johnson ‘buried head in sand’ on Covid to sort Brexit, ex-Tory health minister says Lord Bethell said Downing Street ‘did not want to prioritise the pandemic’ when it first emerged ‘even though the evidence was mounting’
The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023 ‘Some material will be kept secret’ in Salisbury poisonings inquiry Chairman Lord Hughes said matters of national security and police workings will have to be heard in private.
The Conversation · Sep 6, 2023 Wegovy has arrived in the UK: the story of the weight-loss jab so far In February 2021, The Conversation reported on a trial for a new weight-loss drug, called semaglutide, that was being hailed in the media as a “gamechanger”. Gamechanger is a word used far too often by journalists to describe things that are, frankly, mundane. This time, though, the word seems apt.
The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023 Airlines call for Nats to pay cost of air traffic control failure Industry body Airlines UK said its members should not ‘carry the can every time we see disruption of this magnitude’.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2023 Virgin Media O2 to snap up Russian oligarch-backed broadband firm UK government forced sale of ‘alt-net’ broadband provider Upp on national security grounds
Al Jazeera · Sep 6, 2023 ‘Justice denied’: Victims’ families slam UK’s Northern Ireland legacy bill The UK’s proposed law will shut down new probes of atrocities committed during 30 years of conflict in Northern Ireland.
Evening Standard · Sep 6, 2023 OPINION - As London basks in sun, there’s no end to the party… Thousands of Londoners are set to head to pools, parks and beaches as forecasters predict that the UK could se its hottest day of the year
InsideEVs · Sep 6, 2023 UK: Plug-In Car Sales Increased By Over 70% In August 2023 In August, 23,844 new plug-in cars were registered in the UK (72% more than a year ago), which is 27.8% of the total market.
Evening Standard · Sep 6, 2023 How long will the UK heatwave last? Temperatures have soared in London and across the country but how long will the heatwave last?
The Week · Sep 6, 2023 The British public services that are actually working well The crumbling concrete crisis has been described as the “tip of the iceberg” for the country’s schools.