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Thursday briefing: Will Keir Starmer’s cautious China gamble pay off?

In today’s newsletter: With China now central to the world’s green tech and economic future, the UK faces a series of strategic discussions it can no longer postpone

The Guardian - UK

The AI brain drain: Why Europe can’t keep the talent it trains

Europe is seeing its AI experts move abroad. Even with strong universities and top research, the EU has a hard time turning these advantages into global leadership in AI.

Euronews

As most TV viewers tune in via broadband, will 2034 signal the death of Freeview?

The aerial-accessed service has a fast-dwindling audience but when exactly to switch the platform off is proving highly divisive

The Guardian - UK

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‘This can’t be left to individual families’: how social media ban could affect under-16s

Parents, teachers and young people share their views on whether social media restrictions would work in the UK

The Guardian - UK

‘Like it or not’: UK’s Keir Starmer calls for ‘sophisticated relationship’ with China as tensions with Trump simmer

Calling for a long-term, consistent and comprehensive strategic partnership, UK PM Keir Starmer said engagement with Dragon is firmly in Britain’s national interest, even as differences remain. Starmer is the first British prime minister to visit China in eight years and is accompanied by a 60-member delegation of business and…

The Times of India

UK weather latest: More heavy rain set for UK as Storm Chandra floods continue to cause disruption

Dozens of flood warnings remain in place across the UK

The Independent UK

Starmer tells Xi Jinping ‘it has been far too long’ as talks begin in China

Sir Keir Starmer and Xi Jinping met on Thursday, 29 January, as the UK and China seek to improve long-strained relations.

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Starmer announces visa-free travel to China after talks with Xi in Beijing – UK politics live

Downing Street gives no date for when the agreement of 30 days of visa-free travel will come into force

The Guardian - AU

Britons to get visa-free travel to China as Starmer hails 'strong' relationship with Beijing after Xi talks

The Prime Minister met President Xi at the Great Hall of the People on the first morning of his trip to China

Evening Standard

Starmer meets with Xi Jinping in bid for ‘more sophisticated’ China ties

The Prime Minister met Mr Xi at the Great Hall of the People on the first morning of his trip to China.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer meets Xi Jinping in Beijing in bid to improve UK-China relations and boost trade

The leaders of China and the U.K. are meeting as the two nations try to improve relations after years of tension

The Independent UK

Boy becomes first in UK to receive revolutionary gene-editing treatment

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The Independent UK

Best places in UK to live in 2026 revealed

Once dominated by locations in the south – the most desirable places on this list may surprise you

The Independent UK

UK probably needs large new factory to meet target of 1.3m cars a year, say industry boss

Mike Hawes casts doubt on Labour’s plan to double production by 2035, as Starmer visits China with carmaker delegation

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Food sector calls for transition period if UK and EU agree post-Brexit rules reset

Industry groups warn that aligning agriculture standards overnight could cost British businesses up to £810m a year

Evening Standard

AI benefits to be felt ‘across community’, Kendall says as growth zone announced

The latest of the UK Government’s AI growth zones is being sited in Lanarkshire.

The Independent UK

UK car production slumped by 15.5 per cent in 2025 as industry faced ‘worst year in a generation’

Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack and Trump tariffs among factors behind dismal year

Evening Standard

Vehicle production fell 15% last year, report shows

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said 717,371 cars and 47,344 commercial vehicles left factories in the UK in 2025.

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The Independent UK

How robots are allowing surgeons to safely perform common operations from up to 1,700 miles away

This remarkable capability is akin to a medic based in southern Europe operating on a patient in the UK

The Independent UK

‘Twists and turns’ in relationship between Britain and China don’t help us, Xi Jinping tells Keir Starmer

Our countries must ‘rise above differences’, Chinese president says as he welcomes prime minister to Beijing

Evening Standard

Sir Keir Starmer to meet Xi Jinping on crucial day in Beijing

A deal new will provide for joint UK-Chinese law enforcement operations aimed at preventing gangs smuggling people across the Channel.

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer holds talks with Xi to bolster economic ties with China

PM is first UK leader to visit China in eight years and hopes to strengthen bond with superpower amid uncertainty over US alliance

Evening Standard

Ex-Nigerian oil minister on bribery charges 'spent £2million in Harrods shopping sprees'

Diezani Alison-Madueke, 65, faces claims she lived ‘a life of luxury’ in the UK due to bribes taken over Government contracts in Nigeria

The Guardian - UK

Burner phones and lead-lined bags: a history of UK security tactics in China

Starmer’s team is wary of spies but such fears are not new – with Theresa May once warned to get dressed under a duvet

The Guardian - US

‘If you want to nuke your life, do crack’: raw Courtney Love documentary hits Sundance

Antiheroine, a new film about the musician’s tumultuous life and career, premiered at the festival with some frank admissions but the star not present

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