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Home Office threatens to send heavily pregnant rape survivor to Rwanda

Eritrean woman, 28, in acute distress having spent most of her life in search of safety

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2022

Will New Zealand’s opposition fall into the same tax trap as Liz Truss?

New Zealand and the UK both have top tax rates that raise little revenue but lie as potent political traps for parties on the right

The Guardian - AU · Oct 13, 2022

NatWest to close another 43 branches across UK

Move follows axing of 32 in February as ‘most of our customers are shifting to mobile and online banking’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2022

UK media takes muted approach to historic Supreme Court indyref case

Despite the historic court case, many London editions of the UK’s biggest newspapers dedicated less than 400 words to the indyref showdown

The National (Scotland) · Oct 13, 2022

UK drug policy: how seizing passports will not stop illicit dug use

In an attempt to clamp down on recreational drug use, the British government recently set out a three-tier system for dealing with people caught in possession of illegal substances.

The Conversation · Oct 13, 2022

Climate change: UK test for new oil and gas fields' impact on emissions targets is not fit for purpose

Liz Truss’s government is expected to fast-track permits for new North Sea gas fields to boost fossil fuel extraction on the UK’s continental shelf.

The Conversation · Oct 13, 2022

Energy crisis: how to help small businesses survive and become more sustainable

The number of companies in financial distress has spiked in parts of the UK to the highest level since the 2007-8 global financial crisis laid waste to the global economy. The latest government figures show that in August more than one in ten UK businesses reported a moderate-to-severe risk of…

The Conversation · Oct 13, 2022

Solar farms a 'blight on the landscape'? Research shows they can benefit wildlife

Liz Truss, the new UK prime minister, isn’t a fan of solar farms. In 2014, when she was environment secretary, she described rows of panels arranged in a field to capture energy from the sun as a “blight on the landscape”. Eight years later, as a candidate for the 2022…

The Conversation · Oct 13, 2022

To address climate change, lifestyles must change – but the government's reluctance to help is holding us back

Without changes to people’s behaviour and lifestyles, it will be impossible for the UK to reach net zero emissions by 2050. But the government is failing to put in place the conditions that would enable this to happen – or even recognise its relevance in cutting emissions and meeting climate…

The Conversation · Oct 13, 2022

Phil Mickelson says LIV is only not "loved" in UK and USA in strong defence of rebel tour

Phil Mickleson was one of the first high-profile defectors to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour, and is preparing for the rebel tour's next event in Saudi Arabia this weekend

Daily Mirror · Oct 13, 2022