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Tories fear UK fallout with Johnson absent and rivals feuding

LONDON — Replacing Boris Johnson was meant to let the U.K.’s ruling Conservatives move on from the chaos and distractions turning off voters.

Tribune News Service · Aug 13, 2022

There Is Still Time To 'Short European Assets,' Analyst Says, Points To Wage, Recession Data

Workers in the United Kingdom are set for the “worst real wage squeeze” among G7 nations, new Trade Union Congress (TUC) analysis of The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) figures revealed in mid-July, and one analyst thinks it’s safe to short European assets, like the Euro

Benzinga · Aug 13, 2022

TikTok crimewave as police link 12 offences a DAY to app - from child abuse to violence

More than 4,500 reports made to forces last year related to the video-sharing platform TikTok, which is used by millions of people in the UK as young as 13

Daily Mirror · Aug 13, 2022

‘They’d come to kill me’: The tax reformer hunted by the Taliban and abandoned by the Britain he served

A year after the fall of Kabul, Abdullah Sayyid is in hiding, his wife has been murdered and the Home Office appears to have lost his case file

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2022

Newcastle pub named one of the best with a view in the UK

Guardian Travel named Ouseburn institution The Free Trade Inn among the best pubs, cafes and restaurants in the UK

Chronicle Live · Aug 13, 2022

Ukraine destroys vital supply bridges in Russian-occupied Kherson, says UK

The bridge is largely unusable for military purposes after it was struck by Ukrainian precision strikes

Evening Standard · Aug 13, 2022

Baywatch meets Shameless: a day with the lifeguards on one British beach

Tim Lewis joined the ‘red and yellows’ in Kent, where problems include ‘tombstoning’ and a craze for digging massive holes

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2022

‘We need reservoirs built’: drought leaves UK farms begging for government aid

As crops shrivel in the fields, farmers around the country are calling for urgent action from the Tory leadership

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2022

UK industry’s heavy energy users fear enforced winter shutdowns

With their bills already soaring, fuel-intensive firms are now on notice that they may have to cease operations

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2022

Asda joins Morrisons, Tesco, Sainsburys, Aldi and M&S in nationwide ban

The ban is being introduced as temperatures soar in the UK during the heatwave

Manchester Evening News · Aug 13, 2022