Hundreds of North Sea licences granted by Tories ‘produce only 36 days of gas’ Exclusive: Findings cast doubt on claims new drilling would help cut bills and boost energy security, researchers say The Guardian - UK · Mar 28
UK ‘weeks away’ from medicine shortages if Iran war continues, experts say Concern that supply chain disruption could hit health essentials – and prices – from painkillers to cancer treatment The Guardian - UK · Mar 28
The Guide #236: Is celebrity casting a cynical marketing stunt or does it help to democratise theatre? From singers to YouTube stars and TV hosts, more and more famous faces are treading the boards. ‘Proper’ actors say it’s killing the industry, but some think it opens theatre to a wider audience The Guardian - UK · Mar 28
‘The start of the healing process’: the vital work to restore Britain’s peatlands A project on Dartmoor to reprofile the landscape aims to return the springy bog – and carbon store – to its natural condition The Guardian - UK · Mar 28
Endometriosis Is Quietly Derailing Women’s Careers - and It’s Time for That to Change This Endometriosis Awareness Month, we explore how millions of women are still managing a chronic illness in silence at work. Marie Claire · Mar 28
The Reason Your Room Feels Boring? It's Lacking 'Whimsy' — Here's How to Add It Through Design The most memorable rooms aren’t the most perfect ones. They’re the ones that surprise you. This edit of 24 curated pieces explores how a single unexpected detail can change everything Livingetc · Mar 28
‘The era of invincibility is over’: the week big tech was brought to heel Ruling that Meta and YouTube deliberately designed addictive products marks possible watershed moment for big tech The Guardian - UK · Mar 28
From The Magic Faraway Tree to 5 Seconds of Summer: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead Enid Blyton’s classic kids’ fantasy novel gets the big-screen treatment, while the Aussie boyband hit the UK’s arenas The Guardian - UK · Mar 28
Health chiefs urged to offer meningitis catch-up jabs to teens as true scale of worldwide death toll revealed Although cases have declined since 1990, it’s not enough to meet WHO goals to reduce global deaths by 50 per cent The Independent UK · Mar 28
UK playing prominent role in face of Iran’s ‘toll booth’ threat, says Rubio Tackling Tehran’s grip on a maritime pinchpoint will be one of the ‘immediate challenges’, says the top official Evening Standard · Mar 27
UK plays key role in securing Strait of Hormuz as Iran considers ‘toll booth’ system Rubio stated that confronting Tehran’s grip on the maritime passage would be among the "immediate challenges" after the Middle East conflict The Independent UK · Mar 27
Amazon's inevitable UK Prime downgrade only extends my love of 4K Blu-ray Prime Ultra now, but what comes next? More downgrades for the masses? T3 · Mar 27
UK MP says US report on rise in anti-Indian hate online ‘deeply concerning’ Blackman, who represents Harrow East, where Hindus were recently attacked celebrating Holi, said of the report: “This is a coordinated campaign driven by a small number of accounts deliberately targeting the Indian community, its culture, and its contribution to public life. It is racism, plain and simple. The Indian diaspora… The Times of India · Mar 27
Blue-Based Earthtongue: Rare fungus discovered in UK for first time IN FULL The Independent UK · Mar 27
Evening Standard · Mar 27 Which protests are happening in London this weekend? Here’s what you need to know about the protests taking place this weekend
The Independent UK · Mar 27 Russia is sending upgraded drones used in the Ukraine war to Iran, officials say U.S. and European officials have told The Associated Press that Russia is sending a shipment of drones to Iran including upgraded versions of the drone technology that Tehran originally supplied to Moscow after its invasion of Ukraine
Evening Standard · Mar 27 UK visa fees to increase by up to £222 today In a bid to reduce immigration, the Home Office is introducing a series of stricter new rules
The Independent UK · Mar 27 BTS bags another UK number one album following comeback Arirang marks BTS’s third number one album after four years away
Evening Standard · Mar 27 BTS score hat-trick of number ones as Jane McDonald tops independent album chart It comes after BTS went on hiatus in 2022, during which they completed mandatory military service in their home country.
The Independent UK · Mar 27 Rare ‘Earthtongue’ fungus found in ancient woodland is new species for UK Discovery fungus in West Sussex comes almost 20 years after species was first recognised in Spain
The Guardian - UK · Mar 27 It should shame us that Jews live in fear in 21st-century Britain Letters: Zaki Cooper and Susan Saffer respond to Jonathan Freedland’s article on antisemitic attacks, and John Reizenstein and Liz Fewings to an article by David Davidi-Brown
The Independent UK · Mar 27 Middle East conflict could drive up homelessness, housing minister warns Exclusive: Homelessness minister tells The Independent she is ‘worried’ about the cost of living rising
The Conversation · Mar 27 SNL UK is a welcome comedy of errors – what to watch, listen to and read this week When it was announced that Saturday Night Live would launch a UK version there were a lot of naysayers, including me. I’m not a total hater, there have been sketches I’ve found genuinely funny in recent years – like this one poking fun at the incomprehenisbility of the metric system.…
The Guardian - UK · Mar 27 UK government borrowing costs hit 5% as Iran war fuels bond market sell-off Yields on 10-year debt reach highest since the 2008 financial crisis, raising concerns of faster interest rate rises
Evening Standard · Mar 27 Farage claims ‘whitewash’ after police find no evidence of Gorton family voting The Reform UK leader claimed there had been an ‘establishment whitewash’ after officers said they had found no evidence of the illegal practice.