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From (AI) chips to pepperoni: here's where to get funding for your business

Tracking down startup funding can feel like wading through mud - so we’re tackling the issue practically, signposting myriad business grants and funding sources for you to find some cash under a rainbow in this week’s ScaleUp Standard

Evening Standard · Feb 18

‘Do not give away Diego Garcia’: Trump cautions UK amid US-Iran tensions

US President Donald Trump urged the UK not to "give away" the Diego Garcia base, deeming it crucial for potential US military action against Iran. This statement contradicts official US policy, which supports Britain's agreement to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius while retaining a 100-year lease on…

The Times of India · Feb 18

Trump tells Starmer handing Chagos Islands to Mauritius is a ‘big mistake’

US president had recently said the plan was the best deal Starmer could make

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18

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Trump slates Keir Starmer over Chagos Islands lease deal – in third U-turn on UK deal with Mauritius

US president warns of ‘big mistake’ and ‘blight’ on ally – one day after backing agreement

The Independent UK · Feb 18

Black Ops 7 ad banned in the UK for 'triviliazing sexual violence'

The ad features Peter Stormare and Nicki Glaser as "Replacers" in an airport security line.

PC Gamer · Feb 18

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 advert has been blocked — cited as "irresponsible and offensive" by viewers

The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has banned a Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 advert after nine complaints, ruling it inappropriate, despite no explicit imagery being shown.

Windows Central · Feb 18

Britain accuses Trump of yo-yoing over Chagos Islands after he slams Starmer's 'big mistake' on military base deal

The plans would see the UK lease the military complex on Diego Garcia from Mauritius at a cost of £35 billion

Evening Standard · Feb 18

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Trump tells Starmer not to give away Chagos Islands day after US backed deal

The plans would see the UK lease the base on Diego Garcia from Mauritius at a cost of £35 billion over the next century.

Evening Standard · Feb 18

Ukraine peace talks with Russia and US fall apart in less than two hours

Ukraine tempered expectations going into Geneva talks as Kyiv and Moscow remain far apart on the key issue of territory

The Independent UK · Feb 18

Painful tropical virus could become established in UK as temperatures rise

France and Italy had record numbers of chikungunya outbreaks last year

The Independent UK · Feb 18

The Guardian view on UK-EU defence: moving in the right direction, much too slowly

The threat of Russian aggression makes a compelling case for urgent continental cooperation

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18

Charli xcx on the mind-bender of playing herself in The Moment

The singer was in London for the premiere of her brat summer mockumentary

Evening Standard · Feb 18

Toxic e-waste, harmful content, AI water use – we need to grasp the full impact of our digital habits

In this week’s newsletter: how India’s rural workers are being harmed by watching hours of abusive content to train AI; why Cuba is betting on renewables; plus exclusive images of Iran’s deadly protests

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18

Countries that do not embrace AI could be left behind, says OpenAI’s George Osborne

Without AI you will be a ‘weaker and poorer nation’, says former UK chancellor two months into job at US firm

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18

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The Guardian - UK · Feb 18

When dual nationality leads to double trouble

Letters: After 32 years of working in the UK, Prof Carine Ronsmans will now be required to pay £589 to return there after visiting her native Belgium. Plus letters from Michael Bulley, Reini Schühle, Dr Michael Paraskos and Dr Peter R King

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18

Reform-run council says free library scheme for refugees ‘is not value for money’

Party withdraws all Lancashire libraries from City of Sanctuary UK programme that supports new arrivals to UK

Evening Standard · Feb 18

Police probe into Epstein files now involves eight UK forces as National Crime Agency gets involved

The National Crime Agency is supporting a UK-wide group including the Metropolitan, Surrey, Thames Valley, Bedfordshire, Wiltshire, Essex and Norfolk constabularies

Evening Standard · Feb 18

Funding offered to help establish up to four new flour mills in Ireland

Brexit emphasised the importance of Ireland’s need to diversify its market, as 80% of flour is imported from the UK, ministers said.

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The Independent UK · Feb 18

What are Reform’s economic pledges – and how sensible are they?

The former Tory minister made his first speech as Reform’s Treasury spokesman

Evening Standard · Feb 18

FTSE 100 surges to record high as UK inflation cools

The FTSE 100 index closed up 130.01 points, 1.2%, at 10,686.18.

The Conversation · Feb 18

China has turned the page on its aggressive ‘wolf warrior’ diplomacy – except when it comes to Japan

At the recent Munich Security Conference, China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, delivered a rebuke of what he said were dangerous trends of militarism in Japan. In a panel discussion, he pointed out comments made in November by the Japanese prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, in which she suggested Japan could intervene…

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18

Ketamine addiction making teenagers wet the bed, says UK’s first specialist clinic

Medics in Liverpool say intervention is needed to save children from ‘a miserable life’ of bladder problems

The Independent UK · Feb 18

Ukraine peace talks have been little more than a mafia-style shakedown by the US and Russia

COMMENT: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been powered by lies and backed up by the US. World affairs editor Sam Kiley meets some of Putin’s Russian-speaking victims in Pavlohrad, eastern Ukraine, as Volodymyr Zelensky calls out Trump’s ‘unfair’ treatment of his country

The Independent UK · Feb 18

Qarabag vs Newcastle prediction: Champions League betting tips, odds & line-ups

Follow our football betting tips as Newcastle travel to Qarabag for the first leg of the Champions League play-off match

Euronews · Feb 18

Telefónica and Liberty Global to buy UK fibre firm Netomnia for €2.3bn

InfraVia, Liberty Global and Telefónica, which together form the telecom joint venture Nexfibre, are set to acquire the UK's alternative network provider Netomnia for £2bn (€2.3bn), according to an announcement on Wednesday.

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