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Britons smoke an estimated 28.6 billion cigarettes every year, study finds

There are particularly high levels of consumption in more disadvantaged areas, say researchers.

The Independent UK

Buy now, pay later lenders will soon have to check shoppers can repay loans

Lenders are urged to enforce stronger checks on buy now, pay later affordability

The Independent UK

Buy now, pay later consumer protections proposed by Financial Conduct Authority

Borrowers will have more transparency over their loans and be able to complain to the ombudsman if something goes wrong, under the proposals.

Evening Standard

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Towns and cities to benefit from £15.5m investment in access to green spaces

Natural England, National Trust and The National Lottery Heritage Fund have launched a new programme to bring millions of people closer to nature.

Evening Standard

Trump-Epstein Poster Plastered in London Ahead of President's UK Visit: 'Just Getting Warmed Up'

A campaign is underway in London, aiming to plaster posters of President Trump and the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in highly visible locations.

Latin Times

Snoop Dogg becomes co-owner of Swansea City football team

The rapper, who unveiled Swansea’s new kit at the weekend, becomes the latest celebrity to invest in UK football teams.

Evening Standard

Afghan Data Breach Unmasked UK Spies, Special Forces: Reports

The details of more than 100 Britons, including spies and special forces personnel, were included in a massive data breach involving thousands of Afghans, UK media reported on Thursday.

International Business Times

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Britain and Germany to build ‘super missile’ in joint military project

London and Berlin signed a friendship treaty on Thursday intended to deter Russian aggression in Europe

The Independent UK

Lord Lebedev holds Lords debate on how freedom of speech at risk in UK

Peers highlight growing threat to free speech in the UK at specially-convened debate

Evening Standard

Spies and SAS personnel among 100-plus Britons included in Afghan data leak

Sources say leak included details of Britons who endorsed Afghan applications to be brought to UK after Taliban takeover

The Guardian - UK

Trains could soon run from London to Berlin after new UK-Germany treaty is signed

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz signed a wide-ranging deal in Kensington on Thursday

Evening Standard

British spies and special forces identities exposed in Afghan data leak

British media reports say a major data leak has exposed the identities of U.K. spies and special forces

The Independent UK

Sweden vs England live stream: Watch Women's Euro 2025 game today FREE online, team news

All the ways to watch Sweden vs England live streams online and from anywhere as the two countries meet in a quarter-final clash at the Women's Euro 2025.

Tom’s Guide

UK Government to create 'AI Growth Zone' in Scotland

The Scottish Government has welcomed news that the UK will site an "AI Growth Zone" in Scotland

The National (Scotland)

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Merz calls for UK, Germany and France to align on migration and defence

German chancellor’s proposal for strategic axis comes as London and Berlin sign first treaty since second world war

The Conversation

UK to lower voting age to 16 – a once-in-a-generation opportunity to secure the future health of British democracy

The UK government has announced that the voting age will be lowered to 16 at the next election as part of a wider effort to restore trust in and “future-proof” democracy.

The Conversation

Will Donald Trump get Vladimir Putin (before Maga gets Trump)?

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The Conversation

When public money is tight, how do governments put a price on culture?

It’s no secret that public finances are tight in the UK. This spells trouble for many sectors, not least culture. After all, this is an area that often relies on public funding – with many projects facing an uncertain future. But in an era of economic bad news, can it…

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Why the UK’s butterflies are booming in 2025

Biodiversity is in rapid decline, across the UK and globally. Butterflies are excellent for helping us understand these changes. Where butterfly communities are rich and diverse, so too is the ecosystem. But the opposite is also true: if butterfly numbers are low and there are few species, it is a…

Evening Standard

Labour’s economic illiteracy is dragging us into a doom loop

A debt disaster is looming — and too many backbenchers just don’t understand the grim reality

Evening Standard

London-based people smuggling gang jailed for cramming migrants into refrigerated lorries

Videos found on the phone of one of the ringleaders showed terrified migrants screaming for help in the back of a locked trailer

The Independent UK

UK and Germany sign key deal as part of Brexit ‘reset’

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International Business Times

UK, Germany Vow To Tackle People Smuggling Gangs

Britain and Germany signed landmark deals Wednesday to boost defence ties and crackdown on people smuggling gangs on the first official visit to the UK by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

The Independent UK

‘UK’s most powerful supercomputer’ launches in £1 billion AI drive

The machine is expected to process in one second ‘what it would take the entire global population 80 years to achieve’

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s forests need help to adapt to the changing climate

Letters: With ancient woodlands failing to regenerate, Alastair Collier recommends new forestry methods that could help build resilience. Meawhile, Martin Cooper wonders why his garden wants to become a forest

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