Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the Kremlin The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2025
Another bulletproof hosting service has been locked down by global law forces A Russian organization, along with its management and affiliates, are being sanctioned by the US, UK, and Australia. TechRadar · Nov 21, 2025
Migrants Could Face 30-Year Wait for UK Settled Status Under New Immigration Rules The UK's Home Office plans to increase the qualifying period for immigrants to apply for indefinite leave. International Business Times UK · Nov 21, 2025
‘Important moment’ as at-home heart treatment approved for NHS use About 1,500 patients in England and Wales live with the rare heart condition The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2025
Temperatures could drop to minus 12C before cold snap gives way to sunshine Temperatures dropped below freezing across the country on Friday morning, Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2025
Overseas-trained doctors leaving the UK in record numbers Medical bodies warn that hostility towards migrants is behind a 26% rise in departures last year that imperils NHS The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2025
How billion-dollar money laundering network in UK ‘bought bank to fund Russian war effort’ Launderers for the group operate in at least 28 UK cities and towns, with couriers collecting cash for crypto conversion The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2025
Warning NHS will ‘struggle to fill’ roles if foreign doctors leave UK Doctors who qualified outside of the UK currently make up around 42 per cent of the workforce The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2025
NHS facing ‘huge holes’ in workforce if foreign doctors leave UK, report warns The General Medical Council says 4,880 doctors who trained abroad left the UK workforce in 2024 – a 26% increase on 3,869 in 2023. The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2025
‘Game changing’ prostate cancer trial could save thousands of lives The trial’s second stage, involving up to 300,000 men, will test the most promising options from stage one The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2025
Prozac ‘no better than placebo’ for treating children with depression, experts say Exclusive: Clinical guidelines should change to avoid exposing young people to potentially harmful side-effects, researchers say The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2025
Starmer ‘set to approve controversial super-size Chinese embassy’ despite espionage concerns The prime minister has reportedly been given the green light from MI5 and MI6 The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2025
Trump's full 28-point Ukraine-Russia peace plan The full plan was obtained by Axios and verified by Ukrainian and U.S. officials. Axios · Nov 20, 2025
Ofcom at risk of losing public trust over online harms, says Liz Kendall Technology secretary fears digital frontier may be outpacing regulator, with AI chatbots a particular concern The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2025 Keir Starmer defends trip to South Africa for G20 summit as budget looms PM says he aims to secure investment to help deal with cost of living and shore up support for Ukraine
The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2025 Starmer to strike deals on trip to G20 summit shunned by Trump South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday said discussions were taking place on a change of mind in the US.
The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2025 Starmer says Budget ‘based on fairness’ with crackdown on illegal working Chancellor Rachel Reeves is widely expected to raise taxes on November 26 in order to fill a multi-billion pound gap in her spending plans.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2025 Nicola Sturgeon wrongly excluded colleagues from Covid decisions, inquiry finds Official report condemns handling of pandemic by leaders of the UK’s devolved nations
Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2025 Ten bombshell findings from damning Covid inquiry report - including that lockdown could have been avoided The Standard has compiled the 10 most shocking revelations from Baroness Hallett’s Covid-19 inquiry report
Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2025 Scottish Government ‘had no real strategy’ for Covid in early 2020 – inquiry The UK Covid-19 Inquiry also found the devolved administrations to be too reliant on the UK Government.
The Conversation · Nov 20, 2025 The Holodomor on screen: how cinema shapes memory of Ukraine’s famine The famine of 1932-33, known as the Holodomor, claimed the lives of millions of people in Ukraine. It was not due to climactic failure, but caused by the confiscation of grain, punitively targeted by the Soviet government and its leader Joseph Stalin at Ukrainians.
The Conversation · Nov 20, 2025 Asylum is not illegal migration – why the UK government shouldn’t conflate the two The UK government’s latest proposals on asylum rest on an incorrect premise. In announcing them, home secretary Shabana Mahmood argued that “illegal migration is tearing our country apart”. But asylum-seeking is not illegal migration.
The Conversation · Nov 20, 2025 Medieval peasants enjoyed a surprising range of sick, annual and bereavement leave benefits In medieval England, peasants on some estates were entitled to a range of sick, annual and bereavement leave that could rival those of many workers in the UK today.
The Conversation · Nov 20, 2025 One small change Rachel Reeves could make to close tax loopholes and raise revenue Whatever decisions Rachel Reeves makes in her second budget as UK chancellor, it is clear that she needs to find lots of money. Some argue that the best and fairest way of doing this is to raise the taxes of the country’s wealthiest people.
The Conversation · Nov 20, 2025 Successive UK governments keep failing on fraud – and the problem is only getting worse Fraud is now the most common offence in the UK accounting for more than 40% of reported crime. In the year to July 2025, around 4.2 million people reported being defrauded in England and Wales.