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Use of pesticides on UK farms to be cut by 10% by 2030 to protect bees
Campaigners welcome long-delayed proposals to reduce pesticide-related harms to pollinators. The use of pesticides on UK farms is to be reduced by 10% by 2030 under government plans to protect bees ...The Guardian - Mar. 21 -
Meta confirms it is considering charging UK users for ad-free version
Owner of Facebook and Instagram agreed to stop targeting human rights campaigner after legal agreement. The owner of Facebook and Instagram is considering charging UK users for an advert-free ...The Guardian - Mar. 22 -
UK experts urge prioritising research into 24 types of deadly pathogen families
UK Health Security Agency’s tool highlights viruses and bacteria, many not yet seen in the country, that could pose biosecurity risk. Deadly disease-causing organisms from pathogen families that ...The Guardian - 4d -
The UK’s ‘quango’ state
Starmer’s push to slash arm’s-length bodies follows in a long line of ‘red tape challenges’ by previous governmentsFinancial Times - Mar. 19 -
More Americans are now seeking UK citizenship. Three of them tell us why
Donald Trump’s re-election has made many in the US doubt whether the direction of their nation is for them. A record number of Americans are seeking UK citizenship, according to recent data.. In ...The Guardian - Mar. 9 -
‘The only thing still working’: Russia and UK agreement to tend war graves transcends bitter international relations
Private understanding ensures tending of British military graves in Russia and Crimea, and Soviet graves in UK. In graves at Murmansk, Arkhangelsk and Vladivostok, in Russia, lie the bodies of 663 ...The Guardian - 5d -
Trinidad and Tobago calls new UK visa requirement ‘disproportionate move’
Travellers from country now need visas with decision reportedly made in response to rising asylum claims. UK politics live – latest updates Trinidad and Tobago has described Britain’s new visa ...The Guardian - Mar. 12 -
The UK’s gamble on solar geoengineering is like using aspirin for cancer | Raymond Pierrehumbert and Michael Mann
Injecting pollutants into the atmosphere to reflect the sun would be extremely dangerous, but the UK is funding field trials. Some years ago in the pages of the Guardian, we sounded the alarm ...The Guardian - Mar. 12 -
UK economy shrinks in January; stocks and euro jump on German debt deal – as it happened
UK economy unexpectedly contracts by 0.1% in January in blow to the chancellor ahead of spring statement; Friedrich Merz declares: ‘Germany is back’. Let’s look at the GDP figures in more detail.. ...The Guardian - Mar. 14 -
Ukraine war live: Putin response to peace plan ‘not good enough’, says UK, as international militaries prepare to meet in London
Representatives from numerous international militaries will meet in London on Thursday, says UK prime minister. Few resonant phrases are repeated in politics without a deliberate reason, and Keir ...The Guardian - Mar. 15 -
Oxford historian faces deportation from UK after doing research on India … in India
Home Office told Manikarnika Dutta to quit Britain for spending too many days abroad for study. A high-achieving academic has been threatened with deportation from the UK because the Home Office ...The Guardian - Mar. 16 -
Liz Kendall unveils UK benefits cuts set to leave many sick and disabled worse off
Welfare secretary announces changes aimed at cutting bill by up to £5bn in face of opposition from Labour MPs. UK politics live – latest updates Liz Kendall, the welfare secretary, has faced ...The Guardian - Mar. 18 -
Next UK interest rate cut may not come until August after hawkish Bank of England hold – business live
Monetary Policy Committee votes 8-1 to leave UK interest rates unchanged at 4.5%. Bank of England says companies freezing hiring plans as it keeps interest rates on hold In the property ...The Guardian - Mar. 20 -
Brexit a key factor in worst UK medicine shortages in four years, report says
Nuffield Trust says supply chains have shifted, with drugs for epilepsy and cystic fibrosis among those now scarce. Drug shortages in the UK have risen to their worst level for four years, official ...The Guardian - Mar. 22 -
All UK families ‘to be worse off by 2030’ as poor bear the brunt, new data warns
Keir Starmer has been dealt a fresh blow to his living standards pledge in advance of the spring statement. . Living standards for all UK families are set to fall by 2030, with those on the lowest ...The Guardian - 6d -
‘Down to the wire’: inside the UK’s crunch talks with the US as it bids to avoid Trump tariffs
Ministers seek carve-out from import taxes before 2 April deadline – but critics believe they may have offered too many concessions. UK ministers and senior officials at every level are holding ...The Guardian - 14h -
The Mexican women who defied drug-dealers, fly-tippers and chauvinists to build a thriving business
The Guardianas del Conchalito ignored chants of ‘get back to your kitchens’, determined to protect the environment and create a sustainable shellfish operation. Ahead of the small boat, as it ...The Guardian - Mar. 11 -
Steve Borthwick may use three fly-halves for Six Nations finale in Wales
England’s Fin Smith, Marcus Smith and Ford all in squad ‘Our aspiration is to win the tournament,’ says Borthwick Steve Borthwick is prepared to unleash his triple threat of No 10s ...The Guardian - Mar. 12 -
Lakers' James, Hachimura, Hayes fly back to California for treatment and will miss rest of road trip
LeBron James flew back to California for treatment on his left groin strain and will miss the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers’ four-game trip, which concludes Friday at Denver. James missed his ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 13 -
Premier League round-up: Nuno fires Champions League warning at high-flying Forest
Nuno Espírito Santo warned Nottingham Forest there is a long way to go after a 4-2 win at Ipswich Town opened up a six-point gap to Manchester City in the race for Champions League qualification.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15 -
Helena Rowland handed fly-half reins as Red Roses begin Women’s Six Nations
The Loughborough playmaker starts at 10 for the first time at international level for three years as England face Italy in YorkYahoo Sports - Mar. 20 -
Paul Sullivan: Different kind of journey as ‘the team of openers’ tests Cubs’ ability to adjust on the fly
MESA, Ariz. — If the regular season is a marathon, as players and managers like to say, spring training is a leisurely jog on a Sunday afternoon that increases in intensity over the final week. But ...Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Juventus set to sack Thiago Motta in the next few hours as Igor Tudor prepares to fly
Serie A giants Juventus have made their decision to sack manager Thiago Motta and Igor Tudor is already being prepared as a replacement.Gianluca di Marzio has reported that Tudor will be in Turin ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Knicks Cam Payne sinks Wizards in 1st start of season: ‘Cam is gonna let it fly’
Cameron Payne shot two threes off the side of the backboard. Then he made the game-swinging three that shifted momentum away from the surging Washington Wizards in a 122-103 victory at Madison ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Danish police fly extra forces to Greenland ahead of second lady Usha Vance's visit
A spokesman for the Danish national police force says it has sent extra personnel and sniffer dogs to Greenland as the icy island steps up security measures ahead of a planned visit this week by ...ABC News - 4d -
Drones flying around the Northeast last year weren't the first swarm | 60 Minutes
Drones have repeatedly swarmed sensitive military sites. Current and former Air Force generals, along with a senior member of Congress, say the incursions pose a security threat.CBS News - 4d -
Former FSU pitcher signs with Hagerstown Atlantic League team
HAGERSTOWN — Former Frostburg State pitcher Jack Maruskin signed with the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars, as announced by the team on Wednesday. The Flying Boxcars are part of the Atlantic League, an ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14 -
The UK’s academic recession is in full swing
This university crisis is a grim scrabble for numbersFinancial Times - Mar. 10 -
UK economy shrank unexpectedly in January
A slowdown in manufacturing was one of the main reasons for the dip, the Office for National Statistics says.BBC News - Mar. 14 -
The UK’s cosiest pubs: the readers’ picks
Earlier this year we published a list of our favourite spots for a pint by the fire. Here are the places you’d like to addFinancial Times - Mar. 16 -
UK Athletics denies Paralympian's manslaughter
Abdullah Hayayei died after a metal cage fell on him during training at Newham Leisure Centre.BBC News - Mar. 18 -
Santander to close a fifth of UK branches
Spanish lender will shut 95 of its 444 branches as it explores strategic options for British businessFinancial Times - Mar. 19 -
UK issues travel warning for US
The United Kingdom updated its advice for travel to the United States on Thursday, warning of harsh consequences for British passport holders who violate U.S. immigration laws. The notice comes ...The Hill - Mar. 20 -
UK races to avoid Trump tariffs
US wants Britain to drop its digital services tax, which affects big American companiesFinancial Times - Mar. 21 -
UK government borrowing overshoots expectations
Official figures will add to pressure on chancellor as she prepares for Spring Statement next weekFinancial Times - Mar. 21 -
Is the UK's warm spell over for now?
After the recent spring warmth, is the weather changing? Darren Bett has the answer.BBC News - Mar. 21 -
The UK chancellor’s fiscal holding operation
The government needs to make bold choices ahead of the autumn BudgetFinancial Times - 2d -
Oliver Miller, former Arkansas star and NBA player, dead at 54
Oliver Miller was known as the "The Big O" for his 6-foot-9, 280-pound frame that ballooned to well over 300 pounds during his NBA career.CBS News - Mar. 13 -
Party with gas, play with fire: the dangerous renaissance of 'whippets' in the music scene
The compound is known colloquially among recreational drug users as "whippets," "balloons," "hippie crack" or "Galaxy Gas," has become a deadly and addictive substance to artists ranging from My ...Los Angeles Times - 3d
