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‘No more excuses’: Europe under pressure on defence spending three years after Russian invasion
Continent is being told to take more responsibility for its own defence in light of US president’s overtures to Putin. A few days after Vladimir Putin sent Russia’s invading forces into Ukraine in ...The Guardian - 2d -
US companies left out of defence stock rally amid Trump’s Pentagon cuts
Fears over spending come as European groups’ shares soar on White House’s threat to cut support for region’s securityFinancial Times - 1d -
Tusk says European leaders heading to London to discuss joint plans on defence – Europe live
Polish prime minister says EU leaders will meet on Sunday and calls for greater defence mobilisation across Europe. The London summit is understood to be still in planning and would serve as a ...The Guardian - 1d -
Italian defence group set to boost European drone firepower in tie-up with Baykar
Leonardo’s planned joint venture would give Turkish company longed-for access to Europe’s marketFinancial Times - 4h -
UK’s development investment arm spent £7mn on business class flights
Criticism of agency’s travel costs and big pay rises comes as pressure grows on aid budgetFinancial Times - 5d -
Four banks fined by UK regulator over gilt information sharing
Citi, HSBC, Morgan Stanley and Royal Bank of Canada agree to pay over £100mnFinancial Times - 5d -
St Pancras plans for direct trains from UK to Germany
The London station's owner and Eurotunnel hope to expand routes to Cologne, Frankfurt and Switzerland.BBC News - 5d -
Starmer to tell Trump that UK’s Chagos deal will avoid tensions with China
PM to claim if US rejects Mauritius’s claim to own the islands, Beijing will be drawn into the regional dispute. Keir Starmer is to urge Donald Trump to recognise that a US rejection of Mauritius’s ...The Guardian - 5d -
Kendrick Lamar earns first UK number one with Not Like Us
The diss track, the knockout blow in his feud with Drake, is now number one in both the US and UK.BBC News - 5d -
Apple withdraws cloud encryption service from UK after government order
iPhone-maker says it can no longer offer advanced protection in Britain after secret demand for ‘back door’ to user dataFinancial Times - 5d -
Apple removes advanced data protection tool in face of UK government request
Apple says removal of tool after government asked for right to see data will make iCloud users more vulnerable. Business live – latest updates Apple has taken the unprecedented step of ...The Guardian - 5d -
The Papers: 'PM to defy Trump' and 'Apple in UK privacy row'
Sir Keir Starmer's next move before meeting Donald Trump and a data security dispute make Saturday's front pages.BBC News - 4d -
Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row
Customers' photos and documents stored online will no longer be protected by end-to-end encryption.BBC News - 4d -
BMW delays £600m electric Mini factory upgrade in UK over 'uncertainty'
The vehicle manufacturer says "multiple uncertainties" in the industry led to its decision.BBC News - 4d -
‘Exploited’ migrant farm workers in UK paid for picks, not hours
Call for investigation into unfair payment for labourers on seasonal visa scheme . When 26-year-old Ben* boarded a flight in Uzbekistan in June, he was looking forward to more than just a summer ...The Guardian - 4d -
UK pop stars drop out of global bestseller charts
British acts miss out on the worldwide annual music charts for the first time in two decades.BBC News - 3d -
Trade-promoting UK departments face ‘up to 40%’ staff cuts
Restructuring plans come as Britain seeks to boost inward investmentFinancial Times - 3d -
‘It’s not ethical and it’s not medical’: how UK rehab clinics are cashing in on NAD+
They are beloved by A-listers and surging in popularity. But claims that NAD+ infusions are a fix for addiction are unproven, risky – and possibly illegal, an Observer investigation reveals. It ...The Guardian - 3d -
UK ministers head to India in search of trade deal they hope will boost economy
Business secretary says negotiations – now in their 15th round – are a ‘top priority’ for Labour government. Ministers are relaunching negotiations with India this week in an attempt to clinch a ...The Guardian - 2d -
UK and India relaunch trade talks in bid to boost investment opportunities
British government has pinpointed world’s most populous country as key export market for its businessesFinancial Times - 2d -
Ex-Reform UK Wales leader accused of taking Russian-linked bribes
The ex-MEP and former UKIP Wales leader made favourable statements about Russia for money, a court hears.BBC News - 2d -
EY finds accounting weaknesses at body overseeing UK regeneration project
Auditors decline to sign off accounts for South Tees Development Corporation, chaired by mayor Ben HouchenFinancial Times - 2d -
Creative industries protest against UK plan about AI and copyright
Government’s proposals could make it easier to train artificial intelligence models using artists’ worksFinancial Times - 1d -
UK to name and shame tech firms in online misogyny crackdown
Regulator Ofcom publishing plan intended to reduce abuse of women on social media platformsFinancial Times - 1d -
UK may have to leave human rights treaty, says Badenoch
The Conservative leader says international agreements must not stop the UK acting in its national interest.BBC News - 1d -
UK firms must ‘get on with’ investing abroad, says City of London mayor
Alastair King says companies need to take more risks doing business overseasFinancial Times - 1d -
Starmer commits to raise UK defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027
Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the U.K. will raise defense spending to 2.5% of gross domestic product by 2027ABC News - 1d -
American loses UK appeal to become legally non-binary
Lord Justice Singh says the issue is "better suited to resolution in Parliament than the courts".BBC News - 23h -
UK suspends aid to Rwanda over eastern DR Congo conflict
Keir Starmer’s government warns of further sanctions unless Kigali withdraws troops from its east African neighbourFinancial Times - 20h -
UK suspends aid to Rwanda over support for DRC rebels
The UK government will cease attending events hosted by Rwanda, as well as pausing aid to all but the ‘poorest and most vulnerable’. The UK government has announced it will cease attending events ...The Guardian - 18h -
Surge in UK university students using AI to complete work
Rapid spread of technology raises questions about how to assess undergraduate workFinancial Times - 17h -
UK ‘falling short’ in fight against rise of superbugs resistant to antibiotics
Antimicrobial resistance contributing to estimated 35,000 deaths a year in UK, and government ‘a long way’ from containing the problem, says NAO. Superbugs are on the rise in the UK and the ...The Guardian - 12h -
UK’s Starmer to Meet Trump With a Boost on Defense and Pleas for Ukraine
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, fresh from announcing a boost to military spending, is flying to Washington for a high-stakes visit.The New York Times - 3h -
UK battery start-up backed by Britishvolt investors aims for £1bn gigafactory
Volklec has deal with Far East Battery to use its engineers, expertise and raw material suppliesFinancial Times - 4h -
UK seeks to ban companies named in Grenfell report from government contracts
Public inquiry into deadly fire triggers proposals to reform way construction materials are tested and regulatedFinancial Times - 4h -
UK’s Starmer to Meet Trump With a Boost on Defense and Pleas for Ukraine
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain cut international aid to raise military spending. He’s hoping to make a case for Ukraine in the White House.The New York Times - 1h -
UK’s Hinkley Point C nuclear plant yet to attract new investors, says EDF boss
Focus falls on future of flagship energy project, the first for a generationFinancial Times - 5d -
UK court refuses to say financier acted in 'good faith' in Vatican deal but says he wasn't dishonest
A British court has largely backed the Vatican and refused to declare that a London-based financier acted in “good faith” in his dealings involving the Holy See’s investment in a London propertyABC News - 5d -
Long-term effects of Gaza war could quadruple Palestinian death toll, warn UK doctors
Surgeons who worked in Gaza fear disease, malnutrition and eradication of healthcare will reverberate for decades . British doctors who worked in Gaza during the war have issued dire predictions ...The Guardian - 4d