Have you got a question for Judi Dench? Perhaps you want to know her favourite Shakespeare sonnet or what is was like working on Bond The Guardian - UK · Sep 22
Poorest countries hit hardest by UK aid cuts under Keir Starmer government, new figures reveal Aid to lower-income countries fell by almost 7%, while higher-income countries saw their share of Britain’s aid budget increase The Guardian - UK · Sep 18
UK £1.2 billion aid cuts more than double what was expected, analysis finds ‘This stealth cut leaves communities suffering the impacts of conflict, crisis and climate change,’ UK aid network Bond says of cuts during 2025 The Independent UK · Aug 14
New PM Andy Burnham needs urgent Foreign Office strategy to manage aid cuts, experts warn IN FOCUS: The new prime minister and his foreign secretary face immediate decisions over how to deliver foreign policy and development ambitions after spending cuts and years of upheaval. Liz Cookman reports The Independent UK · Jul 20
UK aid cuts ‘reduce bilateral support to some African countries by 90%’ Critics say Foreign Office figures send ‘global message about the role the country wants to play on international stage’ The Guardian - UK · Jul 16
New national security bill risks having ‘chilling effect’ on aid work, MPs warn If the bill passes in its current form without additional humanitarian safeguards, UK aid organisations say they will face ‘significant barriers to assisting people in countries where this new law will apply’ The Independent UK · Jun 17
Amazon seems to walk back suggestion they’d send Bond on a new adventure rather than following IOI’s First Light Grim stuff. Destructoid · Jun 4
Cooper warns Hormuz blockade risks sending world ‘sleepwalking into food crisis’ Yvette Cooper told an aid conference in London that the global south was paying the biggest price of the war between Iran and the US and Israel. Evening Standard · May 19
'Peaky Blinders' creator says he has licence to reinvent James Bond "Peaky Blinders" creator Steven Knight, told reporters that he has done research with "the SAS and even more secret outfits" for his reinvention of the next 007 movie, the first produced by Amazon. He said he has met special forces and secret services personnel as part of his immersion in… The Economic Times · May 17
Why 24/7 Personal Security Is Becoming a Standard Employee Benefit The modern workforce operates in motion, across environments that employers do not control but are increasingly expected to account for. The result is a growing gap between where risk occurs and where protection exists. International Business Times · May 11
UK aid-funded body ‘investing in luxury hotels and billionaire-owned companies’ British International Investment shortcomings in its approach to supporting the world’s most marginalised communities, new report claims The Independent UK · Apr 22
Can you keep a secret? Former Bond star has new ITV spy drama in her sights Gemma Arterton will headline Secret Service, an upcoming five-part ITV espionage thriller. Evening Standard · Apr 14
UK Slashes Foreign Aid Budget: Poor Countries Like Africa Will Lose Funds for Education and Healthcare The UK government will cut foreign aid by 56%, reducing funding for schools, clinics, and essential services in Africa and other low-income countries. International Business Times UK · Mar 20
Eva Green Through the Years: 10 Dark, Iconic Movie and TV Roles That Defined Her Career Eva Green's casting as Aunt Ophelia in Netflix's 'Wednesday' Season 3 has renewed interest in her career, spotlighting her signature gothic intensity and the dark, defining roles that shaped her as one of the industry's most compelling performers. International Business Times UK · Nov 26, 2025
Euronews · Nov 12, 2025 UK pledges £850 million to fight malaria, tuberculosis, and AIDS, down 15% from 2022 The UK’s diminished pledge comes amid cuts to global health from other major donors.
Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2025 Tory plans to further cut foreign aid would be ‘epic act of self-harm’ – expert Bond chief executive Romilly Greenhill said she is ‘deeply concerned’ to hear the Conservatives plan to further cut aid.
Fortune · Sep 5, 2025 Exclusive: Baseten, AI inference unicorn, raises $150 million at $2.15 billion valuation Baseten has raised a $150 million Series D, led by Bond, Fortune has exclusively learned.
The National (Scotland) · Jul 23, 2025 Labour panned for foreign aid cuts as women and children to be hit hardest THE Labour UK Government has been accused of "increasing poverty at home and abroad" after it emerged women and children would be hit…
Evening Standard · Jul 22, 2025 Could you be sitting on a cash windfall? £103m in Premium Bond prizes unclaimed NS&I said, as of June, 11 £100,000 prizes and 19 £50,000 prizes had gone unclaimed.
Marie Claire · Jun 13, 2025 A Luxury Matchmaker Reveals How Realistic 'Materialists' Is She broke down everything in the film starring Dakota Johnson, from unicorns to non-negotiables.
The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2025 Growing proportion of aid budget to be spent on asylum hotels next year Hotel accommodation for asylum-seekers strips money from the aid budget and threatens the health of people seeking safety, charities warn
Evening Standard · Mar 26, 2025 More Premium Bond cuts on the horizon, says finance expert NS&I has a duty to balance the interests of savers with those of taxpayers and broader market stability.
The National (Scotland) · Mar 2, 2025 'Millions will suffer': Why Labour's aid cut will have devastating results BACK in July 2021, Keir Starmer – then leader of the opposition – stood at the despatch box lamenting a Tory plan to slash the UK’s foreign…
The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2025 Wednesday briefing: Why Keir Starmer cut foreign aid to pay for defence – and who loses out In today’s newsletter: The prime minister announced a significant increase in defence spending to 2.5% of GDP, funded entirely by a cut in the aid budget
The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2024 One more item on Labour’s long to-do list: repair the UK aid budget Action is needed to restore the damage done by the Tories to Britain’s international reputation