Elena Rybakina stunned in first match as No 1 as Sonay Kartal progresses in China Open Rybakina was beaten by unseeded Alina Charaeva, who will face Britain’s Kartal in the third round The Independent UK · Oct 3
Etiquette Expert Tells Prince William and Kate They 'Have To Be the Bigger People' With Sussexes A Prince William and Harry reconciliation remains uncertain as etiquette expert Laura Windsor urges public composure after the Sussexes' UK return. International Business Times UK · Oct 3
Greece returns priceless relics – and suggests UK should follow suit with Parthenon marbles Greek PM hopes handover of Tsar Samuel to Bulgaria will persuade Britain that time has come for ‘truth, reason, justice and morality’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 3
F1 2026 qualifying head-to-head: Bahrain GP in Malaysia Here's how things stand in the 2026 team-mate duels following qualifying at Formula 1's Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia Motorsport · Oct 3
Boost for Burnham as poll shows half of UK supports rejoining EU The prime minister said Brexit has done ‘more harm than good’ and promised to set out the options to the country around the time of a UK-EU summit The Independent UK · Oct 3
King Charles to skip formal slavery apology; reparations left to UK government Buckingham Palace has stated that King Charles will not ‘formally apologise’ for Caribbean slave trade but will not shy away from Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade during his upcoming tour. The Times of India · Oct 3
What do Britain’s death-penalty cheerleaders have to say about Christa Pike? Her harrowing botched execution is a reminder of why we must not even entertain the idea of restoring capital punishment, says Maya Foa, CEO of the human rights charity Reprieve The Guardian - UK · Oct 3
Manchester City’s guilty verdict brings football’s great sell-off crashing to earth On the day Andy Burnham spoke of the wrong turn Britain took under Thatcher, football was facing a day of reckoning over its own story of corporate acquisition The Guardian - UK · Oct 3
This Scottish island spent nearly 50 years under quarantine after WWII tests For decades, Gruinard Island was a place most people were better off avoiding. The small, uninhabited island off Scotland's north-west coast had acquired an unusual reputation during and after the Second World War, when stories circulated locally about dead animals, strange military activity and something dangerous left behind. The government… The Times of India · Oct 2
King Charles III to acknowledge ‘darkest days’ of Britain’s colonial rule during Caribbean tour Buckingham Palace say the king will not ‘shy away’ from Britain’s role in slavery when he visits Commonwealth nations later this month The Guardian - UK · Oct 2
What we know and don't know about how Iran uses asymmetric warfare The leaders of Britain and the United States have suggested that Iran played a role in two major security incidents — the arrests near a U.S.-run military base in England and the attack in the cockpit of an Israel-bound plane The Independent UK · Oct 2
King Charles will not apologise for slavery during Caribbean tour The King is expected to face renewed calls to say sorry for the UK’s role in the transatlantic trade in enslaved people The Independent UK · Oct 2
Charles’ Caribbean tour will not shy away from ‘the darkest days of our past’ Charles will visit The Bahamas October 27-29, Guyana October 29-30 and the Commonwealth summit with the Queen in Antigua and Barbuda from Nov 1-4. Evening Standard · Oct 2
Other countries learn from their elders’ wisdom – so could Britain Letters: A German service matches retired professionals to firms that use their experience, writes Alan Coppin, responding to an article about a 90-year-old Japanese competitive bodybuilder The Guardian - UK · Oct 2
International Business Times UK · Oct 2 Charles Spencer Admits He Is Just an Elderly Uncle Who Hears a Lot More From Prince Harry Charles Spencer says he hears more from Prince Harry than Prince William as he explains his hands-off relationship with Diana's sons.
The Independent UK · Oct 2 What is happening with diesel – and should we be worried? Donald Trump has threatened to ban US diesel exports of diesel – here’s what that could mean
Evening Standard · Oct 2 Releasing diesel stocks a ‘short-term buffer’ but not solution, experts say Average diesel prices reached £2 a litre for the first time in the UK on Friday, RAC figures show.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 2 There is a way to look after people, the planet – and Britain’s growth. It’s what we call the ‘wellbeing economy’ Imagine the UK with a 20-year investment plan, with green homes and fast transport. We already have the tools to make it happen, says Green party politician Jamie Driscoll
The Guardian - UK · Oct 2 Should we refuse to give the Bayeux tapestry back to France? Of course not! So why are we keeping the Parthenon marbles? It is simply wrong for the British Museum to hoard what doesn’t belong to Britain. Let the squabbling end and the sculptures be returned to Greece, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
The Independent UK · Oct 2 If Britain decides to rejoin the EU we’ll do everything we can to welcome them back, says Germany The leaders of France and Spain have also backed Britain returning to the European Union
Evening Standard · Oct 2 Don’t worry about diesel shortages, Government says, as US urges use of reserves Britain joined crisis talks with the EU amid rocketing fuel prices
The Guardian - UK · Oct 2 Royal College of Nursing cuts ties with Israeli drug company Britain’s nursing union axes Teva UK as commercial partner over links to Israel’s military and corporate track record
International Business Times UK · Oct 2 Macron Says Immigration Is 'More Complicated Than Before' While Calling Brexit 'Biggest Lie' in 30 Years French President Emmanuel Macron and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez have said they would welcome the UK back to the EU as British politicians revisit Brexit's economic and immigration record.
Evening Standard · Oct 1 Britain’s ‘most and least affordable’ places to buy a home revealed Although some mortgage rates have increased, the average UK house price-to-earnings ratio has reached its lowest level since 2015, Lloyds said.
The Independent UK · Oct 1 Mapped: Britain’s ‘10 most and least affordable’ places to buy a home Lloyds says the average UK home costs about 7.3 times average earnings, the lowest it has been since 2015