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 Evening Standard · 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 The Guardian - 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. International Business Times UK · Oct 2
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 The Independent UK · 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. Evening Standard · Oct 1
Britain in talks with European allies over release of emergency diesel stockpiles amid Trump pressure Ministers discuss drawing down EU countries’ reserves after Donald Trump threatens to cut off US supplies The Guardian - UK · Oct 1
Farage’s reaction to Burnham’s new Brexit stance shows the battle lines for the next election have already been drawn ANALYSIS : Nigel Farage believes Andy Burnham’s decision to open the door to returning to the EU could benefit Reform. Regardless, the decision to reignite the Brexit debates will play a central role when Britain next goes to the polls, writes Kate Devlin The Independent UK · Oct 1
Bulletin PM briefing: Burnham’s Brexit divide and calls to release diesel reserves Burnham wants closer ties with the EU – but what problems might he face? Britain in talks over releasing emergency diesel reserves – what we know. The four hero passengers who helped to prevent Flydubai hijacking disaster. Pentobarbital: The execution drug that failed to kill Christa Pike. Netanyahu claims UK… The Independent UK · Oct 1
How the new Great British Grid could help households benefit from abundant and cheap renewable power Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s proposal to create a new Great British Grid has put a spotlight on one of the UK’s biggest energy challenges: connection queues. But building a larger grid to accommodate renewable energy is only half the problem. Britain also needs to get better at using electricity when… The Conversation · Oct 1
Burnham ‘opening door to Reform’ by reigniting Brexit debate, Farage says The Prime Minister has promised to canvass opinion on options for Britain’s future relationship with Brussels. Evening Standard · Oct 1
Burnham is right that ‘hope comes from honesty’. That’s why Labour must make the case for rejoining the EU Brexit was a disastrous act of national self-harm. Britain needs EU membership to bring growth and security in an increasingly volatile world, says London mayor Sadiq Khan The Guardian - UK · Oct 1
Burnham’s top cabinet ministers divided over rejoining EU Exclusive: Cabinet ministers are understood to be divided on the debate over whether or not the UK should reverse Brexit The Independent UK · Oct 1
Cameron Norrie beaten by Alexander Zverev as Brit punished for missed chance Alexander Zverev picked up a hard-earned win over Britain’s Cameron Norrie at the China Open on Thursday. The French Open and US Open champion was pushed all the way in the first set, and Norrie earned himself a set point but failed to take it, before being blown away in… The Independent UK · Oct 1
The great Romanian contribution – research reveals just how Britain benefits Romanians are broadly young, educated and the most economically active European migrant community in England and Wales. But, according to a recent YouGov poll, they are the least-wanted European immigrants in the UK. So why hasn’t public opinion kept pace with the reality of what this group contributes? The Conversation · Oct 1
The Independent UK · Oct 1 Patrick Radden Keefe's 'London Falling' is a finalist for the nonfiction Baillie Gifford prize Patrick Radden Keefe's “London Falling” is among six finalists for Britain's leading nonfiction book prize
The Guardian - UK · Oct 1 Britain’s scaffolding should be a source of national pride – instead we’re struggling to recruit workers My dad and grandad were scaffolders. I even did it myself for a short time. It’s brutally hard work – but it’s something the tech bros will never take away, writes Adrian Chiles
Euronews · Oct 1 PM Netanyahu says Israel warned UK of suspected Iran attack plot on RAF airbase After three days of investigations, including using a bomb disposal team, police said on Tuesday they had found no explosives in the vehicles, but they had retrieved a "quantity of petrol."
The Guardian - UK · Oct 1 US borrowing costs hit 24-year high as global bond sell-off intensifies Fears that US deficit is unsustainable also drive UK 30-year bond yields briefly above 6% for first time since 1998
The Independent UK · Oct 1 Half a million trees to be planted to tackle extreme weather and 'make Britain wet again’ Over the last century England has lost more than 90 per cent of its wetlands and funding could make ‘Britain wet again’
Radio France Internationale · Oct 1 Paris court jails six men for manslaughter over mass drowning in Channel A Paris court has found six men guilty of manslaughter over the deaths of 27 people in the Channel in 2021 – the worst mass drowning on record involving migrants in the narrow waterway separating France and Britain.
Evening Standard · Oct 1 Andy Burnham's 'big gamble' to put London back at heart of Europe after Brexit blunder ‘If you rejoin the European Union, there'll be an economic boom,’ says Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform
The Guardian - UK · Oct 1 Healey urged to offer energy support in budget as bills rise 4% Millions of people in Great Britain face increase from Thursday to an average of £1,723 a year for a typical home
The Guardian - UK · Oct 1 Rightwing economic myths could derail Burnham’s project – to destroy them, look to Keynes Borrowing can be good, there is no such thing as the ‘nation’s credit card’, and, yes, you can buck the markets – as previous governments have shown, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
The Economic Times · Oct 1 UK accuses China of using academics to spy on AI and other tech research Britain's MI5 spy agency issued an unprecedented alert on Wednesday to warn that a Chinese organisation was involved in funding academic research into topics such as AI on behalf of Beijing's state security service.
France 24 · Sep 30 UK PM Burnham reopens divisive debate on rejoining EU Andy Burnham put the idea of Britain rejoining the EU on the table on Wednesday, breaking a taboo for a UK prime minister and reopening the divisive Brexit debate. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Monte Francis, Catherine Barnard, Professor of European Law at the University of Cambridge, says that Burnham "is…