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41 minutes ago

A long-running battle between family-run cafes and the chains | Letters

Commercial pressures and financial decision-making repeatedly threaten local Hampstead Heath cafes unless genuine consultation and community priorities guide policies.
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23 hours ago
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The Guardian view on Robert Jenrick's defection: Britain's right is in a crisis of its own making | Editorial

Kemi Badenoch sacked Robert Jenrick, triggering an intra-right struggle and exposing Conservative fragility as Reform UK gains credible defections and challenges party unity.
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1 day ago
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Badenoch sacks Jenrick over 'irrefutable evidence' he was going 'to defect' - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Kemi Badenoch sacked Robert Jenrick, removed the whip and suspended his Conservative membership after claiming irrefutable evidence he planned a damaging secret defection.
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fromwww.standard.co.uk
3 hours ago

Sadiq Khan warns Labour will lose councillors in 'challenging' London borough elections

Labour controls 21 of London’s 33 boroughs but faces potential seat losses in May amid Reform UK’s rise and low party popularity.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
7 hours ago

Jenrick will always be known as a Tory traitor', says Michael Gove

Michael Gove warned Robert Jenrick's defection to Reform UK will scar his reputation and brand him a traitor, mirroring Gove's 2016 betrayal.
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fromwww.standard.co.uk
12 hours ago

Reform's Laila Cunningham: Women in burkas should be stopped and searched by police

I would look to ban face coverings, if I could, but I would like to make it a reason for stop and search. I don't think in an open society you need to cover your face. I've prosecuted a woman in a burka. It has to be assumed that if you're hiding your face, you're hiding it for a criminal reason.
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1 day ago
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Multimillionaire leader of Reform in Scotland refuses to reveal net worth

Malcolm Offord became Reform UK's Scottish leader, refuses to disclose his wealth, and will retire as a peer to stand in the Scottish parliament election.
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23 hours ago
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Tory defectors: who has already joined Reform UK and who may follow?

Eighteen current or former Conservative MPs have joined Reform UK, with high-profile defectors shaping the party while Farage limits further Tory defections after May.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
12 hours ago

Say what you will about Trump, but unlike Starmer he knows his own power and how to use it | Aditya Chakrabortty

Keir Starmer emphasized symbolic measures like a colour-coded pothole map while offering weak responses to major crises including water outages and social-media regulation.
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8 hours ago

I never thought I'd see an asylum hotel on fire, or worry about my staff's safety. The past five years changed that | Enver Solomon

Frequent asylum and migration laws aim to deter asylum shopping, disrupt smugglers, increase removals, and assert border control while political rhetoric criminalizes asylum seekers.
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fromBusiness Matters
4 hours ago

Starmer poised to ban under-16s from social media as government hardens stance on child safety online

UK government prepares to back legislation banning under-16s from social media, considering Australia-style mandatory age-based restrictions and legal requirements for platforms.
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8 hours ago

Lifts approved for some London stations - but others lose out as DfT scales back plans

Plans to add lifts will proceed at some stations while several other station accessibility upgrades are cancelled, put on hold, or delayed due to cost and disruption.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
18 hours ago

Government urged to make reckless' act of trail hunting illegal

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
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fromwww.bbc.com
5 hours ago

Home Office to scrap Boris Johnson's police staffing grant

"It is staggering Labour has now presided over a fall of 1,313 police officers already,"
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55 minutes ago

Dame Penny Mordaunt stalker jailed

Edward Brandt, 61, jailed for 20 weeks for stalking former MP Dame Penny Mordaunt, caused her severe anxiety, increased security and ongoing fear of confrontation.
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18 hours ago

Over-reliance on China could hit UK energy supply chains putting 90,00 jobs at risk'

Tens of thousands of jobs could be lost if the UK's clean energy supply chains were to suffer a shock as a result of an over-reliance on China, a left-leaning thinktank has warned. A year-long disruption to the supply of essential battery components used to manufacture electric vehicles could wipe out production of more than 580,000 electric cars and endanger 90,000 jobs, according to the Institute for Public Policy Research.
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4 hours ago

West Midlands police chief to retire after Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ban row

Craig Guildford retires as West Midlands chief constable after an inquiry found his force used exaggerated intelligence to justify a ban on Israeli football fans.
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2 hours ago

Prominent PR firm accused of commissioning favourable changes to Wikipedia pages

According to an investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ), Portland outsourced Wikipedia edits relating to some of its high-profile clients, including the state of Qatar. TBIJ said it had evidence of alleged Wikipedia edits made on behalf of Portland between 2016 and 2024. Between 2016 and 2021, many were made by Web3 Consulting, which is run by a consultant allegedly used by Portland to make edits.
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fromwww.bbc.com
7 hours ago

Use film-style age ratings to limit teens' social media, say Lib Dems

Film-style age ratings would restrict addictive or inappropriate social media to users 16 and over, and platforms with graphic violence or pornography to 18-plus.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
18 hours ago

Hundreds of vulnerable children placed in illegal care homes amid broken system'

Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 hours ago

Five pro-Palestinian activists plead not guilty over UK air base break in

Five pro-Palestinian activists have pleaded not guilty to breaking into a British military air base and damaging two planes in protest against the UK's support for Israel's war in Gaza. The five are accused of breaking into the Brize Norton Royal Air Force base in central England in June and spraying red paint over two Voyager aircraft used for refuelling and transport.
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#hunger-strike
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3 hours ago

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan calls for urgent action to boost the capital's AI workforce | Computer Weekly

London will establish an AI and future-of-work taskforce, provide free AI training, and pursue urgent measures to prevent mass unemployment and rising inequality.
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3 hours ago

State Department Threatens UK Over Grok Investigation, Because Only The US Is Allowed To Ban Foreign Apps - Above the Law

So let me get this straight. The United States government spent years championing a ban on TikTok, rushed it through the Supreme Court with claims of grave national security threats, got a 9-0 ruling blessing government censorship of an entire platform used by 170 million Americans... and now it's the US State Department thinking that it's all cool to threaten the United Kingdom for considering similar action against X's Grok chatbot over its generation of sexualized deepfake images, including those of children?
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 hours ago

Sacked TikTok workers in UK launch legal action over union busting'

About 400 UK TikTok content moderators were fired before a union vote, prompting legal claims of unfair dismissal and alleged union-busting.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
10 hours ago

High Court to hear Prince Harry's evidence against Daily Mail publisher

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
6 hours ago

16,000 private jet to extradite HSTikkyTokky not necessary', judge tells Surrey police

A judge ruled Surrey police's £15,990 private flight to extradite TikTok influencer Harrison Sullivan was unnecessary and disproportionate.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

The U-turns keep coming but Starmer's allies insist they're his best hope of revival

Political parties win by shedding unpopular policies and relentlessly prioritising core voter concerns like the economy and cost of living.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Minister says elections to zombie councils' pointless as 23 authorities request delays - UK politics live

NHS waiting list for routine hospital treatment fell to 7.31 million in November 2025, its lowest since February 2023, with significant monthly reductions.
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1 day ago

British democracy under attack as more local elections cancelled - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Dozens of local elections have been postponed, allowing councillors to serve up to seven years without re-election and prompting accusations that Labour is undermining democracy.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

More than 20 England council elections likely to be delayed until 2027

About a third of eligible English councils have requested postponement of May elections amid local government reorganisation, potentially delaying votes until 2027.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago
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An expulsion, a smirking leader and now a defection: it's episode one, series one of the Farage/Jenrick show | Zoe Williams

fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago
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An expulsion, a smirking leader and now a defection: it's episode one, series one of the Farage/Jenrick show | Zoe Williams

fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago

Why Badenoch has finally given Jenrick the boot after months of Tory power struggle

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground.
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UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

The world of today looks bad, but take hope: we've been here before and got through it and we will again | Martin Kettle

Britain's mid-2020s mirrors the mid-1980s mood of crisis, but past recovery shows national renewal is possible with effort and tough judgment.
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fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

Minister open to mandatory CCTV in taxis to tackle grooming gangs

The government's review of taxi licensing in England follows Baroness Casey's report on grooming gangs, which identified taxis being used by offenders across the country and recommended tougher rules. At the moment, taxi drivers can buy a private hire vehicle licence from one council but work as far away as they like, taking advantage of lower standards, cheaper licences, and a lack of enforcement. This allows them to get around tough rules aimed at protecting children, such as Rotherham's gold standard licensing scheme, which includes CCTV in cabs.
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fromBusiness Matters
1 day ago

Rachel Reeves's 22bn fiscal buffer under threat from U-turns and lower migration

Rachel Reeves's £22 billion fiscal buffer could be reduced by up to £14 billion through policy U-turns and a sharper-than-expected fall in net migration.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago

Streeting calls for action' on calls to ban under-16s from social media

Calls for action to restrict under-16s' social media use due to harms to young people's life chances and health.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Wes Streeting shocked' police chief behind Maccabi Tel Aviv ban still in post

I am absolutely shocked that he is still in post. I genuinely thought that, having misled parliament, that having misled the public, and having had one of his own local MPs, the home secretary, saying she had lost confidence in him, I honestly thought that anyone with integrity would at that point say I have to resign.'. The fact that he hasn't, I really think, is a stain on his character that, if he doesn't act quickly, he won't be able to remove.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

UK economy grew by better-than-expected 0.3% in November despite budget uncertainty

UK GDP rose 0.3% in November, beating forecasts and driven by motor vehicle and services growth despite a construction decline.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago

Windrush victims to be paid compensation upfront under new government plans

Home Office reforms prioritise over-75s, grant up to 75% advance payments during Windrush compensation reviews, and extend coverage to workplace and personal pension losses.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
19 hours ago

Criminals in hospital to lose benefits as Labour closes loophole'

Labour plans to close a welfare loophole so offenders under hospital orders lose universal credit, aligning their benefits with imprisoned offenders to protect taxpayers.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Ofsted launches inspection of school criticised for cancelling MP visit

Ofsted launched a snap inspection of Bristol Brunel Academy after leaders cancelled a planned visit by Labour MP Damien Egan amid protest and staff opposition.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Reform UK politicians should be barred from speaking on campus, say 35% of students

The results show students' views on free issues tend to be nuanced and they sometimes seem contradictory. In particular, while the principle of free speech has stronger support from students than in the past, so do specific bans. While 35% said they would bar Reform politicians from speaking, that included 41% of those who said they voted for Reform in the 2024 general election.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Sadiq Khan to urge ministers to act over colossal' impact of AI on London jobs

AI could eliminate large numbers of London white-collar and entry-level jobs, risking mass unemployment unless government-led measures create replacement roles and provide reskilling.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

More than 100,000 people urge MPs to ban social media for under-16s in UK

UK leaders are considering an Australia-style ban on social media for under-16s after a mass campaign and rising concerns about excessive screen time harming young children.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago

Legislation to ban non-consensual sexual images signed amid Grok AI backlash

Creating or requesting non-consensual sexual deepfake images of adults will become a criminal offence in the UK, taking effect February 6.
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fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

New rules to make it easier to call up reservists for war

New legislation will extend strategic reserve call-up age to 65 and lower mobilisation threshold to "warlike preparations", enabling mobilisation of about 95,000 former personnel.
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fromBusiness Matters
1 day ago

New EV tax risks derailing electric car take-up, AutoTrader warns

A new 3p-per-mile EV charge risks deterring nearly half of potential buyers and may slow electric vehicle adoption, especially among lower-income households.
fromVulture
1 day ago

Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Finale Recap: In Which Points Are Made

Everything Bundle has accomplished is substantive and worthy of celebration, but in the course of learning who she can trust and foiling the theft of Dr. Matip's formula, she's lost Jimmy and Loraine, who represented her one remaining connection to Gerry. She's also been forced to reckon with the knowledge that although Lady Caterham loves her, she's never really seen Bundle and her gifts accurately. Worse still, Bundle realizes that she's never really been enough for her mother.
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fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

Russia expels British diplomat over allegations of spying

A British diplomat was ordered to leave Russia after being accused of acting as an intelligence agent working undercover at the Moscow embassy.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Tories and Lib Dems criticise Starmer's spinelessness' after U-turn on digital ID UK politics live

The UK government abandoned compulsory digital ID, marking another major policy U-turn amid criticism over cost, feasibility, and political management.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Labour and the Tories are banking on a return to the old normal'. That's not what voters want | Rafael Behr

Electoral outcomes hinge on whether voters trust the opposition to govern; incumbents hope economic performance and fear of Reform UK will sway sufficient voters to retain power.
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