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OpinionThe climate crisis will destroy our economies – we learned this 20 years ago. When will we act?
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/28/nicholas-stern-report-climate-consensus-lessons-capitalism
BBC Oct 28
Privately-run Leweston School shuts for good during half term: Leweston School boasts alumni including actress Kristin Scott Thomas and Baroness Dido Harding.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6rmy8r2ek9eo
The second biggest reason that women give for not having kids is they can’t find a reliable partner.
Listen to The Exchange with Camilla Cavendish and ... Show more
I was investigated by the NHS, called a transphobe and thought of suicide: Sarah Redver’s concerns about a trans children’s doctor became an ordeal that’s ...
thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/sarah-redvers-tribunal-nhs-trans-doctor-qqm376zp2
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OpinionTom Hunter and Willie Haughey back Fife weapons plant: Two of Scotland’s top business figures back turning Mossmorran into a weapons parts factory ...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/tom-hunter-and-willie-haughey-back-fife-weapons-plant/
Family 'should have been allowed into care homes earlier in Covid outbreak': Loved ones who had an 'essential carer' role should have been given access to care ...
metro.co.uk/2026/10/20/family-should-allowed-care-homes-earlier-covid-outbreak-29723875/
Reform MSP quits party in major blow to Malcolm Offord: A REFORM UK MSP has quit the party and will sit as an independent, in a major blow to leader Malcolm ...
thenational.scot/news/26648700.reform-msp-quits-party-major-blow-malcolm-offord/
Tony Hall has lived in the UK for 50 years. Why is the Home Office trying to deport him?
theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/19/tony-hall-has-lived-in-the-uk-for-50-years-why-is-the-home-office-trying-to-deport-him
Traditional degrees failing to prepare young people for work and UK needs more technical universities, new report finds
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/university-skills-technical-college-neet-crisis-young-people-b3069392.html
The Spectator Oct 19
'Because Japan doesn't want immigrants they're going to become extinct.'
Author Camilla Cavendish, whose book Generation Maybe examines ... Show more
‘Actions have consequences’: minister weighs in on Sally Rooney row: Baroness Smith of Malvern reiterates support for the decision to proscribe Palestine Action ...
thetimes.com/uk/media/article/sally-rooney-actions-consequences-palestine-action-2pmd2w3sw
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The sartorial decline of the House of Lords: There is a moment at the beginning of Lord of the Flies where the shipwrecked children realise that the adults have ...
spectator.com/article/the-sartorial-decline-of-the-house-of-lords/
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'It's a bitter pill to swallow' - Truth behind King Charles' £100m taxpayer-funded grant
mirror.co.uk/news/royals/king-charles-sovereign-grant-debate-37772120
Transporter Bridge latest as mayors have say and council 'engage with contractors'
gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/transporter-bridge-houchen-cooke-middlesbrough-34757835
Middle-class brags: how to compete with the David Cameron set: The former prime minister just celebrated his 60th birthday with a dip in the Cornish sea (without ...
thetimes.com/life-style/life/article/middle-class-brags-david-cameron-sea-swim-2sd53ghdt
Paid articlePaywall British billionaire warned Epstein was a ‘sexual deviant’ decades before FBI closed in on the abuser
theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/07/british-billionaire-epstein-jane-doe-4
" Personally I would like us to go back into the EU"
Harriet Harman, Ruth Davidson and Beth Rigby discuss Andy Burnham’s stance on the EU and ... Show more
Electoral Dysfunction on Apple Podcasts
Electoral Dysfunction on Apple Podcasts
Bishop of Bath and Wells called to serve in House of Lords: The Rt Rev Michael Beasley has been called to serve in the House of Lords as one of the Church of ...
somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/26604253.bishop-bath-wells-called-serve-house-lords/
In November 2023, the Foreign Office set up a unit to assess Israel’s actions in Gaza - the International Humanitarian Law Compliance Assessment cell ... Show more
Watch: Reform MSPs storm out of Holyrood chamber over independence debate: The Reform MSPs left the Holyrood chamber in protest to a debate taking place on ...
scotsman.com/news/politics/reform-msps-storm-out-of-holyrood-independence-debate-malcolm-offord-9145440
Archbishop retracts cleric’s award over Osama Bin Laden comments: The Most Rev Sarah Mullally presented the prize on the anniversary of 9/11
thetimes.com/uk/religion/article/archbishop-canterbury-911-sarah-mullally-8kdfg5ts5
Paid articlePaywall The Spectator Sep 22
Sarah Mullally and the real problem with interfaith initiatives: The Archbishop of Canterbury has given the UK a lesson in interfaith engagement in what it is ...
spectator.com/article/sarah-mullally-and-the-real-problem-with-interfaith-initiatives/
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Labour peer: ECHR critics are xenophobic: Another day at Labour conference, another chance for the brightest sparks of the left to descend on Liverpool and make ...
spectator.com/article/labour-peer-echr-critics-are-xenophobic/
Paid articlePaywall Burnham must make voting compulsory to prevent ‘distorted’ results, Labour peers say
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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has officially entered the House Of Lords, and said he was 'truly honoured' for the peerage and vowed to continue working ... Show more
Malcolm Offord humiliated in Parliament scalding after walk-out stunt: THE Scottish Parliament's Presiding Officer has expressed his fury over Reform's ...
thenational.scot/news/26576866.scottish-parliament-presiding-officer-slams-reform-walkout/
The Spectator Sep 19
Michael Nazir-Ali: Pakistani Christians fear backlash over Lambeth Palace award: Pakistani Christians could face renewed persecution following the Archbishop of ...
spectator.com/article/michael-nazir-ali-pakistani-christians-fear-backlash-over-lambeth-palace-award/
Paid articlePaywallLegendary BBC kids' show set to return to TV 38 years after axe: After 38 years, the BBC is bringing back one of the most beloved kids' shows ever: Play School ...
metro.co.uk/2026/09/25/legendary-bbc-kids-show-set-return-tv-38-years-axe-29652574/
BBC World Service - Good Bad Billionaire, Lord Sugar: From entrepreneur to Apprentice
bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct9bcc
'Gimmicks' and attention-seeking displays as MSPs debate independence (again): Perhaps calling the SNP’s bluff and supporting a second referendum could be the ...
scotsman.com/news/politics/gimmicks-and-attention-seeking-displays-as-msps-debate-independence-again-9146752
Spermageddon, ‘greedy jobs’ and abject fear: why birth rates are plummeting – and why it matters
theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/sep/17/spermageddon-greedy-jobs-and-abject-fear-why-birth-rates-are-plummeting-and-why-it-matters
OpinionGive Sarah Mullally a break – or we’ll have yet another Archbishop of Canterbury: If political parties with digitally savvy staffers can’t keep people with dodgy ...
independent.co.uk/voices/sarah-mullally-archbishop-canterbury-ashrafi-award-rescinded-b3052457.html
But Andrew Turnbull "would question" whether its £175 million price tag will be met. Read more: Retail expert on what Aberdeen's Union Square is getting right as other shopping centres struggle 👉 |~1~|
UK urged to ban Patriot Platform behind anti-migrant protests : Exclusive: Shami Chakrabarti says group ‘appears explicitly to intend and incite violence and ...
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/patriot-platform-ban-migrant-palestine-shami-chakrabarti-b3051275.html
The Spectator Sep 15
David Cameron’s countryside call to arms: Rural Britons must revive the spirit of the Liberty and Livelihood march to fight back against Labour’s war on the ...
spectator.com/article/david-camerons-countryside-call-to-arms/
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Independent optician in Market Harborough named as best in East Midlands: An independent optician in the centre of Market Harborough is celebrating after being ...
harboroughmail.co.uk/business/independent-optician-in-market-harborough-named-as-best-in-east-midlands-9066725
Ministers seek law change to make £72m donations to Reform illegal: Plans to strengthen legislation already going through parliament might mean donors having to ...
theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/14/amendment-to-bill-in-lords-could-test-legality-of-72m-reform-donations
Jeremy Clarkson’s openness about prostate cancer has driven more men to get checked
independent.co.uk/news/health/prostate-cancer-risk-check-jeremy-clarkson-david-cameron-b3050006.html
Anas Sarwar reminded me of a crucial question for an indy Scotland: ONLY the most saucer-eyed of emojis would be adequate. Baron Sarwar (of Maxwell Park in the ...
thenational.scot/politics/26524466.anas-sarwar-reminded-crucial-question-indy-scotland/
OpinionLords warn funding doubts threaten Poland defence pact: Uncertainty over Britain's defence spending plans is raising questions over its new defence treaty with ...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/lords-warn-funding-doubts-threaten-poland-defence-pact/
Ed Miliband: London's Jewish foreign secretary who takes on Israel: Ed Miliband, as Britain's chief diplomat, not only followed in the footsteps of his ...
diepresse.com/41253287/ed-miliband-londons-juedischer-aussenminister-der-sich-mit-israel
Government gives State Pension triple lock update after Lords debate: Former DWP Secretary Therese Coffey said it was 'probably' time to scrap the ...
derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/government-gives-state-pension-triple-11143915
Is AI Crowding Out Other Investment?: Dambisa Moyo assesses evidence that the AI buildout is consuming funding and resources needed elsewhere.
project-syndicate.org/onpoint/fears-of-ai-crowding-out-investment-in-other-sectors-may-be-premature-by-dambisa-moyo-2026-09
SNP and Greens would need 2m votes to spark IndyRef2, says Malcolm Offord: The Reform UK Scottish leader said the independence supporting parties would need to ...
scotsman.com/news/politics/snp-and-greens-would-need-2m-votes-to-spark-indyref2-says-malcolm-offord-8960242
Malcolm Offord used private healthcare to treat prostate cancer: The Reform UK Scotland leader was diagnosed on election day in May
news.stv.tv/politics/malcolm-offord-used-private-healthcare-to-treat-prostate-cancer
David Cameron pleaded with Sunak not to go ahead with election that led to Tory wipeout
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/cameron-sunak-tories-election-anthony-seldon-book-b3037255.html
BBC Sep 04
Nigel Farage threatens to overhaul Lords and judiciary in Reform conference speech
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyeq5jvd2po
Ian Botham: ‘I missed Sarah’s birth. They didn’t need me there’: The cricketer and his daughter on touring during his children’s early years ...
thetimes.com/life-style/parenting/article/ian-botham-daughter-sarah-interview-07rgsvck8
Paid articlePaywallHillsborough law will divert MI5 from terrorism, former head warns: Baroness Manningham-Buller backed principle of the duty of candour law, but without extra ...
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Alison Lowe: 'I come from Seacroft - I never thought I'd end up at the House of Lords'
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/people/alison-lowe-interview-8950726
The Observer Aug 30
Neil Kinnock: First past the post is no longer fit for purpose. Burnham must lead the way
observer.co.uk/news/politics/article/neil-kinnock-first-past-the-post-is-no-longer-fit-for-purpose-burnham-must-lead-the-way
Close loophole to stop suspects fleeing UK, Shabana Mahmood urged: The former home secretary Michael Howard says the passports of those accused of serious crimes ...
thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/suspects-fleeing-uk-shabana-mahmood-michael-howard-j5mjzm65v
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CyberNews Aug 17
Key FactsBurnham messaged someone posing as Susie Wiles
Aug 17, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: independent.co.uk
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: independent.co.uk
- Burnham is understood not to have spoken by phone with the person; the messages’ contents are unclear, but they were understood to be insignificant.
- The British embassy in Washington was sufficiently concerned to raise the matter with the White House, Playbook first reported.
- The US government launched an investigation in 2025 after elected officials, business executives and other prominent people received messages from a Wiles impersonator.
- A government spokesperson declined to comment, citing national security matters.
"They breached the phone; they tried to impersonate her," Trump told reporters at the time. "Nobody can impersonate her. There’s only one Susie."— Donald Trump, speaking to reporters about the Susie Wiles impersonation incident
Sue Gray: Working in Keir Starmer’s No 10 was ‘unbearable’: The peer, who served as the top adviser in the Labour administration before leaving in 2024 ...
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/sue-gray-interview-keir-starmer-b3036119.html
Montana girl's desperate final call as shunned relative killed 8 in family lunch murder rampage
themirror.com/news/us-news/no-one-listened-warnings-before-1997995
BBC Aug 22
Economic adviser O'Neill rules out government job but urges boldness on devolution
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwym4m4j848o
Prince Harry and other prominent figures are due to find out the cost of their failed court action against the publishers of the Daily Mail.
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Key FactsPrince Harry and six claimants ordered to pay £9.54m costs
Aug 21, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.co.uk
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.co.uk
- The seven claimants, including Sir Elton John and Liz Hurley, sued ANL over alleged unlawful information-gathering, which the publisher strongly denied.
- On 7 July, Mr Justice Nicklin dismissed the claims and said the public figures had failed to prove the allegations.
- In an exceptional order, Mr Justice Nicklin said the claimants could be required to pay up to £34.5m in ANL costs because of how the case was brought, including unsupported allegations that senior executives had lied to the Leveson inquiry.
- The claimants have until 2 October to attempt an appeal; their insurance covered up to £16.2m, while ANL could seek up to £34.5m, potentially leaving them facing a bill of about £18m.
It is a complete and obvious whitewash, but sadly not altogether unexpected— In a joint statement following the judge's ruling last month
Dingle: Crew honoured after 14 fishermen rescued from stricken boat: The French fishing vessel Fastnet was stranded on rocks in County Kerry ...
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OpinionWhy US Bond Markets Are Trembling: Jim O'Neill considers the most plausible interpretations for a potentially concerning rise in yields.
project-syndicate.org/commentary/us-bond-markets-2026-reasons-for-concern-by-jim-o-neill-2026-08
‘Pushback on climate action is a sign we are making progress on net zero’: Lord Nicholas Stern speaks to Nick Ferris about how climate impacts and green ...
independent.co.uk/climate-change/net-zero-uk-miliband-climate-crisis-stern-b3031943.html
Billionaire Lord Sugar denied Amex credit limit increase
telegraph.co.uk/money/banking/credit-cards/amex-denies-billionaire-lord-sugar-credit-extension/
OpinionAndy Burnham has just found out that pranksters are no laughing matter: As the prime minister is tricked into exchanging a series of text messages with a ...
independent.co.uk/voices/andy-burnham-impersonator-susie-wiles-trump-b3034258.html
We won’t see the likes of Lord Mackay, a true great of Scots law, again: John Sturrock pays tribute after the passing of an extraordinary personality
scotsman.com/business/we-wont-see-the-likes-of-lord-mackay-a-true-great-of-scots-law-again-8915907
Garbage can versus right-wing populist Farage – who is Count Binface?: Things are getting dirty: Count Binface is running against Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage ...
stern.de/politik/ausland/count-binface--muelltonne-fordert-rechtspopulisten-farage-heraus-38099836.html
Nearly two-thirds of voters want Burnham to bring in a wealth tax: The results of a new poll come as former Labour leader Neil Kinnock tells The i Paper the ...
inews.co.uk/news/politics/two-thirds-voters-want-burnham-bring-wealth-tax-4677518
Burnham warned of mutiny if hardline migration reforms are not watered down: Home Office could soften changes over right to remain in UK, senior Lords have been ...
inews.co.uk/news/politics/burnham-mutiny-hardline-migration-reforms-watered-down-4684337
BBC Aug 09
Sarwar stands by call for Lords to be abolished despite accepting peerage: The former Scottish Labour leader tells BBC Scotland News he still believes the UK ...
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpw90n9w44do
Should men be banned from standing in the next Labour leadership contest?
Harriet Harman thinks it could be the only way to finally get a female leader ... Show more
Electoral Dysfunction
Electoral Dysfunction
Two Republican Georgia mayors, Scott James Matheson and Julie Smith, are endorsing Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff over Republican Mike Collins ... Show more
House of Lords peers facing axe under new attendance rules - including David Cameron and Alan Sugar
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/house-of-lords-cameron-tories-37476174
The Spectator Aug 04
Rod Liddle was a brilliant friend: I regarded Rod Liddle as a close, loyal and utterly brilliant friend for 42 years. We first met in 1984 as parliamentary ...
spectator.com/article/rod-was-a-brilliant-friend/
Archbishop Mullally ends Africa tour with calls for healing from church’s role in slavery
apnews.com/article/church-of-england-anglican-communion-africa-archbishop-mullally-051772a26db383b737f7a2150d4b1826
Lord John Horam death: Former minister dies after falling on walk home from work, family says
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/lord-john-horam-death-minister-latest-b3021401.html
