Category: UK
Cheshire MP ‘will cooperate’ with police after reports of alleged assault
The MP Mike Amesbury said he will “cooperate with any inquiries” police have as officers investigate reports of an alleged assault involving the Labour backbencher [more…]
‘An existential threat’: anger over UK government plans to allow AI firms to scrape content
Ministers are facing a major backlash over plans that would allow artificial intelligence companies to scrape content from publishers and artists, amid claims that the [more…]
Jamie Oliver asks cheese lovers to help catch thieves behind £300,000 cheddar scam
The celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has encouraged cheese lovers to help police catch scammers who defrauded a London dairy out of more than £300,000 worth [more…]
‘No one will save you’: tourists warned as volcanic site reopens in Iceland after six eruptions in a year
Why do people want to see Grindavík? Gunnar Schram, the police chief for Suðurnes, the region of Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula that has erupted six times [more…]
UK scientists fear £1bn funding cut for new research
Scientists are braced for the prospect of major cuts in research funding in the budget this week. Some senior figures say they worry that as [more…]
Starmer confronts slavery reparations and says future should not be ‘in shadow of past’ in Commonwealth address – UK politics live
reparations are not on the table for the Commonwealth summit, even as leaders from Caribbean and African member states have called for discussions on the [more…]
Struggling Thames Water pushes for £3bn lifeline, with cash due to run out in December
Thames Water is racing to secure a £3bn lifeline as the struggling water company battles for financial survival. The fresh funds are meant to act [more…]
Keir Starmer hints at tax rises on people with income from assets
Keir Starmer has hinted at tax rises for those who earn their income from shares and property, saying that they did not fit his definition [more…]
AstraZeneca ‘said it could cut UK jobs’ if biodiversity drug levy is introduced
AstraZeneca has said it may cut jobs at its UK operation if the government enforces a global push to make companies share profits derived from [more…]
Private healthcare boom fuelled by NHS waiting lists
The value of the UK’s private healthcare market rose to a record £12.4bn last year as long NHS waiting lists fuelled demand from individuals and [more…]
