#theguardian.com. × #Jan.31.2025 × Starmer urges Mauritius to ensure deal that protects Chagos Islands from ‘malign influence’. The prime minister has stressed he wants ‘strong protections’ for the UK-US military base on the island chain
#Politics #Mauritius #United Kingdom × #Africa #Iceland #Afro-Eurasia #USA #Europe #North America
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.31.2025 × Woman freed by Hamas told Starmer she was held in Unrwa premises, her mother says. British-Israeli Emily Damari was taken hostage on 7 October 2023 and says Hamas denied her medical treatment after shooting her twice
#Health #Politics #United Kingdom × #Palestine #Europe #Asia #Israel
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.31.2025 × Just Stop Oil protester, 78, released to home detention after fitting tag found. Gaie Delap had prison term extended because contractors could not find wrist strap of right size
#United Kingdom × #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.31.2025 × ‘Perfect rat storm’: urban rodent numbers soar as the climate heats, study finds. Sharp rise in population in 11 of 16 cities expected to continue as rising temperatures make it easier for the animals to breed, say researchers
#Weather #United Kingdom × #USA #Europe #North America
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.31.2025 × Ofsted overhaul for English schools to be put out for public consultation. Five-step rating from ‘exemplary’ to ‘causing concern’ set to replace single-word judgments
#Education #United Kingdom × #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.31.2025 × Bristol memorial service pays tribute to civil rights activist Paul Stephenson. Paul Boateng and Sir Trevor Phillips among those present to remember man who played pivotal role in 1963 bus boycott
#United Kingdom × #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.31.2025 × ‘We’d go absolutely nuts’: PM warned of Labour fight if he backs huge oilfield. Exclusive: MPs and ministers say they would oppose Starmer if he tries to approve Rosebank development
#Politics #United Kingdom × #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.31.2025 × WH Smith sale could turn high street into ‘book desert’, authors say. The retailer is in talks to sell its 500 high street stores, which could be a ‘nail in the coffin for British writers’
#United Kingdom × #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.31.2025 × Ex-Barclays CEO gears up for explosive trial over City regulator’s allegations on Jeffrey Epstein ties. Court papers seen by the Guardian mean Jes Staley’s appeal against FCA ruling will demand answers on links to sex offender
#Business #United Kingdom × #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.31.2025 × Britain’s favourite fish at risk of wipeout within decades, predicts report. Brown trout unlikely to survive in most rivers at height of summer by 2080, says Environment Agency
#United Kingdom × #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.31.2025 × AstraZeneca axes £450m vaccine plant in Liverpool, blaming state funding cut. Days after Rachel Reeves highlighted life sciences as UK strength, firm decides against site expansion
#United Kingdom × #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.31.2025 × York Minster congregation outraged over ‘deeply inappropriate’ concert. Gig at cathedral by metal band Plague of Angels would be ‘outright insult’ to their faith, say parishioners
#Religious #Showbiz #United Kingdom × #Europe #music
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.31.2025 × ‘We’ve got rats as big as your feet’: Birmingham residents despair as rubbish piles up. Since the council declared itself bankrupt, and bin workers went on strike, the city’s streets have become clogged with bin bags and fly-tipping
#Health #United Kingdom × #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.31.2025 × Philp says Britons need better ‘work ethic’ and claims mini-budget might have worked if Truss had listened to him – politics live. Shadow home secretary says Britons need to ‘up their game’ if country is to compete with China, India and South Korea
#Politics #United Kingdom × #China #Europe #Asia #India #South Korea
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.31.2025 × Kim Jones steps down from Christian Dior menswear after seven years. British designer’s departure prompts speculation he could soon head up Burberry
#Christian #Fashion #Religious #United Kingdom × #Burberry #Europe #Christian Dior
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.31.2025 × Pressure grows on Met over ‘heavy-handed’ policing of pro-Gaza protest. Trade unions write to home secretary to complain about officers’ behaviour and tactics in London on 18 January
#United Kingdom × #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.31.2025 × Elizabeth Debicki will return to the stage in London this summer. The Crown actor and Kate Fleetwood will join Ewan McGregor in Lila Raicek’s My Master Builder, inspired by Ibsen
#Showbiz #United Kingdom × #actress #actor #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.31.2025 × ‘Groundbreaking’ potential cure for sickle cell in England approved for NHS use. Clinical trials find one-time gene therapy exa-cel offers ‘functional cure’ in 96.6% of patients
#Health #United Kingdom × #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.30.2025 × NHS England told to scrap improvement pledges and prioritise cutting waiting times. Plans shelved include earlier cancer diagnosis, boosting women’s health and expanding access to dental care
#Health #United Kingdom × #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.30.2025 × Marianne Faithfull, singular icon of British pop, dies aged 78. Singer and actor overcame drug addiction and homelessness to collaborate with everyone from the Rolling Stones and Metallica to Jean-Luc Godard
#Showbiz #film actor #United Kingdom × #actress #actor #Europe #music
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.30.2025 × Couple jailed over ‘sexual and sadistic’ murder of Sarah Mayhew in London. Steve Samson given whole-life order and Gemma Watts at least 30 years after killing and dismembering 38-year-old
#United Kingdom × #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.30.2025 × Alleged Russian spy says she believed she was working for Interpol. Vanya Gaberova tells Old Bailey a man showed fake ID and told her untrained people were better at surveillance
#United Kingdom × #Russia #Europe #Interpol
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.30.2025 × Bishop of Liverpool quits amid sexual misconduct allegations. Bishop of Warrington says she made allegation of sexual harassment against John Perumbalath in March 2023
#Religious #United Kingdom × #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.30.2025 × Channel 4 boss calls for TV industry to unite against profit-seeking ‘tech titans’. Alex Mahon accuses firms such as TikTok, Meta and YouTube of ‘wanton abandonment of the pursuit of truth’
#Tech #United Kingdom × #Europe
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