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‘Starmer in peril’: what the papers say about Mandelson vetting row
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‘Starmer in peril’: what the papers say about Mandelson vetting row

Speculation over the prime minister’s future dominates UK front pages after the Guardian revealed Peter Mandelson failed his security vettingOn Thursday, the Guardian revealed that Peter Mandelson fai...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Woman stranded in Dusseldorf after return UK flight blocked over Home Office admin error
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Woman stranded in Dusseldorf after return UK flight blocked over Home Office admin error

Liza Tobay, who lives in UK, was told her settled status had been ‘red flagged’ after trying to make a connecting flight from Munich to EdinburghA German woman has been separated from her two-year-old...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Liz Kendall urges UK public to embrace AI as government makes first £500m fund investment
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Liz Kendall urges UK public to embrace AI as government makes first £500m fund investment

Technology secretary plays down fears over jobs and cyber security as stake taken in British startupThe UK technology secretary has urged the country to “make AI work for Britain”, brushing off fears...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Rachel Reeves warns other budgets may be cut to lift defence spending
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Rachel Reeves warns other budgets may be cut to lift defence spending

Chancellor says she is ‘working through a range of options’ to boost the armed forces but does not want to put up taxesRachel Reeves has warned “difficult choices” are required to increase defence spe...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Badenoch calls Farage an ‘opportunist’ after he urges Scottish nationalists to back Reform
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Badenoch calls Farage an ‘opportunist’ after he urges Scottish nationalists to back Reform

Tory leader criticises Farage for saying that holding another independence vote ‘probably quite reasonable’Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the Conservative party, has accused Nigel Farage of being an opp...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Labour and Lib Dem MPs demand ‘shameful’ Palantir NHS contract be scrapped
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Labour and Lib Dem MPs demand ‘shameful’ Palantir NHS contract be scrapped

Spy-tech company and founder Peter Thiel should ‘have their hands ripped off our NHS’, say MPs MPs have queued up to demand the government scraps its £330m NHS contract with the spy-tech company Palan...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
No 10 claims Starmer did not know Mandelson failed security vetting until this week – as it happened
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No 10 claims Starmer did not know Mandelson failed security vetting until this week – as it happened

The prime minister was not aware that the former US ambassador had failed the vetting process, according to Downing StreetSwinney says this is a manifesto for the whole of Scotland.He confirms that th...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Orbán’s defeat threatens to halt Hungarian support of populist right
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Orbán’s defeat threatens to halt Hungarian support of populist right

Individuals such as Matt Goodwin and Lord Frost benefited from largesse of self-styled ‘illiberal democracy’UK politics live – latest updatesThe last 16 years of Viktor Orbán’s rule have been kind to...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Five key questions: who overruled decision to deny Mandelson security clearance?
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Five key questions: who overruled decision to deny Mandelson security clearance?

Ministers and civil servants face scrutiny after revelation Foreign Office overruled vetting procedure for US ambassador appointmentRevealed: Mandelson failed vetting but Foreign Office overruled deci...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Sharp fall in number of children entering reception classes in London
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Sharp fall in number of children entering reception classes in London

Capital’s schools hardest hit in England and Wales by rising housing costs and falling birthrate, with further falls predicted in coming yearsSchools in London continue to be hardest hit by housing co...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Officials debate withholding Mandelson vetting documents from parliament
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Officials debate withholding Mandelson vetting documents from parliament

Exclusive: Opinions split on ‘unprecedented’ release of files, despite demand for ‘all papers’ related to ex-US ambassador’s appointmentRevealed: Mandelson failed vetting but Foreign Office overruled...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Revealed: Mandelson failed vetting but Foreign Office overruled decision
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Revealed: Mandelson failed vetting but Foreign Office overruled decision

Guardian investigation uncovers decision by UK security officials to deny clearance before Mandelson took up role as US ambassadorTop civil servant Olly Robbins forced out over vetting row Officials d...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
What are the UK government’s plans to regulate social media for under-16s?
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What are the UK government’s plans to regulate social media for under-16s?

As Keir Starmer tells tech bosses to make their sites safer, ministers are weighing up what they can doStarmer tells social media firms: ‘Things can’t go on like this’Keir Starmer has told social medi...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
SNP pledges to cap bread and milk prices if it wins Scotland’s parliamentary elections
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SNP pledges to cap bread and milk prices if it wins Scotland’s parliamentary elections

John Swinney unveils his party’s manifesto, saying cost of living is the ‘defining issue’ for voters on 7 MayThe SNP will cap supermarket prices for essential goods such as bread and milk if it retain...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Trust in vaccines needs rebuilding despite ‘extraordinary feat’ of Covid jabs, inquiry finds
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Trust in vaccines needs rebuilding despite ‘extraordinary feat’ of Covid jabs, inquiry finds

Heather Hallett hails scheme but urges ministers and health services to promote better vaccine awarenessUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK’s Covid vaccination programme was “an extraordinary feat...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
News of BBC jobs cuts ‘real concern‘, says UK’s culture secretary
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News of BBC jobs cuts ‘real concern‘, says UK’s culture secretary

Lisa Nandy says staff have been strongly affected as some express frustration that high-paid presenters and executives likely to be safeThe BBC’s sudden announcement of 2,000 job cuts has had a “very...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Starmer tells social media firms: ‘Things can’t go on like this’
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Starmer tells social media firms: ‘Things can’t go on like this’

PM demands real world changes in Downing Street meeting with senior figures from Meta, TikTok, Google and XKeir Starmer has told social media bosses “things can’t go on like this” in a meeting about i...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Anna’s Archive to pay $322million after losing court case for scraping “nearly all of the world’s commercial sound recordings” from Spotify
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Anna’s Archive to pay $322million after losing court case for scraping “nearly all of the world’s commercial sound recordings” from Spotify

Warner, Sony and Universal will supposedly receive over $7million in damages, while Spotify is set to receive $300million The post Anna’s Archive to pay $322million after losing court case for scrapi...

NME Music News5 months ago
Former ‘Halo’ composer gets Donald Trump support in US Congress race
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Former ‘Halo’ composer gets Donald Trump support in US Congress race

Marty O’Donnell has claimed politics will be "a walk in the park compared to making ‘Halo 2’” The post Former ‘Halo’ composer gets Donald Trump support in US Congress race appeared first on NME.

NME Music News5 months ago
Ticketmaster-owner Live Nation has operated as a monopoly, jury finds as senators demand scrutiny of “suspicious” settlement
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Ticketmaster-owner Live Nation has operated as a monopoly, jury finds as senators demand scrutiny of “suspicious” settlement

The jury found that Ticketmaster had overcharged customers by $1.72 (£1.27) on every ticket The post Ticketmaster-owner Live Nation has operated as a monopoly, jury finds as senators demand scrutiny...

NME Music News5 months ago