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Climate Protestors Sentenced to Jail for Blocking Major Roadway in Britain

Organizers of the highway obstruction will spend years in jail for their anything-but-peaceful protest.

Reason

Just Stop Oil’s harsh sentences are the logical outcome of Britain’s authoritarian turn against protest

Lengthy prison sentences have been imposed on five Just Stop Oil activists for coordinating direct action on the M25, the main ring road around London. For a non-violent protest, there is no equivalent in modern times.

The Conversation

UK hosts Macron-inspired summit aimed at 'resetting' European relations

New UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosted dozens of European leaders on Thursday as he gets to work repairing relationships strained by the Conservative Party's tumultuous Brexit years.

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No more ‘basket-case Britain’: Europe welcomes Starmer reset in UK-EU ties

PM’s promise to draw line under years of fractious relations greeted with plaudits and relief by European media

The Guardian - UK

UK will not help Ukraine hit targets in Russia, defence secretary says

John Healey says any use of British weapons in Russia for defence reasons must be carried out by Ukrainians

The Guardian - UK

Welcome to 2024’s saddest race – who gets to be Britain’s ‘Trump whisperer’?

Every luminary from Boris Johnson to the MP for Clacton has been lining up for a chance to enter the former president’s backchannel, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Volodymyr Zelensky plea for Britain to 'lead' on letting Ukraine fire West-supplied missiles deep into Russia

In an historic address to the Cabinet, Ukraine’s president called for restrictions on the use of long-range weapons to be eased

Evening Standard

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Dina Asher-Smith backed in Olympics medal mix by Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill

Londoner has been Britain’s leading light in recent years

Evening Standard

Ukrainian leader to address Britain's government to appeal for support

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to address the new British government in person, a rare move for a foreign leader

The Independent UK

Gloomy economic data deals fresh blow to new Chancellor Rachel Reeves

The scale of the challenge facing Britain’s new Chancellor Rachel Reeves was laid bare today after a flurry of fresh data betrayed an economy stuck in reverse gear and a Treasury saddled with ballooning deficits.

Evening Standard

Donald Trump warned by Britain it's in America’s interest that Vladimir Putin does not win Ukraine war

Defence Secretary John Healey laid out the argument ahead of Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky addressing the Cabinet in No10

Evening Standard

Tough on elites, tough on the causes of elites: that’s how Starmer can defeat the allure of populism

As the west zigzags between centrists and populists, it will take a fiercer response from Labour to halt a creep to the right, says Guardian columnist Andy Becket

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the European Political Community summit: at last, Britain is back in the diplomatic room

Editorial: Keir Starmer has seized the opportunity of the meeting at Blenheim Palace to announce a much-needed reset in relations

The Guardian - UK

The Covid inquiry report makes it clear: Britain was completely and fatally unprepared

The UK must never succumb to such shocking complacency again. Planning for the next pandemic must start now, says global public health expert Devi Sridhar

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Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Keir Starmer has the chance to reset relations with Europe

A Nato summit in Washington in week one, a meeting of the European Political Community (EPC) on home soil in week two — Sir Keir Starmer is enjoying a fast start on the international stage.

France 24

UK's Starmer and Macron hail bilateral ‘reset’, reaffirm support for Ukraine

Britain's new Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday hailed an opportunity to strengthern relations between the UK and France on key issues such as defence, security and cross-Channel migration. Meeting at a summit for the European Political Community at Blenheim Palace near Oxford in the…

The Independent UK

Starmer puts UK front and centre of Europe at summit to re-establish ‘closer relationship’

PM at centre of leaders’ group photo underscores new mood of cooperation between Britain and Europe

International Business Times

UK Hosts Summit Eyeing Chance For European 'Reset'

New UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts dozens of European leaders on Thursday as he gets to work repairing relationships strained by the Conservatives' tumultuous Brexit years.

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The Conversation

Is Britain on track for a zero-carbon power sector in six years?

Labour won the 2024 general election with a promise to make the UK “a clean energy superpower”. Part of that vision is the creation of Great British Energy, a public company that will strive to achieve zero-carbon electricity production by 2030 (just over one parliamentary term away).

The Conversation

Green belt land just isn’t that green anymore

The new UK government’s plans to “get Britain building” include the reintroduction of targets to build 1.5 million new houses, which is likely to encroach on some of the country’s protected countryside spaces or “green belt”. Further pressure comes from plans to build more energy infrastructure such as pylons and…

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Britain's Labour Government Unveils Sweeping Agenda In King's Speech

Explore Britain's new Labour government's ambitious agenda for national renewal and trust restoration, as outlined in the King's Speech under PM Keir Starm...

The Independent UK

Starmer delivers ‘change’ with focus on Generation Rent in King’s speech

Sir Keir Starmer has laid the groundwork for a generational shift in British political priorities

The Guardian - UK

Fear of persistent inflation? Bank of England should shake it off

Some economists believe the UK leg of Taylor Swift’s Eras tour led to higher prices in June – but the full picture is more complicated

The Guardian - UK

How Great Britain claimed Olympic cricket glory in Paris 124 years ago

Classically English game has featured at the Olympics once, and British team will defend their title at Los Angeles 2028

France 24

Charles III unveils new Labour govt plan to turbocharge economy in King’s Speech

Britain's King Charles outlined Prime Minister Keir Starmer's plans for the coming year onWednesday, promising a government of service focused on growing the economy and tackling issues from an acute housing shortage to a cost of living crisis. Starmer's Labour party won an overwhelming victory in the July 4 general…

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