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OPINION - The Standard View: James Cleverly’s visit only highlights Britain’s China confusion

Britain’s China policy tells a tale of confusion. Long gone are the chummy images of David Cameron and Xi Jinping sampling local ales in Buckinghamshire. Yet the Government does not seem quite as keen as the United States to turbocharge “decoupling” or “derisking” from Beijing. Instead, it is pursuing a…

Evening Standard

Britain delays post-Brexit border checks on EU goods until 2024

Britain has delayed imposing full post-Brexit import controls on goods from the European Union by a further three months – pushing the start date back to January 2024.

Radio France Internationale

Here’s what’s missing from the history of rural Britain: the hidden stories of women who shaped it

Forestry wives, farmers’ wives, coalminers’ wives: they were the backbone of communities, says author Rebecca Smith

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The Gardener of Lashkar Gah by Larisa Brown review – Afghanistan abandoned

A deeply moving book that lays bare the human cost of the 2021 western withdrawal

The Guardian - UK

Britain's top diplomat visits China for the first time in 5 years, hoping to stabilize ties

Britain’s top diplomat, James Cleverly, has begun a long-awaited visit to China as the two countries attempt to stabilize ties that have frayed in recent years

The Independent UK

Dizzee Rascal's Boy In Da Corner turns 20 – here's how it ushered in the era of grime

From before their election in 1997, New Labour politicians spun an image of Britain that held the promise of prosperity for all. Then we entered a new millennium. For the black community – especially its boys and men – it became clear the promise was as empty as Tony Blair’s…

The Conversation

New charges for Canadian accused of selling drugs to people at risk of suicide

Police say Kenneth Law, 57, linked to 88 deaths in Britain, may have shipped as many as 1,200 packages to 40 countries

The Guardian - US

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Canals are vital to our way of life. We cannot neglect them

Letters: The government must recognise the value of waterways to Britain’s economy, ecology and wellbeing, says Les Etheridge. Plus letters from Nicholas Falk, Marilyn Biles and Mike Annan

The Guardian - UK

Will the British Museum give back the Elgin Marbles? History explained

Greece argues that the scupltures were obtained illegally, while the UK says they were not

Evening Standard

The company operating Britain’s massive railway network is withholding bonuses from as many as 20,000 workers because they went on strike

The U.K.’s biggest rail strike in decades brought trains across the country to a halt.

Fortune

Cleverly China visit: can UK pull off tricky diplomatic balancing act?

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly visits China on Wednesday hoping to tread a fine diplomatic line between calling out Beijing over human rights abuses and posturing over Taiwan and seeking greater cooperation on economic ties and climate change.

The Week

Team GB must maintain positive Budapest vibes into Paris Olympics

As the dust settled here on Britain equalling its best-ever medal haul of 10 at a World Championships, UK Athletics technical director Stephen Maguire spoke of a need for athletes to step up to another level at the Paris Olympics in a year's time.

Evening Standard

Britain's foreign secretary will visit China in an attempt to shore up ties

Britain’s top diplomat James Cleverly is set to visit China on Wednesday in the first trip by a U.K. foreign secretary to the country in more than five years

The Independent UK

A Very British Space Launch review – as flimsy as Richard Branson’s rockets

There’s lots of fascinating detail in this documentary about Virgin Orbit’s attempt to get Britain into the space race. But like the flight itself, it falls short

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US Open 2023: Britain’s Lily Miyazaki reflects on ‘huge’ financial boost after first ever Grand Slam win

The 27-year-old got British hopes off to a perfect start at Flushing Meadows as she set up a clash with Belinda Bencic

The Independent UK

Britain’s Lily Miyazaki calls US Open debut ‘surreal’ after first-round victory

Britain’s sole representative on day one, Miyazaki, beat Russian Margarita Betova 6-3 6-3.

The Guardian - UK

Team GB has ‘feelgood factor’ back but Paris will be step up, says athletics chief

Britain has rediscovered the feelgood factor but the Paris Olympics will be ‘another level’, UK Athletics’ technical director has warned

The Independent UK

British qualifier Lily Miyazaki wins her first grand slam match on US Open debut

There were echoes of Emma Raducanu after the 27-year-old qualifier, Britain’s sole representative on day one, beat Russian Margarita Betova 6-3 6-3.

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The Guardian - UK

Abandoning a wealth tax is a ruinous Labour strategy. It’s ‘Blairism without the cash’

The tough choice is not to court big business, but to invest in rebuilding our shattered society, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Independent UK

UK air traffic control says it has fixed a technical problem that sparked delays and cancellations

Britain’s air traffic control system says it has fixed a “technical issue” that caused heavy delays and cancellations

The Guardian - UK

Hate London and all it stands for? You’re not alone – but you’re in terrible company

First it was culture warriors moaning about cappuccinos; now it’s a top Tory knocking Notting Hill carnival. For the sake of the whole of Britain, can we please change the subject?

The Guardian - UK

Lack of defibrillators in Britain putting lives at risk, say researchers

Study finds average walking time to retrieve public access defibrillator from centre of any given postcode is 19 minutes

The Independent UK

Controversial Legacy Bill risks Northern Ireland peace agreement, say US senators

Senior Democrats make clear their concerns over the proposed legislation that would end Troubles-era cases and inquests – saying peace and justice in Northern Ireland is crucial to the UK-US ‘Special Relationship’

The Independent UK

Great Britain primed for Paris Olympics after best World Athletics Championships for 30 years

British athletes took 10 medals away from Budapest in a promising performance ahead of Paris 2024

The Independent UK

World Athletics Championships 2023 talking points as Britain match previous best

Great Britain ended the World Championships in Budapest with a joint-high of 10 medals

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