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UK railway workers to strike in May after rejecting latest pay offer

Thousands of railway workers in Britain will go on strike on May 13 after the RMT trade union rejected the latest pay offer by train companies, an escalation in a long-running dispute that has caused disruptive strikes since last summer.

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Sunak says UK, Italy 'aligned' as he meets far-right Meloni

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has declared that Britain and Italy are “very aligned” in values as he welcomed far-right Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni

The Independent UK

Britain has airlifted around 900 from Sudan to Cyprus

Britain had evacuated around 900 of its citizens from Sudan through Cyprus as of early afternoon Thursday and urged those remaining in the conflict-riven country to grasp an opportunity to leave during the final hours of a cease fire.

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Gobsmacked Microsoft president says UK's regulator blocking the Activision deal is company's 'darkest day'

The decision is "bad for Britain" says Brad Smith, not at all ominously.

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Britain urging extension of Sudan ceasefire - PM Sunak's spokesperson

Britain's ambassador in Sudan is speaking to the warring parties in the country to urge them to extend a 72-hour ceasefire that is due to expire tonight, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Thursday.

Reuters

Palace email says queen knew Murdoch's UK group spied on her family

Queen Elizabeth knew that Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper arm had been spying on her family and their friends, and authorised her staff to "draw a line" under the issue, according to an email released on Thursday in a lawsuit by her grandson Prince Harry.

Reuters

Akshata Murty net worth | Evening Standard Tech Rich List

Akshata Murty was born into one of India’s most powerful industrial dynasties but is now best known as the wife of Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who she met at California’s Stanford University. Her father Narayana Murthy co-founded the Bangalore based IT services company Infosys and is sometimes hailed as…

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Richard Branson net worth | Evening Standard Tech Rich List

Sir Richard’s headteacher at Stowe public school told him he would either end up in prison or become a millionaire. And while he had a few brushes with the authorities - not least a highly suspect wheeze to avoid paying customs on record exports that earned him a night in…

Evening Standard

Now Ted Lasso takes aim at government’s plan to ‘stop the boats’

Star footballer in show becomes embroiled in spat with fictional home secretary over Britain’s immigration policy

The Independent UK

Britain leaving ECHR would be ‘catastrophic’, says development minister

Andrew Mitchell says departure, pushed by others in cabinet to allow for Rwana plan, is ‘incredibly unlikely’

The Guardian - UK

UK looks to overhaul gambling industry

LONDON: The UK government on Thursday announced a proposed overhaul of Britain’s £14-billion ($17 billion) gambling industry with a view to tackling addiction in the smartphone era.

Bangkok Post

Terminally-ill man wants to fly to Switzerland for assisted death - but can't afford to

Tim Wardle, 84, says Britain’s ban on assisted dying means the right to die is only available to those who can fork out more than £10,000

Daily Mirror

Four frequently asked questions about the British royal family

With less than two weeks to go before King Charles III's coronation on May 6, our international affairs editor and royal watcher Philip Turle answers four frequently asked questions about Britain's royal family. Could Prince William have become king on the death of Queen Elizabeth II? Is Prince Harry really…

France 24

OPINION - In the green race, China, the US and the EU are leaving Britain for dust

As if there was any doubt, Joe Biden has announced his re-election bid. And unless something spectacular happens — which it always can in America — Donald Trump will almost certainly be the Right’s nominee. Current polls suggest he will comprehensively lose once again to the once most underestimated name…

Evening Standard

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Former glamour model facing jail for smuggling £5m in luggage on Dubai flight

Former glamour model Jo Emma Larvin is facing jail time for smuggling £5m in luggage on Dubai flight. Three other people were also found guilty in connection to the biggest money laundering cases in Britain.

The Week

The racial disparities in British maternity deaths

Racial disparities in maternal death rates in Britain have been condemned as as “nothing short of a scandal”, after an MPs’ report warned that black women are nearly four times more likely to die in pregnancy and childbirth than white women.

The Independent UK

‘Incredibly unlikely’ UK would leave human rights convention, says minister

Andrew Mitchell warned strongly against leaving the ECHR amid the ongoing debate about small boats crossing the Channel.

Reuters

UK and Germany to work together on developing advanced tank ammunition

Britain and Germany will work together on the next phase of development for advanced armour-piercing tank ammunition, Britain's Ministry of Defence said, adding that they were also open to other countries joining the cooperation.

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The Independent UK

Suella Braverman appears to rule out safe and legal routes for refugees from Sudan

The Home Secretary said there were ‘no plans’ to consider allowing civilians in the war-torn country to seek asylum in Britain

The Independent UK

Furious Microsoft boss slams UK over takeover block: ‘EU is better for business’

Brad Smith claimed confidence in technology in the UK had been ‘severely shaken’ by the decision but No10 said his claims were ‘not borne out by the facts’

The Independent UK

Microsoft slams UK move blocking Activision takeover as ‘bad day for Britain’

The Competition and Markets Authority said it had prevented the deal over concerns in the cloud gaming sector.

The Guardian - UK

No 10 hits back at Microsoft after company says EU ‘more attractive’ post-Brexit after takeover blocked – as it happened

Live coverage of business, economics and financial markets as US tech company heavily criticises UK’s Competition and Markets Authority

Reuters

UK urges nationals in Sudan to move now as end of ceasefire nears

Britain may not be able to continue evacuating its nationals in Sudan when a ceasefire ends - something due to happen later on Thursday - and they should try to reach British flights out of the country immediately, foreign minister James Cleverly said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UK Urges Nationals in Sudan to Move Now as End of Ceasefire Nears

The Independent UK

King's coronation part of long evolution for Queen Camilla

Britain's queen consort, Camilla, has come a long way

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