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UK to send anti-aircraft missiles to help Ukraine defend its skies

The Amraam rockets are the first donated by Britain that are capable of shooting down cruise missiles.

The Independent UK

Queen Elizabeth's life features in a new comic book

The life of Queen Elizabeth, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, is celebrated in a new comic book by TidalWave Comics, covering her public and private life, big events, family scandals, and crises.

Reuters

'Blundering Liz Truss must U-turn on tax or risk turning Britain into basket case'

The Prime Minister is in a crisis entirely of her own making and deserves no sympathy - she must ditch her unfunded tax cuts for the wealthy and swallow her pride

Daily Mirror

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Plans to crown Queen Consort Camilla with 'stolen' 105-carat diamond could be canned

According to long established plans, Camilla was set to be crowned using regalia containing the Koh-i-Noor diamond - gifted to Britain after the heir to the Punjabi throne was forced to sign it away

Daily Mirror

Cliff edge looms for UK’s financial system

BoE’s move to end bond buying is a big gamble given the magnitude of the bind Britain is in

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine’s forgotten refugees: They fled Putin’s war too – but Britain won’t help because of their nationality

Refugees Welcome: Non-Ukrainian nationals who escaped the same invasion have been cut out of the schemes offering sanctuary. Now they find themselves alone with nowhere to turn, reports May Bulman

The Independent UK

A Tory U-turn on benefit cuts can’t reverse the colossal damage already done

A rise in line with inflation would be the bare minimum – Tory policies have been targeting Britain’s poorest people since 2010, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK

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Celebrations as West Lothian town picks up gold award in Britain in Bloom comp

Volunteers from Burgh Beautiful Linlithgow worked hard to prepare the town for the UK’s biggest gardening competition

Daily Record

Insulate Britain glue themselves to ground in PMQs-timed protest

Group’s London return comes as Met chief says climate action is not yet so disruptive that he must shut it down

The Guardian - UK

It's a good time to be an American in Britain, as the pound declines in value

LONDON — When Julian Asher moved from New York to London 16 years ago to work as a management consultant, his six-figure salary stopped going so far. The British pound, worth twice as much as the dollar, was at a historic high.

Los Angeles Times

Britain's 'most unwanted dog' spends over 1,000 days in kennels after three homes

Eight-year-old lurcher Jake is 'one of the sweetest dogs you could ever meet' but has spent more than 1,000 days at Dogs Trust Leeds waiting for a loving family to adopt him

Daily Mirror

EU, UK made progress on resumed N.Ireland talks - Ireland's Coveney

Britain and the European Union made some progress last week on their long running post-Brexit trade row over Northern Ireland after talks resumed for the first time in over seven months, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Wednesday.

Reuters

UK's Liz Truss dismisses calls for early election

Britain does not need an early national election, Prime Minister Liz Truss said on Wednesday, dismissing calls from opposition lawmakers for a new vote after her economic plans caused market chaos.

Reuters

Prior to Industrial Revolution, global living standards were very low, says economic historian Jared Rubin

Britain industrialised first, and several other nations in Western Europe and North America followed soon thereafter, says Jared Rubin

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The Independent UK

Liz Truss’ history of U-turns after first major reversals as prime minister

PM is no stranger to about-turns, both large and small

Asharq Al-Awsat

UK Spy Chief Warns China's Technology is 'Urgent Problem'

China's growing technological dominance "is an increasingly urgent problem" for Western countries, who must act to defend their values and influence, the director of Britain's GCHQ spy agency warned Tuesday. In a speech to the RUSI defense think-tank in London, Jeremy Fleming said "technology has become not just an area…

The Guardian - UK

‘They are stealing Russia’: Adam Curtis on how hyper-capitalism wrecked a nation – and why Liz Truss must take heed

In the 1990s, Russia embraced an extreme economics that led to chaos and corruption. Now, writes the maker of explosive new series TraumaZone, Liz Truss is taking Britain down the same toxic path

Daily Mirror

Sir Jim Ratcliffe lifts lid on Man Utd takeover bid after holding talks with Glazers

Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who is Britain’s richest man thanks to his ownership of chemicals company Ineos, has spoken openly about his conversations with Manchester United's owners, the Glazer family

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Coronation of Britain's King Charles to be held next May

Britain's King Charles III will be crowned at London's Westminster Abbey next May in a ceremony set to follow the traditional pageantry used for anointing monarchs over the last 1,000 years, Buckingham Palace announced on Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

UK to designate China a ‘threat’ in hawkish foreign policy shift

Redesignation will bring UK’s official position towards Beijing close to its stance on Russia

Daily Mirror

Kate Garraway and Carol Vorderman on 'tough' job picking nation's Pride Of Britain heroes

Carol Vorderman, Olympic gold medallist Nicola Adams and broadcaster Kate Garraway were just some of the famous faces helping to choose the nation’s unsung heroes

Benzinga

'Very Dangerous': Top Spy Chief Addresses Russian Nuclear Threats, China Domination In Rare Speech

Britain's top cyber spy issued stark warnings about both Russia and China at a London security conference Tuesday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Malala Visits Pakistan on 10th Anniversary of Taliban Shooting

Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai on Tuesday returned to her native Pakistan to meet flood victims, 10 years after a Taliban assassination attempt against her. Her visit -- only the second since she was flown to Britain for life-saving treatment -- comes as thousands of people protested in her home…

Evening Standard

Bank of England intervenes again, warning of “material risk to UK financial stability”

Duncan Weldon’s excellent book, Two Hundred Years of Muddling Through, an economic history of Britain from the Industrial Revolution up to the pandemic, almost had a different title: “I wouldn’t start from here”, based on the old joke about the tourist asking for directions.

Reuters

Damien Hirst burns artworks after collectors pick their NFTs instead

Britain's Damien Hirst started burning hundreds of his artworks on Tuesday after collectors chose to keep their non-fungible tokens (NFTs), blockchain-based assets representing their digital images, instead.

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