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• NHS week

  05-02-2017 22:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The NHS is in the middle of its toughest winter for many years. So how are the four UK nations performing?
  
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• UK to delay difficult decisions on AI copyright rules

  06-03-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Government goes back to drawing board after its proposals triggered backlash from creative industries
  
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• Iran crisis shines spotlight on ‘threadbare’ Royal Navy

  05-03-2026 20:19 via ft.com
  Delay in deploying HMS Dragon to Cyprus has triggered criticism of UK’s defence capability
  
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• The transatlantic tussle over UK drug pricing

  05-03-2026 18:01 via ft.com
  Plus, the gap between Rachel Reeves’ rhetoric and her spending plans
  
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• Starmer calls for de-escalation and defends his leadership over Iran attacks

  05-03-2026 17:34 via ft.com
  PM says conflict will ultimately have to involve negotiation and outlines efforts to bring home stranded UK nationals
  
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• UK police search journalist’s home in China spy probe

  05-03-2026 17:16 via ft.com
  Police take away phone and laptop during raid
  
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• BBC offers to open up iPlayer to rivals alongside reform of licence fee

  05-03-2026 13:03 via ft.com
  Consultation response comes as national broadcaster seeks to secure greater institutional independence in next royal charter
  
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• Defence secretary flies to Cyprus after criticism of UK response to attacks

  05-03-2026 12:35 via ft.com
  John Healey visits island for talks to offer reassurance that Britain will ensure its security
  
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• Defence minister in Cyprus after criticism of UK's drone strike response

  05-03-2026 11:22 via bbc.com
  The Cypriot government has criticised how the UK has handled information sharing after drone attacks.
  
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• Nissan warns of Sunderland closure if UK excluded from ‘Made in Europe’ rules

  05-03-2026 11:18 via ft.com
  EU proposals presented on Wednesday require vehicles for corporate fleets and small EVs to be assembled within the bloc
  
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• Asylum seekers who break law to have support removed

  05-03-2026 11:00 via bbc.com
  The home secretary will say in a speech the move is required to restore "trust" to the asylum system.
  
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• China spy case exposes new electoral hazards of foreign policy

  05-03-2026 10:30 via ft.com
  Allegations against former Labour advisers shake a government compelled to engage with world’s second-largest economy
  
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• UK regulator studies £8bn private dentistry market over price concerns

  05-03-2026 09:35 via ft.com
  NHS waiting lists for appointments have reached record highs in recent years
  
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• Reform UK received second big donation from Thailand-based crypto investor

  05-03-2026 08:44 via ft.com
  Christopher Harborne gave the party £3mn in November, on top of £9mn donated in August
  
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• Reform gains second big donation from Thailand-based crypto investor

  05-03-2026 08:44 via ft.com
  Populist party received £3mn from Christopher Harborne in November last year, on top of £9mn in August
  
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• NHS official pushed to add patient data to Palantir platform while also advising company

  05-03-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Matthew Swindells has been joint chair of four major hospital trusts in north west London since April 2022
  
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• BBC to urge ministers to end political board appointments

  05-03-2026 01:01 via ft.com
  Consultation response comes as national broadcaster seeks to secure greater institutional independence in next royal charter
  
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• UK to further curtail rights of asylum seekers

  04-03-2026 23:30 via ft.com
  Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will tighten rules on access to accommodation and financial support
  
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• China spying arrests raise awkward questions about Labour Party links

  04-03-2026 20:53 via ft.com
  Sir Keir Starmer’s government is trying to deepen economic ties with Beijing
  
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• Stock markets and oil prices still volatile over fears Iran war may drag on

  04-03-2026 20:00 via bbc.com
  Experts have warned that if oil and gas prices remains elevated it could make goods and services more expensive.
  
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• Is the UK-US 'special relationship' in trouble?

  04-03-2026 19:48 via bbc.com
  The UK is still working closely with the US, the government insists, after President Trump said the relationship was "obviously not what it was”.
  
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• MP not seen anything to suspect husband has 'broken any law', after China spy arrests

  04-03-2026 19:39 via bbc.com
  The Met Police suspect three men of assisting Chinese intelligence services in the UK.
  
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• Starmer defends Iran response as Badenoch calls for more action

  04-03-2026 18:46 via bbc.com
  It comes after Trump criticised the PM for refusing to allow the use of UK bases in the initial US-Israel strikes.
  
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• Labour MP’s partner among 3 arrested in UK on suspicion of spying for China

  04-03-2026 16:04 via ft.com
  London’s Metropolitan Police said officers had searched addresses in London, Wales and East Kilbride
  
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• Special relationship is not ‘hanging on to Trump’s words’, says Starmer – UK politics live

  04-03-2026 14:51 via theguardian.com
  PM says the US use of British bases and UK jets shooting down drones shows the links between the two nationsStarmer begins PMQs by telling the Commons that his thoughts are with Sarah Everard “on this very painful anniversary” of her death.He says the government is working hard to prevent boys and men from becoming abusers. Continue reading...
  
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• 60% of Welsh voters unaware of how new system will work in May elections

  04-03-2026 14:33 via theguardian.com
  Voters remain unsure about which policy decisions sit with Cardiff Bay and which with WestminsterUK politics live – latest updatesAlmost 60% of Welsh voters are unaware of how the new system will work in May’s Senedd elections and there is confusion over devolution powers, a report has found.Polling research released on Wednesday by Cardiff University and YouGov suggested that 26 years since devolution began, many voters remain unsure about which policy decisions sit with Cardiff Bay
  
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• UK in poor position to help households if energy costs surge, says OBR economist

  04-03-2026 13:53 via ft.com
  David Miles warns that jump in oil and gas prices comes at difficult time for government given the level of public debt
  
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• Unemployment now higher in UK than in Italy

  04-03-2026 13:31 via ft.com
  Latest data adds to concern that Britain is losing the labour market flexibility that has underpinned economic growth
  
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• Ex-Labour mayor and councillor join Reform UK

  04-03-2026 12:54 via bbc.com
  Former Newham councillors Sir Robin Wales and Clive Furness say Labour has failed London.
  
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• Mahmood to stop study visas from four countries due to 'abuse'

  04-03-2026 12:33 via bbc.com
  The government will end study visas from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan, due to what she says is abuse.
  
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