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• Universities told to report foreign interference on campus to MI5

  09-02-2026 01:03 via bbc.com
  Ministers say UK universities have become a "prime target for foreign states and hostile actors".
  
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• Why more young workers are leaving the UK behind

  22-08-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  The gap between Britons leaving and returning has grown every year since 2022 — but claims of a ‘brain drain’ overstate the problem
  
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• Burnham must reveal his hand on immigration

  22-08-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Labour MPs dislike tough proposals to limit rights to settle and collect welfare but voters’ trust has run out
  
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• Burnham economic adviser O'Neill rules out government job

  22-08-2026 04:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lord O'Neill, former chief economist at Goldman Sachs, was tipped to become Andy Burnham's chief economic adviser.
  
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• 'Quiet, quiet, quiet!' - What triggers Trump to shut down reporters?

  22-08-2026 04:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As the US president insults a journalist again, the BBC looks at the questions he does not like to answer.
  
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• Ofcom investigating Sky News over Farage harassment claims

  21-08-2026 20:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Reform UK leader has accused Sky News of sending reporters to a house where his adult daughter lives.
  
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• Burnham hit by fiscal challenges as O’Neill declines government role

  21-08-2026 19:38 via ft.com
  £1.8bn deficit in July confounds economists’ expectations of a balanced budget as prime minister completes first month in office
  
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• Jim O’Neill declines job in Andy Burnham’s government

  21-08-2026 18:05 via ft.com
  Former Goldman Sachs chief economist was adviser to Labour leader before he became prime minister
  
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• Solar farm approved despite public objection

  21-08-2026 17:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The project has been approved by the government despite opposition from local people and their MP.
  
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• Burnham to send high-performing civil servants to mayoral offices

  21-08-2026 16:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The prime minister said the scheme would help communities "unleash and unlock their potential".
  
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• Burnham: To drill or not to drill?

  21-08-2026 15:19 via ft.com
  A North Sea decision looms. Plus, what Burnham can learn from Starmer’s mistakes
  
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• PM challenged to song battle by health campaigner

  21-08-2026 14:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ashleigh Harley is being joined for her performance by 1960s star Brian Hyland.
  
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• Burnham’s summer tour turns into a cut-price honeymoon

  21-08-2026 13:52 via ft.com
  UK prime minister has managed to win over many voters despite offering only pledges that come with a low cost
  
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• Burnham’s honeymoon continues despite lack of ‘earth-shattering’ policies

  21-08-2026 13:52 via ft.com
  UK prime minister has managed to win over many voters despite offering only pledges that come with a low cost
  
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• UK borrows more than expected in July as Healey prepares for first Budget

  21-08-2026 11:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chancellor John Healey said the government is 'committed to meeting our fiscal rules'
  
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• Starmer donates biography of himself to Downing Street library

  21-08-2026 11:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former PM and seven of his ministers have added to the collection, which began in 1931.
  
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• Wildfire-hit residents remove Greenpeace mural of Burnham from scorched mountain

  21-08-2026 11:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After wildfires the group painted an image bearing the words "Our house is on fire, Andy".
  
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• The Liberal Democrats’ problem is not unique

  21-08-2026 10:30 via ft.com
  Western liberal parties are struggling to win ‘market cosmopolitan’ voters despite sharing their values
  
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• French becoming more effective in stopping small boat crossings, UK says

  21-08-2026 10:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Home Office credits France with intercepting hundreds of potential crossings this summer using new tactics.
  
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• UK posts unexpected budget deficit of £1.8bn in July

  21-08-2026 10:09 via ft.com
  Latest borrowing data underscores challenge facing chancellor John Healey ahead of his first Budget
  
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• London boroughs challenge PM on council tax hikes

  21-08-2026 09:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It follows reforms meaning more money is directed to deprived areas while wealthy areas get less.
  
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• Council with no leader faces government takeover

  21-08-2026 09:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Greater Manchester authority has been in no overall control since the local elections in May.
  
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• NI saw largest rise in disposable income of any UK region

  21-08-2026 07:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The figures estimate the amount of money that people have for spending or saving after they have paid taxes and received benefits.
  
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• The town whose council wants migrants to move in

  21-08-2026 07:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Greenock wants to attract immigrants to settle in the town and reverse its declining population.
  
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• Healey warned to limit Budget borrowing amid bond sell-off

  21-08-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  New chancellor plans to stay ‘well within’ Labour’s fiscal rules, say allies
  
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• Burnham should beware the perils of cost of living policy

  21-08-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Like Starmer and Sunak before him, he risks focusing too much on things beyond his control
  
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• Tory peer’s free speech group urged Vance to lobby UK government

  20-08-2026 20:59 via ft.com
  Free Speech Union called on vice-president to focus on censorship at time of Starmer visit to US last year
  
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• Tory peer’s free speech group urged JD Vance to lobby UK government

  20-08-2026 20:59 via ft.com
  Free Speech Union called on vice-president to focus on censorship at time of Starmer visit to US last year
  
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• UK, France, Germany, Italy and Canada condemn Israel's West Bank settlement project

  20-08-2026 20:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  European countries and Canada pile on pressure over Israel's plans to expand settlements in a strategically vital part of the occupied West Bank.
  
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• Harry and Meghan's return to UK reignites questions over security

  20-08-2026 20:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Their surprise announcement means a fresh decision will need to be made on the level of publicly funded protection they are entitled to.
  
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