METABLOKS / BRITAIN

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Keir Starmer to hold talks with Xi to bolster economic ties with China

PM is first UK leader to visit China in eight years and hopes to strengthen bond with superpower amid uncertainty over US alliance Keir Starmer will meet the Chinese president Xi Jinping on Thursday for historic talks he hopes will deepen economic ties at a time when some inside government fear the ...

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The Guardian

Keir Starmer to hold talks with Xi to bolster economic ties with China

The Independent

Storm Chandra latest: Fears further heavy rainfall could bring worst flooding in more than a decade

Hundreds of flood warnings remain in place across the UK as fears intensify

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The Independent

Storm Chandra latest: Fears further heavy rainfall could bring worst flooding in more than a decade

The Independent

Rod Stewart and Kate Winslet among stars at King Charles film premiere at Windsor Castle

Benedict Cumberbatch, Sir Kenneth Branagh, Dame Judi Dench were also in attendance in what was a royal first on Wednesday evening

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The Independent

Rod Stewart and Kate Winslet among stars at King Charles film premiere at Windsor Castle

BBC

Colombia launches search for missing plane carrying 15 people

Contact with the aircraft was lost just minutes before it was due to land in northern Colombia, state airline Satena says.

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BBC

Colombia launches search for missing plane carrying 15 people

The Independent

‘My idea of heaven’: Madonna reveals her love for UK seaside town

The Queen of Pop says visiting the seaside town of Margate ‘is like a dream’ as she also reveals it has her favourite Italian restaurant

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The Independent

‘My idea of heaven’: Madonna reveals her love for UK seaside town

The Independent

Fury as Starmer’s promise to clamp down on damp and mouldy homes pushed back to 2035

Campaigners hit out at ‘outrageous’ delays, warning ‘renters simply can’t wait this long for decent homes’

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The Independent

Fury as Starmer’s promise to clamp down on damp and mouldy homes pushed back to 2035

BBC

Assisted dying bill 'no hope' of passing unless Lords change approach, warns peer

Lord Falconer said the bill has "absolutely no hope" of passing without a "fundamental change" in approach.

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BBC

Assisted dying bill 'no hope' of passing unless Lords change approach, warns peer

The Guardian

Assisted dying backers could use archaic procedure to bypass ‘undemocratic’ block by peers

Exclusive: MPs backing bill to use ‘nuclear option’ of 1911 Parliament Act if it continues to be blocked by Lords Supporters of assisted dying will seek to force through the bill using an archaic parliamentary procedure if it continues to be blocked by the Lords. The high stakes move – described ...

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The Guardian

Assisted dying backers could use archaic procedure to bypass ‘undemocratic’ block by peers

The Independent

Waymo announces ambitious timeline for London launch of its driverless taxis

Waymo's entry into the London market will intensify competition, particularly with Uber-backed startup Wayve

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The Independent

Waymo announces ambitious timeline for London launch of its driverless taxis

Sky News

Man jailed for violently shaking baby to death and attempting to cover it up

A man has been jailed for life for the murder of a six-month-old baby after violently shaking the child, leaving him with a fatal brain injury and lying to cover up what happened.

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Man jailed for violently shaking baby to death and attempting to cover it up

The Independent

The Independent joins 120 high-profile names backing calls to end silencing lawsuits

Letter demanding government include anti-SLAPP provisions in next King’s speech ‘sends powerful message British courts should not be abused to silence protected speech’

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The Independent

The Independent joins 120 high-profile names backing calls to end silencing lawsuits

Sky News

Former Spandau Ballet singer found guilty of rape

Former Spandau Ballet frontman Ross Davidson has been found guilty of rape and attempted rape.

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Former Spandau Ballet singer found guilty of rape

BBC

Judi Dench and Stanley Tucci among stars at premiere of King's film

King Charles explains his philosophy of harmony in a film for Amazon Prime Video.

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BBC

Judi Dench and Stanley Tucci among stars at premiere of King's film

BBC

Iran protesters treated in secret to avoid arrest

Wounded demonstrators tell the BBC they are relying on medics willing to risk their own safety by treating them at their homes.

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BBC

Iran protesters treated in secret to avoid arrest

Sky News

King speaks about the backlash he suffered in new documentary

The King has spoken about the criticism he faced for his environmental campaigning, saying in a new documentary that he "wasn't going to be diverted" from his climate mission.

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King speaks about the backlash he suffered in new documentary

The Guardian

Matt Goodwin becomes Reform UK candidate, and Esther Ghey on banning social media – podcast

Reform UK has announced Matt Goodwin as its candidate for the hotly anticipated Gorton and Denton byelection. John Harris and Kiran Stacey discuss his chances. Plus, John speaks to Esther Ghey about why the government should back a social media ban for under-16s Continue reading...

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The Guardian

Matt Goodwin becomes Reform UK candidate, and Esther Ghey on banning social media – podcast

The Guardian

Badenoch shoots herself in the foot on the Tories’ long march to the right | John Crace

Not content with haemorrhaging MPs to Reform, Kemi decides to drive others into the arms of the Lib Dems A minute’s silence for Kemi Badenoch. Thoughts and prayers welcome. The Tory party leader just can’t help herself. Every time you think that, just maybe, she is beginning to get the hang of ...

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The Guardian

Badenoch shoots herself in the foot on the Tories’ long march to the right | John Crace

The Guardian

‘Fascists threatened us but we always took them on’: the anarchic Bradford club still fighting after 45 years

A new book and podcast tell the story of a 1 in 12, a venue that used community and artistic passion as bulwarks against poverty and grim politics. Its founders and key acts recall gigs, plays and pranks on the NME “Things were getting grim,” says Gary Cavanagh, reflecting on Bradford in the early ...

6 hours ago

The Guardian

‘Fascists threatened us but we always took them on’: the anarchic Bradford club still fighting after 45 years

Sky News

Tyson Fury announces comeback fight - and it'll screen on Netflix

Tyson Fury has confirmed his return to boxing with a comeback fight against Arslanbek Makhmudov.

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Tyson Fury announces comeback fight - and it'll screen on Netflix

Sky News

History made as Dame Sarah Mullally becomes first female Archbishop of Canterbury

Dame Sarah Mullally has been confirmed as the first-ever female Archbishop of Canterbury, some 1,400 years after the role was created.

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History made as Dame Sarah Mullally becomes first female Archbishop of Canterbury

Sky News

Man blew up ULEZ camera with homemade bomb

A man has been found guilty of blowing up an ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) camera using a homemade bomb.

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Sky News

Man blew up ULEZ camera with homemade bomb

BBC

Why China views the UK visit as part of something bigger

Sir Keir Starmer is one of a number of world leaders heading to Beijing

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BBC

Why China views the UK visit as part of something bigger

BBC

Millionaire GP behind asylum seeker hotels

A firm founded by a GP tried to evict 100 people from flats while planning to move asylum seekers in.

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BBC

Millionaire GP behind asylum seeker hotels

The Guardian

‘It turned out I had a brain tumour …’ Six standup comics on what spurred them to get on stage

When it comes to origin stories, comedians have some of the strangest – from performing for a £5 bet to getting back at their boss to making an unlikely pact with a friend Not all standup comedians wake up one day and decide to be funny for a living. That wasn’t the case for John Bishop, anyway. ...

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The Guardian

‘It turned out I had a brain tumour …’ Six standup comics on what spurred them to get on stage