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Labour losing support fastest among voters worried over finances, study finds
Labour is losing support fastest among voters who feel economically insecure, according to a report urging Keir Starmer to focus on boosting living standards, rather than on culture wars and immigration.
to take a tougher stance …Tuesday briefing: Farmers prepare to give minister chilly reception as Labour seeks to mend fences over inheritance tax
Good morning. It’s a time-honoured tradition: the minister arriving to speak to a conference hall full of people who absolutely hate him, and getting roundly pilloried as he sticks to the government line. Today, it might be the environment secretary Steve Reed’s turn. His adversaries: a large number of implacably …
Ukraine war briefing: European allies rush to showcase extra support for Kyiv
Nordic and Baltic countries on Monday pledged to increase military aid to Ukraine, including training and weapons, as their leaders visited Kyiv.
They pledged to provide additional support for Ukraine, including equipping and training a “scalable brigade-sized unit” and investing in Ukraine’s defence industry. A brigade was 3,000 …
Forgotten by the west, Syria’s IS prisons are under threat as militant group mobilises
With each gust of wind came a wave of body odour, the stench of two-dozen men wafting through the small hatch of the prison cell’s heavy iron door. Inside, gaunt prisoners clad in brown jumpsuits sat on thin gray mattresses.
Six years have passed since the end of the so-called …
Macron the ‘Trump whisperer’ works his magic but US and Europe remain an ocean apart
Why are creatives fighting UK government AI proposals on copyright?
The creative industries are fighting back against UK government proposals to let artificial intelligence companies use copyright-protected work without permission.
The latest protest is a silent album co-written by more than 1,000 musicians, including Kate Bush, and follows a statement signed by 48,000 creatives including Abba’s Björn Ulvaeus in which …
Norman Foster on shortlist to design Queen Elizabeth II memorial
The shortlist of teams competing to design a national memorial to the late Queen Elizabeth II has been unveiled and includes an architect once highly critical of King Charles.
Five finalists are in the running for what has been described as one of the most significant design initiatives in modern …
Police to get new powers to find stolen phones in England and Wales
Police will be able to search properties without a warrant for stolen phones or other electronically geotagged items under the government’s crime and policing bill.
The measure is among dozens in the bill, which will be put before parliament on Tuesday and would mostly apply to England and Wales. It …
Kate Bush and Damon Albarn among 1,000 artists on silent AI protest album
More than 1,000 musicians, including Kate Bush, Damon Albarn and Annie Lennox, have released a silent album in protest against UK government plans to let artificial intelligence companies use copyright-protected work without permission, as a celebrity backlash builds against the proposals.
The recordings of dormant music studios and performance spaces, …
Sayeeda Warsi and Mishal Husain back new lobby group for British Muslims
Prominent British Muslims in politics, media, business and sport have come together to influence government policy on behalf of 4 million British Muslims.
The minister for faith Wajid Khan, the Tory MP and deputy speaker Nusrat Ghani, the former Conservative party chair Sayeeda Warsi, the broadcaster Mishal Husain, the ex-England …