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Fund managers are shorting the U.K. currency as Finance Minister Rachel Reeves grapples with looming fiscal challenges.
Housing market slows amid fears Reeves will increase property taxes ⊖
Post-summer bounce in activity fails to materialise as buyers and sellers, in the south especially, opt to ‘wait and see’
The UK’s housing market is showing signs of slowing down amid speculation that…
Bereaved families call for inquiry into UK failure to act on pro-suicide forum ⊖⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Report found coroners raised concerns over suicide forums at least 65 times to three government departments since 2019
Bereaved families and survivors of a pro-suicide forum have called for a public i…
Keir Starmer pressed not to slash UK contribution to global aid fund ⊕
Polling finds majority consider £1bn funding for Aids, TB and malaria vaccines a UK success story
Pressure is mounting on Keir Starmer not to cut the UK’s contribution to the Global Fund to Fight Aids…
Chinese embassy approval could be unlawful if UK ministers gave advance assurances ⊕⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
If Keir Starmer made promises to China it could constitute ‘predetermination’, Lord Banner legal opinion concludes
Approving a Chinese super-embassy in east London could be unlawful if ministers gave …
The Guardian view on hybrid cars: profitable for carmakers but not very green | Editorial ⊕⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Plug-in hybrids pollute more than their manufacturers claim – and delay the real shift to electric and shared mobility
“Why the future is hybrid,” chirruped the Economist in 2004. While electric vehic…
Huey Morgan looks back: ‘My father left when I was seven. Music was a way to derail those feelings of not being good enough’ ⊖
The musician on dealing with PTSD, his angry TV outburst, and why one radio station refused to play anything by Fun Lovin’ Criminals
Born in 1968 in New York, Huey Morgan is a musician and broadcaster…
Greens overtake Tories as UK's third-largest party following surge in members under new leader Zack Polanski - as he repeats call for Britain to quit NATO ⊕
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
A self-described 'eco-populist', Zack Polanski was elected the Greens' new leader at the beginning of last month following an overtly Left-wing campaign.
Government vows to create 400,000 jobs in energy sector ⊕⊕
Ed Miliband says the UK's clean energy sector needs developing in order to "get bills down for good".
The best Halloween attractions across the UK - from terrifying scare mazes to toddler-friendly pumpkin patches ⊕
Tis the season when things go bump in the night...and every major attraction - from theme parks to afternoon tea venues - appear to be marking October 31st with an event.