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• Bat safety barrier will cost £100m - HS2 chairman

  07-11-2024 21:19 via bbc.com
  
  Sir Jon Thompson tells a conference there is "no evidence high-speed trains interfere with bats".
  
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• UK's first Chinese parliamentarian dies at 74

  07-11-2024 20:53 via bbc.com
  
  Alliance pays tribute to its "ground-breaking" and "trailblazing" former assembly member, Anna Lo.
  
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• Support for Ukraine 'iron-clad', PM tells Zelensky

  07-11-2024 20:28 via bbc.com
  
  The leaders met at a European summit in Hungary amid fears President-elect Trump might curb aid to Ukraine.
  
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• Proportion of children in Great Britain with gambling problem has doubled, data reveals

  07-11-2024 20:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Gambling Commission figures show shock rise to 85,000 in number of young people suffering gambling harmsThe proportion of young people in Great Britain with a gambling problem has more than doubled, according to “astonishing” official data that prompted calls for urgent government intervention.New figures from the Gambling Commission, which regulates bookies, online casinos and the national lottery, revealed a shock rise, to 85,000, in the number of children classified as having a ga
  
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• Trade, tech, defence: UK braces for policy flashpoints with Trump’s US

  07-11-2024 20:05
  
  Key differences are set to test the transatlantic relationship
  
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• More growth, inflation and uncertainty: the BoE’s Budget verdict

  07-11-2024 20:05
  Spending boost has reinforced the monetary policy committee’s caution about scope for further interest rate cuts
  
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• The Guardian view on Sir Keir Starmer’s ministerial code: overdue and underwhelming | Editorial

  07-11-2024 19:56 via theguardian.com
  
  The prime minister has strengthened the rules on government conduct but too many holes remainLaunching his government’s new ministerial code this week, the prime minister said that restoring trust in politics is “the great test of our era”. That is a bold claim in times of climate crisis, but it contains much truth. Without trust in government, democratic bonds shrivel and demagogues prosper – a lesson for our times. But in truth, Sir Keir Starmer seems to have taken a di
  
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• £500mn and counting: companies reckon with UK Budget costs

  07-11-2024 19:12
  
  Sainsbury’s, BT and Wetherspoons among those warning that changes may force price rises for customers
  
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• Interest rates cut but Bank hints fewer falls to come

  07-11-2024 19:09 via bbc.com
  
  Interest rates were cut to 4.75% but the Bank expects inflation to creep higher after last week's Budget.
  
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• Sainsbury's and M&S warn Budget may push up prices

  07-11-2024 19:03 via bbc.com
  
  A number of major firms have warned over the impact of higher National Insurance costs.
  
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• New deals with Balkan states to target people smugglers

  07-11-2024 19:02 via bbc.com
  
  The agreements aim to increase intelligence sharing as part of efforts to tackle small boat crossings.
  
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• Angela Rayner says she discussed enhancing UK-US special relationship in call with JD Vance – as it happened

  07-11-2024 18:47 via theguardian.com
  
  Deputy prime minister says she spoke with vice president-elect about ‘plans for the future and working together’Yesterday Ed Balls, the former Labour shadow chancellor, said Donald Trump’s victory in the US showed that, if Labour did not improve living standards by the end of this parliament, it too would be voted out. During his interviews this morning Pat McFadden did not quite go that far, but he said the American election showed why Labour was focusing on the cost of living
  
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• Ben Jennings on Trump’s victory and a bleak outlook for the planet – cartoon

  07-11-2024 18:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Discover and buy more of Ben’s cartoons hereOrder your own print of this cartoon from the Guardian Print Shop Continue reading...
  
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• Swinney urges UK to cover NI hike for charities

  07-11-2024 18:37 via bbc.com
  
  The first minister wants the Treasury to compensate voluntary bodies, GPs, universities and care providers.
  
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• Private schools ‘using the system’ to get extra time in exams in England

  07-11-2024 18:18
  
  Widening gap with state sector for special educational needs support is ‘a real concern’ says education secretary
  
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• Congratulations, your serene highness: Starmer, Farage and Lammy call Trump | John Crace

  07-11-2024 17:55 via theguardian.com
  
  The PM offers warm compliments, Farage a trip to Clacton, and the president-elect tries his best to remember them bothRory Stewart: Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the 47th president of the United States of America, Kamala Harris.Kamala Harris: Er … Actually, I lost. Continue reading...
  
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• UK will ask US ambassador Karen Pierce to stay in post for Trump transition

  07-11-2024 17:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Experienced envoy is considered best person to help guide Labour government during potentially fraught periodUK politics live – latest updatesUS elections 2024 – live updatesThe British ambassador to Washington, Dame Karen Pierce, is to be asked to stay in post as Donald Trump takes power, ahead of a complex shuffle of UK security and diplomatic jobs in the new year.Pierce, with her deep knowledge of the Republican party, is considered to be the best person to help guide the Labour g
  
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• It’s OK to feel despair at Trump’s victory. The important thing is not to give up | Polly Toynbee

  07-11-2024 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  A lot of people say they just don’t care about ‘politics’, and I’m sure that would make for an easier life. But Kamala Harris was right: we must carry on the fightWith wailing woe in the small hours, many of you shared that wrenching despair when the US election result extinguished hope. Beyond reason, beyond reckoning, a nation that was once the beacon of the democratic world has knowingly elected a dangerous, racist demagogue, a “pussy-grabbing” criminal who
  
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• If I were a cautious, centre-left prime minister, Trump’s victory would have me worried | Andy Beckett

  07-11-2024 16:51 via theguardian.com
  
  A Kamala-Harris-like fate could await Keir Starmer unless he becomes more class conscious – even populistWhatever determinedly positive things centre-left leaders around the world have said about Donald Trump’s victory in public, in private they must have greeted it with a shudder. Not just because of the dark and chaotic prospect of another Trump presidency, but because in many ways the defeated Kamala Harris is just like them. She is a hard worker, a patient reformer, a reasonably
  
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• Was the Polymarket Trump whale smart or lucky?

  07-11-2024 15:38
  Know thy neighbour, not thy trader
  
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• MP Mike Amesbury charged with assault

  07-11-2024 15:27
  Politician summoned to appear in court after incident in Cheshire town last month
  
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• MP Mike Amesbury charged with assault in street

  07-11-2024 14:39 via bbc.com
  
  MP Mike Amesbury is charged with assault after a video emerged of him appearing to punch a man.
  
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• Bank of England’s rate caution overshadowed by Trump victory

  07-11-2024 14:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Monetary policy committee is warier about pace of policy easing following Rachel Reeves’ budgetRachel Reeves may count herself lucky that the news this week has been dominated by Donald Trump’s return to the White House rather than the Bank of England’s latest decision on interest rates.It was always nailed on that the Bank would deliver a November cut in interest rates, and borrowing costs have duly been shaved from 5% to 4.75%. Of far more interest was what happens next and h
  
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• Labour's Trump jibes won't harm relations, says minister

  07-11-2024 13:32 via bbc.com
  
  Pat McFadden insists the depth of US-UK ties is "more important" than past comments about the president-elect.
  
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• BT says UK Budget will lift costs by £100mn as it lowers revenue guidance

  07-11-2024 13:08
  Chief executive Allison Kirkby calls increase a ‘new inflationary pressure that we need to suffer in our business’
  
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• Former Defence Secretary John Nott dies aged 92

  07-11-2024 13:04 via bbc.com
  
  The Tory politician oversaw the recapture of the Falklands Islands and gained fame after storming out of a TV interview.
  
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• Anger is the defining energy of western politics

  07-11-2024 11:50
  
  Quelling the rage is a democratic imperative across the world
  
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• BT says Budget measures will cost it extra £100mn as it cuts revenue guidance

  07-11-2024 11:08
  Chief Allison Kirkby warns increase is ‘a new inflationary pressure that we need to suffer’
  
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• Paralympian leads effort to improve travel for disabled people

  07-11-2024 11:01 via bbc.com
  
  The new taskforce will work to make flying accessible for all "from booking to baggage claim".
  
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• Northern’s rail woes expose challenge of reform — and a stuck nation

  07-11-2024 10:30
  
  No quick fix for underperforming operator, plagued by outdated fax machines and voluntary overtime
  
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• Europe's leaders face up to Trump victory at Hungarian summit

  07-11-2024 09:41 via bbc.com
  
  Leaders meeting in Budapest will be focused on Russia's war and fears of US isolationism.
  
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• Ex-miner calls for 'unjust' pension payment change

  07-11-2024 07:12 via bbc.com
  
  The government will boost pensions of ex-miners on the MPS scheme, leaving out those on the BCSSS.
  
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• The best medicine: could a shift to prevention help save the NHS?

  07-11-2024 06:00
  
  Grassroots projects in Surrey show positive impact of tackling health problems before they escalate
  
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• Serious Fraud Office given extra funding to fight financial crime

  07-11-2024 06:00
  
  Money will be used to reform how the UK agency manages its cases and handles evidence
  
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• No 10 believes it has done its homework for a Trump presidency

  07-11-2024 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Keir Starmer’s team expected a Trump win and has long been building bridges despite political differencesWhile Kemi Badenoch was the first politician since the US presidential election result to publicly challenge Keir Starmer over Labour’s previously tense relationship with Donald Trump, she is unlikely to be the last.Yet the UK prime minister, according to government sources, is less anxious about the return of the divisive populist to the White House than the new Tory leader, and
  
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• Tenants may not be able to buy new council homes - Rayner

  07-11-2024 01:02 via bbc.com
  
  Angela Rayner told the BBC restrictions would be placed on new social homes in England.
  
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• Will Trump's victory spark a global trade war?

  07-11-2024 01:01 via bbc.com
  
  Trump has promised tariffs on all foreign goods. If he follows through, many smaller economies may be forced to respond in kind.
  
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• Chris Mason: Trump win provokes trade-offs and dilemmas for UK

  07-11-2024 00:08 via bbc.com
  
  The president-elect's positions on issues ranging from Ukraine to trade have implications for the UK.
  
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