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West New Britain province governor Sasindran Muthuvel says the public is deeply frustrated with repeated armed robberies and other violent crime.

The devil will be in the detail as Britain's top finance minister tries to make good on a promise to boost defense spending.

Commanders from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudanese Armed Forces face travel and asset freezes.

<p>Andy Burnham claims revising Brexit would ‘bring people together’. The PM wants to look again at issues such as free movement but rules out joining the euro or Schengen. Would rejoining the EU open old wounds and risk further division? Plus, as the chancellor, John Healey, gears up for a tricky budget, what should you be looking out for?</p><p>You can wat

By one measure, John Healey’s budget has already been a success. He has avoided the paralysis that hit the UK before his predecessor Rachel Reeves delivered her tax and spending plans in November 2025. That budget had such an agonisingly long build-up that a combination of speculation and leaks caused jitters in financial markets, property transactions groun

That the UK has run out of money for its needs must be the grim realisation that underpins the national budget this week. There are signs that the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, John Healey , is indeed ingesting this message – yet Mr Healey must go further to level with the country. The national debt hit £3 trillion ($4 trillion) last week. The budget is e

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Many of those stoking fears of bloody unrest don’t actually live in the country

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Britain's Dalton Smith defends his WBC light-welterweight world title with a split-decision victory over Alberto Puello in a triumphant homecoming in Sheffield.

<p>Leading restaurateur says Gulf countries actively help businesses set up, while east Asia has a better work ethic</p><p>Some of London’s top restaurants are opening branches in Dubai because of a “tax tsunami” in the UK and better work ethic abroad, according to a leading restaurateur.</p><p>James Robson, a co-owner of Fallow in St James’s Market, regarde

<p>Working in Japanese schools, I saw how teaching young people civic pride creates adults with consideration for others</p><p>There are two types of people who listen to music in public: those who wear headphones and those who … are a word I probably can’t use here. “<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/25/war-loudcasting-british-nudg

A former Goldman Sachs chief who sits on the board of Revolut, Europe's most valuable private technology company, has become the latest prominent financier to leave the country amid concerns about Britain’s rising tax burden.

The first named storm of the season brought powerful gusts to Jersey, and in southern England the wild weather disrupted travel with fallen trees blocking railway lines and roads.

<p>Official forecasts show country will meet energy demand by paying high prices to secure imports</p><p>Great Britain is expected to pay some of the highest energy costs in Europe this winter as its reliance on imports to ensure a steady supply is forecast to deepen.</p><p>Energy system operators have said the country will have enough gas and electricity to

<p>The UK still imports 60% of its gas and, even with Jackdaw, its energy supply and resilience problems are not going away</p><p>After the overdue <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/2026/oct/21/jackdaw-approval-step-towards-grownup-north-sea-policy">approval of the Jackdaw field</a> in the North Sea, here comes a reminder

We must not forget that valuable British manuscripts have found their way here, too

<p>Protecting jobs and strengthening energy security in the short term does not mean wavering on Labour’s deep commitment to a cleaner, greener future</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/22/andy-burnham-vows-uk-will-hit-net-zero-targets-despite-jackdaw-gasfield-approval">Andy Burnham vows UK will hit net zero target despit

In Britain, the Reform UK leader has publicly cooled on the president. But to a U.S. podcast there are few people he agrees with more than Trump.

Without intervention, a crunch point for emergency supplies could come as soon as this winter under extreme circumstances, regulators warned.

The novel ‘was always a form that not only thrived on inequalities but required them’, Philip Hensher says

For the first time, the Treasury calculates how much the UK could have raised by investing North Sea proceeds.

<p>Opening the North Sea gasfield will deliver minimal benefits for households, while sending a dismal signal before next month’s Cop summit</p><p>This week a report from the UN Environment Programme <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/21/world-cut-emissions-un-climate-crisis">concluded</a> that holding global temperatures to a 1.5C war

A spokesperson said it was removing inaccurate AI images and pausing the rollout of the tool.

The past is always a foreign country

In our news wrap Tuesday, British authorities say they're sending air support to Saudi Arabia to protect against missiles and drones launched by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, Vice President Vance says he's not endorsing Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Israeli elections and voters in Alberta overwhelmingly rejected a referendum that would have put the provi

Using AI to comb through hundreds of thousands of handwritten pages of port records, historians have constructed an interactive map of Britain’s maritime trading routes. Even as it expanded in Asia and the Americas, Britain's commerce with Europe remained overwhelming

National grid operator says the Republic will have enough power for winter

During more than a decade of tinkering and planning on the drab 20-yard structure, China built the world’s highest bridge and Canada forged a river crossing to the U.S.