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The Guardian
India and China Hail Growing Ties in Response to Global Shake-Up
India's prime minister and China's foreign minister have hailed \"steady\" progress in their countries' fractious relationship, agreeing to resume trade and other ties, as well as work towards resolving the Himalayan border dispute, amid a global geopolitical shake-up instigated by Donald Trump's tariff regime.
2 min |
August 21, 2025
The Guardian
Students Who Use Keyboards Get Better Exam Results, Research Finds
Students who use keyboards to write exam answers get better test scores, according to new research, raising questions about how schools will be affected when digital exams for GCSEs and A-levels become widespread.
2 min |
August 21, 2025
The Guardian
Microsoft staff occupy offices in protest at ties to Israeli military
Dozens of Microsoft employees occupied the company's east campus in Redmond, Washington, on Tuesday to protest against what they said was the use of its software by the Israeli military to carry out operations in Gaza and to enable the surveillance of Palestinians.
1 min |
August 21, 2025
The Guardian
'You don't have an infinite budget' Labour mulls return to public-private partnerships
Labour is preparing to kick off a new wave of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in England to build the neighbourhood health centres at the heart of its NHS 10-year plan.
4 min |
August 21, 2025
The Guardian
Dramatic slowdown in the melting of Arctic sea ice surprises scientists
The melting of sea ice in the Arctic has slowed dramatically in the past 20 years, scientists have reported, with no statistically significant decline in its extent since 2005.
3 min |
August 21, 2025
The Guardian
Property tax The latest attempt to squeeze out more revenue
The latest attempt to squeeze out more revenue
2 min |
August 21, 2025
The Guardian
Gordon Brown calls for formal apology to women forced into adoptions
Gordon Brown has called on the government to issue a formal apology to women whose babies were forcibly adopted in the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
1 min |
August 21, 2025
The Guardian
Jimmy Lai defence tells Hong Kong court 'freedom of expression is not wrong'
A lawyer for Jimmy Lai has told a Hong Kong court \"it is not wrong to support freedom of expression\" as the prominent Hong Kong democracy activist and newspaper founder began his final defence in a landmark national security trial.
2 min |
August 21, 2025
The Guardian
Hodgkinson hits her stride in Lausanne to set bar for Tokyo
Keely Hodgkinson sent another ominous warning to her rivals before the World Athletics Championships next month as she smashed the meeting record to win the 800m at the Lausanne Diamond League.
2 min |
August 21, 2025
The Guardian
Theatre review Complex tragicomedy is just played for laughs
Complex tragicomedy is just played for laughs
2 min |
August 21, 2025
The Guardian
Met's facial recognition plan unlawful, claims watchdog
Scotland Yard's plan to widen the use of live facial recognition technology is unlawful because it is incompatible with human rights laws, the equalities regulator has said.
2 min |
August 21, 2025
The Guardian
Denmark to drop VAT from books amid 'reading crisis'
Denmark is to stop charging VAT on books in an attempt to get more people reading.
1 min |
August 21, 2025
The Guardian
Support evaporated'
Shift in Indigenous vote risks oblivion for Bolivia's leftist Mas
3 min |
August 21, 2025
The Guardian
Commuters taken for a ride' with train fares set to rise by 5.8% next year
Train fares in England are now expected to rise by a higher-than-anticipated 5.8% next year, prompting alarm among passenger groups.
2 min |
August 21, 2025
The Guardian
Stonehenge tooth may offer evidence of cows dragging stones from Wales
A cow's tooth from a jawbone deliberately placed beside the entrance to Stonehenge at the Neolithic monument's very beginning in 2995 to 2900 BCE could offer tantalising new evidence about how the stones were transported about 125 miles from Wales to Salisbury Plain.
3 min |
August 21, 2025
The Guardian
Ministers line up managers in case Liberty Steel is wound up
Ministers have lined up special managers to run Liberty Steel's South Yorkshire operations if they are put into administration, according to a revelation at the high court.
1 min |
August 21, 2025
The Guardian
Reeves considering levy on expensive homes to help plug hole in finances
Rachel Reeves is considering plans for a tax on expensive homes in an effort to raise billions of pounds and close a large hole in the public finances.
2 min |
August 21, 2025
The Guardian
Bank could delay interest rate cuts as food and travel costs fuel inflation
UK inflation rose again last month to a higher-than-expected 3.8% amid higher food prices and travel costs, adding to fears that the Bank of England will delay further interest rate cuts.
2 min |
August 21, 2025
The Guardian
On the ground Politicians' talk means little to Ukraine's troops
Over dinner on Monday, a simple barbecue of meat and roasted vegetables, the soldiers of Ukraine's 150th reconnaissance and strike battalion have other things on their mind.
4 min |
August 20, 2025
The Guardian
Post-Brexit UK Eroding Protections for Nature
The UK is using Brexit to weaken crucial environmental protections and is falling behind the EU despite Labour's manifesto pledge not to dilute standards.
3 min |
August 20, 2025
The Guardian
Israel Says It Will Issue Response by End of Week to Ceasefire Plan Accepted by Hamas
Israel has said it will deliver its response to international mediators by Friday over a new Gaza ceasefire plan accepted by Hamas, amid mounting pressure for a truce in a war that has claimed more than 62,000 Palestinian lives.
3 min |
August 20, 2025
The Guardian
UK military Soldiers for support but not frontline
The head of the British armed forces will tell his American counterparts the UK is willing to send troops to defend Ukraine's skies and seas but not to the frontline, as planning intensifies for a postwar settlement.
2 min |
August 20, 2025
The Guardian
High court rules asylum seekers must be moved from protest hotel
Injunction for council plunges PM's migration policies into turmoil
4 min |
August 20, 2025
The Guardian
Trump: US Won't Send Troops to Ukraine
Donald Trump has ruled out sending US troops to Ukraine to enforce a potential peace deal with Vladimir Putin, tempering a promise to provide Kyiv with security guarantees that European allies had called a \"significant breakthrough\" toward halting Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
4 min |
August 20, 2025
The Guardian
How We Fell Behind: From Pesticides to Clean Air – Where People and Wildlife Are at Greater Risk
From putting rare species at risk by ditching the habitats directive to failing to keep up with chemicals regulations that keep people and wildlife safe, here are some areas in which the UK has fallen behind:
5 min |
August 20, 2025
The Guardian
Record crowd for World Cup showpiece at Twickenham
The Women's Rugby World Cup final at Twickenham next month is an 82,000 sellout, organisers have announced, and will be the most attended women's rugby union match in history.
1 min |
August 20, 2025
The Guardian
Raducanu and Alcaraz bulldozed as Draper wins battle of the Brits
Starry pairings enjoy magic moments but mixed fortunes while specialists retain pride in 'reimagined' doubles
3 min |
August 20, 2025
The Guardian
Brazil's pioneers aim to make waves as they plan for debut on main stage
Yaras are the first South American team to qualify and have ambitions beyond their limited 15s experience
4 min |
August 20, 2025
The Guardian
'Even Puerto Rico paid its bill': Thames Water creditor hints that backers are safe
The largest creditor to the struggling Thames Water has said it is confident it will not lose money, joking that the UK was comparable to Puerto Rico, which paid lenders to its water company despite a crippling debt crisis.
2 min |
August 20, 2025
The Guardian
Sanex advert banned for 'problematic' portrayal of black skin
A TV advert for Sanex shower gel has been banned in the UK for appearing to suggest that black skin is \"problematic\" and white skin is \"superior\".
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