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The Guardian
Three more Farage MEPs 'followed a pro-Russia script' - CPS
Three more MEPs from Nigel Farage’s bloc are alleged to have “followed the script” given to a colleague who was being bribed by an alleged Russian asset, according to prosecutors.
2 min |
December 08, 2025
The Guardian
Angela Rayner PM predicts MP will return to the cabinet
Keir Starmer has predicted that Angela Rayner will return to the cabinet, calling his former deputy, who resigned in September after underpaying stamp duty on a property purchase, “hugely talented”.
2 min |
December 08, 2025
The Guardian
He’ll always have Brisbane: stand-in Nesser revels in his sweet day of Ashes glory
Inthe end, the only tension was whether Brisbane’s rain would descend before Australia could knock off the last 32 runs in the final session, and so whether going 2-0 up in the Ashes would be delayed until the fifth day.
3 min |
December 08, 2025
The Guardian
Portrait of Corsican leader for sale 300 years after his birth
Thirty years ago, a painting by the British artist Sir William Beechey was sold as “Portrait of a man”.
2 min |
December 08, 2025
The Guardian
Loophole lets banks avoid tax on car finance payouts
Ministers are being urged to close a loophole that will allow UK banks and specialist lenders to avoid paying £2bn in tax on their payouts to motor finance scandal victims.
2 min |
December 08, 2025
The Guardian
Neets Young unemployed must use new jobs scheme or risk benefits cuts
Young unemployed people will be offered training or job opportunities in construction, care and hospitality as part of a UK government scheme, but could have their benefits cut if they do not take up offers.
3 min |
December 08, 2025
The Guardian
UK gambling addicts could lose life-saving support amid levy overhaul
Gambling addicts may miss vital help unless ministers provide emergency support, charities say, after an overhaul of funding left treatment providers facing a cash crunch.
1 min |
December 08, 2025
The Guardian
McCartney urges EU not to ban veggie 'burgers' and 'sausages'
Sir Paul McCartney has joined calls for the EU to reject efforts to ban the use of terms such as “sausage” and “burger” for vegetarian foods.
1 min |
December 08, 2025
The Guardian
African swine fever outbreak in Spain 'may have leaked from lab'
Spanish authorities investigating an outbreak of African swine fever in Catalonia are looking into the possibility the disease may have leaked from a research facility and are focusing on five nearby laboratories as potential sources.
1 min |
December 08, 2025
The Guardian
'Not really a vote winner'
The religious right and UK politics
3 min |
December 08, 2025
The Guardian
Company linked to raid still selling illicit weight-loss jabs
The company linked to the largest global raid on an illicit weight-loss drug facility is still selling unlicensed drugs to thousands of customers, a Guardian investigation has found.
2 min |
December 08, 2025
The Guardian
Hostile powers are infiltrating universities, says former security chief
Hostile spy agencies are now as focused on infiltrating western universities and companies as they are on doing so to governments, according to the former head of Canada’s intelligence service.
1 min |
December 08, 2025
The Guardian
A swim in the mori? Linguists collate the first dictionary of ancient Celtic
It is not likely to be a hefty volume because the vast majority of the material has been lost in the mists of time.
2 min |
December 08, 2025
The Guardian
Iceland boss and ex-Tory backer to sit as Labour peer
The formerly Conservative-supporting boss of the supermarket Iceland is to be made a Labour peer when the party appoints another 25 representatives to parliament’s upper house.
2 min |
December 08, 2025
The Guardian
Dismal start leaves ECB seeking better warmup deal for future series
The England and Wales Cricket Board is ready to offer Australia their pick of warmup facilities before the next Ashes series in 2027, in an attempt to secure similar treatment when England return in 2029-30 and avoid being forced into the kind of buildup that preceded this series and has become the focus of intense criticism.
3 min |
December 08, 2025
The Guardian
Boat migrants Border policy linked to rise in deaths
Efforts to stop asylum seekers from crossing the Channel in small boats have led to a rise in violence, deaths and smuggler control, but have not deterred arrivals, a report warns.
1 min |
December 08, 2025
The Guardian
Photographer Martin Parr, keen observer of British life, dies aged 73
Martin Parr, the British documentary photographer who captured the peculiarities of the nation with clarity and hilarity, has died aged 73.
3 min |
December 08, 2025
The Guardian
Anglican posters challenge Robinson call to 'put Christ back in Christmas'
The Church of England is launching a challenge to the anti-migrant message of Tommy Robinson whose \"unite the kingdom\" movement has urged its supporters to join a carol singing event to \"put the Christ back into Christmas\".
2 min |
December 08, 2025
The Guardian
Netanyahu says first phase of Gaza ceasefire plan is nearly complete
Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday that the first phase of the UN-endorsed Gaza ceasefire plan was close to completion and that the second phase must involve the disarmament of Hamas.
2 min |
December 08, 2025
The Guardian
Vast sums paid by London councils to outsourcing firms revealed
London councils’ reliance on private consultancy and outsourcing firms is laid bare in a report that shows the local authorities paid them more than half a billion pounds last year.
1 min |
December 08, 2025
The Guardian
Wild beaver seen in Norfolk for first time in five centuries
A wild beaver has been spotted in Norfolk for the first time since beavers were hunted to extinction in England at the beginning of the 16th century.
2 min |
December 08, 2025
The Guardian
The Handmaid's Tale-type regime now 'more plausible', says Atwood
Margaret Atwood has said the plot of her novel The Handmaid’s Tale, about an authoritarian regime under which women are forced to reproduce, has become “more and more plausible” in recent years.
2 min |
December 08, 2025
The Guardian
Luxury pleasure boat sunk 2,000 years ago discovered off coast of Alexandria
An ancient Egyptian pleasure boat that matches a description by the first-century Greek historian Strabo has been discovered off the coast of Alexandria, to the excitement of archaeologists.
3 min |
December 08, 2025
The Guardian
Side hustles HMRC warns sellers over tax on festive earnings
This is a busy time of year for the thousands of people who earn a bit of extra income from a festive side hustle such as running a stall at a Christmas market or selling online.
3 min |
December 06, 2025
The Guardian
'War goes on' Two months on, how does the ceasefire look in Gaza?
When Jumaa and Fadi Abu Assi went to look for firewood, their parents thought they would be safe.
8 min |
December 06, 2025
The Guardian
Christmas How to pick the perfect tree for the best price
Millions of real trees are sold each year, and prices vary widely. Zoe Wood gets expert tips on which type to choose and where to find good deals
3 min |
December 06, 2025
The Guardian
Stage review All aboard for this daffy crowd-pleaser
When HMS Pinafore premiered in 1878, audiences would have appreciated a particularly topical lampoon skewering the First Lord of the Admiralty, WH Smith, a man who, much like Gilbert’s Sir Joseph Porter, ascended the greasy pole of politics without a shred of nautical experience.
1 min |
December 06, 2025
The Guardian
The response to racism claims is straight out of Trump playbook
When Nigel Farage angrily denounced the BBC and insulted one of its presenters for raising questions about his alleged schoolboy racism, those who have been studying the tactics of the right noted that his behaviour felt familiar.
4 min |
December 06, 2025
The Guardian
UK-EU youth mobility scheme could let thousands live abroad
Tens of thousands of young British and European citizens would be given the right to live and work in each other's countries under plans for a scheme that ministers are aiming to finalise within the next year.
4 min |
December 06, 2025
The Guardian
The verdict is in People with experience of jury trials respond to proposal to limit them
The justice secretary, David Lammy, has announced sweeping changes to the criminal justice system that will result in a significant cut to the number of jury trials in England and Wales.
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