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August 09, 2025 at 06:30 • Adam Smith Institute
Here we go again
Here we go again Britain's wealthiest areas will face the biggest council tax rises, experts have predicted. This is not a new thing. It's just the norm in fact: Britain's wealthiest areas will face the biggest council tax rises, experts have predicted. Families in London and the Home Counties cou ...
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August 09, 2025 at 07:16 • Ofcom
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August 09, 2025 at 07:14 • ADASS
ADASS
ADASS is the leading independent membership organisation for those working in adult social care in England. A voice for adult social care We are a membership organisation for those working in adult social care. As a charity we work with professionals, other organisations and people with lived experi ...
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August 09, 2025 at 07:14 • ADASS
Our work
Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF) Refresh Project In late 2019 the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) was commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to undertake a project to explore potential revisions to the existing Adult Social Care Outcome ...
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August 09, 2025 at 06:00 • The Guardian UK Politics
Starmer’s team seen as ‘tired, same-again politicians’, says Labour peer
Starmer's team seen as ‘tired, same-again politicians', says Labour peer Charlie Falconer calls on party colleagues to rediscover energy and not risk losing credit for big achievements Keir Starmer's government is seen as “a tired bunch of same-again politicians” and must rediscover a reforming zeal ...
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August 09, 2025 at 06:00 • LabourList
‘Even the spectre of Corbyn’s party could prove fatal for Starmer and Labour’
'Even the spectre of Corbyn's party could prove fatal for Starmer and Labour' Even the spectre of a Corbyn-party is enough to sharpen these attacks on Starmer, and could prove fatal for the embattled PM by the time of the next election. We still know very little about Jeremy Corbyn's new party. Curr ...
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August 09, 2025 at 05:04 • The Evening Standard UK Politics
Vance: UK and US have ‘disagreements’ over Gaza but share common goal
Vance: UK and US have ‘disagreements' over Gaza but share common goal The vice-president confirmed Washington had ‘no plans' to recognise Palestine, which Britain has pledged to do unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire. “So that's been my view. Obviously, I've raised some criticism and concerns about ...
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August 09, 2025 at 05:00 • Schools Week
Financial literacy matters – but maths isn’t the place for it
Financial literacy matters but maths isn't the place for it New research uncovers what young people want from financial education, why attempts to deliver it fail, and why maths isn't its natural home, writes Helen Drury New research uncovers what young people want from financial education, why atte ...
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August 08, 2025 at 22:30 • Press release
Armed Forces to mark VJ Day 80 with flypasts, music and commemorations around the world
Armed Forces to mark VJ Day 80 with flypasts, music and commemorations around the world VJ Day 80 celebrations will include flypasts, music and commemorations across the globe. The Armed Forces will lead the nation in marking the 80th anniversary of Victory over Japan (VJ Day 80) with a series of sp ...
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August 08, 2025 at 23:00 • Press release
Joint Foreign Ministers' statement on Gaza
Joint Foreign Ministers' statement on Gaza Joint Statement from the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Germany, Italy, New Zealand and the United Kingdom The Foreign Ministers of Australia, Germany, Italy, New Zealand and the United Kingdom strongly reject the decision of the Israeli Security Cabinet o ...
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August 09, 2025 at 00:01 • Press release
Electric car prices slashed as grant scheme expands to 13 more models
Electric car prices slashed as grant scheme expands to 13 more models The Electric Car Grant will make owning an electric car cheaper and easier for people across the UK. - thirteen models from Nissan, Renault and Vauxhall now qualify for major discounts as part of the Electric Car Grant scheme - dr ...
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August 08, 2025 at 23:00 • Press release
Joint Foreign Ministers' statement on Gaza
Joint Foreign Ministers' statement on Gaza Joint Statement from the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Germany, Italy, New Zealand and the United Kingdom The Foreign Ministers of Australia, Germany, Italy, New Zealand and the United Kingdom strongly reject the decision of the Israeli Security Cabinet o ...
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August 09, 2025 at 04:00 • The Big Issue
How I cured my hypochondria
How I cured my hypochondria The history of hypochondria is probably as old as humanity itself, but – like so much else – the word itself emerged in Ancient Greece. The cure for hypochondria, writes the psychiatrist Arthur Kleinman, consists of “persuading patients that instead of having the disease ...
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August 09, 2025 at 04:00 • The Big Issue
Top 5 books on Scandinavia, chosen by polar geopolitics expert Elizabeth Buchanan
Top 5 books on Scandinavia, chosen by expert Elizabeth Buchanan Books to engage with to learn about the political and social history of Scandinavia... along with its delicious recipes. Elizabeth Buchanan's new book So You Want to Own Greenland? explores the history of the country – why it matters, w ...
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August 09, 2025 at 04:00 • The Big Issue
A levy on Premier League player transfers could save cash-strapped councils – here’s how
How a levy on Premier League transfers could save struggling councils The chancellor should consider introducing a 2% levy on Premier League player transfers over £10 million to help rebuild our economy. Let's be clear: wealth taxes are not just about fairness – they are a necessity. The economy is ...
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August 09, 2025 at 04:00 • The Big Issue
The government’s decision to regulate bailiff firms can’t come quickly enough
Have you ever experienced bailiffs at your door? After over a decade of campaigning by StepChange and many others, the government has now decided to regulate bailiff firms. Have you ever experienced a bailiff at your door? If you have, there's a good chance that you found it an overwhelming experien ...
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August 09, 2025 at 03:06 • The Evening Standard UK Politics
Starmer faces call to ‘sit this one out’ on Gaza amid US-UK ‘disagreement’
Starmer faces call to ‘sit this one out' on Gaza amid US-UK ‘disagreement' Washington's ambassador to Israel also suggested that Sir Keir would have lost Britain the Second World War. Allow Google Search To use the search feature, we need your consent to load Google Custom Search, which may use cook ...
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August 09, 2025 at 01:34 • The Evening Standard UK Politics
Almost 300 arrested in ‘week-long crackdown’ on asylum seeker illegal working
Almost 300 arrested in ‘week-long crackdown' on asylum seeker illegal working Officers targeting suspected illegal workers in Hillingdon, the borough with highest concentration of migrant hotels in London, as well as Dumfries in Scotland and Birmingham stopped 1,780 people As well as the arrests, 51 ...
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August 09, 2025 at 00:01 • The Evening Standard UK Politics
Hundreds arrested in week-long crackdown on suspected illegal working
Hundreds arrested in week-long crackdown on suspected illegal working Between July 20 and 27, a total of 1,780 people were stopped, leading to 280 arrests for illegal working activity. As well as the arrests, 51 businesses including car washes and restaurants were issued with penalty notices that co ...
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August 09, 2025 at 00:01 • The Evening Standard UK Politics
Netanyahu ‘not a partner in peace’, says Scottish Labour leader Sarwar
Netanyahu ‘not a partner in peace', says Scottish Labour leader Sarwar The Israeli Government announced plans to occupy Gaza City on Friday. “The problem here is Benjamin Netanyahu, his Israel government, his illegal occupation, his lack of interest in peace and the fact that he clearly has no respe ...
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August 09, 2025 at 00:01 • The Evening Standard UK Politics
Hong Kong police warrants ‘act of transnational repression’ – minister
Hong Kong police warrants ‘act of transnational repression' - minister Security minister Dan Jarvis said the UK would not tolerate ‘these acts of transnational repression'. The signatories added: “G7 RRM members and associate members are committed to strengthening our efforts to safeguard our sovere ...
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August 09, 2025 at 00:15 • The Evening Standard UK Politics
Starmer faces call to ‘sit this one out’ on Gaza amid US-UK ‘disagreement’
Starmer faces call to ‘sit this one out' on Gaza amid US-UK ‘disagreement' Washington's ambassador to Israel also suggested that Sir Keir would have lost Britain the Second World War. Allow Google Search To use the search feature, we need your consent to load Google Custom Search, which may use cook ...
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August 09, 2025 at 00:01 • NHS England
Hundreds of thousands use ‘Amazon-style’ prescription tracker in NHS App
Hundreds of thousands use ‘Amazon-style' prescription tracker in NHS App NHS England » Hundreds of thousands use ‘Amazon-style' prescription tracker in NHS App Nearly 400,000 people have used a new prescription tracking feature in the NHS App in the first ten weeks since its launch, helping reduce u ...
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August 09, 2025 at 00:01 • Department for Transport
Electric car prices slashed as grant scheme expands to 13 more models
Electric car prices slashed as grant scheme expands to 13 more models The Electric Car Grant will make owning an electric car cheaper and easier for people across the UK. thirteen models from Nissan, Renault and Vauxhall now qualify for major discounts as part of the Electric Car Grant scheme driver ...
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August 08, 2025 at 23:21 • The Guardian UK Politics
Nicola Sturgeon says facing criminal inquiry was like ‘mental torture’
Nicola Sturgeon says facing criminal inquiry was like ‘mental torture' Ex-Scottish first minister describes despair at police raid over her husband's alleged misuse of party finances in upcoming memoir Nicola Sturgeon has described the time she faced criminal investigation over her ex-husband's alle ...
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August 07, 2025 at 16:20 • Freedom of information request
Civil Servants Second Jobs
FOI2025 14996.pdf Download original attachment (PDF file) This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Freedom of Information request 'Civil Servants Second Jobs'. HM Treasury 1 Horse Guards Road London SW1A 2HQ 020 7270 5000 xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xx ...
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August 07, 2025 at 13:15 • Freedom of information request
Green energy
DfE EIR 2025 120 Reply.pdf Download original attachment (PDF file) This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Freedom of Information request 'Green energy'. Sean Fish Adelaide House, xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx 39-49 Adelaide Street B ...
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August 08, 2025 at 17:30 • Freedom of information request
Benefit
DFC 2025 0236 FOI Response.pdf Download original attachment (PDF file) This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Freedom of Information request 'Benefit'. Financial Management Directorate ...
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August 08, 2025 at 17:30 • Freedom of information request
Benefit
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August 08, 2025 at 18:05 • Freedom of information request
Overtime
2025 08 08 FOI2025 11264 Response.pdf Download original attachment (PDF file) This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Freedom of Information request 'Overtime'. Room G39, 1 Horse Guards Road London, SW1A 2HQ xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx www.c ...
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August 08, 2025 at 22:30 • Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces to mark VJ Day 80 with flypasts, music and commemorations around the world
Armed Forces to mark VJ Day 80 with flypasts, music and commemorations around the world VJ Day 80 celebrations will include flypasts, music and commemorations across the globe. The Armed Forces will lead the nation in marking the 80th anniversary of Victory over Japan (VJ Day 80) with a series of sp ...
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August 08, 2025 at 21:29 • The Guardian (Education)
Trump administration demands $1bn from UCLA to restore federal funding
Trump administration demands $1bn from UCLA to restore federal funding University of California president says ‘a payment of this scale would completely devastate' public university system The Trump administration is seeking a $1bn settlement from the University of California, Los Angeles, a White H ...
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August 08, 2025 at 20:18 • Amnesty International
Israel-OPT: Amnesty urges international action to stop the genocide in Gaza – ‘The time is now. Our humanity is at stake’
Israel-OPT: Amnesty urges international action to stop the genocide in Gaza - ‘The time is now. Our humanity is at stake' ‘Plans to escalate the military operations in Gaza City indicate that indeed the worst is yet to come' - Agnès Callamard In response to the Israeli Security Cabinet's approval of ...
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August 08, 2025 at 21:00 • UK Government
Bird flu: near Lifton, West Devon, Devon (AIV 2025/59)
Bird flu: near Lifton, West Devon, Devon (AIV 2025/59) Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry at a premises near Lifton, West Devon, Devon on 8 August 2025. Case information 8 August 2025 Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commer ...
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August 08, 2025 at 20:29 • The Evening Standard UK Politics
I considered leaving Holyrood after first term, says Sturgeon
I considered leaving Holyrood after first term, says Sturgeon Nicola Sturgeon spoke of feeling she had ‘failed' when she did not win the constituency she stood in at the first Scottish Parliament election. She added: “I was really conflicted for the first few years and, of course, there was lots of ...
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August 08, 2025 at 20:47 • The Evening Standard UK Politics
Nicola Sturgeon: Police investigation ‘was like mental torture’
Nicola Sturgeon: Police investigation ‘was like mental torture' The former first minister has opened up about her arrest in a new book, And she said: “I retain both faith in and respect for our country's criminal justice system. However, none of that changes this fact: being the subject of a high-pr ...
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August 08, 2025 at 20:56 • UK Government
Bird flu: near Seaton, East Devon, Devon (AIV 2025/58)
Bird flu: near Seaton, East Devon, Devon (AIV 2025/58) Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry at a premises near Seaton, East Devon, Devon on 8 August 2025. Case information 8 August 2025 Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commer ...
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July 30, 2025 at 14:05 • Freedom of information request
Senior Civil Service External Recruitment
IR2025 03197 For Release 4th Feb 2025 Jobs.pdf Download original attachment (PDF file) This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Freedom of Information request 'Senior Civil Service External Recruitment'. Vacancy ID Vacancy Title Live Date Close Date Grade ...
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July 30, 2025 at 14:05 • Freedom of information request
Senior Civil Service External Recruitment
2025 07 30 IR2025 03197 Response.pdf Download original attachment (PDF file) This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Freedom of Information request 'Senior Civil Service External Recruitment'. Room G39 1 Horse Guards Road London, SW1A 2HQ xxxxxxxx@xxx ...
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July 30, 2025 at 14:05 • Freedom of information request
Senior Civil Service External Recruitment
IR Extension IR2025 03197.pdf Download original attachment (PDF file) This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Freedom of Information request 'Senior Civil Service External Recruitment'. Room G39 1 Horse Guards Road London, SW1A 2HQ xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx ...
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July 30, 2025 at 14:05 • Freedom of information request
Senior Civil Service External Recruitment
2025 03 04 FOI2025 01684 Response.pdf Download original attachment (PDF file) This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Freedom of Information request 'Senior Civil Service External Recruitment'. Room G39, 1 Horse Guards Road London, SW1A 2HQ xxx ...
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August 08, 2025 at 19:54 • The Evening Standard UK Politics
Nicola Sturgeon: Police investigation ‘was like mental torture’
Nicola Sturgeon: Police investigation ‘was like mental torture' The former first minister has opened up about her arrest in a new book, And she said: “I retain both faith in and respect for our country's criminal justice system. However, none of that changes this fact: being the subject of a high-pr ...
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August 08, 2025 at 19:46 • The Evening Standard UK Politics
Police Scotland ‘planning’ for US vice president visit as he holidays in UK
Police Scotland ‘planning' for US vice president visit as he holidays in UK Senior officers are preparing for a possible visit by JD Vance. Allow Google Search To use the search feature, we need your consent to load Google Custom Search, which may use cookies or similar technologies. Please click 'A ...
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August 08, 2025 at 18:58 • The Guardian UK Politics
Four Labour cabinet ministers earn rental income, analysis finds
Four Labour cabinet ministers earn rental income, analysis finds Housing campaigners say government look like hypocrites, with Rachel Reeves among those renting out properties Ministers who earn profits from privately owned property could be seen as hypocrites by voters who want to see the governmen ...
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August 08, 2025 at 01:00 • Welsh Government Publications
Near Dulas, Ynys Mon: Avian Influenza Temporary Control Zone Declaration: 8 August 2025
The Welsh Government Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer Declaration of a Temporary Control Zone (Avian Influenza) The Welsh Ministers have considered the findings of veterinary inquiries at a premises where avian influenza is suspected, in accordance with article 13(c) of the Avian Influenza and ...
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August 08, 2025 at 19:03 • News story
G7 Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) Statement on Hong Kong Arrest Warrants
G7 Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) Statement on Hong Kong Arrest Warrants A statement from the UK alongside other G7 RRM member states (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States, and the European Union) as well as G7 RRM associate members (Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Swede ...
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August 08, 2025 at 19:03 • News story
G7 Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) Statement on Hong Kong Arrest Warrants
G7 Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) Statement on Hong Kong Arrest Warrants A statement from the UK alongside other G7 RRM member states (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States, and the European Union) as well as G7 RRM associate members (Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Swede ...
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August 08, 2025 at 18:52 • The Evening Standard UK Politics
UK should not follow down Biden’s ‘dark path’ on free speech, says Vance
UK should not follow down Biden's ‘dark path' on free speech, says Vance The US vice president was speaking as part of a meeting with UK Foreign Minister David Lammy. “Obviously, I've raised some criticism and concerns about our friends on this side of the Atlantic, but the thing that I say to the p ...
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August 08, 2025 at 14:50 • Guido Fawkes
WATCH: Vance Says West ‘Too Comfortable’ With Free Speech Censorship
WATCH: Vance Says West 'Too Comfortable' With Free Speech Censorship J.D. Vance warned about free speech "on this side of the Atlantic" during a sit-down press conference in Chevening with David Lammy just now. An issue on J.D. Vance warned about free speech “on this side of the Atlantic” during a s ...
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August 08, 2025 at 15:26 • Guido Fawkes
Labour Tax Expert Warns Against “Unconvincing” Gambling Sin Tax Plan
Labour Tax Expert Warns Against "Unconvincing" Gambling Sin Tax Plan 'Independent expert' and tax lawyer Dan Neidle is raising the alarm over Gordon Brown's call for a slew of gambling tax hikes. Neidle published a blog ‘Independent expert' and tax lawyer Dan Neidle is raising the alarm over Gordon ...
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