The Economist

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has moderated in office

When Reform, Nigel Farage’s seven-year-old right-wing populist party, swept to power in ten local councils and two ...

What UK Law Firms Can Learn From Banks: Preparing for AML Reform and How AI can Help

As AML reform reshapes the UK legal landscape, banking offers a tested model for what effective compliance looks like. Strong ...

UAE-backed separatists tighten grip over southern Yemen, and airspace is briefly closed

A government official said Yemen’s airspace was briefly closed on Monday as tensions escalated in the country’s south after a ...
ZME Science

The UK says its sea are protected. We Built an App to Track Fishing in ‘Protected’ Seas

Our new data-driven investigation reveals how “protected” UK waters are still being heavily trawled—and invites anyone to ...
Stars and Stripes

UK and Norway strike new defense pact to counter Russian undersea threat in north Atlantic

The United Kingdom and Norway have signed a new defense agreement aimed at countering Russian undersea activity in the north ...
BBC

Council ends flag-raising tree surgeon's contract

A parish council said it has cancelled a £9,000 contract with a tree surgeon after he put up St George's flags along a road because it was a "non-political organisation". Billy Crotty single-handedly ...
The Independent

Union flag exhibition at Brighton library axed over concerns it would cause offence

A library exhibition featuring an interpretation Union flag celebrating the diversity of the UK has been pulled over concerns it may cause offence to visitors. Artist Gil Mualem-Doron’s work New Union ...
BBC

UK minister flags visa 'abuse' as student asylum claims surge

Seema Malhotra said UK was ramping up efforts to protect people from visa fraud UK's Indo-Pacific Minister Seema Malhotra has defended her government's immigration proposals during a visit to India, ...
BBC

UK minister flags visa 'abuse' as student asylum claims surge

UK's Indo-Pacific Minister Seema Malhotra has defended her government's immigration proposals during a visit to India, while expressing concern about a rise in foreign students seeking asylum at the ...
Coventry Telegraph

Reform UK Warwickshire council leader bans England flags on lampposts because of 'health and safety'

The Reform leader of Warwickshire County Council has explained why he has taken the decision to ban flags on lampposts ahead of Christmas. Areas across the county have seen a sea Union Jack and St ...
ITV

Reform leader of Warwickshire County Council bans flags from towns and villages ahead of Christmas

George Finch has asked residents to remove flags from lampposts due to "health and safety issues". Credit: X / @_GeorgeFinch / ITV News Central The Reform leader of Warwickshire County Council has ...
The Sun

Fury as woke councils spend eye-watering sum taking down England and Union Flags from streets

COUNCILS have spent more than £70,000 taking down England and Union Jack flags from streets. They were put up around the country over the summer — in part in response to fury over migrant hotels.