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UK permits Ukraine to manufacture Scalp missiles domestically
Andy Burnham has visited Kyiv on his first foreign trip as prime minister, announcing that the UK will let defence firm MBDA declassify information on UK components used in the long-range Scalp missile, enabling Ukraine to produce them domestically. The move, made alongside a meeting of the “coalition of the willing” he now chairs, marks…
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Burnham in Kyiv as Russia tensions escalate, government targets pub tax rates
Ministers promise to overhaul business-rate valuations for pubs and hotels as Burnham travels to Kyiv amid escalating Russia tensions and Reform UK unveils a social housing pledge. Also: Iran’s sanctions warning, a Nevada wildfire and Maradona’s ball sells for £2.5m.
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UK flights to Spain forced to divert due to unidentified drone spotted close to airport runway
Flights from the UK and Ireland to Spain were diverted on Sunday night after a drone was spotted near a runway at Malaga Airport, forcing air traffic controllers to suspend landings for over 50 minutes. The disruption affected services from London, Birmingham, Bristol and Cork, highlighting growing concerns about drone incursions disrupting European airspace and…
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A royal show of unity: Smiling Kate attends church service with William, children and rest of family near Balmoral ahead of Harry and Meghan’s shock return to Britain
Members of the Royal Family attended Sunday service at Crathie Kirk near Balmoral, presenting a united front days after the surprise announcement that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are returning to live in the UK. The Prince and Princess of Wales, joined by their son Prince George, were among those seen at the small Aberdeenshire…
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UK graduate job vacancies plunge to lowest in a decade
UK graduate job vacancies have fallen to their lowest level since records began a decade ago, with recruitment website Adzuna reporting just 8,383 university-leaver positions advertised in July, a 45% drop compared with the same month last year. The slump coincides with a record 262,820 students preparing to start university in September, deepening concern about…
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Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ ball sells for £2.5m
The football used by Diego Maradona to score his infamous “Hand of God” goal against England at the 1986 World Cup has sold at auction for £2.5m, well below its expected price of around £7.3m. The Adidas Azteca ball was authenticated by Ali Bin Nasser, the Tunisian referee who officiated the match and kept the…
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It’s Team Sussex vs Team Wales: The arrival of Harry and Meghan will see England’s smart set divide into two royal courts… and this is exactly which side everyone from Princess Eugenie to the Beckhams will pick
The Daily Mail reports that Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, are preparing to return to live in the UK after six years based in Montecito, California, prompting speculation about which figures in British high society will align with “Team Sussex” versus the rival court of the Prince and Princess of Wales. The piece…
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NHS pensioner wrongly declared dead left without payments
A Guardian Money reader who worked for the NHS for 11 years before retiring to South Africa in 2015 had her NHS pension stopped in May after the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), which administers the scheme, mistakenly recorded her as dead. Despite months of calls and emails, she received only automated responses, leaving her…
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TV tonight: Michael Sheen exposes a toxic scandal in north Wales
The BBC Two documentary series concludes tonight with Michael Sheen wrapping up his investigation into alleged toxic contamination in north Wales, meeting cancer patients who believe the now-defunct chemical company Monsanto is responsible for their illness. The piece is part of the Guardian’s nightly TV guide, which also flags other notable broadcasts including a foundling-siblings…
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Burnham visits Kyiv to reaffirm UK support for Ukraine
Andy Burnham used his first foreign visit as UK prime minister to travel to Kyiv, chairing a “coalition of the willing” meeting and vowing that British support for Ukraine would not waver despite “outrageous threats” from Moscow. The visit centred on a UK decision to hand over blueprints for British-made components of the Scalp missile,…