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UK faces ‘very difficult trade-offs’ in budget because of Iran war, say analysts

  • NIESR warns Burnham faces tough budget trade-offs from Iran war fallout
  • Inflation forecast to hit 3.8%; £24bn extra needed by 2030
  • Budget headroom cut to £3bn; growth downgraded, debt nearing £3tn

Andy Burnham has been warned by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) that he faces "very difficult trade-offs" in the autumn budget, as the ongoing Iran war keeps oil prices and inflation elevated. The thinktank said the new prime minister has inherited a "challenging" economic…

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Netflix Now First Port Of Call For UK Audiences Over BBC – Ofcom Media Nations

  • Netflix (26%) narrowly overtook the BBC (25%) as UK viewers' first choice
  • Younger viewers favour Netflix strongly; over-75s still prefer the BBC
  • Streaming and pay-TV revenues both rose in the UK in 2025

Netflix has edged ahead of the BBC as UK viewers' first choice when deciding what to watch, according to Ofcom's latest Media Nations report. The finding reflects a notable shift in viewing habits, driven by a run of Netflix-produced UK hits and growing streaming adoption, particularly among younger…

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Burnham turns to Tories and Lib Dems for help on social care: ‘Help me fix this’

  • Burnham seeks cross-party deal with Tories, Lib Dems on social care
  • Comes as government faces tight finances and rising inflation forecasts
  • Reform, excluded from talks, accuses Burnham of reviving "death tax"

Andy Burnham has invited Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch and Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey to a Downing Street summit to seek cross-party agreement on fixing England's social care system, framing it as a test of "problem-solving, not point-scoring" politics. The prime minister argues that decades of governments…

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Abusive chanting against immigrants in English football on rise, new data reveals

  • Anti-immigrant chanting at English football matches has sharply increased
  • Kick It Out logged a record 1,744 discrimination reports, up 25%
  • Racism, homophobia, antisemitism and Islamophobia reports all rose

New data from the anti-discrimination charity Kick It Out shows abusive chanting targeting immigrants has become increasingly common at English football matches, forming part of a wider surge in discriminatory behaviour across the game. The charity received a record 1,744 reports of discrimination during the 2025-26 season, a…

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The union drive at the Wikimedia Foundation is expanding

  • US Wikimedia Foundation staff plan to file for an NLRB union election
  • Management declined voluntary recognition, drawing accusations of union-busting
  • Follows UK staff's union push and separate tensions with volunteer editors

US-based employees at the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit behind Wikipedia, are joining a union drive that began with UK staff in June. Management has declined to voluntarily recognise the union, prompting US workers to say they will instead file for a formal election with the National Labor Relations…

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Top cop accused of telling officer you’re ‘too white, too male’ for role

  • Senior officer accused of telling colleague he was "too white, too male"
  • Comments allegedly linked to a promotion or role decision
  • Adds to debate over diversity policies in UK policing

A senior officer at an unnamed police force is facing allegations of workplace discrimination after reportedly telling a colleague they were "too white, too male" to be considered for a particular role. The claim has fuelled fresh criticism over diversity and promotion practices within British policing, with critics…

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‘Mariah Cleggy’ channels Messi to swim to gold for Scotland

  • Stephen Clegg won gold in the S14 50m freestyle for Scotland at Glasgow 2026
  • Victory followed shoulder surgery and a tough season recovering
  • Scotland's medal tally reached 14, including seven golds, by day five

Scottish Paralympic swimmer Stephen Clegg won an unexpected gold medal in the men's 50m freestyle S14 at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, having earlier taken silver in the 100m version of the event. The 30-year-old's victory, achieved despite recent shoulder surgery and a difficult season, took Scotland's medal…

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Despair to delight for Wales’ golden girl Evans

  • Ruby Evans wins Wales' first gold of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
  • She is the first Welsh woman to win artistic gymnastics Commonwealth gold.
  • Triumph came days after finishing sixth in the all-around event.

Welsh gymnast Ruby Evans experienced a dramatic swing of emotions at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, going from tears of disappointment to becoming Wales' first gold medallist of the Games within the space of two days. The 19-year-old from Cardiff won the floor final, making history as…

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DAILY MAIL COMMENT: With more than one million young people now classed as Neets, it is time for Andy Burnham to erase the benefits mindset Labour has inflicted on Britain

  • Comment piece: over a million young Britons now classed as Neets.
  • Labour offers £4,500 to benefit-claiming parents for child apprenticeships.
  • Burnham faces Labour left-wing rebellion over "punitive" benefits cuts.

This Daily Mail comment piece argues that Labour, and specifically Health Secretary Andy Burnham, must dismantle what it calls Britain's entrenched "benefits mindset" as more than one million young people are now classed as Neets (not in education, employment or training). The editorial frames this as a systemic…

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Charley Hull pulls off savage lottery prank on her caddie at Women’s British Open

  • Charley Hull pranked caddie Adam Woodward with a lottery ticket stunt.
  • Story shared ahead of Women's British Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes.
  • Hull known for keeping things light before major championships.

Golfer Charley Hull has described playing a light-hearted lottery prank on her caddie, Adam Woodward, in the run-up to the Women's British Open. She shared the anecdote with reporters at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in England, where she is competing in the final major championship…

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