Lord Ricketts Vows ‘To Stay As Long As It Takes’ To Fight Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda Bill

mediaite.com Lord Ricketts appears on LBC’s Tonight with Andrew Marr ahead of the Rwanda debate. (Photo via LBC/Tonight with Andrew Marr) Former diplomat and crossbench peer Lord Peter…

UK's Sunak vows that first deportation flights will leave in 10-12 weeks for Rwanda

pbs.org U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged Monday that the first deportation flights carrying migrants who enter the country illegally to Rwanda would leave in 10-12 weeks, as…

Commentator Owen Jones Joins Mehdi Hasan’s Zeteo

mediaite.com Jones announced on Wednesday he’d join Zeteo and co-host a show twice a month with founder Hasan. (Screengrab via X/Zeteo) Commentator Owen Jones announced Wednesday that…

UK Tories face election meltdown

semafor.com Semafor Signals Supported by Insights from The Times of London, The Guardian, and Sky News The News Britain’s ruling Conservative Party is facing a complete collapse in the…

UK smoking ban moves a step closer

semafor.com Semafor Signals Supported by Insights from the BBC, Politico, and Reuters The News The U.K. moved a step closer to a smoking ban for younger generations after a bill to make…

UK inflation falls to lowest level since late 2021 as food prices ease further

apnews.com Inflation in the U.K. fell to its lowest level in two and a half years in March after a further easing in food prices, official figures showed Wednesday. Consumer prices…

Clustering of AI firms in south and east of England will foil levelling up

theguardian.com Investments in new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) are “profoundly skewed” towards the “golden triangle” of Oxford, Cambridge and London, and risk…

UK lawmakers back landmark bill to gradually phase out smoking for good

apnews.com The British government's plan for a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking cleared its first hurdle in Parliament on Tuesday despite vocal…

UK lawmakers to vote on landmark bill with goal to create Britain's "first smoke-free generation"

pbs.org A plan by Britain’s government to introduce a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking is expected to clear its first hurdle on Tuesday, despite…

Stanford's AI Index report: training top AI models gets more expensive, AI still trails humans on complex tasks, people have become more worried about AI, more

aiindex.stanford.edu This chapter studies trends in AI research and development. It begins by examining trends in AI publications and patents, and then examines trends in notable AI systems and…

UK Set To Launch New Crypto Staking And Stablecoin Legislation By July, Economic Secretary Bim Afolami Says

cryptonews.com The UK is set to introduce new crypto staking and stablecoin legislation by July of this year, Economic Secretary Bim Afolami announced at the Innovate Finance Global Summit…

Where will Binance’s new HQ be? Here are our bets

dlnews.com A version of this story appeared in our The Guidance newsletter on April 15. Sign up here. GM, Joanna and Inbar here. Binance CEO Richard Teng say the company has finally…

‘Frankly disgusting’: What’s behind Britain’s sewage pollution crisis?

euronews.com Campaigners say a car crash of different disasters has left the UK with some of the worst bathing water quality in Europe. Anger is rising over the dumping of untreated…

Keir Starmer Declares Willingness to Launch Nukes in Defence of Britain In Break With Jeremy Corbyn’s Stance

mediaite.com Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer declared he would push the nuclear button to defend the UK if under attack, marking a stark departure from the anti-nuclear stance of his…

Britain's Economy Rebounds: 0.1% GDP Rise in February

consciounessofworld.com In the wake of recent economic data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), Britain finds itself at a critical juncture, with indicators suggesting a potential…

Police Launch Investigation Into Labour Deputy Leader Angela Rayner

mediaite.com Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner listening to speakers on the main stage during the Labour Party conference in 2021.(Gareth Fuller/PA Wire URN:62731960 (Press Association…

Steelworkers at the UK's largest production plant vote to strike over job losses

apnews.com Steelworkers at Britain's largest steel production plant voted to strike for the first time in around 40 years to protest the planned loss of 2,800 jobs by Indian owner Tata…

The rich world faces a brutal spending crunch

economist.com A decade ago finance ministries were gripped by austerity fever. Governments were doing all they could to cut budget deficits, even with unemployment high and economic…

The rich world faces nightmare budget deficits

economist.com A decade ago finance ministries were gripped by austerity fever. Governments were doing all they could to cut budget deficits, even with unemployment high and economic…

How realistic is Labour’s aspiration to cut tax gap by £5bn?

theguardian.com Each year His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs know how much tax they would collect if all individuals and companies paid what they owed. They also know how much they have…

How will honeytrap scandal change Westminster?

theweek.com Westminster continues to reel from the so-called honeytrap scandal, with debate raging as to whether it's the work of a hostile foreign state or a political insider. Tory MP…