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The Technologies Redefining UK, European, and NATO Defence
Information Security Buzz
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August 26, 2025
The United Kingdom is sharpening its defence posture. Five technologies stand at the heart of this effort. While the industry’s heavyweights continue to supply capability, fresh value lies with early to mid-stage firms. These smaller players,...
Meghan Markle shares details of Prince Harry romance and what she misses most about life in the UK
Nine
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August 26, 2025
Meghan Markle has shared new details about her relationship with her husband, Prince Harry, in the new season of her lifestyle show With Love, Meghan. The Duchess of Sussex also reflected on her time living in the United Kingdom and what she...
UK households warned of 'pretty' yet 'destructive' garden plant that can cost more than £10,000 to remove
Manchester Evening News
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August 26, 2025
The plant, which can be 'just as destructive as Japanese knotweed', can often cause disputes between neighbours UK households are being warned of a 'pretty' yet 'destructive' garden plant that can cost more than £10,000 to remove if left...
Reform UK leader Farage unveils mass migrant deportations plan
World Socialist Web Site
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August 26, 2025
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage pledged Tuesday to deport hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers and migrants—up to 600,000 in a first five-year Parliament—if his party wins the next general election. Unveiling his fascistic “Operation Restoring...
Richard Tice brands Dominic Grieve a 'dreadful lawyer' in brutal response to Reform UK attack
GB News
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August 26, 2025
A fierce exchange erupted on GB News when Richard Tice launched a blistering attack against former Attorney General Dominic Grieve following his criticism of Reform UK's immigration strategy. The Reform UK deputy leader dismissed Mr Grieve's legal...
Darren Sissons’ Top Picks for August 26, 2025
BNN Bloomberg
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August 26, 2025
Darren Sissons, Partner and Portfolio Manager at Campbell, Lee & Ross Investment Management, shares his outlook on Global & Technology Stocks. Darren Sissons, Partner and Portfolio Manager, Campbell, Lee & Ross Investment Management Focus: Global...
Emergency alert update as millions of Brits set to receive urgent warning message
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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August 26, 2025
An update has been issued on the emergency alert that millions of Brits will receive in just a matter of days. A Cabinet Minister has said the drill, which will reach millions, is a "vital tool" in ensuring the nation's safety. The system is set...
Farage wants UK businesses to fail, minister says as Labour reopens Brexit wounds
The Independent
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August 26, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
US drug giant to temporarily halt UK Mounjaro orders
Radio X
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The pharmaceutical giant behind the ‘King Kong’ of weight loss jabs has demanded a UK-wide order freeze on the drug, LBC has learned. Listen to this article Eli Lilly, the US manufacturer of Mounjaro, has told its two British wholesalers to stop...
Derek Gee terminates contract with IPT; David Gaudu in red at Vuelta a España; WorldTour Team Ceratizit Pro Cycling to fold; Remco Evenepoel and Julian Alaphilippe lined up for Tour of Britain Men
Cyclist
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August 26, 2025
Welcome back to another edition of Pro Log. Here’s a rundown of the latest results before we get started: Vuelta a España, Stage 4, Tues 26th August: 1st Ben Turner, Ineos Grenadiers, 04h 50min 14sec; 2nd Jasper Philipsen, Alpecin-Deceuninck,...
Emergency sirens to go off on phones of millions of Brits as government tests alert system
Daily Mail
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August 26, 2025
By NOOR QURASHI, NEWS REPORTER Published: 13:00 EDT, 26 August 2025 | Updated: 15:28 EDT, 26 August 2025 Millions of Brits will receive a blaring siren notification on their phone as the government tests a new national emergency alert system. Hand...
On This Day in 1965, Sonny & Cher’s Classic Single “I Got You Babe” Peaked at No. 1 in the UK
American Songwriter
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August 26, 2025
Sonny & Cher are arguably the most notable pop duo of all time. Married from 1964 to 1975, Cher and Sonny were one of the most successful celebrity couples of the 60s and 70s, and consequently, of all time. During their careers together, which...
Josh Kerr, Keely Hodgkinson and Dina Asher-Smith to lead Great Britain as team announced for World Athletics Championships | Know full squad
Sportskeeda
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August 26, 2025
Great Britain and Northern Ireland’s squad has been announced for the World Athletics Championships 2025. A majority of the athletes named in the UK Athletics list are expected to represent the team at the championships, while those marked with an...
Asylum seekers in charts and numbers: Who are the people that politicians are talking about deporting from UK?
Sky News
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August 26, 2025
Based on the 1951 Convention on Refugees, anyone who has a well-founded fear of persecution can claim asylum in the UK, be that based on their race, religion, nationality, sexuality or other reason. They must be in the UK to do so. A record...
Thousands of Britons targeted in 'ruthless' fraud epidemic as scammers pose as UK regulator
GB News
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August 26, 2025
Fraudsters are posing as the UK’s financial watchdog to con thousands of people out of their hard-earned cash, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned. The regulator revealed it received a worrying 4,465 reports of criminals pretending to...
Reform UK leader backs raising of flags – if it’s done in ‘appropriate manner’
Blog Preston
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August 26, 2025
There are numerous examples of this happening in the wider Preston area, with roundabouts reportedly painted with the St George’s Flag in Grimsargh and Bamber Bridge. Cllr Stephen Atkinson, Reform UK’s leader at Lancashire County Council, issued a...
Marks & Spencer set to launch dupe of Australia’s favourite cake for £4 in just DAYS in ‘first’ for UK high street
The Scottish Sun
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August 26, 2025
MARKS & Spencer is launching a dupe of Australia’s favourite cake in just days. The sweet treat will cost just £4 and the supermarket says it is the first to sell the snack in Britain. 3 M&S has launched a new treat inspired by a dessert from Down...
Guest post: Is climate change making UK droughts worse?
Carbon Brief
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August 26, 2025
The year 2025 has seen exceptionally dry conditions in many parts of the UK. At the time of writing, a large area of England is officially “in drought” and hosepipe bans are in force for more than 8m households. This follows severe drought...
I can exclusively reveal that one of Britain's most dangerous jihadi terrorists is now a free man, says Patrick Christys
GB News
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August 26, 2025
I can exclusively reveal that one of Britain's most dangerous jihadi terrorists is now a free man. That is Mohammed Shahjahan. He is the Islamist who tried to blow up the London Stock Exchange and he has just been released from prison. Yes, that...
Huge Islamophobia row kicks off on GB News as guest fumes ‘you’re twisting what I’m saying’
GB News
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August 26, 2025
A fierce exchange erupted on GB News as Labour councillor Sebastian Salek defended Government proposals for an official Islamophobia definition against sharp criticism from political commentator Alex Deane. The confrontation highlighted deep...