BBC Business
Wildfires in France and Spain have displaced over 300,000 people, prompting officials to tell tourists to stay away - and your travel insurance might not save you.
BBC Business
Pubs get a 20% rates cut, but owners say it's more of a gentle chip than a full-on demolition of their cost problems.
The Guardian Europe
Palantir's £330m NHS deal and other British contracts show how paid access and weak rules let a 'scary' tech firm settle in - but escape is possible.
The Guardian Europe
UK proposes capping pet prescriptions at £21 and regulating vet monopolies, because your dog's ACL surgery shouldn't cost more than your car.
The Guardian Europe
Jaguar Land Rover's electric dreams hit a pothole as a £5.2bn government-backed battery factory faces delays, budget overruns, and contractor departures - proving that building the future is harder than just plugging it in.
BBC Politics
UK plans to ban under-16s from social media, because parents are tired of fighting the infinite scroll and the government is ready to pick a fight with Silicon Valley.
The Guardian
Campaigners sue UK government after it quietly drops mention of EU safety standards from chemical regulations, potentially opening the door to cancer-causing substances from countries with looser rules.
BBC Business
M&S offers 1,000 training spots to combat youth unemployment, while the government bets on AI to solve the problem it helped create.
The Guardian Europe
UK bans two US commentators for being 'not conducive to the public good' over Gaza criticism, but somehow Ben Shapiro keeps getting a pass.
The Guardian
UK government drops £8.4m on a service to help care leavers find their 'tribe' - because apparently, the care system has been breaking relationships instead of building them.
BBC Politics
Government braces for 1,000 pages of excruciating Mandelson WhatsApps, because nothing says 'diplomatic transparency' like your boss's sycophantic texts hitting the Commons.
BBC Business
UK tech secretary vows social media restrictions for under-16s by year-end, weighing a ban like Australia’s, while campaigners debate whether it’s a sensible fix or just a digital sledgehammer.
BBC Politics
UK's digital ID launch called a 'fiasco' by MPs after mandatory plan spooks public, prompts U-turn, and forces government to ask for input only after everyone got angry.
BBC Business
UK government lets airlines cancel flights two weeks early to avoid last-minute chaos, because nothing says 'summer holiday' like planning your disappointment in advance.
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