EU institutions, UK-EU relations, and Brexit aftermath
Travellers can now pass through UK airport e-gates without showing a passport, with East Midlands Airport first to offer the new contactless system. The rollout to all UK airports is expected by early 2027.
A new international analysis shows cancer rates are rising faster among younger adults than older groups. The World Cancer Research Fund found significant increases in early onset cancers in England, the US, and the Netherlands.
Kemi Badenoch heads into the Conservative conference with a more unified party, but fears grow that chasing Reform voters risks reviving the ‘nasty party’ label. Centrists warn the party must win back Lib Dem defectors, not just Farage supporters.
Green leader Zack Polanski says his position is secure whatever the result in Holborn and St Pancras, but party figures fear a defeat could damage him. He also faces a contentious motion on Zionism at the party conference.
Downing Street has said Manchester City are not “above the rules” after a backlash over Andy Burnham’s comments on the club’s financial breaches. The prime minister’s spokesperson stressed the initial judgment was serious.
Ministers are considering scrapping the health element of universal credit for under-25s and replacing it with a support package to get them into work. The move is part of a wider welfare overhaul that could affect existing claimants.
Talks between the main players in the Orange Order parade dispute have ended without a breakthrough, leaving one of Northern Ireland’s most bitterly contested marching routes as divided as ever. Sunday’s planned parade never made it past the nationalist protest on the Garvaghy Road, and the fallout is still rippling through the community.
Andy Burnham has warned that England’s failing social care system will ultimately bring down the NHS, calling for a fully funded national care service to be put to voters at the next election. The Greater Manchester mayor said decades of political inaction had left a £4.4 billion annual funding gap and 165,000 vacant care jobs.
Police are selling seized electric motorbikes at auction rather than destroying them, a BBC investigation has found. At least 161 were sold last year, raising concerns they could return to illegal use.
Prince Harry has described his return to Britain as ‘great,’ breaking his public silence on what the move means for his family. The Duke of Sussex says his children have settled well and the decision came down to ‘lots of reasons.’
