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England and Wales fertility rate falls for third consecutive year
The Guardian
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August 27, 2025
The fertility rate for England and Wales has fallen for the third year in a row to reach a record low, figures show. The total fertility rate across both nations, meaning the average number of live children women can expect to have across their...
Armenia and the United Kingdom Agreed to Elevate Relations to the Level of Strategic Partnership
Aravot
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Joint Communiqué on the 2nd Armenia-UK Strategic Dialogue On 26 August 2025, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, Mr. Vahan Kostanyan, and the Minister of State for Europe, North America and the Overseas Territories...
Fibrus Confirm Completion of £200m Northern Ireland Fibre Broadband Contract
ISP Review
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August 27, 2025
Infracapital-backed UK ISP Fibrus today confirmed the completion of their £200m (state aid) Project Stratum contract in Northern Ireland, which helped to spread their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to 81,000...
Scotland has three bank holidays left in 2025 and they’re all in the same month
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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August 27, 2025
With the end of August drawing closer, it can feel like the time for holidays is over. But luckily for us Scots, there are still three bank holidays left before the end of the year - and what's more, they're all in the same month. Scotland has...
UK households set for three winter payments worth £620 on top of DWP benefits
Birmingham Live
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August 27, 2025
Some UK households are set to receive three payments ON TOP of their regular benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) this winter. Scotland households are set to be handed the Child Winter Heating Payment, Winter Heating Payment...
Minister takes on Nigel Farage over Brexit deal
BBC
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A Labour minister has warned Reform UK would "take Britain backwards" if the party ripped up the government's Brexit reset agreement with the European Union. Nick Thomas-Symonds, the minister for EU relations, accused Nigel Farage of wanting...
England: Interest on client accounts could be used to fund legal aid
Irish Legal News
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Law firms in England and Wales may have to hand over the interest from client accounts to help fund legal aid under plans being considered by the UK government. The Ministry of Justice has been privately consulting with legal aid providers and the...
Politics LIVE: Keir Starmer under pressure as senior Labour veterans side with Nigel Farage over leaving ECHR
GB News
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August 27, 2025
Sir Keir Starmer should "decouple" Britain's laws from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) to allow more small boat migrants to be deported, a former Labour home secretary said. Jack Straw, who oversaw the incorporation of the ECHR into...
UK needs 100,000 ‘beautiful’ council homes a year to solve affordable housing crisis, report claims
Building Design
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Britain needs to build 100,000 council homes a year and to ensure beauty in their design, according to a new report backed by MPs from both sides of the House of Commons. The Policy Exchange, an independent right-leaning think tank, said a huge...
UK Construction Week spotlight on digital construction explores future of built environment
Express & Star
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Britpop Reunion, the UK’s only professional 90s and Britpop tribute band with over a decade of experience, will deliver a high energy set packed with hits from classic bands who have supported Oasis over the years including The Verve, Cast, Blur,...
British ambassador in Lakes State to assess peace, education projects
Radio Tamazuj
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August 27, 2025
The British Ambassador to South Sudan, David Ashley, arrived in the Lakes State capital, Rumbek, on Tuesday on a three-day visit to evaluate peace, health, and education projects they support through Peace Canal and Peacebuilding Opportunities...
England flags spark pride, concern amid anti-immigration protests
BDNews24
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The red and white St George's Cross and the Union Jack flags have proliferated along streets across England in recent weeks in what supporters say is a campaign to show national pride, but others fear is part of growing anti-immigration sentiment....
British Gas sends demand for £3,000 despite customers being in credit
Birmingham Live
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August 27, 2025
British Gas has sent a demand for £3,000 despite customers being in credit. The Guardian newspaper has reported one customer was owed £2,650 by British Gas - but the promised cheque never came. Instead, she received a bill for £3,000. Consumer...
Government costs to push up energy price cap from October
Sky News
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August 26, 2025
A larger than expected hike in the energy price cap from October is largely down to higher costs being imposed by the government. The typical sum households face paying for gas and electricity when using direct debit is to rise by 2% - or £2.93...
UK retailers suffer 11th month of downturn, prices rise sharply, CBI says
740 The Fan - North Dakota
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August 27, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -A downturn in British retail sales entered its 11th consecutive month in August and shops raised their prices by the most since late 2023, a Confederation of British Industry survey showed on Wednesday. The CBI’s monthly gauge of...
Brittany Higgins says she's moving on with her life after court loss
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 27, 2025
Former West Australian senator Linda Reynolds has won her high-profile defamation case against her former staffer Brittany Higgins, whom she had accused of conducting an orchestrated campaign to end her political career. It brings to an end a...
England flags and fascist symbols plastered around Welsh village
Wales Online
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August 27, 2025
A community has rallied to clean road signs and bus stops in Cwmbran after they were graffitied with the colours of the England flag. It comes after similar incidents were reported in other parts of Wales earlier this week including in Llandudno....
Political opinion: Jardine backs farrowing crate ban
The Scotsman
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August 27, 2025
Christine Jardine MP for Edinburgh West joined Humane World for Animals UK at its Edinburgh stop on its ‘Crate Britain’ tour last week to support their goal of a ban on the use of farrowing crates for pigs coupled with Government financial support...
UK households urged to make change to save £143 as energy bills to skyrocket from October
Daily Express
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August 27, 2025
An expert has urged Brits to consider changing how they pay for their energy usage. Ofgem has announced its latest change to its energy price cap, which will kick in between October and December 2025. The cap will rise by 2%, bringing the average...
Scotland approves first semi-closed salmon farm
The Fish Site
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Loch Long Salmon has secured planning permission to create the first semi-closed containment fish farm in Scotland in Loch Long, Argyll and Bute, which will be transformative for the nation’s aquaculture sector. Representing £40 million of...