#theguardian.com. NatWest to buy wealth manager Evelyn Partners for £2.7bn. Banking group beats Barclays to snare biggest acquisition since it was bailed out by taxpayers in 2008
#Feb.09.2026
#theguardian.com. UK expands Hong Kong visa scheme in wake of Jimmy Lai’s prison sentence. Exclusive: Home Office ruling means thousands more Hongkongers will be eligible to come to the UK over next five years
#Feb.09.2026
#computerweekly.com. UAE’s TII challenges big tech dominance with open source Falcon AI models | Computer Weekly. Through its Falcon models and an open, efficiency-driven research strategy, the Technology Innovation Institute is positioning the UAE as a producer of foundational AI, not merely a consumer of global
#Feb.09.2026
#computerweekly.com. Ireland to procure national electronic health record | Computer Weekly. The Irish government has approved project to digitally transform the Irish health service by introducing integrated health records as part of Digital for Care strategy
#Feb.09.2026
#theguardian.com. Logitech MX Master 4 review: the best work mouse you can buy. Ergonomic shape, quality materials and satisfying clicks, now with novel haptic feedback and repairable design
#Feb.09.2026
#computerweekly.com. US bid for Dutch ID infrastructure raises sovereignty concerns | Computer Weekly. Kyndryl’s proposed takeover shows how critical systems became exposed to foreign control without an overarching policy decision.
#Feb.09.2026
#theguardian.com. Synthetic opioids may have caused hundreds more UK deaths than thought. Study find nitazenes, which are up to 500 times stronger than heroin, can degrade significantly in portmortem blood samples
#Feb.09.2026
#theguardian.com. ‘Blame me’: what the UK papers say as Morgan McSweeney quits over Mandelson-Epstein scandal. British papers explore what’s next for prime minister Keir Starmer after the loss of his longtime adviser over the Mandelson-Epstein files scandal
#Feb.09.2026
#washingtonpost.com. Hong Kong democracy champion Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison. The heavy sentence for the 78-year-old Apple Daily founder and British citizen was imposed as Beijing seeks to wipe out the city’s remaining press freedoms.
#Feb.09.2026
#computerweekly.com. As space gets crowded, cyber threats from jamming to stalker satellites loom large | Computer Weekly. Experts at the inaugural CYSAT Asia in Singapore warn of the urgency of securing space assets amid growing geopolitical tensions and supply chain vulnerabilities
#Feb.09.2026
#theguardian.com. ‘Pulling up the drawbridge’: Alf Dubs criticises Shabana Mahmood’s plans for child refugees. Exclusive: Labour peer, who came to UK as a refugee, says some ministers try to show they won’t ‘just do things because of their background’
#Feb.09.2026
#theguardian.com. For some, McSweeney resignation removes obstacle to eventual downfall of Starmer. Those pushing to oust the prime minister are unlikely to be deterred by his right-hand man’s departure
#Feb.08.2026
#huffpost.com. Starmer's Chief Of Staff Quits Over Epstein-Tied UK Ambassador To US. Morgan McSweeney said he took responsibility for advising the British prime minister to appoint Peter Mandelson despite his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
#Feb.08.2026
#theguardian.com. ‘The only honourable course’: Morgan McSweeney’s resignation statement in full. Keir Starmer’s chief of staff leaves job over role in Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador
#Feb.08.2026
#aljazeera.com. UK PM’s top aide quits over Mandelson’s links to Epstein. New evidence about Peter Mandelson's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein has recently come to light.
#Feb.08.2026
#theguardian.com. Government on track to lower minimum age for train drivers to 18 in Great Britain. Labour will introduce legislation to cut threshold from 20 in effort to head off looming shortages
#Feb.08.2026
#theguardian.com. North of England 2040? Andy Burnham backs plan for multi-city Olympics bid. Northern leaders urge government to support proposal as Manchester mayor says a London bid ‘wouldn’t be right’
#Feb.08.2026
#theguardian.com. ‘A pollster’s nightmare’: stakes are high in three-way fight for Gorton and Denton. Labour faces a battle to hold on to its 13,000 majority, with the Greens the bookies’ favourite and Reform hoping to gain from split vote on left
#Feb.08.2026
#theguardian.com. ‘I fell into it’: ex-criminal hackers urge Manchester pupils to use web skills for good. Initiative aims to identify proficient gamers and coders who can help companies identify flaws in their cybersecurity
#Feb.08.2026
#theguardian.com. ‘We need to accept the cost’: future of British Steel unclear as bills for government build up. Propping up operations at Scunthorpe site, still legally owned by Jingye, now costs over £1.2m a day – so what are the options?
#Feb.08.2026
#theguardian.com. ‘No end in sight’ to Britain’s wet weather as dozens of flood warnings issued. Met Office forecasts more rainfall to continue UK’s 37-day run, and flooding expected especially in south-west England and Midlands
#Feb.07.2026
#theguardian.com. ‘Hurry for justice’: Windrush victims dying without redress, commissioner says. Clive Foster says action needed now to deliver justice to UK residents who had been wrongly classified as illegal immigrants
#Feb.07.2026
#theguardian.com. UK supreme court hearing interrupted by history podcast played from judge’s phone. Proceedings briefly halted after audio from The Rest Is History broadcast over the courtroom speakers
#Feb.07.2026
#theguardian.com. Starmer accused of hypocrisy over sharp cuts to World Food Programme. UK reduces funding by a third despite pledges to tackle hunger, with critics warning the move will cost lives
#Feb.07.2026
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