More questions over Farage's £5m gift... Daisy Cooper, deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats: “With every new revelation, Reform UK and Nigel Farage look more and more like a bunch of grifters who believe it’s one rule for them and one rule for everyone else."

Farage urged to ‘come clean’ as fresh questions raised over £5 million gift

It casts new doubt on his defence for not declaring a £5 million gift from crypto-billionaire and Reform donor Christoph

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Heading away on your summer holidays? Or visiting the Schengen area for work, or to see friends or family? You might be wondering what the new EU Entry/Exit System is, and how it could affect your journey. Find all the answers here ⬇️

FAQ: What is the Entry/Exit System (EES)? - Best for Britain

Heading away on your summer holidays? Or visiting the Schengen area for work, or to see friends or family? You might be

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Spot on ⬇️ "Reform UK remains almost entirely a party of grievance. Rather than offering a vision of a more prosperous, productive or communitarian Britain, it doubles down on punitive proposals." https://national.thelead.uk/p/nigel-farage-end-of-reform-as-we-know-it

It's the end of Reform as we know it

A bad few months for Nigel Farage's insurgent party has shown their true colours

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50m people are likely to be pushed into acute hunger because of El Niño. Studies suggest that global heating may be leading to even stronger El Niño events. In Britain, farmers are already warning about the impact of extreme heat on their harvests. What else needs to happen for us to take action?

El Niño could push 50m people into acute hunger before end of next year

UN forecasters warn of worsening conditions in 45 countries currently experiencing severe food insecurity

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Another day, another report on the damage that Brexit has caused... A new report from the Fraser of Allander Institute and Prosper finds that Brexit has made it harder for Scotland to be viewed as part of the European business ecosystem.

Brexit barriers hinder international growth for Scotland’s service firms

Businesses said that Brexit has made it harder for Scotland to be viewed as part of the European business ecosystem

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"Only hope and real opportunities will provide an antidote to the apathy which plagues young people," writes Joshua Edwicker. Read here ⬇️

A perspective from a lost generation

By Josh Edwicker

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Well said 👏

Young people did not have a say in the Brexit referendum but have to live with its dreadful consequences. Of course, they want to rejoin the EU.

EU membership is the best way to grow the UK economy. 🔊 'Mr Burnham cannot present himself as a "step forward" while sliding backwards on Europe. To fund social care without raising taxes or borrowing, he urgently needs economic growth.'

Letter: It's time Andy Burnham broke his silence on Brexit

SIR - If a week is a long time in politics, two weeks is an eternity. Yet despite a flurry of early announcements, Prime

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Robert Fox, Royal Navy expert: "Operation Fortress shows that Reform is throwing up a smokescreen about defence and security – not a good look as we enter a new stage of threat from cyber, drone, electronic and biological warfare."

I’m a Navy expert – this is everything wrong with Reform UK’s ‘Operation Fortress’

The ridiculous plan to stop small boats by deploying bigger ones is full of holes and a sideshow from the very real issu

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Trump’s tariffs, his war in Iran, and inflation: Donald Trump has wrecked the US economy. That has consequences. For the first time in nearly a decade, Americans now trust Democrats more than Republicans to handle the economy.

For the first time in years, voters trust Democrats on the economy: poll

Americans picked Democrats ​over Republicans as better stewards of the economy for the first time in nearly a decade

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“Waste of taxpayers’ money, ridiculous, and a farce” What else do voters in Clacton say about the by-election? ⬇️

The state of this. A lovely day out for Badenoch and Philp, playing dress up and making pronouncements about early release schemes - having left the country with one hundred available men's prison places, after fourteen years in charge. You read that right. One hundred places.

New York Attorney General Letitia James: “No matter how the administration tries to justify it, the law and our Constitution are clear that the president does not have the power to impose sweeping tariffs on whatever countries he wants."

US states sue Trump administration over new tariffs on 60 trading partners

Coalition of 25 states asks US Court of International Trade to halt tariffs and declare them them unlawful

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We're all feeling the devastating impacts of climate change in real time. Urgent action is required to combat it.

England and Wales suffer driest July on record

Some areas of England saw the driest month ever

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It says a lot about a politician when 20% of people would rather vote for a bin.

Wildfires, drought and heatwaves make it abundantly clear: climate change is one of the biggest challenges of our time. Denying it is both dangerous and ridiculous https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/climate-crisis-daily-telegraph-wild-fires-b3025464.html

Climate change sceptics have lost the plot as Europe burns

Reading The Telegraph, it’s hard to work out whether their climate columns are a work of satire, writes Alan Rusbridger.

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This ⬇️ "In an increasingly dangerous world, our European neighbours are finding safety in numbers – but Britain is on the outside. The new PM’s task is to change that."

Will Trump be Burnham’s undoing, or the making of him? The answer lies in Europe | Jonathan Freedland

In an increasingly dangerous world, Europe is finding safety in numbers – but Britain is on the outside. The new PM’s ta

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Nigel Farage just took a question from a 'journalist' at his press conference, who turned out to be his former chief adviser Raheem Kassam, who asks him why the media are being so unfair to him

BREAKING Reform UK's Richard Tice is being investigated by the parliamentary standards watchdog over an allegation that he failed to declare an interest.

Climate change affects us all, but in different ways. More wealth and resources mean greater protection from extreme heat - we need to fight this inequality. "Global heating will reinforce old patterns of inequality, but it will also create new ones. Societies and governments must prepare for both"

The Guardian view on drought: hot, dry conditions make inequality starker | Editorial

Editorial: Water is a vital shared resource, and privatisation has made a just transition harder

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From today, EU citizens have a legal right to know when they're talking to a bot or looking at a deepfake, backed by fines of up to €15m. Thanks to Brexit, we're missing out on this protection.

Taylor Farms has spent millions backing Trump. It's reported to be using forced labour. Meanwhile Trump's blanket new tariffs are justified under section 301 of the US Trade Act of 1974 to "enforce bans on goods produced by forced labour". We expect hypocrisy from Trump, but this is astounding.

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The diarrhea lettuce company, Taylor Farms, uses slave labor contracted from the Arizona Dept. of Corrections. The backbreaking labor is often performed by imprisoned Mexican nationals who would be otherwise ineligble to work in the US. They are paid $1.50 an hour.

The leader of Restore Britain, Rupert Lowe, has urged Nigel Farage to make a Reform-Restore pact "for the good of the country". The so-called 'good': - Mass deportations - A referendum on the death penalty - Brutal welfare cuts It's not a pact. It's a threat to the future of our country.

Rupert Lowe urges Nigel Farage to work with Restore Britain

Lowe says the two should put ‘personalities and our past disagreements aside for good of the country’

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This scheme gave doctors from low- & middle-income countries up to 2yrs to boost skills in the NHS making them better doctors when they went home. Only cost £176K/year. Now axed. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/31/medical-colleges-condemn-scrapping-of-nhs-placements-for-overseas-doctors

Medical colleges condemn scrapping of NHS placements for overseas doctors

Scheme brought in up to 500 foreign-trained doctors a year and was seen as example of British ‘soft power’

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England is on track to record its highest ever number of heat-related deaths this summer. The climate alarm is blaring. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/30/excess-deaths-caused-by-heatwaves-in-england-almost-double-so-far-this-year

England on track for record heat-related deaths this summer, official data shows

UKHSA estimates 2,877 fatalities during heatwaves in May and June, almost twice that recorded in 2025 season

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Donald Trump joked about running for a third term before putting on a 'Trump 2028' cap at the White House Correspondents Dinner. His MAGA allies are trying to find ways to amend the constitution. This isn't funny.

Strawberries, cherries, broccoli, peas, pumpkins, sweetcorn, cauliflower, eggs, milk, beans, cucumber, potatoes. All at risk of shortages. This is the reality of living in a climate emergency. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/drought-heatwave-food-supply-risk-england-b3024535.html

The British food items at risk due to extreme drought conditions

Farmers and food supply experts have warned of supermarket shortages as British farmers tackle extreme drought condition

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Former Australia Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has a punchy letter in the Times defending compulsory voting: "Surely a key objective of a democracy is to maximise the participation of all the people, regardless of their wealth, education or enthusiasm for reading political columns in The Times"

"We don’t have concentration camps today in the US, but we have something close." At least 52 people have died in ICE custody since Trump returned to office. Tens of thousands have been held in solitary confinement. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/30/ice-detention-center-camp

Don’t call them ICE detention centers. Call them camps | John Washington

I’ve spent a decade reporting on immigration enforcement. The word ‘camp’ best captures the political function of these

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