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Veteran US boxer Carson Jones dies aged 38

Jones, who reached No 4 in the IBF welterweight world rankings, had suffered complications after surgery

The Independent UK

Tour de France Grand Départ set to return to Britain in 2027

20 years after first British Grand Départ, UK expects to host third Tour de France start and first time for Tour de France Femmes

Cycling News

When Britain was hot on manufacturing – and kettle design

Letter: Dr Nicholas Russell responds to a review by Edward Posnett and reflects on the pioneering work of his father and his business partner, Peter Hobbs

The Guardian - UK

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Labour’s aid cuts are morally wrong. Here’s why they make no economic sense either

When the US slashed its foreign aid budget a fortnight ago, David Lammy called it a ‘big mistake’. He was right – and it’s a mistake for the UK to do it now, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

The Guardian - UK

‘A homage to St Davids’: artist aims to paint everyone in Britain’s smallest city

City of Portraits, a decade in the making, celebrates tightknit community in Welsh city. But joyful project had sad beginnings

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: What happened when Keir Starmer met Donald Trump

In today’s newsletter: From Russia to tariffs and the Chagos Islands, yesterday’s White House meeting set the agenda for the UK’s future relationship with the US

The Guardian - UK

How much does the UK spend on overseas aid – and where does the money go?

With more spending going to defence, the latest budget cut will take Britain’s aid contribution to its lowest for a quarter of a century

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Starmer plays royal Trump card to win Chagos deal and no trade tariffs in critical White House summit

PM flatters president with historic invitation from ‘beautiful man’ King Charles for second state visit – but there’s an awkward exchange over ‘free speech’

The Independent UK

Trump and Starmer sat side by side – and the gulf between two nations seemed wider than ever

The US president’s day of diplomacy involved an alleged rapist, a claimed trafficker and then Britain’s PM. It said everything about our new era, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

Donald Trump’s meeting with Keir Starmer: key takeaways

Britain’s prime minister is potentially one of the European leaders best placed to handle the mercurial president

The Guardian - US

Starmer’s cut to aid budget a ‘strategic mistake’, says former army head

Exclusive: Gen Lord Richard Dannatt warns ‘shortsighted’ move will ultimately add to burden on Britain’s armed forces

The Guardian - UK

How previous prime ministers handled the ‘special relationship’

Winston Churchill coined the phrase to describe what has become an enduring diplomatic priority, but relationships between leaders have varied.

Evening Standard

Huge fall in UK work visas as asylum seeker applications rocket to record level, Home Office data shows

A total of 108,138 people applied for asylum in Britain in 2024, the highest number for any 12-month period since current records began

Evening Standard

Jodie Whittaker shines a light on another hidden British scandal in Toxic Town

4/5 It’s ‘Mr Bates vs The Post Office’ all over again as Jodie Whittaker heads a fine cast bringing a historic injustice to wider attention

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Trump might not know it, but he’s forging a new relationship between Britain and the EU

Support for Ukraine means that closer ties to Europe are now a patriotic priority, opening up avenues that Brexit had once blocked, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Independent UK

‘Woodhenge’ unearthed in Denmark likely linked to UK’s Stonehenge

Henge structures made of giant stone slabs or wood have been discovered in Britain, Ireland, parts of continental Europe, and even Russia

The Independent UK

Zelensky will sign ‘very big’ minerals deal at White House on Friday, says Trump

After their visits to Washington, Keir Starmer is expected to host the Ukrainian president in Britain this weekend

Evening Standard

'It's the best of Britain': Sam Thompson reveals why he 'loves' the Tube

EXCLUSIVE The next time someone tries to start a conversation with you on the London Underground, look up as it may well be the former I’m A Celebrity winner

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From racist bans to lion-tamer fighters: the wild history of Britain’s unsung Black boxing superstars

A Thousand Blows, the knockout new drama from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, puts Victorian-era boxer Hezekiah Moscow in the spotlight. But it doesn’t even begin to do justice to the astonishing real-life history

The Guardian - UK

Starmer doesn’t do performative politics. When he faces Trump, that will be an advantage

The PM will try to persuade the US president that what is in Europe’s and Ukraine’s interest is also his best bet, says Keir Starmer’s biographer, Tom Baldwin

The Independent UK

Voices: Making the world’s most defenceless people pay for UK defence is reprehensible

COMMENT: When countries are reneging on their promises where Britain stands on international development is a critical test of the prime minister’s leadership, writes Christian Aid boss Patrick Watt

Evening Standard

Donald Trump says Europe must guarantee Ukraine security not US in blow to Keir Starmer before Washington talks

Prime Minister hopes to convince US president to provide security ‘backstop’ at crunch meeting in Washington - as Trump says Ukraine can ‘forget about joining Nato’

The Conversation

Starmer announces aid cuts to fund defence – but Britain’s days as an aid superpower are already long over

Keir Starmer’s announcement that the UK will cut foreign aid in order to fund more defence spending seems like smart politics. With the US’s commitment to European security in question, it is clear that European countries, including the UK, need to spend more on defence.

The Independent UK

More than 1,000 British staff cut from key Ukraine troop training programme

Exclusive: As of January, there were just 369 UK staff working on the British-led programme that has trained over 51,000 Ukrainian soldiers to resist Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion

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Britain To Increase Defense Spending, Cut Foreign Aid Budget

British PM Keir Starmer plans to boost defense spending amid US-Europe rift over Ukraine, cutting foreign aid to fund increase.

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