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US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker declares emergency over France, diverts to RAF Mildenhall

SUFFOLK, United Kingdom — A U.S. Air Force Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker made an emergency diversion to Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall on Monday morning after declaring an in-flight emergency while cruising over French airspace on Monday Septembre 21, 2026. The military aerial refueling aircraft, operating under callsign MC724 and registration 60-0366, departed from Aviano NATO […]

• neutral toward Royal Air Force · 99%

Burnham leaves door open to ‘rejoin EU’ pledge

The U.K. PM’s comments are a major shift in rhetoric from the days of predecessor Keir Starmer.

POLITICO Europe•Dan Bloom, Jon Stone22 Sept

• neutral toward Andy Burnham · 92%

UK not ‘on the slide’, Burnham to tell UN as he gears up for first meeting with Trump – UK politics live

Burnham is heading to New York for the United Nations general assembly Good morning. Andy Burnham is at the United Nations general assembly today and in a speech to the world (or, technically, to people in the hall and anyone watching on TV at around 2am UK time), he will say that Britain is not “on the slide”. Speaking to reporters on the plane to New York, Burnham said: The plan for Britain is about ‘what is our direction over the next 10 years and how do we make life more affordable for people’. That is my main priority, that’s what people are looking for. I hear people saying the country is on the slide – we’re the fastest growing in the G7, there’s lots to be proud of, there’s a lot right with the country and I’m going to give a really upbeat message when I speak. Government sources told the Guardian that Burnham would try to pursue a “third way” in his relationship with the US president, neither as adversarial as the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, nor as publicly fawning as [Keir] Starmer’s early approach, and relying on the strength of his personality. Continue reading...

The Guardian•Andrew Sparrow22 Sept

• neutral toward Donald Trump · 99%

There is a racism and cohesion crisis in Britain, and someone needs to lead us out of it. His name is Andy Burnham | Polly Toynbee

I want him to start the fightback next week against extremists who peddle hate and those who despise this country. That would be true patriotism “The speech” may have been in the making a long while, maybe for a lifetime, but Andy Burnham has only a week left for revision before his first conference as Labour leader. Expect hope, of course, that the future will be better, though the way is hard. Already his optimism means that fewer people think they will be worse off next year . But his most urgent task is the cultural wildfire that needs extinguishing before it takes hold. The rise of anti-migration neofascism is more threatening than anything I’ve seen in my lifetime. Shock tactics by a few hundred people in black shirts and balaclavas are designed to invade the national consciousness, their noxious hate bleeding into the mainstream – and they do. Continue reading...

The Guardian•Polly Toynbee22 Sept

• favorable toward Andy Burnham · 98%

Britain's royals set to emerge from another crisis, bruised but unbowed

Britain needs cash and everyone knows we should break the pensions triple lock. Where is the courage? | Gaby Hinsliff

The issue cannot be avoided any longer. Andy Burnham and his chancellor must face the fear of a pensioner backlash, and find a fair solution There is always something oddly unreal about party conference season. In theory, everyone is getting away from Westminster to better reflect on the state of the nation. In practice, the whole circus just briefly relocates to the coast, to live off warm white wine and gossip for three days, before coming back with a streaming cold. But this year, reality seems more elusive than usual. Everyone knows hard choices loom, but everyone is frightened to make them. Every serious party needs billions of pounds to fund their promises, and everyone knows there’s an obvious place to find the money, but nobody wants to be the first to say so. And so a deferential silence shrouds the pension triple lock, whose future will be vigorously debated on the fringes and in private conversation this autumn, but less so on the stage. Gaby Hinsliff is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

The Guardian•Gaby Hinsliff22 Sept

A tale of two trap houses: being cuckooed ruined my friend’s life – but did it then help save him?

Drug gangs have moved off Britain’s streets and into vulnerable people’s homes. Addicts like my friend are easy targets, but the reality can be more complicated than it seems Duncan is a good friend of mine. He looks like a Dickensian rock’n’roller: tall and skinny, long hair, retro clothes. He’s read the Flashman novels three times. We met in secondary school in west London in the early 1980s. We got drunk, smoked Rothmans and banana skin spliffs and played Dungeons & Dragons. At 14, we got into punk together and spent our teens playing music and seeing live bands. As we moved into our 20s, I trained as a journalist and Duncan, a talented songwriter and guitarist, carried on with music. At the age of 23 he got involved in heroin. He found the lifestyle immediately seductive, his partner at the time, Lucy, told me. He would often befriend his dealers. “I remember more than once waiting in his car as he’d gone up some tower block to score, thinking where on earth is he?” Lucy said. “He’d be hanging out chatting. There were some genuinely fascinating characters with incredible stories to tell.” Continue reading...

The Guardian•Max Daly22 Sept

The UK coalition the Lib Dems don’t want to talk about

Britain’s centrist force is coy about reentering government after a previous stint ended catastrophically.

POLITICO Europe•Noah Keate, Sam Francis22 Sept

Netflix Partners With British Library, Sets Talks Series With Florence Pugh, Zoe Kazan and More

Netflix has teamed with one of the most famous cultural institutions in the U.K., the British Library, to help “more people discover the books behind some of the world’s most popular films and series,” it says. The new national partnership, which will include local libraries across the U.K., comes as 2026 marks the National Year […]

Variety•Alex Ritman21 Sept

Britain to give limited military support to Saudi Arabia to defend against Houthi rebels

U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Monday that Britain has agreed to provide limited military support to Saudi Arabia to repeal attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.

CBC News21 Sept

• critical toward Houthis · 94%

Celia Birtwell ‘humanises’ Burberry in London fashion week closing show

Textile designer brings florals, vines and smiley doodles to brand’s luxury checks for one-off paired collection Burberry and Celia Birtwell are both national treasures of sorts. One is Britain’s grandest luxury name, the other the textile designer who dressed bohemian 1960s London in her prints and has a place in art history as David Hockney’s favourite muse. The Burberry designer Daniel Lee has always loved Birtwell’s prints. When the two met this spring, he fell for “her energy, and her zest for life”, and a one-off Burberry-meets-Birtwell collection that closed London fashion week was born. Continue reading...

The Guardian•Jess Cartner-Morley21 Sept

Britain-focused Andy Burnham starts racking up the air miles

New U.K. leader lands for the U.N. General Assembly — with one eye on voters who punished his globe-trotting predecessor back home.

POLITICO Europe•Dan Bloom21 Sept

• critical toward Andy Burnham · 82%

Britain to provide aerial refueling support to Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks

Britain's support may escalate regional tensions, complicating Saudi pipeline operations and impacting global energy markets and security dynamics.

CryptoBriefing•Estefano Gomez21 Sept

• neutral toward Houthis · 95%

The Wargame review – Michael Gove is awful at pretending to be PM in this mind-warping reality show

The premise is an imminent attack on Britain by Russia in a world in which Michael Gove is prime minister and Nicola Sturgeon his deputy. It’s enjoyably terrifying – and the politicians’ stiffness is huge fun Trigger warning: this review contains the phrase “Michael Gove cosplaying as PM.” There is no helpline. The Wargame is mind-warping. On the one hand, it posits an imminent nuclear strike on Britain by Russia. Bad! On the other, it posits this happening in a world in which the government is composed of Michael Gove cosplaying as prime minister, Nicola Sturgeon as his deputy, Harriet Harman as home secretary, Sayeeda Warsi as attorney general and Penny Mordaunt as defence secretary. So, you know, there’s a competing “Come, friendly bombs …” vibe too. Continue reading...

The Guardian•Lucy Mangan21 Sept

Canada and the U.K. consider merging financial initiatives to rearm against Russia

Canadian and British officials are considering merging two multinational defence initiatives to help a broader network of allies rearm against Russia and other growing international threats, a Canadian official said.

CBC News•Ashley Burke21 Sept

Lib Dems supporters on how Britain could be better

Lib Dems supporters give their opinions on how they think Britain could be better. Young supporters were giving their views as the Liberal Democrat party conference takes place in Brighton.

BBC21 Sept

Britain loves its underdogs. We should be celebrating our Eurovision flops, not investigating them

The digital, culture, media and sport select committee is to explore why the UK’s entrants are frequently ‘dismal’. Surely such a trifling matter is not worthy of the House of Commons The State of Play inquiry, which is run by the UK House of Commons’ digital, culture, media and sport select committee, recently announced the five areas on which it will focus in 2026-27. One of these is: why are our Eurovision entries so bad? The word used by the chair, Dame Caroline Dinenage, was “dismal” , which is parliamentary speak for “shit”. The evidence is all around. With the exceptions of Sam Ryder (second in 2022) and Jade Ewen (fifth in 2009), the UK has bumped along the bottom of the table in recent years, coming last in 2021 and 2026, second last in 2023 and 19th and 18th in 2025 and 2024 respectively. In four of those cases, the artist received no public votes at all. Continue reading...

The Guardian•Zoe Williams21 Sept

‘Half my day’s pay goes to filling up my car now’: diesel crisis ripples across Britain

Small traders and drivers bear the brunt of a refining shortage taking forecourt prices towards £2 a litre as wars wipe out about a fifth of global supplies The smoke rising from the Kapotnya oil refinery to the south-east of Moscow marks one of Ukraine’s biggest air raids on the Russian capital since the start of the war, and the latest salvo in an energy crisis that threatens to affect households and businesses across the globe. More than 1,500 miles away, British motorists are braced for the ripple effect from that conflict, and the US-Israel war on Iran. Average UK diesel prices are expected to reach record highs within days – while across Europe and the US , pump prices have already surpassed all-time highs. Continue reading...

The Guardian•Jillian Ambrose21 Sept

‘A Teacher’s Gift’ Lands U.K. Distribution Deal With Peccadillo Pictures (EXCLUSIVE)

British South Asian drama “A Teacher’s Gift” has landed U.K. theatrical distribution through Peccadillo Pictures, the independent distributor known for its LGBTQ+ and world cinema output. The deal confirms the film’s BIFA-qualifying status and puts it in contention for the British Independent Film Awards. Eric Ollerenshaw produces the film, which was shot in the Midlands […]

Variety•Naman Ramachandran21 Sept

Canada faces questions over treatment of Iranian conscripts as U.K, Australia take different approach

Hundreds of Iranian permanent residency applicants received letters in August, informing them they may be inadmissible to Canada due to mandatory military service they served in Iran as young men.

CBC News•Verity Stevenson21 Sept