Topic: UK

The gloves are off as Labour and Tories clash over UK public finances

Rachel Reeves and Jeremy Hunt blamed each other this week over the origins of a £22bn ‘black hole’ in the public budget. No matter who wins the argument, tax rises and public sector cuts seem inevitable

Shehab Khan
Keir Starmer says Southport rioters will feel ‘full force of the law’ after night of violence

Anti-Muslim protesters set vehicles on fire and attacked mosque after vigil for three girls who were stabbed to death during an attack on Monday

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Colonialism shaped the British countryside, but this history still remains hidden

I walked through rural Britain and revealed deep ties to the empire that profoundly changed the landscape and its people

Corinne Fowler

How university surveillance is affecting Palestinian students in the UK

Higher education institutions have worked with police to counter student protests against Israel’s actions in Palestine
Sara Assad-Mannings Q&A: ‘With Bunhead Bakery, I’ve been able to explore my culture on my own terms’

The British-Palestinian baker on what it means to be self-taught, and to love Levantine food cultures
Starmer has to forge a ‘special relationship’ with whoever wins the White House

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump offer two very different visions of America’s role in the world — the new UK government will have to prepare for both eventualities
A walk away from city life with the Somali Hikers

Muslim outdoor groups across the UK are claiming their place in the countryside
‘I see the world differently now’: how psychedelics are helping people find spiritual growth

Though narcotic drugs are forbidden in Islam, a growing number of Muslims are experimenting with psilocybin mushrooms to help treat depression, and even get closer to God
Where there’s smoke, there’s flavour

Low and slow barbecue, inspired by time-honoured American tradition, has found a special place on the UK’s halal menu