Christian nationalism in Britain driven by people who seldom go to church, says report

Research challenges the notion that the growing visibility of crosses and other symbols reflects a revival of Christianity…

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/11/christian-nationalism-uk-far-right-people-rarely-go-to-church-report 

 

Half of UK voters want to rejoin EU and backing it could drive up Labour vote, megapoll finds

Exclusive: Findings will bolster those in No 10 who want to negotiate on re-entry but some senior figures remain wary…

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/03/half-want-to-rejoin-eu-and-backing-it-could-drive-up-labour-vote-megapoll-finds 

 

Pentagon excludes key allies from NATO meeting - POLITICO

The planned meeting in Poland, which Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby has spearheaded, is essentially a working group focused on NATO’s future, according to six diplomats familiar with the planning. But many of the countries who didn’t receive an invite — such as the United Kingdom, France and the Baltic countries — are big defense spenders and play key roles in the alliance, leaving their diplomats wondering why they’re being frozen out…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/30/trump-nato-allies-left-out-01100310

 

Andy Burnham: UK could ‘go all the way’ by rejoining EU

Asked whether he wanted the UK to rejoin the bloc, the prime minister told Radio 4’s Today programme he wanted to “look at the options”. He added: “We could stay as we are. That’s definitely an option, if people think this is the right place to stay. We could look at what George Osborne has said about a customs union, we could look at what the Liberal Democrats said at their conference about the single market or we could go all the way.”…

 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/30/andy-burnham-uk-could-go-all-the-way-rejoining-eu

 

France and Canada join UK in issuing trade sanctions on Israeli settlements – POLITICO

The Israeli government said it will retaliate by closing the British consulate in Jerusalem...

 https://www.politico.eu/article/france-canada-uk-trade-sanctions-israel-settlements/

 

UK government bans trade with Israeli settlements and accuses settlers of 'ethnic cleansing' | PBS News

The United Kingdom on Tuesday banned trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, where it says "settler terrorists" are carrying out "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians, in a significant toughening of Britain's stance toward a longtime ally…

 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/uk-government-bans-trade-with-israeli-settlements-and-accuses-settlers-of-ethnic-cleansing

 

Javier Milei: ‘winds of change’ support Argentina’s claim to Falkland Islands

President cites Trump’s suggestion that he might reconsider US stance on British sovereignty and threatens swifter sanctions on UK oil interests…

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/04/president-javier-milei-winds-of-change-support-argentina-claim-to-falkland-islands

 

Solar cuts ‘at least £400 from bills in even the cloudiest British areas’

Savings grow as energy prices in Great Britain rise and cost of panel installation falls, analysis finds…

 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/01/households-uk-cloudy-regions-save-400-a-year-rooftop-solar-panels

 

Former British and French diplomats urge action over Israel’s ‘erasure’ of Palestine

In letter to Macron and Burnham, more than 100 senior figures accuse Israel of ethnic cleansing and call for measures including trade ban… 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/22/uk-france-diplomats-israel-palestine

 

Russia warns UK of ‘consequences’ over reports Ukraine using British drones in attacks

Ministry of Defence rebuffs threats, saying UK ‘committed to providing equipment Ukraine needs to defend itself against Putin’s illegal invasion’….

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/18/moscow-warns-uk-over-reports-ukraine-using-british-drones-to-attack-russia

 

US accused of meddling in British politics with $500,000 grant for ‘public education’ courses

Lisa Smart, a Liberal Democrat MP and the party’s Cabinet Office spokesperson, said: “Magna Carta aimed to limit the powers of tyrants and said everyone was subject to the rule of law, something for which Trump has repeatedly shown utter contempt. 

“We have a proud tradition of liberty and freedom of speech in this country and we don’t need Trump’s Maga money meddling in our democracy.”…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/08/us-accused-of-meddling-in-british-politics-with-500000-grant-scheme-promoting-shared-values

 

Solar powers record share of Britain’s electricity mix in July

Farms and rooftop panels contribute 14.4% to the grid – and figures reveal a surge in new installations…

 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/02/solar-powers-record-share-britain-electricity-july 

US airman accused of ‘spree’ of rapes on sleeping women avoided UK courts

In recent weeks the Guardian has reported on the cases of Jacob Wulfson, a US fighter pilot who strangled a British woman in his apartment in Cambridge; Tyrion Davis, an American airman who sexually assaulted a British woman in Brandon, Suffolk; and Hannes Marschalek, a US airman who allegedly exposed himself to a 16-year-old girl and four young women in Littleport, Cambridgeshire, in 2022. 

 In all the cases, US airmen avoided the British justice system after the local police force chose to cede control of the investigation to American military police...

 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/28/us-airman-accused-of-spree-of-rapes-on-sleeping-women-avoided-uk-courts

 

Trump administration to grant $12m to groups founded by UK conservatives

Donald Trump’s state department intends to allocate $12m to organisations in the UK founded by the prominent Conservatives Jacob Rees-Mogg and Toby Young, the Guardian can reveal. 

The intended grants, revealed in US government documents, are part of a package of support for European groups viewed favourably by the Trump administration. Some former US officials have criticised the funding as a misuse of public money to seek influence over foreign politics...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/trump-administration-to-grant-12m-to-groups-founded-by-uk-conservatives-jacob-rees-mogg-and-toby-young

Women accusing Andrew Tate criticise UK extradition delay as influencer appears in Russia

Andrew Tate has used his online presence to praise Putin, promote Kremlin disinformation and propaganda, align himself with Russian state-backed homophobia and echo Kremlin talking points about the war in Ukraine. In an interview with the US rightwing commentator Tucker Carlson, he thanked Putin for having “cured Covid” when Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. 

The Tates were able to go to Russia after restrictions on their travel were lifted by authorities in Romania, who have reportedly been coming under pressure from the Trump administration on the case...

 https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/jun/06/andrew-tate-moscow-alleged-victims-uk-question-delay-extradition

 

‘A share in the delight’: the people investing in the UK’s first community-owned solar battery

Oxfordshire’s Ray Valley Solar already generates clean energy for 7,000 homes, and is now crowdfunding storage to marry daylight with evening demand…

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/08/a-share-in-the-delight-the-people-investing-in-the-uks-first-community-owned-solar-battery

 

Britain breaks solar energy record twice as UK’s biggest solar farm gets approval

Record high set on Monday and raised on Tuesday, with 14.4GW of electricity generated in sunny spring weather…

 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/08/britain-breaks-solar-energy-record-twice-uk-biggest-solar-farm-springwell-approval

 

UK bans crypto donations to political parties in bid to curb foreign influence | PBS News

Starmer told lawmakers that "we will act decisively to protect our democracy" from outside meddling. "That will include a moratorium on all political donations made through cryptocurrencies," he said during the weekly Prime Minister's Questions session in the House of Commons...

 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/uk-bans-crypto-donations-to-political-parties-in-bid-to-curb-foreign-influence

UK security adviser attended US-Iran talks and judged deal was within reach

Britain's national security adviser, Jonathan Powell, attended the final talks between the US and Iran and judged that the offer made by Tehran on its nuclear programme was significant enough to prevent a rush to war, the Guardian can reveal. 

Powell thought progress had been made in Geneva in late February and that the deal proposed by Iran was "surprising", according to sources. 

Two days after the talks ended, and after a date had been agreed for a further round of technical talks in Vienna, the US and Israel launched the attack on Iran...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/17/uk-security-adviser-attended-us-iran-talks-and-judged-deal-was-within-reach

 

 

 

Trump derides Newsom and calls his UK deal 'inappropriate' - POLITICO

Trump's remarks came shortly after Newsom signed a memorandum of understanding in London with U.K. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband pledging cooperation on clean energy technologies, including offshore wind. The agreement also aims to expand access for British firms, including Octopus Energy, to California's market and to boost collaboration between research institutions on both sides of the Atlantic...

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/16/trump-calls-gavin-newsoms-clean-energy-deal-with-the-u-k-inappropriate-00782974