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Rockstar worker tells Glasgow tribunal staff were monitored after remote-work petition

World affairs

The employment case will decide whether mass dismissals were retaliation for trade-union activity or lawful responses to the alleged disclosure of confidential company information.

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New review of declassified files traces UK warnings over Israeli conduct back to 2002

Security

Foreign Office records show British officials documented alleged abuses during Operation Defensive Shield, sharpening scrutiny of later arms-export policy.

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Global report finds one in nine migratory bird species threatened with extinction

Security

The assessment arrived with a Nairobi declaration and multibillion-dollar development-bank plans to protect habitats spanning national borders.

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New report links a UK military flight plan to the nationwide air-traffic outage

Security

Investigators are examining whether unusual data from a military aircraft triggered the four-hour systems failure that cancelled more than 2,000 flights.

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Reform UK receives a record £36 million donation from Ben Delo

Politics

The unprecedented contribution gives Nigel Farage’s party a major financial advantage while Parliament considers tighter safeguards against foreign-linked political money.

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Fresh UK banking complaints raise questions about financial penalties for pro-Palestine activism

Politics

New accounts from George Galloway and Tariq Ali have renewed scrutiny of opaque bank decisions as Britain’s terrorism framework carries consequences beyond criminal prosecution.

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Norway's foreign minister warns Netanyahu government is isolating Israel

Politics

Espen Barth Eide links his criticism to coordinated restrictions on settlement trade and argues that Western inconsistency has weakened diplomatic credibility.

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Norway’s Princess Astrid dies at 94 days after King Harald’s funeral

World affairs

The former first lady’s death closes another chapter in Norway’s royal transition following the accession of King Haakon VIII.

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Police prohibit concealed faces at rival Portsmouth protests

Politics

The temporary order follows violence around an earlier anti-migrant mobilisation and will apply to both the anti-immigration rally and its counter-protest.

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England’s reservoir storage falls to 56.9% despite early-September rain

World affairs

Ten areas remain in drought and temporary-use bans still cover 30 million people, keeping water security under pressure before autumn and winter planning.

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Arizona sues L’Oréal over alleged concealment of hair-relaxer cancer risks

World affairs

The first US state lawsuit over the products seeks penalties, damages and mandatory warnings while thousands of private claims move through federal court.

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Sweden detains British resident as scrutiny grows over post-Brexit removals

World affairs

The case adds urgency to an election-period dispute over how Sweden applies late-filing rules and proportionality protections under the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement.

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Northern Ireland will require schools to let girls choose trousers from 2027

World affairs

Revised statutory guidance will replace school-by-school discretion after sustained pressure from pupils, campaigners and legislators seeking an explicit universal choice.

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