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UK revokes Syrian surgeon’s refugee status
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- economyUnited Kingdom
UK considers restoring bank surcharge as TUC seeks larger rise
The TUC says cuts to the UK bank surcharge cost the public purse £6bn over three years and wants it raised to 16%. Chancellor John Healey is believed to be considering restoring it to 8% in the 28 October budget, which the TUC says would raise £2.25bn a year.
8%The UK bank surcharge was 8% before the 2023 reduction.
- environmentUnited Kingdom
Investigation finds gaps in UK industrial wastewater oversight
340MGBPUK water companies generated more than £340 million in revenue from industrial and commercial wastewater in the past year.
- politicsUnited Kingdom
Campaigners urge UK government to change special-ne needs reforms
36peopleThe campaign letter was signed by 36 people.
- politicsBerlin, Germany
UK open to Germany joining GCAP fighter jet programme
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Britain is open to Germany joining the Global Combat Air Programme, a fighter-jet partnership with Italy and Japan, after meeting Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin.
- disasterUnited Kingdom
England records its worst July for wildfires
624wildfiresWildfires recorded in England in July 2026
- healthUnited Kingdom
Study links major UK shocks to lasting mental-health decline
87,857peopleThe study analysed UK Household Longitudinal Study data from 87,857 people aged 16 and older.
- politicsUnited Kingdom
Thinktank urges UK to prioritise domestic defence spending
23%AllegedShare of the UK military budget spent on overseas commitments in 2024/25