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Blair Institute Presses Starmer on EU Return as FTSE Flat on Hormuz Oil
Thursday's United Kingdom edition leads with a decade-long rejoin push from Tony Blair's think tank, a flat FTSE 100 held up by BP and Shell, and Burnham signalling a possible trial on alcohol in football stands.
PoliticsBurnham Faces Blair Institute Push to Pledge EU Return Within a Decade
Downing Street coolly received Tony Blair Institute calls to put EU re-entry at the centre of the ten-year plan, steering reporters toward a UK-EU summit while the report pitches SAFE, a North Sea energy partnership, and a UK-EU industrial council.
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StocksFTSE 100 Holds 10,705 as BP and Shell Rally on Hormuz Oil Anxiety
SportsBurnham Flags Alcohol-in-Stands Trial as UKFPU Warns Policing Load
HealthNHS Ghost Patient Purge Leaves Deprived Areas Off GP Lists Sooner
OpinionBlair's Rejoin Deadline Needs a Reform Agenda Britain Can Audit
BusinessUK Services PMI Slips to 51.7 as Cost Pressures Outpace Domestic Demand
Credit CardsVariable APR Cards Track BoE's 3.75% Hold as Greene and Mann Dissent
TechnologyCyber Security Bill Clears Lords Committee as DCMS Absorbs Sector Teams
AIOfcom Opens Closed Door on AI Cyber Tools for UK Telecom Networks
SecurityFCA Presses Premier League Clubs on Unauthorized Crypto Shirt Sponsors
ScienceFLEX and Sentinel-3C Begin Tandem Orbit as UK Sensors Come Online
EntertainmentThe Real Rooneys Drops Eight Episodes as Disney+ UK Premieres
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