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Farmers lose over £800m after hottest spring, summer

Crop production this year was hit by the hottest spring and summer on record, including some drought conditions, leaving farmers with 20% less revenue, according to an estimate by the Energy and

December 5, 2025

-Top News·Environment·UK News

Number of flu patients in hospital soars

A record average of 1,717 patients were in beds in England each day last week, including 69 in critical care …reports Asian Lite News The number of flu patients in hospital beds

December 5, 2025

-Top News·Health·UK News

UK, Norway Ink Defence Pact

Under the agreement, the navies from the two Nato members will operate a fleet of British-built Type-26 frigates. Starmer called the agreement “historic”, saying it strengthened the UK’s ability to protect critical

December 5, 2025

-Top News·Europe·UK News

OBR says Reeves didn’t mislead

The Office for Budget Responsibility has rejected claims that Rachel Reeves misled parliament over the fiscal context surrounding last week’s Budget…reports Asian Lite News The Office for Budget Responsibility has said Rachel

December 5, 2025

-Top News·Economy·UK News

Crypto king donates £9m to Reform UK

Harborne, who is British but lives in Thailand, has previously given large sums to the Conservatives under Boris Johnson’s leadership, as well as Reform’s predecessor the Brexit Party in 2019 and 2020…reports

December 5, 2025

-Top News·POLITICS·UK News

Sir Stoppard dies at 88

King Charles III and Queen Camilla said they were “deeply saddened” by the death of “one of our greatest writers”…reports Asian Lite News Sir Tom Stoppard, one of the UK’s best-known playwrights,

November 30, 2025

Arts & Culture·Obituary·UK News

The Clever Game Reeves is Playing

Reeves strategy depends on their being growth and here she is relying on entrepreneurs proving her critics thunderously wrong. That she is not entirely bonkers on relying on them has some evidence.

November 30, 2025

-Top News·Economy·UK News

When Personal responsibility Became Politically Inconvenient

If a government cannot even manage the timing of its own flagship economic statement, you can be fairly sure what follows will not inspire confidence, writes Harmeet Ahuja The Office for Budget

November 28, 2025

-Top News·Economy·UK News

UK’s ‘largest’ floating wind farm approved

Plans for the UK’s largest floating solar farm have been approved in Cumbria, paving the way for a major expansion of renewable energy generation in the north of England…reports Asian Lite News

November 28, 2025

-Top News·Environment·UK News

Ex-cybersecurity chief called in to probe budget leak

The relationship between the Treasury and the OBR has at times been fraught in recent months, with Reeves publicly questioning the timing of its review of productivity forecasts…reports Asian Lite News The

November 28, 2025

-Top News·Crime·UK News

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