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Britain's biggest taxpayer pays himself incredible record amount after profit surge at high-tech trading firm
GB News
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August 27, 2025
A staggering £682million payout has landed in the hands of Alex Gerko, Britain’s top taxpayer and founder of cutting-edge trading giant XTX Markets. The mathematician, 46, secured the windfall as his share of £1.28billion in profits distributed...
British Gas, Octopus, EDF and OVO customers could save over £150 ahead of price cap rise
GB News
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August 27, 2025
With energy bills set to rise in October, thousands of households are urged to check if they could save over £150 on their bills. Energy experts have shared how customers of all major suppliers, including British Gas, OVO, EDF and Octopus, can...
British PropTech startup Property Sense extends Series A after securing over €1 million for its national rollout
EU Startups
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August 27, 2025
Stockport-based Property Sense, the PropTech-driven lettings specialist has successfully secured €1.1 million of Series A investment to advance its growth and is now extending the round by a further €1.1 million due to oversubscription and...
Mixed Bag for Brits at The US Open
Yardbarker
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August 27, 2025
Jack Draper, Emma Raducanu, and Cam Norrie booked their places in Round 2on the first two days of the US Open, but Tuesday was far less successful for the Brits. British tennis ended Round 1 with four victories and four losses. British Success...
Middle East Eye editor writes to British PM over killing of MEE journalists
Middle East Eye
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August 27, 2025
Middle East Eye's editor-in-chief, David Hearst, has written to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer with a series of questions after Israel killed two MEE journalists in Gaza on Monday morning. Mohamed Salama and Ahmed Abu Aziz were killed as they...
Now ANOTHER former Labour home secretary says Britain should 'decouple' from the ECHR to help tackle Channel migrant crisis as pressure piles on Keir Starmer
Daily Mail
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August 27, 2025
Another senior Labour figure has said Britain should 'decouple' from the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) to tackle the Channel migrant crisis. Jack Straw, who was Labour home secretary between 1997 and 2001, warned the ECHR was being...
UK GROOMING GANGS SCANDAL: Elon Musk Offers to Fund Legal Action Against Corrupt Officials Who ‘Aided and Abetted the Rape of Britain’
The Gateway Pundit
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August 27, 2025
Elon Musk joins the British people’s fight against illegal migrants’ invasion and the associated rape epidemic. Musk joins forces against ‘the rape of Britain’. Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has made his mark on his social media platform...
Rwanda could revive migrant deal if Nigel Farage is PM (and UK pays up £50m) - after Taliban says its 'ready and willing' to work with Reform UK on taking migrants from Britain
Daily Mail
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August 27, 2025
Rwanda has opened the door to reviving its migrant deportation scheme with Britain if Nigel Farage becomes prime minster. Mr Farage is promising to deport 600,000 asylum seekers within the first five years of a Reform government, should his party...
We’re UK expats in Dubai just like Rio and Kate Ferdinand – here’s what Brits don’t know about moving to the desert city
The Sun
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August 27, 2025
DUBAI has been a draw for thousands of Brits each year and now Rio Ferdinand and his wife Kate are joining them. The former footballer and his family are relocating from Bromley in Kent, to the desert city. 9 Dubai used to be just sand, but now is...
A third of Brits feel the arts are 'exclusive' and 'out of reach' for them
Daily Star
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August 27, 2025
More than a third of adults believe the arts scene is out of reach and reserved for the privileged, according to a new study. A poll of 2,000 Brits found that only four in ten consider the arts—including everything from filmmaking and television...
An Unexpected Anniversary Weekend at Nassau’s British Colonial Hotel
Boca Raton Magazine - Florida
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August 27, 2025
Love stories are not perfect, but they are beautiful as they evolve throughout the years. That’s what my husband and I discovered during our unexpected anniversary weekend at the newly reimagined British Colonial Hotel in Nassau, a place that has...
Inverness student secures place in quarter finals of Great British Sewing Bee as her creations win praise from judges and fans
The Inverness Courier
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August 27, 2025
Órla Ní Eadhra and her asymmetric skirt which won praise from the Great British Sewing Bee judges. Picture: Great British Sewing Bee Facebook page.Inverness student Órla Ní Eadhra has secured a place in the quarter finals of the Great British...
The UK's top exports: A complete list of British players in the NFL
Sporting News
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August 27, 2025
The presence of British players in the NFL is growing, with a number of talented athletes making their mark on the American game. While some have had to overcome immense challenges to get to the top, they are now a source of pride for fans in the...
Elon Musk's X platform speaks out on Lucy Connolly as it takes aim at Britain over free speech
GB News
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August 27, 2025
Elon Musk's X platform has spoken out on Lucy Connolly's release from prison, taking aim at Britain's stance on free speech. Lucy Connolly was released from prison after serving nine months in jail for social media posts uploaded following the...
UK weather maps show brutal 600-mile Atlantic storm set to smash Britain – check your area
Daily Express
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August 27, 2025
Weather maps show Britain will be lashed by rain in a few days' time, with wind gusts pushing 50mph in some spots. Models generated by WX Charts on Wednesday show a 600-mile-long band of rain stretching from the north of Scotland to the South of...
Is this Britain’s most isolated house? Stunning woodland cottage with no neighbours hits market
The Sun
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August 27, 2025
A STUNNING woodland cottage which could be Britain’s most isolated house has gone up for sale. It could be the ideal property for anyone who likes their privacy as it has no neighbours. 10 The stunning cottage is set in some beautiful...
FPX Nickel drills Baptiste Nickel Project, British Columbia
Resource World Magazine
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August 27, 2025
FPX Nickel Corp. [TSXV: FPX; OTCQB: FPOCF] reported the completion of drilling programs at the Baptiste Nickel Project in central British Columbia. The previously announced programs mark the most active campaign at Decar since 2021, with a focus...
Family of British dad detained in India without trial say UK Government 'has done nothing'
Birmingham Live
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August 27, 2025
The family of a British man who has been detained in India for seven years without trial has called on the UK Government to intervene. Christian Michel is accused of bribing Indian officials to win a multimillion-dollar helicopter contract for...
"He created rolling barrages of tribal intensity": When British rock drumming ruled the world
MusicRadar
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August 27, 2025
DRUMS WEEK 2025: Nothing exists in isolation or appears out of thin air and this is true of the British drummers who changed rock to hard rock, leading eventually to heavy metal. Bill Ward, John Bonham and Ian Paice, with their bands Black...
MOTORSPORT - Coventry's Blake Angliss charges to British GT podium at Brands Hatch
Coventry Observer
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BLAKE Angliss charged from the back of the grid to claim a podium finish at Brands Hatch in the British GT Championship. The Coventry driver finished second in class in the penultimate round of the season in his third outing for Mahiki Racing....