The Parliamentary Funding Loophole Allowing Murdoch To Dodge Scrutiny
Byline Times‘ coverage of the consequences of, and responses to, the climate crisisHistory, music, cooking, travel, books, theatre, film – but also with an eye on the ‘culture wars’, nationalism and identity. The tool, from the consultancy Cast From Clay, alerted Byline Times to two loopholes in the transparency rules of APPG funding. Companies such as Murdoch’s News Corp and defence contractors like Lockheed Martin are able to conceal how much funding they are giving to APPGs by funding the secretariat, but not the APPG itself. What the Tool RevealedThe APPG on Defence Technology received £61,000 from APPG Secretariat Services Ltd. HELP US TO PRODUCE MORE Receive the monthly Byline Times newspaper and help to support fearless, independent journalism that breaks stories, shapes the agenda and holds power to account.
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July 28, 2025 14:26 UTC
Trump and Starmer Expected to Discuss Trade, Gaza and Ukraine in Scotland Meeting
President Trump will host Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain at his two golf courses in Scotland on Monday, the day after announcing a deal with the European Union designed to avoid a costly economic war with America’s biggest trading bloc. British officials said they expected the all-day agenda to include discussion of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the grinding war in Ukraine. Mr. Trump announced on Sunday that Europe had agreed to tariffs of 15 percent on automobiles and most other E.U. The tariffs are higher than the 10 percent duty on most British goods that Britain, which is not in the European Union, agreed to in a deal that Mr. Starmer and Mr. Trump struck in May. The 27-nation bloc also agreed to buy $750 billion worth of U.S. energy and invest $600 billion in the United States, Mr. Trump said.
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July 28, 2025 14:15 UTC
It’s been ugly at times but the beauty about our Lionesses is this isn’t the end — they are never done
Our wonder women have done it again. Football is called “the beautiful game” — but this tournament has, at times, been anything but that for our brave Lionesses. Whether it was a last-minute equaliser, an extra-time winner or heart-stopping penalty shootout. It’s been a campaign of resilience, ugly at times, and we’ve had to fight. It made me think: “They will always find a way.”Now they have brought football home yet again and the beauty is, this isn’t the end.
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July 28, 2025 14:08 UTC
The Times drops free Money Mentor offering in personal finance pivot
The Times has closed its Money Mentor section but says it is relaunching its personal finance offering instead. The Times launched Money Mentor in December 2019 as a free, in-front of the paywall site designed to “demystify finance” and make it “less complex and daunting” for readers. The section’s webpage now reads: “Times Money Mentor is no longer operational, but you can still access a wide range of personal finance content and tools through Times Money, at thetimes.com/business-money/money.”The Times has appointed Ben Wilkinson, formerly head of money at The Telegraph, to lead a revamped money section which is set to officially launch in the autumn. A Times spokesperson told Press Gazette: “The Times and The Sunday Times are the destination for the very best personal finance journalism, useful tools, helpful analysis and expert advice. Subscribers to the limited-run newsletters were moved onto the main weekly Times Money Mentor email after they ended to keep them engaged.
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July 28, 2025 13:44 UTC
Putin given ‘10 days’ for deal at Trump-Starmer summit — as it happened
AdvertisementSadiq Khan responds to Trump’s ‘nasty’ commentSir Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, has responded to President Trump’s criticism of him. Sir Keir Starmer defended his government’s Online Safety Act while taking questions alongside President Trump this afternoon. Prime minister Pedro Sánchez, who has been a fierce critic of prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu throughout Israel’s war with Hamas, told a press conference on Monday the airdrops would take place from Jordan on Friday, using Spanish air force planes. Sisi called on President Trump to help ‘’put an end to’’ the ongoing war. François Bayrou, France’s prime minister, said it was a “dark day” when “an alliance of free peoples … resorts to submission”.
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July 28, 2025 13:24 UTC
Reform pledges to scrap Online Safety Act over free speech concerns
Former party chairman Zia Yusuf said the Act, intended to reduce online harm, did “absolutely nothing to protect children” but worked to “suppress freedom of speech” and “force social media companies to censor anti-government speech”. Reform UK’s Zia Yusuf said the Online Safety Act did not protect children, but pushed them to more dangerous parts of the internet (Lucy North/PA)This includes introducing age verification for websites and ensuring algorithms do not work to harm children by, for example, pushing such content towards them when online. Failing to comply with the new rules could incur fines of up to £18 million or 10% of a firm’s global turnover, whichever is greater. Former detective Colin Sutton has agreed to join Reform UK as a police and crime adviser (Lucy North/PA)A Labour Party spokesperson said repealing the Online Safety Act would “scrap vital protections for young people online and recklessly open the floodgates to kids being exposed to extreme digital content”. Farage would give children access to material on suicide, self-harm, eating disorders and pornography.
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July 28, 2025 12:55 UTC
Disability Pride Month: Why MPs need to do more to support
So this Disability Pride month, I ask you to join us in celebrating our achievements, inclusivity and help to promote equality for all. (Newsquest) (Image: Newsquest)What is Disability Pride Month? July is Disability Pride month. Welfare Reform Bill exposed the 'little understanding' of disability benefitsThe recent ‘Welfare Reform Bill’ showed us just how little understanding there is amongst lawmakers in this country. So this Disability Pride month, I ask you to join us in celebrating our achievements, inclusivity and help to promote equality for all.
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July 28, 2025 12:40 UTC
Trump praises UK on trying to reduce small boat crossings
When Mr Trump was asked about how he would deal with small boats, Sir Keir explained that it refers to people who are crossing the Channel. Mr Trump told reporters: “If you’re stopping immigration and stopping the wrong people, … my hats are off to you. If they don’t, you’re not going to have Europe anymore, as you know it, and you can’t do that. Mr Trump took questions from the press as the bagpipes continued to play. Asked about tariffs on whisky, he could be heard saying: “We’ll talk about that, I didn’t know whisky was a problem.
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July 28, 2025 12:34 UTC
‘A low level of reliance on international nurses will be very tough to achieve’
Looking at historic trends in the recruitment of international nurses reveals how realistic a “less than 10%” target might be. Here, we assess the level of scale-up from domestic nurse training that would be required to compensate for reducing the level of inflow of international nurses. Firstly, the number of international nurses has ebbed and flowed over the years, with three periods of high registration. This historically high level of reliance on international nurses was driven by the previous Conservative government target to increase the number of NHS nurses by 50,000 in England. This suggests that the “less than 10%” metric for a low level of reliance on international nurses will be very tough to achieve.
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July 28, 2025 11:38 UTC
UK is in a debt doom loop, put your cash in gold, says Ray Dalio
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July 28, 2025 06:34 UTC
Donald Trump and Ursula von der Leyen agree trade deal
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July 28, 2025 04:24 UTC
How to see Delta Aquariid meteor shower in UK this week
The annual Delta Aquariid meteor shower will remain active until August 23, with its peak taking place this coming Wednesday (July 30). Here is all you need to know about the Delta Aquariid meteor shower and how to view it in the UK. What is the Delta Aquariid meteor shower? How to see the Delta Aquariid meteor shower in the UKDespite the Delta Aquariid meteor shower being more visible in the southern hemisphere, those in the northern hemisphere will still be able to catch a glimpse. Tips on how to best view the Delta Aquariid meteor showerThe Royal Museums Greenwich has provided its tips on viewing the meteor shower.
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July 28, 2025 04:24 UTC
England win Euro 2025 – live: Lionesses visit Downing Street ahead of Buckingham Palace trophy parade
Close Lionesses party until 4am celebrating Euro 2025 final win - with champagne and a dogEngland are European champions again after securing Euro 2025 glory by defeating world champions Spain in a dramatic penalty shootout in Basel. Chloe Kelly’s winning spot kick and Hannah Hampton’s saves proved decisive for the Lionesses in a gripping contest that ended 1-1 after extra-time. The Lionesses became the first England team in history to defend a major tournament title, but did it the hard way - as they had done throughout the tournament. The England players partied through the night after avenging their defeat to Spain in the 2023 World Cup final by making more history as England players. Follow live reaction and analysis from the Euro 2025 final between England and Spain, below:
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July 28, 2025 02:49 UTC
England edge Spain in shootout to retain Women's Euro title
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July 28, 2025 01:47 UTC
Williamson believes England's 'vulnerability' aided Euro 2025 victory
It saw Williamson lift her second European title as England captain, becoming the only senior England captain to do so on foreign soil. If you really, really try hard and it’s not quite enough, that’s an awful feeling. “To put yourself out there like that, the reward is so great and we were brave enough to do it. Instead captain Williamson was one of those to step up, and while she saw her penalty saved by Cata Coll, Chloe Kelly did the bidding to make England Euro 2025 champions. “I hit it a little bit too low, I would have gone higher if I could do it again.
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July 28, 2025 00:59 UTC