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News in brief
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Ukraine will restart strikes on Russian oil refineries, Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
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Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for several child sex offences, including rape.
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Britain’s economy unexpectedly grew by 0.1% in August, driven particularly by growth in computer programming output.
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Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering Britain if their government does not accept more migrant returns.
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Russell Brand raped a woman after ‘prancing around’ a hotel room semi-nude, a court heard this morning. He denies the charges.
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Eliot Wilson says the SNP has tough decisions to make on defence, and Stephen Pollard reflects on Sally Rooney and an unexpected upside of the Palestine Action ban. Richard Ekins argues that Labour must rethink the Hillsborough law, while Michael Simmons writes that Britain’s economy is growing – but Labour could soon stop that. From the magazine, Lara Brown examines the growing rebellion against screens in schools, Tim Shipman asks if Andy Burnham actually has a foreign policy, and Madeline Grant considers the meaning of Englishness.
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‘Well, it can’t be any good if we’re the only ones looking at it.’
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getty
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Nottingham, United Kingdom: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex greets well-wishers as she and her husband, Harry, visit a youth charity in their first joint appearance since returning to the country
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In words
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‘It’s a sign of resilience in the UK economy that some had not expected.’
– Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey on the latest economic figures
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