Society's price tag: NHS profits, mass arrests and border chaos
£1.6bn in NHS profits for private firms, 523 arrests at a single protest, families stranded by EES chaos — Britain's institutions under the microscope.
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Business Under Pressure: Oil at $100, NHS Profits and Ikea's Solar Mess
Oil back above $100 a barrel, NHS private contractors pocket £1.6bn, and Ikea customers left stranded by solar installer collapse. What it means for Britain.
Geopolitics: Britain's sovereignty squeeze from Brussels to Moscow
From adopting EU rules without a vote to Russian submarine threats, Britain faces geopolitical pressure on every front this Monday.
UK-EU Single Market Reset: Why the Iran War Changed Everything
Ministers plan to bypass Parliament on EU alignment. The Iran war didn't just reshape geopolitics — it broke Britain's post-Brexit economic logic.
UK-EU Reset: Britain Eyes Single Market Return by Stealth
Ministers plan legislation to adopt EU single market rules without full parliamentary vote, while Reform's Tice faces a £91,000 tax embarrassment.
Culture's Big Night, Messy Gardens and Asha Bhosle's Legacy
From the Olivier Awards' 50th anniversary to a defence of wild gardens and the death of a Bollywood icon, culture and nature collide this weekend.
Innovation: AI Journals, Cancer Breakthroughs and Data Centre Revolt
From AI diaries that talk back to a promising cancer drug and growing US resistance to data centres, this week's innovation stories cut deep.