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The Guardian Politics4 Apr 2026

Rise in number of girls being identified as victims in county lines exploitation, data shows

Charities suggest ‘gendered understanding’ of crime means services often fail to recognise girls and young women as victims An increasing number of girls are being identified as victims of county lines exploitation, figures have shown. Data from Catch22, the charity that provides the national county lines support service, said girls and young women formed 22% of its caseload in 2025, up from 15% the previous year. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics4 Apr 2026

‘Breakfast reset’: Will marmalade really be renamed in post-Brexit food deal?

UK reportedly considering aligning with EU rules allowing all conserves to be labelled as marmalade The story is, in Fleet Street terminology, a marmalade-dropper. The name marmalade is being dropped. But is it? Continue reading...

The Guardian Politics4 Apr 2026

Unions privately voice misgivings over BMA pay demands and doctors’ strikes

Senior figures express concerns over medical union’s refusal of pay rise that is higher than offer to other NHS staff Trade unions have privately expressed qualms about the forthcoming doctors’ strikes, expressing frustration at the conduct of the talks and the demands of the British Medical Association. The BMA is pushing for a pay rise higher than the 3.5% offered to doctors by the government, with strikes planned for next week. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics4 Apr 2026

New North Sea drilling would barely reduce UK gas imports at all, data shows

Exclusive: research finds Jackdaw field would provide only about 2% of current demand, and Rosebank only 1% Opening major new fields in the North Sea would make almost no difference to the UK’s reliance on gas imports, research has shown. The Jackdaw field, one of the largest unexploited gasfields in the North Sea, would displace only 2% of the UK’s current imports of gas, which would leave the UK still almost entirely dependent on supplies from Norway and a few other sources. Continue reading.

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The Guardian Politics4 Apr 2026

Biometric checks stalled again for cross-Channel travellers

Fears of Easter chaos over scaling up of new EU border system are eased, with no facial IDs for Eurotunnel and Eurostar passengers Passengers crossing the Channel from the UK to France will not face new biometric checks in the coming weeks, despite an imminent deadline for the complete implementation of the EU’s entry-exit system (EES), ports say. Airlines and airports across Europe have feared chaos over the Easter holidays. Continue reading...

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Guido Fawkes4 Apr 2026

Guido’s Most Read Stories This Week

This week 923,842 visitors visited 856,122 times viewing 905,313 pages. The most read and shared stories in order of popularity were: Caroline Wheeler Out as Sunday Times Political Editor Taxpayer Coughs up Almost Ten Grand to Remove Pro-Palestine Graffiti From Churchill Statue Labour Begs Party Members Not to Speak to the Press at Ed Miliband…

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The Guardian Politics4 Apr 2026

Voters in Wales failed by inaccurate UK media reports on devolved issues, study finds

Reports on English policies seen in Wales as relating to whole of UK contribute to widespread confusion, researchers say UK media is failing to report properly on devolved issues in Wales, leaving voters ill-informed about May’s Senedd elections, a report has found. A Cardiff University study of more than 3,000 news items found repeated patterns in coverage across different broadcasters and platforms, including not signposting whether an issue was relevant to England or England and Wales only, w

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BBC Politics4 Apr 2026

'Not fit for purpose' - the secret history of a deadly phrase

The four word phrase - first uttered by Labour Home Secretary John Reid - has become a by-word for incompetence.

BBC Politics4 Apr 2026

'Not fit for purpose' - the secret history of a deadly phrase

The four word phrase - first uttered by Labour Home Secretary John Reid - has become a by-word for incompetence.

The Guardian Politics4 Apr 2026

As a state visit looms … can the king tame Trump?

Royal visitors have long been popular in the US, and Charles has decades of diplomacy under his belt. But can soft power save the special relationship? What’s the worst that could happen when King Charles visits Donald Trump in Washington at the end of this month? And what will be the best outcome from Keir Starmer’s point of view, since it is the prime minister who directed the visit to go ahead in the hope of improving our battered, supposedly special relationship? While the relationship is st

BBC Politics3 Apr 2026

Marmalades may need to be relabelled under post-Brexit food deal

The breakfast favourite will be legally renamed when Britain aligns with new EU labelling rules.

BBC Politics3 Apr 2026

Marmalades may need to be relabelled under post-Brexit food deal

The breakfast favourite will be legally renamed when Britain aligns with new EU labelling rules.