English journalist; editor-in-chief of The Independent since Jan 2023
The BBC has revised context on Brexit anniversary, with senior figures urging closer Europe links as polling shows Gen Z favors rejoining; leaders caution against reopening the debate as the UK navigates post-Brexit dynamics.
A record summer of heat, drought and wildfires has prompted an emergency Cobra meeting and voluntary retailer suspensions of disposable-barbecue sales. Green groups have written to Prime Minister Andy Burnham urging him to call the crisis 'climate change' and stop new North Sea drilling; Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice has questioned net zero and urged adaptation and celebration of warmer weather.