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Pat McFadden says there will be ‘financial consequences’ to Keir Starmer’s climbdown amid renewed speculation over Labour’s budget plansWelfare bill climbdown will have ‘a cost’ at budget, says ministerTwelve of England’s regional mayors have signed up to an unprecedented plan to create a “national active travel network”, focusing initially on helping children to walk, cycle or scoot to school safely.The scheme, which involves all non-London regional mayors other than one from Reform UK, is intended to fit into wider efforts to devolve transport planning, working with Active Travel England (ATE) to implement schemes they think would help their area.We are

Artist says Creative Australia’s decision renews his confidence in integrity of body’s selection processFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCreative Australia has reinstated artist Khaled Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino as Australia’s artistic team for the 2026 Venice Biennale, following an independent external review of the decision.The pair had been dumped from the prestigious art exhibition earlier this year after Creative Australia’s board took the unprecedented decision to revoke their appointment. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/jul/02/khaled-sabsabi-reinstated-as-venice-biennale-representative-ntwnfb Author : Nour Haydar and Kelly Burke Publish date : 2025-07-02

Farmers warn of risk to Britain’s food supply as more than three-quarters take hit to income from extreme weatherMore than 80% of UK farmers are worried that the “devastating” effect of the climate crisis could damage their ability to make a living, a study has found.Farmers have warned that global heating risks Britain’s supplies of home-grown food amid wild swings in weather conditions, in new research carried out by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU). Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/02/farmers-climate-crisis-livelihood-extreme-weather-study Author : Alfie Howlett Publish date : 2025-07-02 04:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.