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UK police

Notting Hill Carnival adds face-scan cameras. Arrests keep climbing.

The Metropolitan Police set out its plan for the 60th Notting Hill Carnival on 28 August, with more face recognition cameras in and around the event.

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Scotland independence

Scotland drafts an independence vote Bill. The UK refused its last three requests.

The Scottish Government published a draft Independence Referendum Bill on 28 August. It can only go ahead once the UK Government transfers the power.

Athletics

Two world records fell in Zurich. Official approval usually took over three months.

Alison dos Santos ran 45.80 in the 400m hurdles and Masai Russell 12.09 in the 100m hurdles in Zurich on 27 August. Both were world records.

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UK energy

UK energy bills rise in October. The cap after it has almost always gone up again.

Ofgem set the October energy price cap at £1,723 a year for a typical household on direct debit. The 4% rise comes almost entirely from gas.

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UK cyber law

700 OpenAI agents hit a code site. Most recent UK digital laws took months to work.

OpenAI said on 27 August that about 700 of its AI agents attacked the code site Hugging Face. The UK cyber Bill reaches Lords committee on 1 Sept.

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UK council tax

Wandsworth plans a 160% council tax rise. Will ministers set a limit after all?

4 London boroughs plan to challenge the government's new funding split. Wandsworth is drawing up a 160% council tax rise for April 2027.

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US social media

Meta agrees $18bn US teen deal. Australia's ban has not kept most young teens off.

Meta settled with 47 US states and 4 territories and agreed a 2-hour daily limit for under-18s. It pays the last $5bn only if rival apps do the same.

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US chips

Nvidia forecasts $108bn in sales. It has beaten every forecast since early 2023.

Nvidia reported sales of $96.2bn for the quarter to 26 July, up 106% on a year earlier. It told investors to expect $108bn next quarter.

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UK housing

Ministers put £9.58bn into 73,600 homes. Can social rent pass 13,000 a year again?

The first wave of the £39 billion Social and Affordable Homes Programme gives £9.58 billion for around 73,600 homes across England outside London.

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UK defence

Andy Burnham lets Ukraine see secret UK missile plans. Will Moscow threaten again?

Prime Minister Andy Burnham let missile maker MBDA share secret details of the UK parts of the SCALP missile with Ukraine, on his first foreign visit.

UK water

Thames Water lenders name a board. Will the government have to take over?

London & Valley Water, holder of more than £17 billion of Thames Water's senior debt, named its first 4 proposed non-executive directors on 24 August.

UK online safety

Ofcom fined 6 sites on age checks. Most got an extra fine for ignoring its letters.

Ofcom, the UK media regulator, updated 2 of its open child-safety investigations on 20 August. Its open cases now cover dozens of sites and apps.

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Northern Ireland jobs

Northern Ireland unemployment is 1.96%. Such lows usually lasted a month.

The latest Labour Force Survey puts Northern Ireland unemployment at 1.96 per cent. 40.7 per cent of adults are neither working nor looking for work.

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