Streeting confirms annual £120m payments to Mauritius on hold while Chagos Islands deal is reviewed – UK politics live 23. September 2026 (14:10) Tories say deal should be fully scrapped after it was criticised by Donald Trump during his meeting with Andy BurnhamChagos Islands deal ‘can’t go ahead’ without US support, Streeting saysThe former Labour minister leading the government’s review into youth unemployment has written to 100 firms to ask them to provide work placements and jobs for young people, the Press Association reports. PA says:Alan Milburn, who was commissioned by former prime minister Keir Starmer to lead the government’s review into worklessness, has approached “business leaders” in sectors including rail, transport and utilities to ask them to provide more chances for young people.The Milburn review said Royal Mail, Octopus Energy, Greene King and Lloyds bank are among the companies who are already offering opportunities to school and university leavers. They are taking part in the review’s First Chance scheme, which has come from the review. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Ancient wall found beneath Paris could confirm site of first settlement 23. September 2026 (14:06) Discovery of Gallo-Roman period structure hailed as ‘major breakthrough’ by French culture ministryAn ancient wall discovered beneath Paris has been described as a “major breakthrough” by France’s culture ministry, with the archaeological find possibly confirming the location of the city’s original settlement.A roughly 20-metre (65ft) stretch of wall dating from the Gallo-Roman period was discovered in Paris this summer beneath a building on the Île de la Cité, near Notre Dame Cathedral in the heart of the French capital. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Police use teargas on protesters as disabled woman, 87, evicted from Madrid home 23. September 2026 (14:00) Housing rights campaigners decry landlord’s ‘barbaric behaviour’ after apartment Maricarmen had lived in for 71 years was bought by a developerThere were violent scenes in Madrid on Wednesday as riot police fought with protesters trying to prevent the eviction of an 87-year-old disabled woman from her apartment in the Retiro district.Hundreds of protesters had gathered, many of them overnight, in an effort to block the fourth attempt to carry out the eviction. Activists from the Madrid and Barcelona tenants’ union, and celebrities including the actor Carlos Bardem and the singer and actor Ana Belén, joined the protest. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UK watchdog investigating Pornhub over concerns it can still be accessed by children 23. September 2026 (13:57) Ofcom says site’s age-checking regime may not be ‘highly effective’, as required by the Online Safety ActOne of the world’s most visited pornography websites is being investigated by the UK’s communications watchdog over concerns it can still be accessed by children.Pornhub’s age checking regime may not be “highly effective”, according to Ofcom, and could be in breach of online safety laws requiring strict measures to prevent under-18s from accessing sexually explicit content. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
