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UK news

Developers at independent studio ZA/UM, the team behind the critically acclaimed RPG Disco Elysium, have formed a union that was recognized by the United Kingdom's games industry, marking a first in the country. In an October 2 blog post on the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) Game Workers website, chairperson Spring McParlin-Jones and organizing officer Eugenia Peruzzo expressed excitement about this development. It's a big deal, after all, particularly because ZA/UM's recognized union could provide hope for other developers in the UK looking to gain collective power.

Police have deployed additional officers around synagogues and Jewish communities in London after two people were killed in Manchester on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. The Metropolitan Police said there was no indication of an increased threat to the capital but had taken precautionary measures, thought to be in areas such as Golders Green. While there is nothing

An estimated 1.4 million adults in Great Britain have a gambling problem, according to landmark figures released days after the chancellor hinted at increasing taxes on the 11.5bn industry. The Gambling Commission's annual survey found that 2.7% of adults scored 8 or above on the problem gambling severity index, a widely accepted measure analysing negative consequences of betting. In previous years, the watchdog had warned against extrapolating that percentage to the general population.

The family of a British couple detained in Iran on espionage charges have said they will keep pushing for their release for years if needed, as they express alarm over ongoing trial proceedings and the pair's welfare. Lindsay and Craig Foreman, both 52 and who previously split their time between Spain and England, were seized in January in Kerman, southern Iran, while travelling on a round-the-world motorbike trip.

There is no discrimination against anyone. We had a young lad come in recently from Dublin, he looked lost, he said he was starving. We fed and helped him, my heart went out to him. He has been in touch recently saying he was offered a job and is settled and he thanked us for helping him.

The UK artist Michael Landy has this week unveiled his memorial to humanitarian aid workers, which has been in development for over a decade. The new public art piece, which is located at Gunnersbury Park Museum in west London, is intended to commemorate all humanitarians who have been killed in service, of whatever nationality. Landy's work is comprised of a circle of 15 human-scale figures, grouped in fives, with spaces allowing visitors to complete the circle.

Currys, the UK's largest electricals retailer, has scrapped its board-level ESG committee, effectively ending formal oversight of environmental, social and governance issues at the highest level of the company. The decision comes as regulation and investor expectations on sustainability tighten across the UK and Europe, raising questions about the message it sends on corporate governance priorities. Although Currys has stressed that it remains committed to its ESG objectives, critics argue the move is poorly timed.

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Members of the Jewish community say they have been living in fear of a major attack for almost two years. Synagogues, schools and other Jewish sites across the country have ramped up security as they faced a surge in antisemitic incidents in the wake of the war in Gaza. On Thursday, almost two years after Hamas launched its 7 October 2023 attacks, their fears became a reality when a knifeman wearing suspected suicide vest targeted worshippers outside a Manchester synagogue.

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Chelsea's King's Road is one of London's most iconic streets. Even if you rarely venture west, chances are you've heard the name. Once a private route for royalty between Whitehall and Hampton Court Palace, the street found new fame in the swinging sixties as the beating heart of fashion and youth culture, and in the '70s Vivienne Westwood's own legendary boutique helped establish punk style.

The shop, run by the Royal Household's charity, the Royal Collection Trust, will feature a bespoke collection of official royal gifts, decorations, food, and drink, with every purchase going towards supporting the Trust's mission to conserve the royal family's extensive art collection. Visitors will have the opportunity to browse from a wide selection of unique goods that draw inspiration from the monarchy's residences and history.

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Detective Chief Superintendent Mandy Horsburgh, Head of Crime and Specialist Operations at the City of London Police, said: The City of London Police are at the forefront of the fight back against all those involved in phone theft criminality, whether this is snatching phones from people's hands, using distraction techniques, handing the stolen goods or trying to export devices out of the country. The net is closing in on those who profit from people's misery when they have their phones stolen.

Supported by Wiltshire Police, the 16 Romanian nationals were arrested in a car park on Beanacre Road in Melksham while reportedly on their way to collect payment for illegally working on a solar farm in Scotland.

A young woman is being hunted after a man in his 60s miraculously survived being pushed onto the tracks at a south west London train station. Officers responded with paramedics and found the victim on the line. His female attacker, in her 30s, made off down the tracks before the emergency services arrived. She is described as white, with blonde hair, was wearing a grey coat and distinctive black bobble hat at the time.

Ethan left this world believing he had failed, and [that] the University of Glasgow were correct, Tracy Scott said, as the family and their lawyer, Aamer Anwar, released the university's inquiry findings.

Another summer is over and, for Jos Buttler, life and cricket feel more precious than ever. The fleeting nature of both has been accentuated by the loss of Buttler's father, John, after his unexpected death in August. The 35-year-old will soon talk movingly about grief and acceptance but, first, he reflects on his venerable place in white-ball cricket after England's international summer ended in a low-key series in Ireland.