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Advance UK News Diary Uncategorized

August 25-31: Notting Hill Carnival parade, Ofgem price cap announcement and Champions League draw

August 22, 2025
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A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News. Delivered to your inbox on Fridays.

Leading the week

Monday (August 25): Donald Trump hosts South Korean President Lee Jae Myung for talks in Washington DC; Pre-sentencing hearing in Erin Patterson deadly mushroom case; Notting Hill Carnival parade.

Tuesday (August 26): Corruption trial involving Sheikh Hasina and Tulip Siddiq continues in Bangladesh; Second round of the Carabao Cup begins.

Wednesday (August 27): Ofgem announces quarterly energy tariff cap change; Additional US tariffs on Indian goods come into force; Results from Nvidia.

Thursday (August 28): Top Boy actor Micheal Ward in court on rape charge; UEFA Champions League group stage draw.

Friday (August 29): Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz co-chair Franco-German Council of Ministers; US duties on global low-value imports implemented.

Saturday (August 30): England face Samoa in Women’s Rugby World Cup.

Sunday (August 31): E3 deadline for Iran over JCPOA ‘snapback’ sanctions; China hosts Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit attended by Narendra Modi; Global Sumud Flotilla launches in attempt to breach Israeli blockade in Gaza.

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Also look out for...

August 25

Summer Bank Holiday

Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission meeting

August 26

UEFA Champions League qualifying round playoff second legs begin

August 27

Paul Gallagher in court on sexual assault charges

Tusk, Merz and Macron at Moldovan Independence Day ceremonies

US Open second round begins

Diamond League Zurich meet

August 28

Annual report on NHS dental activity

Informal EU defence ministers’ meeting in Copenhagen

Bob Vylan headline Burn It Down Festival

August 29

Winners announced in Scottish Green Party leadership contest

Jonathon Ruben in court over Leicestershire summer camp allegations

Informal EU foreign affairs ministers’ meeting in Copenhagen

US Open third round begins

August 30

New interim Ofwat chief executive takes up role

Recep Tayyip Erdogan leads Turkish Victory Day celebrations

August 31

US Open round of 16 begins

Clipper Round the World Yacht Race begins

The Hundred finals

Key statistics, reports and results

August 25

Nigeria Q2 GDP

August 26

Travel trends 2024

BRC shop price index

NHS Scotland waiting times

Results from: Bunzl

August 27

OECD quarterly national accounts

Scottish GDP

Working and workless households

CBI survey of distributive trades

National Travel Survey

Results from: Nvidia, CrowdStrike, HP, Prudential, Kohl’s

August 28

GP earnings and expenses 2023/24

SMMT automotive production

CBI service sector survey

US Q2 GDP (second estimate)

Results from: Gap Stores, Best Buy, Qantas, Dick’s Sporting Goods

August 29

Family Spending in the UK

UK property transactions

US personal income and outlays (including PCE price index)

India Q1 GDP

Canada Q3 GDP

August 31

China manufacturing PMI

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