EASA replaced the older JAR-FCL PPL, they are basically the same. It's the baseline international private licence, and will do everything you are after.
The NPPL is a UK only recreational licence, which is really useful for people switching over from microlights or motorgliders, or who can't get a full medical - but if you are starting from scratch and can get a class 2 medical without any trouble, go with the EASA licence - it'll almost certainly cost you the same time and money as the time to learn to fly is what is, and the paperwork doesn't really change that.
The LAPL is a European slight upgrade of the NPPL, that does most of the same things. If you do go for the NPPL, for whatever reason, it's an obvious upgrade as it gives you a pan European licence, which is a nice thing to have.
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