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Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves arrives in Downing Street, London, for a Cabinet meeting. Picture date: Tuesday March 11, 2025.

Record five million forced into higher rate tax band as fears Reeves will impose mini-Budget freeze loom

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Nigel Farage

Reform UK organisers and members threatened with dismissal if they speak to media

London, UK. 29th Jan, 2025. British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer leaves No 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly PMQ Prime Minister Questions at Parliament. Credit: Uwe Deffner/Alamy Live News

Starmer set to slash red tape as PM plans to harness AI in Whitehall in 'era of instability'

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Daughter of murdered MP says PM has given her 'glimmer of hope' after hopes for public inquiry

London, UK. 7 March 2025 Upper Tribunal hearings in the case of former Barclays CEO Jes Staley who is appealing a £1.8m fine and ruling made in October 2023 by the Financial Conduct Authority to ban him from holding senior positions in the UK.

Former Barclays Boss Jes Staley admits having sex with member of Jeffrey Epstein’s staff

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Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves arrives in Downing Street, London, for a Cabinet meeting. Picture date: Tuesday March 11, 2025.

Record five million forced into higher rate tax band as fears Reeves will impose mini-Budget freeze loom

London, UK. 7 March 2025 Upper Tribunal hearings in the case of former Barclays CEO Jes Staley who is appealing a £1.8m fine and ruling made in October 2023 by the Financial Conduct Authority to ban him from holding senior positions in the UK.

Former Barclays Boss Jes Staley admits having sex with member of Jeffrey Epstein’s staff

Missing mother-of-two Jemma Hart was eaten by her pet sausage dogs as she lay dead pictured

Pictured: Missing mother-of-two eaten by her pet sausage dogs as she lay dead at home - as neighbours tell of tragedy

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New law needed for Southport-type attacks - but terror definition should not change

Russian President Vladimir Putin accompanied by Russian Chief of General Staff Gen.

Putin dons military fatigues for frontline visit - as Trump threatens to destroy Russian economy in bid for peace deal

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Daughter of murdered MP says PM has given her 'glimmer of hope' after hopes for public inquiry

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Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds apologises to House for 'inadvertently' claiming to be solicitor

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Putin is likely to sign a peace deal, a White House official has said

Putin 'will agree to Ukraine deal because of heavy losses', US official says as Trump warns of 'devastating' punishment

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Conscription must be a possibility, former NATO deputy chief says

European countries 'must confront possibility of conscription', former NATO deputy chief says amid Russian threat

Royal pythons rescued by Knaresborough Exotic Rescue

Woman's horror as ex-boyfriend leaves behind 70 snakes after breakup

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Poundland branch in London.

Discount chain set to be sold as high street shops face shutdown threat

The eco-protestors targeted a Tesla store in west London

Just Stop Oil protestors pour orange paint over robot at Tesla store as they brand Elon Musk a 'fascist'

A thief has been found guilty of murdering an Amazon delivery driver who was trying to stop his van from being stolen in Leeds.

Thief guilty of murder after stealing Amazon delivery van and mowing down driver

A 13-year-old girl has been charged of murder and arson after a woman was found in a house in Northamptonshire.

Tributes paid to mother-of-three found dead after house fire, as girl, 13 appears in court holding teddy bear

British backpacker who 'broke US visa rules' facing month in jail after being detained at border in 'Trump crackdown'

British backpacker who 'broke US visa rules' facing month in jail after being detained by ICE in 'Trump crackdown'

Nigel Farage has said there is 'no way back' into Reform UK for Rupert Lowe.

Nigel Farage warns 'no way back' for Rupert Lowe in Reform UK amid bullying investigation

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Influencer sparks outrage after taking baby wombat away from its mother

Sir Richard Branson posing for the media on his Virgin Galactic Space craft.

Richard Branson wants to launch space tourist flights from the UK, with Cornish spaceport lined up

Edinburgh Scotland, UK 06 February 2025. Nicola Sturgeon MSP at the Scottish Parliament for First Minister Questions. credit sst/alamy live news

Scotland's former first minister Nicola Sturgeon announces she won't seek re-election

Police cars near the scene in Paradise Road, Clapham, south London, where a 16-year-old boy died after being shot

Boy, 17, charged with murder after 16-year-old shot dead outside south London tube station

Snow is falling in Gloucestershire on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival.

Snow falls on Cheltenham Festival with -1 temperatures and travel warnings for racegoers

There was an increased police presence outside Springfield School on Tueaday.

Two teens arrested after 15-year-old boy stabbed in the back outside Portsmouth school

The Stena Immaculate pictured with a hole in its hull after the collision in the North Sea

Captain of Solong container ship that crashed with vessel carrying US jet fuel is Russian, say ship’s owners

John Hunt and his wife Carol

‘The screams of Hell, Kyle, I can hear them faintly now’: Racing commentator’s gut-wrenching statement - in full

Sebastian Sailes went missing weeks ago

Body found in search for missing student, 21, who vanished from pub

07 March 2025, Saxony-Anhalt, Gardelegen: Swen Zunker walks the ramparts of Gardelegen with his 'Harris Hawk'. The bird of prey is known in Germany as the 'desert buzzard'.

Hawk terrorising Home Counties village by 'divebombing' tall, middle-aged men

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Soldiers secure Mach railway station after Pakistani security forces freed some passengers

Train hijackers 'murder 50 passengers' before Pakistan military kill all insurgents and rescue 300

Thomas Cooper, 5, died on the scene.

Boy, 5, ‘incinerated’ in oxygen chamber while undergoing alternative treatment for ADHD

The Prince of Wales will visit British troops on the Nato frontline

Prince William to visit British troops on Nato frontline in Estonia

Miles of rainforest has been felled (FILE)

Eight miles of Amazon rainforest cut down to build four-lane highway for COP 30 climate summit

Soldiers secure Mach railway station after Pakistani security forces freed some passengers

Pakistan security forces battle to save 300 train hostages in gun showdown with separatist militants

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Shoppers are being warned of rising food prices in 2025 as a result of the Budget

Food prices are not 'going anywhere but up' in 2025, warns retail body

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Almost half of mums reducing working hours as families struggle with childcare costs, LBC can reveal.

Almost half of mums reducing working hours as families struggle with childcare costs, LBC can reveal

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Food prices tipped to soar nearly 5% in 2025

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Students take gap years and ‘neglect studies’ as survey suggests Edinburgh rents skyrocketed by nearly two thirds in a year.

Students take gap years and ‘neglect studies’ as survey suggests Edinburgh rents skyrocketed by nearly two thirds in a year
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves admits she was wrong to say she wouldn't have to raise taxes before election

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'Positive messages' from Russia on Ukraine peace deal, Trump says, as US diplomats head to Moscow

Fuel reservoirs fire following a Russian drone attack near Odesa, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Shtekel)

Russian missiles strike Kyiv hours after Ukraine agrees to ceasefire deal

Prime Minister Keir Starmer Hosts Reception At Downing Street To Celebrate International Women's Day

Keir Starmer hails 'remarkable breakthrough' in talks between Ukraine and US as 30-day ceasefire agreed

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'Time for Trump to play his cards': Ukrainian official 'optimistic' about peace but warns 'Russia can't be trusted'

Donald Trump, right, has welcomed Volodymyr Zelensky back to the White House after US and Ukraine officials agreed on a ceasefire plan.

'The ball is in Russia's court': Trump invites Zelenskyy back to White House after Ukraine agrees to 30-day ceasefire

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Keir Starmer Departs Downing Street for PMQs in London

AI could replace some work of civil servants - as Starmer to announce crackdown on government waste

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Andy Burnham calls for sweeping reforms to benefits system as proposed welfare changes spark concern

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Trump takes on Europe: President vows to respond to latest EU counter-tariffs

The Met confirmed it has started an investigation Rupert Lowe

Met Police launches investigation into suspended Reform MP Rupert Lowe

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Exchequer Secretary James Murray, second furthers from the left, is set to scrap tax returns for hundreds of thousands of Brits.

Government set to scrap tax returns for 300,000 Brits with 'side-hustles'

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Port Talbot Steelworks at Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot, Wales

Trump's 25% tariff on our steel exports is a devastating blow for our steel industry

A render of the new stadium designed for Manchester United by Norman Foster.

The new £2bn Manchester United stadium may seem odd timing amid widespread job cuts - but Ratcliffe's logic is sound
Nicola Sturgeon’s exit marks the end of a turbulent era in Scottish politics.

Nicola Sturgeon’s exit marks the end of a turbulent era in Scottish politics

'Lawful but awful': The Harm Caused by Online Content

'Lawful but awful': The harm caused by online content

Annie Wells MSP

I was threatened with being set alight - politicians should be challenged, but abuse of women is unacceptable
Our welfare system is morally indefensible - but not like Keir Starmer thinks.

Our welfare system is morally indefensible - but not like Keir Starmer thinks

We’ve taken the scale of change needed to reform our creaking energy system for granted for far too long.

Energy reform misses the point. We must put people over pylons

The UK's patchwork approach to dyslexia is failing our children

The UK's patchwork approach to dyslexia is failing our children

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A general view from Hampstead Heath, where locals are clashing over the park being used by gay men for sex.

Furious residents slam 'homophobic' posters as locals clash over 'f*** tree' in Hampstead Heath
Palestinian Hamas militants are seen during a military show in the Bani Suheila district on July 20, 2017 in Gaza City, Gaza.

British woman, 20, who publicly 'endorsed' October 7 attacks on Israel charged with supporting Hamas
The man scaled the side of Tower Bridge and sat down on one of the supports

Tower Bridge closed as man scales landmark and sits down - as emergency services rush to scene
Emergency services, including police, fire, and ambulance crews, responded, leading to road closures around Westminster Bridge and Bridge Street

Man charged with causing public nuisance after scaling Big Ben and engaging in 16-hour stand-off with police

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Rachel Zegler as Snow White

Snow White premiere relocated to remote Spanish castle as Disney 'scales back' promo for scandal-hit film
Oasis have reunited

Oasis line up revealed for reunion gigs: Fan favourites and new star named ahead of world tour
Queen Camilla (centre) watching the Turners Novices' Hurdle on day two of the 2025 Cheltenham Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse.

Queen Camilla joins racegoers at Cheltenham Festival for 'style Wednesday'

Danny Jones and Maura Higgins at the Brit Awards after party

Danny Jones breaks social media silence after 'drunken kiss' with Maura Higgins

Doctors are warning of "glycerol intoxication syndrome" caused by slushies

Children under eight should avoid drinking slushies, as doctors warn of serious consequences
Danny Jones and Georgia Horsley

Danny Jones and wife Georgia 'are on a break' after 'drunken kiss' with Maura Higgins

Washington, United States Of America. 10th Feb, 2025. US President Donald Trump during an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025

Europe retaliates against Trump tariffs - as UK steel industry warns US levies 'couldn't come at a worse time'
A logo is pictured outside the Treasury building in central London.

Government announces cash reward scheme for whistleblowers who expose tax avoidance and fraud
Dog owners and their pet Rottweilers.

Nearly 2,000 dogs stolen across the UK last year, police say

TikTok is set to launch new parental monitoring tools.

TikTok to launch new parental monitoring tools as app sets limit for teens

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Crowded Piccadilly Line train at station on London Underground

Piccadilly Line to part-close this weekend for two weeks: Here's what you need to know

Rishi Sunak outside 10 Downing Street

Rishi Sunak facts: Height, wife, children and policies revealed

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Camilla 'tremendously affected' by Gisele Pelicot case - and wrote to her to praise her 'extraordinary courage'
King Charles performs CPR on a medical test mannequin as he attends a celebration for the 1000th King's Nursing Cadet at the Royal College of Nursing in central London.

King Charles shows he's no dummy during royal college of nursing visit

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"The tariffs are going forward on time, on schedule," Trump said.

Trump says 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico 'will go forward' in March after month-long delay
Donald Trump has ordered the release of the last classified files surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy on Thursday, vowing that ‘everything will be revealed’.

'Two shooters' involved in JFK assassination, claims task force head - as FBI reveals thousands of secret files
President Donald Trump presents a ceremonial key to the White House during a bilateral meeting with Israeli Prime Ministers Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday Sept. 15 2020 in the Oval Office of the White House.

Trump to host Netanyahu in Washington marking first foreign leader visit since US inauguration
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with President Nayib Bukele at his residence at Lake Coatepeque in El Salvador, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025.

El Salvador offers to accept US deportees and criminals in 'unprecedented' migrant deal

China has announced retaliatory tariffs on the US

China announces retaliatory tariffs on US as Trump's levies take effect - but Canada and Mexico's are paused
Trump pauses 25% tariffs on Canada for 30 days as President says call with Trudeau went 'very well'

Trump pauses 25% tariffs on Canada for 30 days as President says call with Trudeau went 'very well'
Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK will not be “choosing between” the European Union and the United States

Britain will not choose between EU and US, says Starmer following Trump's tariff threats

Donald Trump won’t impose tariffs on Mexico for another month after a ‘constructive conversation’ which will see Mexico reinforce its side of the border with the US.

US trade tariffs on Mexico paused for a month after border deal

Donald Trump Watches SpaceX Launch Its Sixth Test Flight Of Starship Spacecraft

Donald Trump axes $40billion US foreign aid agency after taking advice from Elon Musk

President Trump Signs Executive Orders In The Oval Office

Donald Trump says UK is 'out of line' but deal can be worked out as trade tariff war with EU looms

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Stock Exchange on Wall Street on Monday, March 10, 2025 in New York City. Stocks dropped after President Donald Trump didn't rule out a recession with U.S. tariffs being implemented.

US shares plummet again as Trump's refusal to rule out recession continues to rock America's economy
Mike Amesbury, the MP for Runcorn and Helsby in Cheshire arrives for sentencing on February 24, 2025 in Chester, England.

Former Labour MP Mike Amesbury to resign over assault conviction after punching constituent, triggering by-election
The Ukrainian president has arrived in Saudi Arabia on the eve of vital peace talks between Ukrainian and US officials hosted in the country, which he won’t attend.

Zelenskyy arrives in Saudi Arabia to push for ceasefire ahead of crunch US peace talks

President Donald Trump waves to the media as he walks on South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, Sunday, March 9, 2025.

'I hate to predict things' - Trump refuses to rule out US recession as trade war sends shocks through stock market
Mr Carney, 59, replaces Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced his resignation in January but remains in post until his successor is sworn in.

Former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney send strong message to Trump after becoming Canadian prime minister
Migrants will have to earn more to qualify for UK work visa under proposed Conservative amendments to the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill.

Migrants will have to earn more to qualify for UK work visa under proposed Conservative amendment to border bill
It was the "right and proper" decision to hold an independent investigation into allegations of bullying in Rupert Lowe's offices, the Reform UK deputy leader has said.

Suspending Rupert Lowe was 'right and proper' decision says Reform deputy leader Richard Tice
Reform UK MP, Rupert Lowe

Reform row rumbles on as Rupert Lowe claims he was 'warned' by leadership for being 'outspoken' about deportations
Nigel Farage has said that the public "does not like political parties that engage in constant infighting", in his first intervention since Rupert Lowe had the Reform UK whip suspended.

Reform UK’s ‘sense of unity has been dented’ after Rupert Lowe row but party ‘acted responsibly’, Farage says
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Reform MP begs Nigel Farage to 'have dinner' with him in social media rant after party report him to police

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Mali Bennett-Smith pleaded guilty to murdering his sister

Shocking moment teen who stabbed sister to death for being 'annoying' laughs and jokes with her weeks earlier

Lathaniel Burrel

Stockwell teenager's shooting was premeditated court hears - as gun still to be found

Mr Gould, an aide of Wes Streeting, plead guilty on Monday to two counts of exposing himself to a 13-year-old girl

Wes Streeting’s aide accused of exposing himself to 13-year-old girl

Smoke billows from the MV Solong cargo ship in the North Sea, off the Yorkshire coast, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in England. (Dan Kitwood/Pool Photo via AP)

Cargo ship in North Sea collision 'failed 10 safety checks', officials say after captain arrested

Couples who suffer miscarriages could get bereavement leave -with the government backing a proposed change.

Government backs paid bereavement leave for couples who suffer miscarriages

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Girl, 13, charged with murder after mother-of-three found dead in house

Billy Joel

Billy Joel postpones tour dates due to 'medical condition' after shock fall on stage

Thousands of patients missed screenings for cancer and other diseases.

Thousands miss NHS screenings for cancer and other diseases in huge admin error

Smoke billows from the MV Solong cargo ship in the North Sea, off the Yorkshire coast, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in England. (Dan Kitwood/Pool Photo via AP)

Cargo vessel's captain arrested for gross negligence manslaughter after North Sea collision

Joanne Penney, 40, has been named as the suspected victim of a shooting in a quiet Welsh neighbourhood.

Four more people arrested after mother shot dead on doorstep in possible case of 'mistaken identity'

Boohoo rebrands as Debenhams

Boohoo rebrands as Debenhams in major overhaul following drop in youth fashion labels' sales

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'Over 100' rail passengers taken hostage in Pakistan after separatist militants hijack train in 'terror attack'

An easyJet pilot has been suspended after his jet flew too close to a mountain

EasyJet flight 'seconds from disaster' after nearly crashing into mountain with 190 passengers on board

Her son said her dogs were "her life." (FILE)

Missing mum found eaten by her two sausage dogs - as son says pets were 'her life'

Tug boats shadow the Solong container ship as it drifts in the Humber Estuary, off the coast of East Yorkshire following a collision with the MV Stena Immaculate oil tanker

Man, 59, arrested for gross negligence manslaughter after North Sea ship collision

Lisa Smith, 43, was with a female friend when she was killed outside the Three Horseshoes pub in Knockholt, Kent.

Body of Valentine's Day shooting suspect formally identified after being pulled from river

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US and Ukrainian delegations meet in Saudi Arabia as peace talks begin

‘Sign of hope’ as Zelenskyy’s chief of staff posts ‘handshake emoji’ as Ukraine peace talks under way
Constance Marten and Mark Gordon

Constance Marten's baby 'died after runaway aristocrat fell asleep on her' in 'tragic accident', defence claims
Madonna and Child by Antonio Solario

Stolen 16th-century Italian painting surfaces in Norfolk - but owner refuses to give it back to museum
Stuart Pearce has spoken about his health scare on a flight from America

Stuart Pearce breaks silence on medical emergency during transatlantic flight

Hannah, Carol and Louise Hunt.

Crossbow killer to die in jail after being handed whole-life term for killing his ex, her sister and their mother
The ships are still alight after the crash

No sodium cyanide aboard vessel that crashed into US oil tanker in North Sea, owner says - with ships still alight
In this image taken from video provided by Denys Mezentsev, rescue crews work on site after a cargo ship was hit by a tanker carrying jet fuel for the U.S. military off eastern England, Monday.

North Sea tanker collision: What is sodium cyanide and is it hazardous to humans and the environment?
Crossbow killer Kyle Clifford has refused to come to court to be sentenced

‘Hell will roll out the red carpet for you’: Father’s emotional statement to crossbow killer as he cowers in cell
Clifford searched Andrew Tate the night before the murders

Crossbow killer 'turned to poster boy for misogynists' Andrew Tate the night before triple murder, court hears
Crossbow killer Kyle Clifford has refused to come to court to be sentenced

'Coward' crossbow killer Kyle Clifford refuses to face justice as he hides in cell during sentencing

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Big Freeze

Arctic blast sets off government's Cold Weather Payment - but are you eligible for the £25 off energy bills?
Armistice Day marks the signing of the armistice in 1918

Armistice Day: What is it about and when will the two-minute silence be held?

Kwasi Kwarteng's mini Budget has had an impact on mortgages, pensions and the cost of living as a whole

Mortgages, pensions and the value of the pound: How the economic turmoil might affect you

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The Prince of Wales and Princess of Wales after attending the annual Commonwealth Day Service of Celebration at Westminster Abbey, in London.

Kate and Charles attend Commonwealth Day celebrations for first time since their cancer treatments
The King has said restoring the "disrupted harmony of our entire planet" is the most "important" task facing humanity, in his Commonwealth Day message.

King says restoring ‘disrupted harmony’ of planet is ‘most important’ task for humanity in Commonwealth Day message
Some TV crew members have thrown their support behind the Duchess of Sussex

Eight members of Meghan Markle's TV crew deny claims of 'toxic behaviour' made against the Duchess of Sussex

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President Zelenskyy

Defiant and unrepentant: My meeting with Zelenskyy, writes Andrew Marr

The UK is stuck in a morass of mediocrity triggered by indecisive action over two decades.

The UK is stuck in a morass of mediocrity triggered by indecisive action over two decades

Kanye West recently went on an "antisemitic rampage" on X.

There can be no debate about Kanye West - he clearly hates Jewish people and should be challenged on it
My apprenticeship took me from school leaver to radio producer at 19 - here’s why it’s a path worth exploring

My apprenticeship took me from school leaver to radio producer at 19 - here’s why it’s a path worth exploring
David Lammy and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

China is targeting critics on British soil - so why is David Lammy rolling out the red carpet?
Now that Trump has released the classified files on JFK when is the UK going to do the same with Diana and David Kelly?

Now that Trump has released the classified files on JFK when is the UK going to do the same with Diana and David Kelly?
Kim Leadbeater’s Assisted Dying Commission makes a safe Bill even safer.

Kim Leadbeater’s Assisted Dying Commission makes a safe Bill even safer

Why should alcohol be allowed at the World Cup in Saudi Arabia?

Why should alcohol be allowed at the World Cup in Saudi Arabia?

We're one of Britain's top private health insurers - here's why we're offering customers weight-loss jabs

We're one of Britain's top private health insurers - here's why we're offering customers weight-loss jabs
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New EPC rules for landlords could lead to higher rents and fewer homes