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Keir’s big black hole

Sky News’ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico’s Jack Blanchard are back with...

Two teenagers charged with murder of boy, 13

Two teenage boys have been charged with the murder of a 13-year-old. ...

Airlines to be ‘fully informed’ if mid-air Rolls-Royce engine part failure poses wider risk

Passenger plane engine maker Rolls-Royce has pledged to keep airlines “fully informed”...

Olympian in hospital with ‘burns from petrol attack by boyfriend’

A Ugandan marathon runner has suffered severe burns after an alleged attack from her boyfriend. ...

Frozen body found in a cave almost 50 years ago finally identified

Officials have identified the ‘Pinnacle Man’ almost five decades after his body was...

UK experiences coolest summer since 2015, Met Office says

The UK has experienced its coolest summer since 2015, according to provisional data from the Met...

Phone and bag ‘snatch thefts’ more than double as government vows crackdown

A massive rise in bag and phone “snatch thefts” has prompted the government to promise a...

Chancellor urged to impose ‘pay-per-mile’ scheme on electric cars

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to impose a pay-per-mile scheme on British drivers to avoid...

Danger Mouse writer dies aged 92

Brian Trueman, the British writer behind cartoons including Danger Mouse and Count Duckula, has died...

Netanyahu’s crisis is getting worse – and Israel may never forgive him

Benjamin Netanyahu stood in front of a giant digital map, that mysteriously erased the West Bank and...

Labour’s double dissent on Israel arms ‘gesture’ and winter fuel payments

Day one of a new term at Westminster and Sir Keir Starmer was already facing double trouble from...

Rapid review of extremism announced – as Yvette Cooper accuses Southport rioters of ‘hijacking grief’

Yvette Cooper has announced a “rapid review of extremism” following the violent disorder...

Irish teacher in transgender row jailed for third time

A teacher at the centre of a row over a transgender student has been sent to prison for a third time...

Venezuela’s Air Force One seized by the US

Venezuela’s equivalent to Air Force One has been seized by US officials, who claim the luxury...

Post-mortems carried out on lawyer and wife after Bayesian superyacht sinking

The first post-mortem examinations on two victims of the Bayesian superyacht sinking have been...

Why Tory leadership hopefuls may want to take a page out of Starmer’s playbook to gaining power

A new political term, and a new reality for the Conservatives, as what’s left of the party...

Oasis ticketing system ‘broken’, executive of resale site says

The ticketing system for gigs, including next summer’s Oasis concerts, is...

Kalashnikovs and combat drones on curriculum for Russian schoolchildren

The start of the new school year in Russia is traditionally marked by children giving flowers to...

Putin arrives in Mongolia with no fear of war crimes arrest

Vladimir Putin has arrived in Mongolia on his first visit to a member of the International Criminal...

Disability access ‘is going to change’, minister says

The government has pledged to improve disability access on the railways after Paralympic great...

Netanyahu says Israel ‘must stand united as one’ as he faces protests over deaths of hostages

Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel “must stand united as one”, as he faces increasing...