Drink spiking to be made criminal offence as Starmer pledges crackdown on violence against women
Prime minister calls chief constables, transport bosses and industry executives to Downing Street on Monday to urge ...
Tax rises in Budget will ‘hit growth’ of UK companies, business chief will warn
CBI boss will say measures announced by government have made it harder for firms to ‘take a chance’ on hiring new people ...
Health and legal experts among 73 academics to sign letter opposing ‘inadequate’ assisted dying bill
Exclusive: The letter says that a private members bill to legalise assisted dying is ‘inadequate’ adding that it ‘lacks ...
Keir Starmer doubles down on benefits crackdown as he promises ‘zero tolerance’ on cheats
Labour work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall says young people who refuse jobs or training will lose payments as prime minister warns of ‘bulging’ cost of welfare ...
New Zealanders help to save about 30 whales after a pod strands on a beach
More than 30 pilot whales that stranded themselves on a beach in New Zealand have been safely returned to the ocean after ...
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Ninth Strictly Come Dancing celebrity eliminated from series
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South Korea holds memorial for forced laborers at Sado mines, a day after boycotting Japanese event
South Korea has paid tribute to wartime Korean forced laborers at Japan’s Sado Island Gold Mines in a memorial ceremony ...
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UK spies to counter Russian cyber warfare threat with new AI security lab
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Repeat A&E patients can account for almost one in seven visits
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Cher’s flat new book exposes the limits of the ghostwritten memoir
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Trump won’t disclose ‘secret’ transition money as Don Jr’s influence looms over cabinet picks: Live updates
Donald Trump has named Brooke Rollins, founder of the America First Policy Institute, as his pick for secretary of ...
In South Korea, nations meet in final round to address global plastic crisis
Negotiators are gathering in South Korea in what’s billed as a final push to address the global crisis of plastic pollution ...