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Starmer’s Olympic effort in getting Brexit reset over the line with series of one on one meetings in Paris
Sir Keir Starmer is set to meet other European leaders after the opening ceremony of the Olympics as he continues his bid to reset Britain’s relationship with the continent after Brexit. The prime minister will be in Paris on Friday as the Games get underway in the French capital andContinue Reading
Starmer drops Britain’s challenge to international arrest warrant for Netanyahu
Keir Starmer has dropped Rishi Sunak’s plans to challenge the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) application for an arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu. The previous Conservative government had suggested the ICC was overreaching its powers. But No 10 has now confirmed that, under Labour, no objection will be submitted. The matterContinue Reading
A Complete Unknown: Timothee Chalamet stuns fans with vocals ‘just like ‘ Bob Dylan in first trailer
Timothée Chalamet has transformed into Bob Dylan for the forthcoming biopic, A Complete Unknown. The 28-year-old, known for Dune and Little Women, stars as the music legend in James Mangold’s new film, based on Elijah Wald’s 2015 book Dylan Goes Electric! about the controversy surrounding Dylan’s switch to electrically amplifiedContinue Reading
Motorists still ‘paying too much’ for fuel, says competition watchdog
Drivers are still paying too much for their fuel, with retail margins “significantly” above historic levels, according to the UK competition watchdog. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said that the fuel market is still “failing consumers” a year on from its first report that laid bare the problems inContinue Reading
Is Labour going to raise taxes? All the possibilities from pensions tax to capital gains reform
Rachel Reeves is set to unveil a £20 billion ‘black hole’ in public finances on Monday, sparking rumours that Labour’s first autumn statement will bring new tax raising measures. The chancellor is expected to reveal her findings when she releases a Treasury spending audit, setting out the strained state ofContinue Reading
Former defence secretary urges Lammy to listen to cross party support for recognition of Somaliland
David Lammy is being pushed to urgently review Britain’s foreign policy towards a potential key ally in the Red Sea conflict with the Houthis and officially recognise Somaliland. The former UK protectorate on the Horn of Africa has functioned as an independent state since 1991 after breaking away from SomaliaContinue Reading
How autistic and non-autistic people can understand each other better
Autistic people often experience difficulties with social communication. It’s so common, in fact, that it’s one of the central criteria for an autism diagnosis. For as long as we have been diagnosing autism, doctors and researchers have regarded social communication difficulties as autistic “impairments”. But in more recent years, researchContinue Reading
NHS issues urgent plea after ‘perfect storm’ leaves blood supplies set to run out within hours
The NHS has issued an urgent plea for blood donors after warning national supplies are set to run out within hours. Doctors urged people with O-type blood to donate, with national stocks of O-Negative projected to run out by Saturday. The health service said it has less than 5 daysContinue Reading
Olympics LIVE: Travel chaos in Paris as Team GB stars threaten boycott
Chinese swimmer Qin Haiyang has accused doping testers at the Paris Games of being part of ‘European plot’ to help rivals like Adam Peaty win gold. Haiyang, a contender for men’s 200m breaststroke, believes drug testers are on a mission to unsettle China’s team. On social media, he wrote: “TheContinue Reading
Petrol Stations Overcharge UK Drivers by £1.6bn in 2023, Says CMA
Petrol stations have come under fire after overcharging UK motorists by a staggering £1.6 billion last year, according to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The regulator’s findings reveal that fuel margins – the difference between the wholesale cost and the pump price – have remained significantly above pre-pandemic levels.Continue Reading