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Max Verstappen shows true colours with press conference question after Canada GP
Max Verstappen earned admiring responses from motorsport fans with the first thing he asked after entering the press conference room following the Canadian Grand Prix. The Dutchman finished Sunday’s Montreal race third, his first podium of the year, and ended up being the first of the top-three finishers to makeContinue Reading
Peter Murrell: Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband in custody after pleading guilty to embezzling £400,000 from the SNP
Stay on top of the latest political news with our View from Westminster newsletter Get the latest political headlines with our free email Get the latest political headlines with our free email Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband has been remanded in custody after he admitted to embezzling over £400,000 from theContinue Reading
UK households set to face £200 energy bill rise thanks to Iran war
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Sierra Leone is trying to tackle a teenage pregnancy crisis. US and UK aid cuts put that at risk
On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch In a crowded room in a town in Sierra Leone’s Tonkolili District, adolescent girls sit shoulder-to-shoulder in plastic chairs. Some walk miles to attend.Continue Reading
This tiny hand-held device could detect early cancer signs from a drop of blood
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Chinese scientists have built a hand-held device to detect early signs of lung cancer from just a drop of blood, aContinue Reading
F1 LIVE – Russell punished and issues apology as Canadian GP drivers penalised
Kimi Antonelli claimed victory at the Canadian Grand Prix as George Russell suffered a tough weekend after being forced to retire from the raceContinue Reading
Idris Elba opens up about his James Bond prospects as casting gets underway
Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent email Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter Idris Elba said he was “never in the race” to play James Bond, putting to rest years of speculationContinue Reading
The Mediterranean secret to keeping your home cool in a heatwave
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email At a seminar on building cooling strategies in the late 1990s, I vividly remember hearing that “in 30 years’ time, theContinue Reading
Charlotte Tilbury scuppers £30bn Estée Lauder–Puig merger
A change-of-control clause held by Britain’s wealthiest make-up artist has emerged as the unlikely catalyst behind the collapse of one of the cosmetics industry’s most ambitious tie-ups in a generation. Charlotte Tilbury has effectively torpedoed a $40bn (£30bn) merger between Spanish luxury group Puig and New York-listed Estée Lauder, afterContinue Reading
free equity for BrewDog Punks after £33m Tilray collapse
Barely two months after the spectacular implosion of the craft brewer he built into a £2bn icon of British entrepreneurship, James Watt is climbing back into the fermentation tank. The BrewDog co-founder has unveiled Second Best, a new community-funded beer business that will hand up to 19.3 per cent ofContinue Reading