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How HS2 squandered billions to become a national embarrassment
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email HS2 will provide more track, more trains, more seats and faster journeys to improve performance and reliability across Britain’s rail network.” So says the hitherto dysfunctionalContinue Reading
Donald Trump refuses to confirm whether US will join Israeli strikes on Iran
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 Donald Trump taunted Iran on Wednesday over the extraordinary prospect of US airstrikes on Tehran, after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected demands for unconditional surrender.Continue Reading
Starmer braces for biggest backbench rebellion yet as ‘horrendous’ welfare bill spark immediate backlash
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Sir Keir Starmer is bracing for the biggest backbench rebellion of his leadership to date after the publication of his flagshipContinue Reading
FTSE 100 nudges up ahead of Fed decision following broadly expected CPI data
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Food Network star Anne Burrell suffered ‘cardiac arrest’ 911 call reveals of celebrity chef’s death
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Royal Ascot day two results as Prince of Wales’s Stakes showdown nears
Trainer Roger Varian has talked up Elmalka’s chances in the Duke of Cambridge Stakes at 3.40pm. He told horse racing betting: “I’m looking forward to dropping this filly back to a mile. She’s run very well twice this year. “She was second in the Darley and then she was fourthContinue Reading
Who’s to blame for food price hikes – supermarkets or Rachel Reeves?
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Brexit: Why Keir Starmer risks making the same mistake as David Cameron when it comes to Europe
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Shabana Mahmood has said the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) must be reformed to restore public confidence as Sir KeirContinue Reading
How Cpap machines work: the anatomical science behind a noisy night-time lifesaver
sbw18/Shutterstock.com Every night, millions of people stop breathing without knowing it. Not once, but sometimes hundreds of times. Their remedy? A mask, a hum and the steady whisper of pressurised air. It’s not glamorous, but behind the awkward nighttime aesthetics of a Cpap (continuous positive airway pressure) machine lies aContinue Reading
Tennis LIVE – Djokovic shares Federer link-up as Kyrgios adds to backlash
Novak Djokovic has revealed that he indirectly linked up with Roger Federer as he learned how to challenge for Grand Slams. When Djokovic lifted his first major at the 2008 Australian Open, Federer already boasted double digits. Now, Djokovic has reached 24, surpassing Federer’s 20, but he has hailed theContinue Reading