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PMQs live: Starmer faces Badenoch as government under pressure over China spy scandal
Analysis: Starmer tries – and fails – to draw a line under China spy row The Independent’s Whitehall editor Kate Devlin reports: Keir Starmer started PMQs by making a statement on the China spy row – in which he said he had decided to publish the witness statement at theContinue Reading
Dinosaur footprints from 166 million years ago discovered in UK quarry
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The most extensive dinosaur trackways ever discovered in Europe have been uncovered at an Oxfordshire quarry, stunning palaeontologists, who haveContinue Reading
Charlie Bigham launches £30 supermarket ready meals
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Lewis Hamilton sends message to forgotten ex-F1 driver after huge achievement
Lewis Hamilton has joined in the congratulatory messages for forgotten Formula One driver Nicholas Latifi after he posted a photo of himself at a graduation ceremony. Latifi ditched F1 after leaving Williams in 2023 so that he could focus on his studies instead. Having now completed an MBA at theContinue Reading
Pakistani dating show Lazawal Ishq sparks outrage and court petition over ‘obscenity’ claims
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 A Pakistani reality show modelled on the popular Love Island format has provoked fierce reactions at home, with a petition in court demanding aContinue Reading
Prostate cancer breakthrough could treat men with late-stage disease
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 Scientists have identified a novel two-pronged treatment method, offering significant potential for patients battling advanced prostate cancer. Experts at The InstituteContinue Reading
Reeves confirms tax rises and spending cuts likely in November budget
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed for the first time that tax rises and spending cuts are both being considered for next month’s Budget, acknowledging the scale of the fiscal black hole confronting her new government. Speaking to Sky News in her first interview since receiving the Office for Budget Responsibility’sContinue Reading
Deadline day looms for PPE Medpro as £122m Covid repayment unlikely to be made
Today marks the High Court deadline for PPE Medpro to repay £121.9 million to the UK government over a defective PPE contract awarded during the Covid-19 pandemic — but with the company now in administration and holding assets of just £666,000, there is little expectation the Department of Health andContinue Reading
Gordon Ramsay to open up yet another London restaurant
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Donald Trump threatens to take World Cup out of city that isn’t hosting matches
President Donald Trump threatened to move World Cup matches out of one city that isn’t slated to host any games next summer. In recent weeks, Trump has repeatedly warned that the 11 cities/stadiums that are slated to accommodate 2026 World Cup matches could lose the right to host if they areContinue Reading