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Great British Bake Off 2026: Meet the 12 bakers stepping into the tent for season 17
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 A paediatric doctor and a drag king are among the 12 new amateur contestants heading into the tent forContinue Reading
Burnham issues statement on Ukraine after holding fresh Trump talks
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 Prime Minister Andy Burnham and US President Donald Trump agreed on the need to “continue working towards aContinue Reading
Drivers punished after Italian GP investigation as Hamilton makes contract plea
Lewis Hamilton sent a clear message to his Ferrari bosses after a nightmare Italian GP for him and Charles Leclerc while one team has lodged an appealContinue Reading
Shares edge down as Iran tensions push oil higher
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Eating a handful of nuts each day is linked with lower risk of high blood pressure, our research shows
Ahmet Misirligul/ Shutterstock More than 1.4 billion people worldwide live with high blood pressure (hypertension). It’s the single biggest metabolic risk factor for early death – driving diseases such as heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure and dementia. Most of these cases of high blood pressure are shaped by how weContinue Reading
Government halts council reorganisation decisions following new legal advice
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headlines with our free email Decisions regarding flagship local government reorganisation schemes have been officially withdrawn as the government launches a review ofContinue Reading
Miriam Margolyes addresses This Morning racism row after controversial Andi Peters remarks
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Jaguar Land Rover confirms plans to cut 4,000 jobs over two years
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Hinton urges UK AI ban
Geoffrey Hinton, the Nobel Prize winner known as the godfather of artificial intelligence, has called on the government to prohibit the development of superintelligent AI systems, warning that losing control of them could be “catastrophic” for humanity. His comments accompanied the publication of the UK Artificial Superintelligence Security Bill, aContinue Reading
Rugby legend Alun Wyn Jones flies out to join army after King Charles honour
Rugby legend Alun Wyn Jones was appointed as Honorary Colonel by King Charles.Continue Reading