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Brexit: Andy Burnham says he hopes Britain rejoins EU as he hits back at Reeves and Starmer on the economy
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 Andy Burnham has said he wants to see the UK rejoin the EU in his lifetime as he hit back atContinue Reading
Prehistoric fish discovery rewrites history of tooth evolution
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 Losing your baby teeth is a strange experience. The teeth gradually loosen until they’re replaced by thicker, more durable and permanentContinue Reading
Royal Mail to take on 20,000 new workers over busy festive period
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FTSE 100 held back by weak oil after bright start
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The FTSE 100 made a solid start to the trading week on Monday as theContinue Reading
Reeves warns of hard choices to come as UK hit by ‘global headwinds’
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JK Rowling hits out at ‘ignorant’ Emma Watson in candid statement on Harry Potter star
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Don’t just focus on immigration if you want to beat Reform, Starmer warned
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 The UK’s leading polling expert has warned Labour not to make the same “mistake” as the Conservatives and focus too heavilyContinue Reading
Archaeologists discover Europe’s oldest blue paint — and it could have supernatural links
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 New archaeological research suggests that some Stone Age Europeans used vibrant blue pigments to decorate themselves or their possessions – andContinue Reading
From ‘refrigerator mothers’ to paracetamol: why harmful autism myths are so common
Nicoleta Ionescu/Shutterstock US president Donald Trump’s claim that pregnant women should avoid paracetamol – a statement that is both harmful and not backed by the science – fits into a long and damaging tradition of blaming parents, especially mothers, for autism. Despite decades of research and a far richer understandingContinue Reading
Jessica Pegula shows true colours with ‘lucky’ Emma Raducanu comment
Jessica Pegula graciously admitted that she was “lucky” to defeat Emma Raducanu, having survived three match points in a second-set tiebreak. The Brit had taken the first set comfortably, 6-3, but Pegula roared back into the match and after trading breaks, the pair went to a tiebreak. Pegula pulled offContinue Reading