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Cabinet on sun loungers? Andy Burnham’s Love Island premiership
There is a particular kind of Monday that is supposed to be boring, and thank God for it. Kettle on, radio grumbling about the M25, the machinery of the country turning over with all the drama of a filing cabinet. That is how it is meant to go. Not thisContinue Reading
Burnham defends limiting business rate cuts, saying pubs are ‘our heritage’
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Gold treasure found in ancient shipwreck reveals secrets of Byzantine Empire
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 Gold jewellery found on board a wrecked Byzantine-era ship shows that one of the people on board was likely a high-rankingContinue Reading
Oil prices jump to 100 dollars a barrel after Red Sea shipping attacks
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 price of oil shot up to 100 US dollars a barrel on Thursday forContinue Reading
Strictly Come Dancing lineup: Meet the confirmed celebrity cast of 2026
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 The line-up for Strictly Come Dancing’s 2026 series is slowly coming together, with the BBC gradually revealing this year’sContinue Reading
MPs and green groups dismayed as Burnham funds £2 bus fare cap with climate aid
Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email Green groups and opposition politicians have criticised the government over its decision to fund its new £500m policy capping bus fares in England at £2Continue Reading
McCormick plans to add London listing amid Unilever food merger
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Crofty and Brundle say ‘it’s not what we need’ as F1 fans pay the price
David Croft agrees with his on-air colleague Martin Brundle that Formula 1 fans and motorsport enthusiasts have been short-changed by this year’s engine regulations. The power units, which rely more on electrical energy than ever before, have been found to have shortcomings particularly on circuits which require a lot ofContinue Reading
The key to treating insomnia may be in stool of healthy sleepers
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 Ingesting capsules containing faecal microbes from healthy sleepers may help treat insomnia symptoms, data from a new clinical trial suggests. AboutContinue Reading
‘Veterinary medicines’ found in milk sparks urgent supermarket recall
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