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Charity calls for new rules on gambling advertising

Great Britain lags behind Europe on measures to restrict betting ads, according to a report released days after official data showed a sharp increase in the number of children with a gambling problem.

National insurance rise will lead to job losses, pubs say

Hospitality businesses will be forced to close while others will have to slash jobs and investment as a result of changes to national insurance announced in the budget, according to a letter to the chancellor signed by the bosses of more than 200 of the UK's largest restaurant, pub and hotel companies.

Competing lenders' rescue deals split Thames board

Thames Water's board is split over two competing deals from its lenders aimed at saving Britain's biggest water supplier from going insolvent.

Public sector pay increases likely to be bigger than in private firms

Pay awards for public sector workers in Britain are expected to overtake the private sector for the first time in four years, according to a report, amid growing business alarm at the government's tax plans.

Valencian government rules out resignations over response to floods

The Valencian regional government, which has been heavily criticised over its response to the deadly floods that have killed at least 222 people in Spain, has ruled out any imminent resignations over the matter, arguing that the departure of senior leaders would constitute a betrayal of the victims of the disaster.

Greece's Syriza risks opposition status after ousting its leader

Syriza, the once radical leftwing force that set Europe alight with its anti-austerity rhetoric at the height of Greece's debt crisis, is on the verge of being replaced as the country's main opposition party after the removal of its leader, Stefanos Kasselakis, and his decision to start a new political party.

Praying for rain Drought drains African countries' vital hydropower

All is not well with Lake Kariba, the world's largest human-made lake. A punishing drought has drained the huge reservoir close to record lows, raising the prospect that the Kariba Dam, which powers the economies of Zambia and Zimbabwe, may have to shut down for the first time in its 65-year history.

Women walking Camino de Santiago tell of 'terrifying' sexual harassment

Lone female pilgrims walking the Camino de Santiago have spoken of being subjected to \"terrifying\" sexual harassment in near-deserted areas of rural Spain, Portugal and France.

First charges over violence linked to football match in Amsterdam

Dutch officials have released details of the 62 people arrested after violent attacks took place around the football match between Amsterdam's Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv on Thursday.

Dutch police use hologram of murdered woman in hunt for killer

Detectives in Amsterdam are hoping an innovative, lifesize hologram of a young sex worker who was murdered 15 years ago will jog people's memories and help bring her killer, or killers, to justice.

Dozens killed and wounded by Israeli strike on home in Gaza

Israeli warplanes carried out more strikes in northern Gaza yesterday, reportedly destroying a home in the Jabaliya area that had been under siege for weeks, killing and wounding dozens, including many women and children.

Urgent action needed to end Northern Ireland femicides, charity says

A leading women's rights charity has called for the establishment of a domestic abuse commissioner in Northern Ireland to tackle one of the highest rates of femicide in Europe.

'It's a brawl' Film explores story of art dealer forced by Nazis to sell collection

From the Benin bronzes to the Parthenon marbles, debates over the restitution of cultural artefacts are now a fact of life in an international art world forced to reckon with the often controversial history of its treasures.

Mishal Husain left 'shaken' by increased racism in UK this year

The BBC journalist Mishal Husain has said her experience of racism in Britain over the past year has been more pronounced than at any other time in her career.

British man dies fighting for Volunteer Ukraine force

A British man has been killed while fighting in Ukraine for the country's foreign volunteer platoon.

Seven lessons What 28 years as economics editor has taught me

Margaret Thatcher was prime minister and Nigel Lawson her chancellor. Neil Kinnock was leader of the Labour party.

Role as abuse survivor caused me panic attacks - James Norton

The actor James Norton has revealed that his role in a London play about trauma and sexual abuse led to him having panic attacks.

I'm very determined', Postie who took on car finance giants - and won

Self-styled as the Erin Brockovich of the Potteries, and described by the court of appeal as \"a postman with a penchant for fast cars\", Andrew Wrench is a force to be reckoned with.

Anticyclonic gloom behind dreary spell of UK weather

If things have felt especially gloomy last week, it has not been just down to global politics.

Drivers sent £4m Dart Charge fines in IT error

Drivers were mistakenly handed Dartford Crossing fines totalling more than £4m in 12 months, an investigation has found.

After absence of 100 years, oysters reintroduced in the Firth of Forth are thriving

Thousands of oysters released into the Firth of Forth appear to be thriving after a century-long absence since they were lost to overfishing.

Diners left out of pocket after celebrity chef's restaurant shuts

A Michelin-starred restaurant run by the Saturday Kitchen chef Glynn Purnell has left customers who have gift vouchers hundreds of pounds out of pocket after announcing its sudden closure.

'We cherish life' Call for more state funding for hospices

Sitting at his wife's bedside, Len* was grateful that she was in the care of end-of-life experts in her last days.

Money talks How Baku negotiators could raise $1tn a year

Countries meeting in Baku for the Cop29 climate summit are under pressure to find ways to raise money to help poorer nations cut greenhouse gas emissions, shift to a low-carbon economy, and adapt to the impacts of extreme weather.

Chemical found in red grapes 'could cut bowel cancer risk'

Red wine was once heralded as a boon for health that could protect the heart and even extend life expectancy.

GB para athlete aims to be first disabled person to ski solo to South Pole

A former GB para athlete is aiming to become the first disabled person to ski solo and unsupported to the South Pole.

Two men dead in separate gun and knife attacks in London

A man died and two people were injured after a shooting in a residential area of south-east London yesterday, while another man died in a separate knife attack a few miles away.

Analysis Advisers note lessons to be learned from Harris's defeat

There is a tough lesson that senior Labour advisers want some of their internal party critics to learn from the Democrats' disastrous defeat.

King leads nation in remembrance of war dead, watched by veterans and eight former PMs

Crowds fell silent at war memorials in villages, towns and cities across the country on Remembrance Sunday as generations gathered to commemorate lives lost in conflicts.

Home Office AI tool may influence immigration decisions, critics say

A Home Office artificial intelligence tool that proposes enforcement action against adult and child migrants could make it too easy for officials to rubberstamp automated life-changing decisions, campaigners have said.