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Harris On Course To Succeed Varadkar As Ireland's PM After Surge Of Support

The contest to become Ireland's next prime minister is turning into a onehorse race after the higher education minister, Simon Harris, secured the backing of nearly half his parliamentary party before he had even confirmed he was running.

Did English Nazi Collaborators Betray The 'Great Escape' Prisoners Of War?

It is one of the most celebrated heroic failures of the second world war-the "great escape" of dozens of allied prisoners of war from a German camp by tunnelling under the wire.

Britain's Greatest Gymnast Prepares To Make History

Max Whitlock will be checking the record books as much as the rest of us at Paris 2024. The best pommel horse worker of all time, Whitlock can become the first gymnast in history to win four consecutive medals on the same apparatus.

Clinic Vows To ‘Take Action' Over Kate Data Breach Claim

The chief of the hospital at the centre of claims that staff attempted to access the Princess of Wales's private medical records has vowed that "all appropriate steps will be taken".

Parents Back Smartphone Ban For Kids

Manifestos plea to parties as 83% say devices are 'harmful'

Royal Hospital Pledges Crackdown Amid Claims Kate's Medical Records Breached

THE hospital facing claims that staff attempted to access the Princess of Wales's private medical records has issued a defiant statement, insisting: "All appropriate steps will be taken."

Pension Triple Lock Will Be In Tory Manifesto

RISHI Sunak will give pensioners an election guarantee the triple lock will remain under a future Tory Government.

Pressure Piles On Bank To Cut Rates After Inflation Falls

UK inflation has fallen back to 3.4 per cent, the lowest level in more than two and a half years, boosting hopes that the Bank of England could look to cut interest rates in the summer.

Ratcliffe Has Made A Good Start- But Hiring Southgate Would Be Step Back

Erik ten Hag is currently the most popular he's been among United fans in the past six months for two reasons he oversaw a special victory against Liverpool last weekend and, most importantly, England manager Gareth Southgate is the bookies' favourite to replace him.

NHS Trust Apologises For Failings In Tragedy

36-year-old Was Unlawfully Killed By Cousin With An Axe

Hands Off Our Triple Lock, Hunt

Fury as No11 hints at a worse deal for OAPs

Robots And 'Superchips' How Nvidia Is Widening Its Lead In World Of AI

The chipmaker Nvidia has extended its lead in artificial intelligence with its announcement of a new "super chip", a quantum computing service and a suite of tools to help develop the ultimate sci-fi dream: general-purpose humanoid robotics. Here we look at what the company is doing and what it might mean.

Ukraine 'Could Double' Production Of Drones With Support From The West

Ukraine could make 2m drones a year - double the existing rate of production with extra financial support from the US, other western governments and private citizens, the country's minister for digital transformation has claimed.

A Global Frenzy How Kate Mania Is Driven By Fake News

When The Sun published images of the Prince and Princess of Wales shopping at a farm shop at the weekend, it said it was doing so "in a bid to end weeks of online speculation which has seen wild conspiracy theories about Kate spread unchecked".

Unilever To Cut 7,500 Jobs And Spin Off Ben & Jerry's

Unilever has announced plans to spin off its Ben & Jerry’s ice cream division and cut around 7,500 jobs globally as part of a major shake-up productivity, saving around €800m (£684m) over the next three years.

Trump Hints Harry Could Be Deported For Past Drug Use

Donald Trump has hinted that he would kick Prince Harry out of the US if it emerges that he lied on his visa application.

Why Did Reeves Invoke The Thatcher Era In Her Speech?

According to the shadow chancellor, Britain faces a 1979 moment, a decisive shift in economic policy reminiscent of the way in which Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government broke with the post-war consensus on full employment and a mixed economy – but in a rather different direction, seeing as Rachel Reeves wants to put economic growth at the centre of “a decade of national renewal”.

Sunak's Asylum Scheme Will Cost Even More Than Hotels

Government’s plan will cost 46m more than the current system despite Home Office claiming it would save 94m

Wave Goodbye To The Atlantic

Gibraltar 'Ring of Fire' could swallow ocean

We're Expecting You...To Be New James Bond

ACTOR Aaron Taylor-Johnson has been "formally offered the opportunity" to be the next James Bond, it was reported yesterday.

My Advice? You Really Do Not Need To Marry Every Boyfriend..

After four husbands and an on/off fiance, Patsy Kensit certainly has no shortage of relationship advice.

Hunt Hints At Mini Budget Before An October Election

JEREMY Hunt has hinted the Tories will hold a mini budget before calling an October general election.

Prince Focuses On 'Driving™ Forwards And Not Kate Rumours

PRINCE William is focusing on "driving forwards" amid "idiotic" conspiracy theories still swirling around Kate.

Sri Lanka Elephants At Risk In Deadly Competition Over Land

Setting out from home to collect firewood on a cool spring morning last year, Harshini Wanninayake and her mother had no idea only one of them would come back alive.

Czech Republic To Deliver Artillery Shells To Ukraine In Global Initiative

The Czech Republic has said it is on the verge of delivering thousands of extra artillery shells to Ukraine, just weeks after it announced an initiative to source the much-needed supplies from outside the EU.

Starvation Restricting Aid May Be 'War Crime'

Israeli restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza may amount to the war crime of deliberate starvation, the UN said yesterday, as the White House called for unimpeded access for aid shipments.

Labour Vows Climate Crisis Will Be A Priority For Bank

A Labour government will make fighting global heating a priority for the Bank of England as it seeks to put environmental sustainability at the heart of its plans to grow the economy, Rachel Reeves has announced.

NHS England Chief Breaks Silence To Brand Hester's Remarks 'Racist, Sexist And Violent'

The head of NHS England has condemned remarks made by Frank Hester, the health tech entrepreneur, as "racist, sexist and violent", amid internal pressure to speak out.

Tobacco And Vapes Bill To Grant Council Officers Power To Fine Sellers

Council officers are to be handed powers to issue £100 on-the-spot fines to enforce a landmark law banning future generations from smoking, which Rishi Sunak hails today as a chance to "save thousands of lives and billions of pounds".

Digital Risk Using Social Media Is 'Like Driving On Roads With No Speed Limit'

It was the hush that worried the US's top doctor as he toured the country's university campuses last year. So many youngsters were plugged into earphones and gazing into laptops and phones that it was incredibly quiet in the communal areas.