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Is a Canada-style model a good idea for UK pensions?

Rachel Reeves has been extremely busy in the few weeks since she was appointed. Aside from discovering a 22bn black hole” in the public finances, she’s been to the G20 finance ministers’ summit in Rio de Janeiro and is now in Canada meeting the bosses of big pension funds.

Why Musk is unlikely to feel 'full force of the law'

The X owner’s inflammatory remarks on the riots have riled the PM. But stopping the tech guru from using his platform as he wishes will be difficult

Anti-racism crowds defiant against threat of far right

Large-scale expected violence by far-right groups failed to materialise after thousands of counter-protesters turned out to stand against them.

Prosecutors warn rioters as far-right thugs are jailed

Prosecutors warned yesterday that three far-right thugs handed heavy sentences over nationwide unrest were just “the tip of the iceberg” as the crackdown on rioters continued.

Brown shrugs off dislocated shoulder to skate to bronze

Sky Brown is an Olympic medallist again, and this time she did it the hard way.

Team GB sprinters bow to all-conquering Dutch trio

Jack Carlin, Ed Lowe, and Hamish Turnbull won Olympic men's team sprint silver for Great Britain as pre-race favourites the Netherlands broke the world record twice on their way to gold last night.

Kerr wins battle but loses war as Hocker rips up script

It was an astonishing end to perhaps the most enthralling 1500m final in Olympic history.

Three water companies face £168m in fines over sewage

Industry regulator Ofwat has proposed £168m of fines for three of England's biggest water companies for failing to manage their wastewater treatment works, including a £104m fine for Thames Water.

Hezbollah vow Israel strike over death of military chief

The leader of Hezbollah yesterday pledged a \"strong and effective\" response to the killing of its military commander by Israel last week and said it would act either alone or with its regional allies.

Demand for Nobel winner to lead Bangladesh rebuild

Jubilation turned to anxiety in Bangladesh yesterday as the focus of student protesters turned to who should lead the country, now that authoritarian prime minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and fled to neighbouring India.

The man who was the first to call Republicans 'weird'

Former football coach Tim Walz gave away all the money he received from the NRA and is a favourite of the online left

Minnesota governor Walz to be Harris's running mate

The vice-president touted Tim Walz's work for 'middle-class families' in social media post as she announced her selection

Police offer £3,000 reward in their hunt for horse killer

A £3,000 reward has been offered in the hunt for the killer of a horse found mutilated in a field in Nottinghamshire.

Charles overruled Camilla to go public on ill health.

Queen Camilla was against King Charles's decision to publicly disclose his ongoing health concerns earlier this year, according to biographer Rob Jobson, who has written a number of books about Charles and other members of the royal family.

Anger over 'racist' protest at 'Fiddler on the Roof' play

Pro-Palestine protesters have been accused of antisemitism after demonstrating at a performance of Fiddler on the Roof in London.

NHS soups and shakes diet ‘reverses type 2 diabetes'

A \"soups and shakes\" diet trialled by the NHS can help diabetes patients go into remission, a new study has suggested. Research conducted by the NHS has found a soup and shake diet alongside clinical monitoring can help people with type 2 diabetes.

Can Reeves wriggle her way out of a £22bn black hole?

Rachel Reeves certainly looked very cross when she gravely told the House of Commons the other day that she'd discovered the now infamous \"black hole\" in the public finances for the current year.

Prisons 'on thin ice' as riots inflame justice system crisis

It is \"touch and go\" whether prisons have enough capacity to house offenders, as the far right-fuelled riots sweeping the country heap further pressure on a justice system already in crisis, experts have warned.

Phillips accused of 'making excuses' for masked gang

Jess Phillips has been accused of “making excuses for masked men shouting, abusing and intimidating members of the media”, after gangs of men in balaclavas turned out in Birmingham on Monday night.

Give us more protection, Muslim women demand

A prominent Muslim group is urging the government to do more to combat \"gender-based Islamophobia\", The Independent can reveal.

Thousands of police braced for day of riots as Musk fans flames with Starmer tirade

Billionaire social media platform owner Elon Musk has launched a tirade against Sir Keir Starmer amid fears that Britain is on the cusp of descending further into civil unrest.

'I don't want another girl to experience what I did at 16'

Despite hearing shocking stories of abusive ordeals suffered by teenagers in the US, many Republicans are trying to find new ways to keep child marriage legal

Gallagher was Chelsea's identity crisis personified

There was a huge flag at Stamford Bridge last season. It featured a picture of Conor Gallagher and three words: “Chelsea since birth”.

Thorpe, batter with a claim to greatness, dies aged 55

‘Hero, mentor and so much more’ played in 100 Tests for England before later becoming part of the coaching team

Biles falters on beam... but floor silver shows her steel

She’s human after all. Simone Biles settled for fifth in the beam final in Paris, before returning to deliver a mesmeric floor routine to claim a silver medal in what could be her final ever appearance at the Olympics.

Photo-finish drama swipes silver from GB triathletes

Beth Potter thought she had edged the runners-up spot in a sprint finish... only to be downgraded to bronze by 0.01sec

Stunning Hodgkinson turns sterling silvers to solid gold

The 22-year-old Wigan star left the heartbreak of near misses behind as she blew away a world-class 800m field in Paris

Why tumbling US markets.could be trouble for all of us

A downturn in the US economy has sparked a global stock market slide and that has serious implications for our jobs, eee businesses and investments

Share prices fall worldwide

Stocks took a sharp tumble around the world yesterday, with the US Dow Jones and UK FTSE 100 both dropping 2 per cent and Japan’s Nikkei index suffering its worst day in 37 years, amid worries over the possibility of a global recession.

Hezbollah drones hit Israel as fears grow of all-out war

Hezbollah has hit northern Israel with a drone attack in response to what it calls attacks and assassinations” carried out by Israel in southern Lebanon, as fears grow of the potential for all-out war in the Middle East.