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Rail sabotage continues to cause Olympics travel chaos

The impact of coordinated sabotage on the French high-speed rail network before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics continued to cause chaos on day one of the Games.

Patel unveils her leadership pitch with plan to win over Tories tempted by Reform

Dame Priti Patel is promising a revolution in the Conservative Party by offering to hand back some control of policy to ordinary party members and allow them to elect key officials.

Rayner sets out plans for building affordable homes

Angela Rayner will unveil an overhaul of planning rules this week as Labour seeks to clear a path to building 1.5 million homes in five years. The deputy prime minister and housing secretary said that \"delivering social and affordable houses at scale\" is her \"number one priority\".

Chancellor to unveil 'broke Britain' dossier - as Tories warn of tax hike on the way

Rachel Reeves is to lay bare the scale of Labour's dire economic inheritance from the Conservatives tomorrow, in a speech which could lay the ground for tax hikes and spending cuts in the chancellor's first Budget.

Scandal of father locked up indefinitely over a over a laptop

Government urged to resentence thousands of IPP prisoners

Norris can't afford any more slip-ups in race for the title

Ahead of tomorrow's Belgian Grand Prix at the prestigious Spa-Francorchamps circuit, Lando Norris trails Max Verstappen by 76 points in the F1 drivers' championship. After the Dutchman won four of the first five races, it is to McLaren's credit that they have caught Red Bull in the development race and, on the evidence of the last month, have overtaken Adrian Newey's ground-effects juggernaut, most effectively in the second half of the grand prix last Sunday.

Free-spirit Hodgkinson has designs on Olympic glory

The overwhelming favourite for 800m gold has been given license to be herself - and it's working, writes Ben Bloom

French panache dampened.by rain and ambitious route

Paris 2024 always knew its idea for the opening ceremony was \"crazy\" but a relentless downpour yesterday evening ensured a damp start to the Olympics with many bewildered by its format.

The inheritance feud that's tearing the Murdochs apart

The latest chapter in the family's battle for power is straight out of 'Succession', writes Chris Blackhurst - with the media mogul's 'Project Harmony' proving anything but harmonious

Supermarket discounts being probed by regulator

UK supermarkets are not likely to be misleading shoppers over loyalty pricing but questions remain over whether displayed savings are genuine, the competition watchdog has suggested.

Tax rises aren't the only way to fill a £20bn black hole

Rachel Reeves is preparing to drop a financial bomb on Britain next week. I've seen figures quoting £10bn, £20bn, even £50bn, for the black hole she will announce she has found. Naturally, the voluminous gap will be blamed on the other lot.

It may be time to panic about Musk's US election influence

\"Think of it as a Venn diagram. Elon Musk is almost certainly the richest person in the world and controls a vast social media platform. The US president is probably the most powerful person in the world. Can the person with the biggest bucks help determine who gets to be the most powerful? And would we ever know?

Sintra residents sign up to fight against overtourism

Residents in one picturesque Portuguese town are protesting to protect its historic centre in an ongoing battle against overtourism.

Bangladeshi prime minister accused of 'crocodile tears' after protest leaves 150 dead

Bangladesh's prime minister Sheikh Hasina is under fire for \"shedding crocodile tears\" over damage caused to a railway station during a protest against her government that left more than 150 people dead. Ms Hasina was seen wiping away tears in pictures taken during her visit to a metro station in Mirpur, as social media users lambasted her for what they saw as her apparent lack of empathy for the victims of violence.

Philippines races to prevent 'worst oil spill in its history'

The Philippines coast guard is \"racing against time\" to prevent an environmental catastrophe as it attempts to contain the oil spill from a sunken tanker and stop it from reaching Manila's shoreline.

JD Vance's new Secret Service codename revealed

Since the early 1900s presidents, vice presidents, first ladies and prominent persons have been bestowed with a Secret Service codename.

'Kamala has what it takes'

Obamas break silence to endorse Harris's candidacy for the White House in 'historic' battle against Donald Trump

Alternative healer guilty of killing diabetic woman at slapping therapy workshop

An alternative healer who failed to get medical help for a 71-year-old diabetic woman who died after she stopped taking insulin at his slapping therapy retreat has been found guilty of her manslaughter.

When slogans create a stink

Tom Tugendhat, one of the six or seven candidates standing for the leadership of the Conservative Party, changed an online advertisement for his campaign after it was pointed out that the initial letters of the four-line slogan spelt out a word that sent the wrong message:

Labour must be alert to the rise of left-wing populism

Keir Starmer has acknowledged the threat from populists on the right but not those to his party's left, says Andrew Grice

Reeves set to unveil £20bn public finances black hole

Rachel Reeves is set to unveil a black hole in the public finances of around £20bn, signalling that tax rises could be on the way.

Starmer to talk Brexit reset as leaders descend on Paris

Sir Keir Starmer is set to meet other European leaders after the opening ceremony of the Olympics as he continues his bid to reset Britain's relationship with the continent after Brexit.

French rail network target of 'malicious' arson attack

Saboteurs launched a \"malicious\" arson attack on France's rail networks in \"an effort to destabilise\" the country just hours before the start of the Paris Olympic Games.

Biles, Lyles and the gifted cast of the 33rd Olympiad

The superstar gymnast’s bid to conquer the twisties’ is one of many mouth-watering narratives

Entertainers hoping to light up football's five-ring circus

In the days leading up to this evening’s official opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics, several of the longer-running events have already been up and running including football in both men’s and women’s events.

AI has experienced a course correction... not a crash

Wall Street investors have begun to run out of patience with the hype but James Moore says there’s no need to panic yet

Murdoch in legal fight with children over news empire

Rupert Murdoch is engaged in a secret legal battle with three of his children over the future direction of the family’s media empire.

BARBARELLA

Ice Spice’s concise, barb-laden and wickedly infectious Y2K! feels effortless as she takes aim at rappers

How Pulp Fiction made its creator a 'righteous man'

As Quentin Tarantino’s bolshy crime story celebrates its 30th anniversary, Geoffrey Macnab takes a look at the making of a film that completely disrespected all the rules of Hollywood’ ee” 2

WASTE NOT WANT NOT

‘Underconsumption-core’ is a new online trend rejecting throwing away products before they’ve actually been used. However, Olivia Petter argues, celebrating something so ordinary only shows how excessive many of us have become