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August 17, 2024

Train strikes to return just days after pay deal is agreed

Commuters face three more months of train strikes as the drivers’ union Aslef announced further walkouts yesterday less than 48 hours after the government offered a pay deal.

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If Labour wants to succeed, it needs to learn to say 'No'

The ending of two major disputes should be applauded but the government must be prepared to stand firm in future to protect the economy and public services, says Andrew Grice

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Farage paid £98,000 each month to present GB News

Clacton MP Nigel Farage is paid almost £98,000 a month to be a presenter on GB News, his register of interests has revealed. The Reform UK leader is paid £97,928.40 a month by the broadcaster, for 32 hours of work.

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'Violent racist' jailed for attack on lone Black man

A “violent racist” who punched and kicked a Black man in the face during disorder in Manchester has been jailed, after claiming he thought he was joining a rally to “celebrate British culture”.

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Majority of Muslims feel less safe in UK after riots

Many Muslims feel less safe living in the UK after far-right rioters targetted mosques and hotels housing asylum seekers, a poll has revealed.

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Should Harris fight fire with fire on economic policy?

Much as many would, understandably, like it to be otherwise, the presidential election is not yet over, it is not yet in the bag for Kamala Harris, and there remains a near even chance that Donald J Trump will be sworn in as president of the United States on 25 January 2025.

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Blood scandal victim's wife was told to have an abortion over fears of infecting child

A contaminated blood scandal victim was told by doctors his wife needed to have an abortion due to the risk of infection.

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Girl, 13, died of allergy after 'failure to follow processes'

A 13-year-old girl died of a severe allergic reaction just hours after taking one sip of a Costa Coffee hot chocolate following a “failure to follow processes”, an inquest concluded yesterday.

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Deadly mpox strain almost certainly in UK, says expert

A new, more deadly strain of mpox sweeping the world is highly likely to already be in the UK, a specialist in infectious diseases has warned. Professor Paul Hunter said mpox, which used to be called monkeypox, can spread very quickly between countries because it is a sexually transmitted infection. And he urged people at risk to get vaccinated against it or cut the number of sexual partners they have.

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'Women often feel more abused by the court system than the actual perpetrator'

Athena Stavrou speaks to domestic abuse survivors who say they are being 'retraumatised' by a misogynistic legal system

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'The time for a deal is now'

Lammy pushes for a ceasefire in Gaza, as visit to Israel comes just hours after attack on a village in the occupied West Bank

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Ukraine's incursion exposes 'disarray' in Putin command

Adviser to Zelensky says assault into the Kursk region shows the Russian president has 'very little control' over the border

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Flustered Trump still has no answer to Harris campaign

Donald Trump summoned reporters to one of his properties for the second time in as many weeks to deliver a campaign message but they would be hard-pressed to find something new or interesting to write about.

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Thailand makes Shinawatra its youngest prime minister

Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been appointed as Thailand’s youngest ever prime minister in a remarkable moment for the political dynasty founded by her billionaire father who was ousted by a military coup in 2006.

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Euros and summer offers push July retail sales higher

British retailers saw sales tick slightly higher last month after a boost from the Euro 2024 football tournament and summer discounting, according to official figures.

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Zirkzee scores on debut as United pinch opening win

It is, apparently, not how you start but how you finish. Joshua Zirkzee started his Manchester United career with a telling finish that bodes well for the rest of it.

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Man City case casts a long shadow over the new season

There are only a handful of people who know exactly what is happening in the Manchester City case, and one of them had to promote the new Premier League season this week.

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Pep pupil Maresca must put his own stamp on Chelsea

Pep Guardiola’s closest challenger last season was his former assistant, Mikel Arteta. The Bundesliga was won by a team managed by one of his former players, Xabi Alonso, just as the previous season’s LaLiga had been, in Xavi. The Carabao Cup in 2023 and the FA Cup in 2024 were claimed by Erik ten Hag, who was nicknamed “mini Pep” when he was in charge of Bayern Munich’s second team while the Catalan looked after the senior squad.

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