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Vauxhall's closure shows No 10 must recharge EV rules
The Independent

Vauxhall's closure shows No 10 must recharge EV rules

Electric vehicles aren't selling in the volume anticipated and James Moore says government is right to order a swift review

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November 28, 2024
Nationwide banks £2bn in takeover of Virgin Money
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Nationwide banks £2bn in takeover of Virgin Money

Nationwide has gained £2.3bn following its acquisition of Virgin Money, according to the firm’s half-year results.

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November 28, 2024
Red Sea boat survivors were trapped in cabins, says diver
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Red Sea boat survivors were trapped in cabins, says diver

Two Britons who were on the yacht remain unaccounted for

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November 28, 2024
Record snowfall leaves Seoul scrambling to cope
The Independent

Record snowfall leaves Seoul scrambling to cope

Transport chaos and power cuts hit city as two die on roads

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November 28, 2024
Myanmar junta chief faces crimes against humanity charge for Rohingya deaths
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Myanmar junta chief faces crimes against humanity charge for Rohingya deaths

Arrest warrant requested by International Criminal Court

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November 28, 2024
Lebanon ceasefire is part of plan to keep Trump on side
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Lebanon ceasefire is part of plan to keep Trump on side

Benjamin Netanyahu knows the incoming president won't be happy if the Gaza war drags on, writes Chris Stevenson, so he is turning his attention to Iran to buy himself some time

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November 28, 2024
Displaced begin to go home following Lebanon ceasefire
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Displaced begin to go home following Lebanon ceasefire

Thousands forced to flee head back to heavily bombed south

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November 28, 2024
Lottery winner yet to claim £177m after numbers error
The Independent

Lottery winner yet to claim £177m after numbers error

It’s a familiar story for lottery players across the country: the initial rush, when it’s revealed that the jackpot has been won, then a scramble to find your ticket before the dawning realisation that the winning numbers do not, in fact, match those on the pink piece of paper in your hand.

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November 28, 2024
Groucho Club closes as Met investigates 'serious crime'
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Groucho Club closes as Met investigates 'serious crime'

Soho private members’ club The Groucho Club has closed while police investigate an alleged “serious crime” that took place at the legendary venue.

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November 28, 2024
Radio 4 'Today' host Husain to leave BBC after 26 years
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Radio 4 'Today' host Husain to leave BBC after 26 years

Mishal Husain, one of the presenters of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, will be leaving the BBC after 26 years, the broadcaster confirmed yesterday.

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November 28, 2024
Hague beats Mandelson to become Oxford chancellor
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Hague beats Mandelson to become Oxford chancellor

William Hague has beaten Peter Mandelson to become chancellor of the University of Oxford.

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November 28, 2024
Let under-30s live and work in EU, urges ex-negotiator
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Let under-30s live and work in EU, urges ex-negotiator

The EU’s former chief negotiator has piled pressure on Sir Keir Starmer to strike a deal with Brussels that would allow young people to live and work in Europe as part of his post-Brexit reset.

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November 28, 2024
Family urge Streeting to help 'dying' IPP prisoner
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Family urge Streeting to help 'dying' IPP prisoner

A prisoner who set himself alight in his cell after serving 12 years for stealing a mobile phone under an indefinite jail term is being denied his right to healthcare, his family has warned.

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November 28, 2024
Starmer faces ‘humiliation' as Chagos deal may collapse
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Starmer faces ‘humiliation' as Chagos deal may collapse

Sir Keir Starmer has been warned that he faces “total humiliation” on the world stage with his plans to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius on the brink of collapse in the next 48 hours.

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November 28, 2024
Badenoch admits Brexit is not working and Tories 'did not deliver' on immigration
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Badenoch admits Brexit is not working and Tories 'did not deliver' on immigration

Kemi Badenoch has admitted that Brexit isn’t working, saying the previous government “did not deliver” after the country voted to end free movement.

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November 28, 2024
Tory grandee warns assisted dying bill could turn NHS into 'national death service'
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Tory grandee warns assisted dying bill could turn NHS into 'national death service'

A former senior cabinet minister has become the latest political grandee to oppose the assisted dying bill, warning that it could turn the National Health Service into “a national death service”.

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November 28, 2024
More than 100 women accuse Fayed of abuse as police investigate 'enablers'
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More than 100 women accuse Fayed of abuse as police investigate 'enablers'

A total of 111 women have accused Mohamed al-Fayed of abuse, with the youngest victim just 13, and police are investigating more than five people for allegedly enabling the late Harrods boss’s offending.

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November 28, 2024
England's extreme selection adds to changing Test tides
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England's extreme selection adds to changing Test tides

You may have missed it, but Test cricket is really fun at the moment.

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November 27, 2024
Return to Galacticos model changes Real for the worse
The Independent

Return to Galacticos model changes Real for the worse

Florentino Perez may have been keen to grandstand at Real Madrid’s general assembly on Sunday, but some of his stars have been more concerned with just standing still. Almost literally.

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November 27, 2024
City squander three-goal lead as team self-destructs
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City squander three-goal lead as team self-destructs

At least it was not a sixth successive defeat.

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November 27, 2024
ACCLAIMING NORA
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ACCLAIMING NORA

As the reality of another four years of Trump begins to set in, Robert McCrum suggests Nora Ephron’s comforting world of witty prose and whirlwind romances can help us through

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November 27, 2024
Disabled people are terrified of Starmer's welfare reforms
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Disabled people are terrified of Starmer's welfare reforms

“People are just frightened. There is no sense that the state in Britain is going to support us if we get into trouble. In fact, it’s the opposite.

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November 27, 2024
Trump will change his tune on tariffs once in power
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Trump will change his tune on tariffs once in power

According to Donald Trump, the most beautiful word in the dictionary” is tariff”.

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November 27, 2024
We can't separate God from the assisted dying argument
The Independent

We can't separate God from the assisted dying argument

As Friday’s Commons vote on assisted dying draws closer, the debate surrounding it, which has so far focused on issues about the terminally ill, pain, personal autonomy, the ethics of killing, and care, seems to have moved from respectful dialogue to becoming more fraught and personal.

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November 27, 2024
Five rescued 24 hours after yacht capsized in Red Sea
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Five rescued 24 hours after yacht capsized in Red Sea

Search continues for seven people, including two Britons

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November 27, 2024
Pakistan authorities launch operation to clear Islamabad
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Pakistan authorities launch operation to clear Islamabad

Move follows clashes in the capital between police and supporters of Imran Khan which have left six people dead

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November 27, 2024
World's oldest man dies at 112, 'surrounded by love'
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World's oldest man dies at 112, 'surrounded by love'

John Tinniswood was born in 1912, the year the Titanic sank

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November 27, 2024
UK troops to probe drones mystery at US airbases
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UK troops to probe drones mystery at US airbases

Dozens of British soldiers have been drafted in to help the US find out who is responsible for flying more mystery drones over three air bases in England.

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November 27, 2024
Will our rat-infested prisons forever be a low priority?
The Independent

Will our rat-infested prisons forever be a low priority?

Appalling conditions in English and Welsh prisons have been caused by years of underfunding, mismanagement and neglect, according to Elisabeth Davies, the national chair of the Independent Monitoring Boards.

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November 27, 2024
Dilapidated prisons harmful to inmates, report finds
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Dilapidated prisons harmful to inmates, report finds

Inmates in the crumbling prison estate have been bitten by rates and venomous spiders, according to a new report that lays bare the state of prisons in England and Wales.

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November 27, 2024