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Labour is being blamed for drag on growth - but the real picture is more complicated than that

Economic growth revised to zero, stubbornly high inflation, and warnings of job losses on the horizon.

Saudis warned Germany about Christmas market attack suspect 'many times'

Saudi authorities had previously requested the extradition of the main suspect in Friday's Christmas market attack in Germany, a source close to the Riyadh government told Agence France-Presse yesterday, as several agencies admitted they had received warnings about him.

Middle children from large families more likely to be friendly and fair, study claims

The debate has raged for more than a century: does birth order help to shape personality, or are conscientious firstborns and creative youngest children flawed stereotypes based on flimsy evidence?

Kremlin denies Asma al-Assad seeking divorce or London exile

The Kremlin has denied Turkish media reports suggesting Asma al-Assad, the British-born wife of the ousted Syrian leader, Bashar al-Assad, is seeking a divorce and hoping to return to London.

Structural change as beacon of Liverpool radio quits the tower

It is known across Liverpool as the Radio City Tower but that moniker might not be around much longer as the iconic structure hosts its final live broadcast today.

Crocodile who scaled heights of fame in 1986 hit comedy dies

After a 90-year life in which he scaled the dizzying heights of the film industry, Burt, the giant crocodile that featured in the hit Australian comedy Crocodile Dundee, has died.

NHS to trial AI tool able to spot risk of diabetes

The NHS in England is launching a world-first trial of a \"gamechanging\" artificial intelligence tool that can identify patients at risk of type 2 diabetes more than a decade before they develop the condition.

Badenoch plays down prospect of Musk donation to Reform

Kemi Badenoch has said she does not believe Elon Musk is going to make a multimillion-pound donation to Reform UK, even as the party's treasurer claimed the US billionaire was now ready to do so.

Revealed: Thames Water diverted 'clean-up' cash to help pay bonuses

Work to tackle pollution shelved after internal risk assessment

Ex-Trump nominee 'paid for sex with girl'

A House of Representatives ethics committee report on Matt Gaetz, the former Florida Republican congressman, found \"substantial evidence\" that he engaged in sex trafficking and paid for sex with a minor, among other serious violations of state law and congressional rules.

Maresca 'happy' but Chelsea streak ends

The immediate aim of the Friedkin Group is to restore stability to Everton after their takeover on Thursday. In some ways, Sean Dyche has beaten his new employers to it. High-flying Chelsea became the latest team to run into a royal blue wall and out of ideas as they lost valuable ground in the title race.

The Sphinx's plot Will new Royal Mail owner sell off valuable properties?

Will new Royal Mail owner sell off valuable properties?

Political football

Sport has shown me success is not about quick wins but collective effort

Usyk retains his class in and out of ring in beating Fury

Boxing is full of unsavoury people but it also produces extraordinary men such as the heavyweight champion

Time for the cackling disrupter to make his exit but there is no shame in losing to a true great

In the end everyone runs out of road. It was probably necessary for Tyson Fury to say he was robbed in the Kingdom Arena on Saturday night.

Theory of nothing earns Saints and Rusk worthy draw

It turns out it wasn't so hard after all. Southampton stopped giving the ball away in their own half, adopted an approach rooted in expediency and kept their second clean sheet of the campaign.

Semenyo shatters United to leave Amorim facing squall

After mid-morning wind and rain that might have caused Noah a problem, the skies cleared and Bournemouth took apart a Manchester United team as amateurish as any of the iterations of the past decade or so.

Burke helps Saracens show title ambitions

It was a cold, bleak midwinter afternoon in north London but the race to be crowned as England's top club side in 2025 is hotting up.

Pereira's Wolves reign gets off to flying start

It took less than 45 minutes of Vítor Pereira's Wolves tenure for the fans to sing his name as he witnessed his new side thrash Leicester.

Díaz and Salah double up in leaders' statement win

Liverpool stretched their lead at the top of the Premier League to four points, having played one game fewer than second-placed Chelsea, with the latest illustration of their remorseless cut and thrust under Arne Slot.

Slot issues title warning Liverpool scolded for easing off while shredding Spurs

Arne Slot urged his players to keep their foot on the accelerator after Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to four points with a wild 6-3 victory against Tottenham.

Postecoglou's Spurs pay price for being an unserious team

Liverpool are serious about this. They're not in London for souvenirs or sightseeing. They had a game four days earlier, they've got another in four days' time, and so all they really want for Christmas is to get in, get the points and get out.

United players were 'nervous' says Amorim after new low

Ruben Amorim has admitted Manchester United's players were nervous during their 3-0 defeat by Bournemouth, which left the club 13th and in the bottom half on Christmas Day for the first time since 1989.

Chancellor's push to improve relationship with EU remains boxed in by Labour's red lines

A \"deeper, more mature relationship\": this was Rachel Reeves's central message to the bloc's finance ministers in Brussels a fortnight ago. In her brief speech - the first such meeting a chancellor had attended since Brexit - Reeves mentioned the relationship with the EU nine times.

London retains monopoly on Britain's priciest streets

London continues to dominate the super-prime property market, with all 20 of the country's priciest streets, research shows.

Fund to save community assets shelved with £15m unallocated

A state-funded scheme that has helped save cherished community sites including mainland Britain's most remote pub is to shut early, leaving millions of pounds unallocated.

Restaurant workers consider legal action on cover charges

Workers are considering legal action against a swathe of upmarket London restaurant owners including Harrods, the Savoy Grill, the Ivy and the Wolseley that add a cover charge to diners' bills that does not go to workers.

Florida's bitter harvest

Orange crops ruined by hurricanes and an incurable tree disease

US shoots down two of its own navy pilots over Red Sea

Two US navy pilots were shot down over the Red Sea yesterday in an \"apparent case of friendly fire\", the US military said, marking the most serious incident to threaten troops in more than a year of the country targeting Yemen's Houthis.

Millions spent on attempts to block help for children with special needs

needs and disabilities (Send) services is urgent and essential.