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Hundreds 'face starvation' trapped in illegal gold mine

At least 36 bodies and 82 survivors recovered since Friday at South African pit where miners have been stuck for months

Pope was handed files on Church's ‘painful scandals

Pope Francis has revealed he was handed a large white box” of documents concerning the most difficult and painful” scandals within the Catholic Church when he took office.

US voters effectively kept president-elect out of jail

Attorney general releases special counsel’s report on Trump’s effort to overturn 2020 election loss after investigation halted

Israel and Hamas truce is 'closer than ever', says US

First phase of agreement could bring release of 33 Israeli hostages in return for up to 1,000 Palestinian prisoners

Follow that cab, and tip well

MIS5’s wartime gues to the art of being a spy now on display

Bogarde was at risk of gay ‘entrapment' sting by KGB

Actor left disturbed’ after warning from MI5, files show

Spy's last secrets revealed: from traitor's confession to the Queen's involvement

Newly declassified files detail investigations into Kim Philby and Britain’s most notorious double agents, the Ring of Five’

Adams could finally receive compensation from Britain

Former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams will receive taxpayerfunded compensation if government plans to repeal the Legacy Act go ahead, a think tank has claimed.

Obesity diagnosis requires radical rethink, say experts

People are being \"overdiagnosed\" with obesity, leading medics have warned as they called for a \"reframing\" of the way the condition is diagnosed. Academics have suggested that a body mass index (BMI) score is not “nuanced\" enough to measure obesity and more assessments are needed before someone is told they are obese.

Comedian and improv star Tony Slattery dies, aged 65.

Tony Slattery, the comedian and actor best known as a regular performer on comedy improv show Whose Line Is It Anyway?, has died of a heart attack, aged 65.

'Relieved' Kate in remission as she focuses on recovery

Princess also visits London hospital where she was a patient

Why Labour MPs are asking for grooming gangs inquiry

Pressure is still being put on the government for a further national inquiry into grooming gangs, which remain a matter of acute public concern.

Badenoch called 'shockingly offensive' after she blames sexual abuse on 'peasants'

Kemi Badenoch has been accused of Islamophobia after blaming “peasants” from “sub-communities” in foreign countries for the grooming gangs crisis.

With blood in the water, Reeves still swims to safety

Imagine watching Jaws, hearing the music rev up as the camera surges through the water and waiting for the great white shark to emerge. Except that instead of a killing machine, a harmless chunk of driftwood bobs up from the depths.

Reeves refuses to rule out emergency cuts to spending.

Rachel Reeves has not ruled out emergency spending cuts as she seeks to calm nerves following days of market turmoil. A defiant chancellor yesterday tried to face down her critics, rejecting claims the potential looming crisis was made in Downing Street” and urging opponents to get real”.

Starmer had picked Siddiq's replacement before she quit

The Daily Mail got half of what it wanted. Its front page yesterday morning was Two Lame Ducks”, and called for the resignations of Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, and Tulip Siddiq, a junior minister in Reeves’s Treasury.

Siddiq resigns as minister to avoid becoming 'distraction'

Tulip Siddiq resigned as the anti-corruption minister yesterday after she was named in a number of corruption probes in Bangladesh involving her aunt, the country's former prime minister.

Slot thirsts for revenge over season's surprise package

Arne Slot's disappointment was exacerbated by the identity of Liverpool's conquerors. \"Normally this team is not ending up in the top 10,\" he said after what, four months on, remains his only defeat at Anfield.

Post Office sees £1bn in withdrawals in December

Cash withdrawals topped £1bn at post offices in December, marking the first time on record that this has happened in a single month.

Bankers face bonus cuts if not in office twice a week

Calls to return to offices on a more regular basis continue to be a theme as we head into 2025, with several big organisations ordering their workforce to increase their time at the desk. Now Lloyds Banking Group is doing the same - with the possibility of bonus cuts for those who don't comply.

Taliban don't see women as human beings, says activist

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has called on Muslim leaders to confront the Taliban government in Afghanistan for its oppressive policies against girls and women.

North Korean soldiers used as drone 'bait' in Ukraine

Hundreds of North Korean troops have been killed fighting against Ukraine over the last few months, according to South Korea's intelligence agency. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) of South Korea said 300 of Pyongyang's troops have been killed and another 2,700 wounded since joining Vladimir Putin's forces last year.

Sussexes dubbed 'disaster tourists' after LA fire photos

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been branded \"disaster tourists\" in search of a \"photo op\" after they were pictured consoling victims of the catastrophic Los Angeles wildfires.

Los Angeles braced for high winds as wildfires continue

At least 24 people dead as 70mph gusts could spread blazes

Tap water may increase risk of dementia, study suggests

Drinking tap water could be putting millions of people living in the UK at a greater risk of dementia, new research has found.

'Corridor' nurses wanted to help ease NHS winter crisis

Hospitals across England remain under extreme pressure from winter flu cases with one hospital advertising for nurses to take on \"corridor shifts\" in its A&E department to help manage the surge in patients.

Tax break gives Le Carré's kids £1.5m to Smiley about

Spy author's archive is officially classed as cultural heritage

Sturgeon ends her marriage

Former first minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon and former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell have \"decided to end\" their marriage, she said in a post on social media.

Fate of 'last awkward squad' union boss hangs in balance

The union leader most credited with pushing Sir Keir Starmer to keep Labour's commitment to a dramatic overhaul of workers' rights will soon discover if he has been reelected as general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU).

Nice speech on AI, Keir...shame about the dodgy wifi

There are dreams... and then there's reality. And when trying to persuade people you are really not a ploddy old analogue prime minister, but actually a Jedi warrior of cutting-edge digital knowhow, it's probably best to pick a venue where the wifi works.