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Sunak Pledge To Clear NHS Backlog 'Set For Scrapheap'

Adam Forrest, Rebecca Thomas

Djokovic Eases Through Doing Just Enough At The Right Times

What is it with Novak Djokovic? At times you get the feeling the greatest player in the history of men's tennis could walk out to face a vaping, white-shorted Phillip Schofield, or a Just Stop Oil pensioner on a wildcard, and this most gushing of arenas, a Centre Court that loves nothing more than to fawn over its champions, would still shout "Go on Phillip" or "Let's Go Oil", just to break the day up a little

Nuclear Arms XI Has Not Warned Putin, Moscow Says

The Kremlin has denied a report that the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, personally warned his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, against using nuclear weapons in Ukraine

Most Railway Ticket Offices In England To Close By 2026

Rail firms have confirmed plans for the mass closure of England's ticket offices to "modernise" the railway, ramping up the battle with unions and infuriating disability and passenger groups

Impossible Coincidence: How Tom Cruise's New Blockbuster Uncannily Echoes Real Life

Given that Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One is the seventh instalment in the action movie franchise, fans may be forgiven for feeling a creeping sense of familiarity at theatres this weekend

Sunak Condemns Racial Slur Spotted In Benefits Guide

DWP document withdrawn after find by The Independent

Tourist Boom Sparks Water Crisis On Idyllic Thai Island

A popular tourist island in Thailand is facing a severe water crisis caused by a rush of tourists.

Toyota Claims Battery Breakthrough To Unlock Future For Electric Cars

Toyota says it has made a technological breakthrough that will allow it to halve the weight, size and cost of batteries, in what could herald a big advance for electric vehicles

UK Ready To Drop £11.6bn Pledge For Climate Fund

The government is drawing up plans to drop the UK’s flagship £11.6bn climate and nature funding pledge, the Guardian can reveal, as the prime minster is accused of betraying populations vulnerable to global heating

Why Is It Taking So Long To Tackle The Epidemic Of Children Vaping?

Blueberry bubblegum. Lemon pie. Caramel cheesecake. Sickly-sweet concoctions that are just a fraction of the dessert-flavoured nicotine vapes available to buy for not much more than a high-end chocolate bar, in bright packaging often adorned with cartoon illustrations designed to appeal to children.

Modi And Biden Bond Amid Mutual Concerns Over China

Narendra Modi arrived in Washington DC last Wednesday - the capital of a country he was once prohibited from visiting for almost 10 years - and joined the ranks of Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela and Volodymyr Zelenskiy as one of the few leaders to address a joint session of Congress more than once.

Mental Health Review Must Address 'Lack Of Compassion' For Patients, Watchdog Says

The government’s national review of mental health hospitals must urgently address the “lack of sympathy and compassion”towards patients if safety is to improve, the health ombudsman has said.

Sturgeon: Scotland Had 'No Set Plan' To Deal With Covid

There was "no set plan" in Scotland for dealing with a pandemic of the nature of Covid-19, Nicola Sturgeon told the UK Covid inquiry yesterday.

Savers Withdraw Money At Fastest Ever Rate, Says Bank

A RECORD £4.6billion net was taken out of banks and building societies in May as people raided pandemic-years savings to pay ballooning bills.

Moscow Mirage - Putin And Prigozhin Averted Bloodshed-but For How Long?

Though they have avoided open bloodshed, it is hard to imagine Vladimir Putin and Yevgeny Prigozhin will ever be reconciled.

Rishi's Radical Plan To Fix NHS 'Once And For All'

300,000 extra nurses, doctors and medics in Rishi's 'ambitious and radical' NHS overhaul

Putin: My Soldiers Stopped A Civil War

VLADIMIR Putin told his troops they had "stopped a civil war" yesterday as he tried to win back support following the attempted coup by Wagner soldiers.

Care Sector Crisis Footing Was 'Terrible'

MATT Hancock admitted pre-pandemic plans to protect care homes were "terrible" and in "nowhere near good-enough shape" when Covid hit.

NATO 'Degraded' Russian Forces

NATO has managed to degrade Russia's military with its backing of Ukraine against the Kremlin's invasion, the UK's Armed Forces Minister claimed yesterday.

Hunt Signs 'Turning Point' EU Financial Services Deal

Britain and the European Union have signed a deal on financial services regulation, in the latest sign of a post-Brexit thaw in relations, although Jeremy Hunt admitted that talks on rejoining the Horizon Europe science programme were at a "crunchy" stage

Case Study: The Rules For Delayed Luggage Are Tricky

The good news, from Gunter Strauss's point of view, is that he touched down in Brazil after flying from London Heathrow via Paris CDG to Rio. But he could be happier

The Race To Breathe New Life Into 'The Lungs Of The World'

From their leaves down to their roots, seagrasses work as 'ecosystem engineers', yet they have become one of the least protected species of coastal life

Putin Admits Paying Wagner Fighters £800m In Past Year

After years of denials, Russian president says the mercenary group was funded by the state, as its leader arrives in Belarus

Climate Watchdog: UK 'Too Slow' To Hit Net Zero Targets

The government's own climate watchdog has said it is losing confidence in the UK's ability to reach net zero after a slew of failed targets and "missed" opportunities

Is Sunak Delivering On Any Of His Five Pledges For 2023?

Six months after the prime minister set out his key priorities for 2023, Sean O'Grady tracks his progress, or lack of, so far

Supermarket Bosses Reject Calls For Price Caps On Food

Supermarket bosses have rejected calls for price caps on products and denied claims of "grotesque profiteering" during a grilling by MPs

A Half-Baked Apology Won't Bring Hancock Forgiveness

You don’t really need to see Matt Hancock answering questions on why the UK wasn’t better prepared for a pandemic to know the answer

Hancock Condemns No 10's Pandemic Plans As 'Terrible'

Approach 'completely wrong' admits former health secretary

Year Long Recession

Economists warning of shock after rate hikes

Dyer Warning: I'll Do In Putin

Star will choke tyrant with pillow case