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Cost of housing one asylum seeker for year jumps £24k

The average annual cost of housing and supporting an asylum seeker has risen by £24,000 per person in the past four years as the Home Office becomes increasingly reliant on more expensive hotel accommodation, according to a new report.

Systemic failure in mental health care, report reveals

Vulnerable mental health patients are being traumatised, sexually assaulted and physically harmed in UK hospitals – and have even managed to escape, the safety watchdog has warned in its first major national investigation.

Let workers strike for one year, government proposes

Workers would be given twice as long to strike under proposals being considered by the government.

Starmer shouldn't mind law chief dressing him down

The normalisation of women in senior positions in public life continues apace. Rachel Reeves, the first female chancellor, was sitting next to Angela Rayner as she stood in at Prime Minister’s Questions today, in the middle of a row of six women on the government front bench.

Badenoch attacks Starmer's 'student politics' on Trump

In the first part of an interview with The Independent, the would-be Conservative leader wades in on the UK-US row

Trump Angry About Labour Party Election Interference

Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has filed a complaint against the Labour Party for what it claims is “interference” in the US election.

Vaccine For Winter Vomiting Bug Set For Pioneering Trial

A vaccine to guard against the winter vomiting bug norovirus is set for a year-long groundbreaking NHS trial after early results showed it creates a strong immune response”.

Starmer Faces 'King John' Jibe From Lady Chief Justice

Keir Starmer appeared to be likened to one of England’s most notorious monarchs today by the head of England’s judiciary.

Putin Plays Host To 36 World Leaders At Brics Summit

Xi Jinping, Narendra Modi and other global leaders have gathered in the Russian city of Kazan for the Brics summit of emerging economies, which the Kremlin hopes to turn into a rallying point for defying the Western liberal order.

Faster-Growing Economy Is Fillip For Reeves's Budget

The UK economy will grow faster than previously thought as lower inflation and borrowing costs lead to a boost in business activity, a filip for chancellor Rachel Reeves as she aims to fix the nation’s finances.

Can The Chancellor Avoid A Budget Omnishambles?

Some mixed news for Rachel Reeves with one week to go until her Budget... and, on balance, it’s encouraging.

The simmer of love is the hottest thing about Rivals

Danny Dyer and Katherine Parkinson are the unexpected heart that makes Jilly Cooper’s new Disney+ adaptation more than just a shallow bonkfest

WHERE EAGLE DARES

Don Henley bounced back from the messy breakup of his bestselling band to fashion a pop classic. Ed Power on the potent nostalgia of ‘The Boys of Summer’, as it turns 40

How I was Coldplayed by a ticket scam on Facebook

Someone on your social media has tickets to a gig but can’t make it any more – seems legit. Except, in Kate Solomon’s case it wasn’t, and revealed an insidious new frontier of fraud

Hosts look to crack England and the pitch in Rawalpindi

England take on Pakistan in a decider third Test that begins at Rawalpindi this morning, but this time around the hosts think they have found the means to unravel Bazball: a spinning pitch.

Fury has a problem - one bold move could save him

Smart fighters win rematches, which could be a problem for Tyson Fury in late December when he fights Oleksandr Usyk again, following last May’s defeat in Riyadh.

Nervy win for Gunners soured by more injuries

If there is a sense of apprehension around Arsenal at the moment, it went up a level late in the second half of this nervy 10 win over Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League.

HSBC splits bank between East and West in shake-up

HSBC has unveiled an overhaul of its global structure as new boss Georges Elhedery looks to reduce costs and home in on the bank’s strongest divisions.

Billionaire's shifting politics may decide Georgia's future

Ex-PM Bidzina Ivanishvili looms over his nation’s upcoming election through bulletproof glass

Daughter of Ford is latest.Republican to back Harris

The daughter of former Republican president Gerald Ford has endorsed vice-president Kamala Harris citing the horrors” of the 6 January Capitol riots and division throughout the country.

Former Abercrombie CEO arrested for sex trafficking

The former CEO of fashion giant Abercrombie Fitch has been arrested on sex trafficking charges following a major FBI investigation.

Caribbean nations and PM in reparations showdown

Downing Street has rejected demands, saying the issue of slave trade compensation or apology is not on the agenda’

Driver warned passengers just before trains collided

A train driver ran into the carriage to warn passengers seconds before a horror crash that killed one and left 15 in hospital, those on board have said.

Fayed assaulted me at 16, says Gascoigne's daughter

Bianca Gascoigne, the model and daughter of former England footballer Paul Gascoigne, has alleged that Mohamed al-Fayed groomed and sexually assaulted her when she was a teenager working at Harrods.

'Milestone': Britain to sign defence pact with Germany

Sir Keir Starmer has scored the first major breakthrough in his great Brexit reset with a landmark new deal with Germany.

Inmate handed early release gives 'big up' to Starmer

An inmate gave a big up” to Sir Keir Starmer and posed with a Bentley after being released from prison early as part of the government’s policy to free up prison space.

Kaba shot rival in nightclub days before police shooting

Judge rules details of Chris Kaba’s past can now be revealed

Inheritance tax income up by 10% as Reeves plans hike

Britons are already paying more inheritance tax as Rachel Reeves looks to squeeze millions more from the levy, official figures show.

Water companies want to rinse us with 84% bill hike

Water companies are asking for bills to be hiked even higher than they first requested earlier this year with one company seeking an increase of 84 per cent.

Nepotism debate behind NBA's first father-son act

LeBron and Bronny James are set to become the first father and son to play on the same team in tonight's season opener