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MP Bob Stewart has racial abuse conviction quashed
The politician Bob Stewart has had his conviction for a racially aggravated public order offence quashed.
Energy price cap to fall to £1,690 from April, its lowest level in two years
The energy price cap will fall by £238 to £1,690 on 1 April thanks to a mild winter and lower gas prices, easing pressure on household finances.
Vow 'to fight on' as Begum loses UK citizenship appeal
Lawyers for Shamima Begum vowed to “keep fighting” to bring her home yesterday after they failed in a fresh attempt to overturn a decision to remove her British citizenship after the court of appeal ruled against her.
Truss Attacks Biden And 'Wokenomics' In Speech To US Rightwingers
Liz Truss made a fresh bid for political relevance yesterday by addressing a far-right conference in America, railing against Joe Biden, transgender rights and leftwing-run deep states.
Israel Looks For 'Right People' To Run Gaza As Chaos Grows
Israeli officials said yesterday they wanted to use local administrators without links to Hamas or the Palestinian Authority to run Gaza, and would set up small-scale trials of the scheme as soon as "the right people step up to the plate".
Furbank picked for attacking edge and settling the score at Murrayfield
Borthwick eager to 'develop England's game' with more tries in tomorrow's Calcutta Cup match against Scotland
Robinson and Bashir back for must-win Test
Wood and Ahmed drop out as England seek to level series on spinning pitch in Ranchi
'It's refreshing to just walk| around like a regular person.It's nice to be here'
Nathan Cleary is in England for the World Club challenge. He talks fame, the Penrith Panthers and politics
Cult following - Love your manager while you can-but don't expect them to love you back
I didn't expect to be signing up for Millwall TV this week. I certainly didn't expect to be watching Neil Harris's first interview as the new Millwall manager 11 weeks after watching Neil Harris's first interview as the new Cambridge United manager. It felt all the more personal given the social media guy at Millwall is also called Max.
UK criticised over apparent call to firms to help rebuild disputed region seized by Azerbaijan
The UK faces criticism after officials appeared to urge British businesses to help rebuild disputed areas of Azerbaijan just weeks after the state's military takeover of Nagorno-Karabakh led more than 100,000 ethnic Armenians to flee the region.
S&P 500 and Nikkei reach record highs amid AI boom
Japan's main stock index, European shares and Wall Street's S&P 500 hit all-time highs yesterday as strong results from the chipmaker Nvidia stoked investor exuberance over an artificial intelligence investment boom.
Money down the pan? Cost of toilets for Osaka's world exhibition raises concerns
Visitors to next year's world exposition in Japan could find themselves spending a penny in toilets that cost more than £1m to build, with recent construction estimates sparking a row over the event's soaring costs.
Ukraine's child victims to address UN in attempt to win American hearts
A small group of Ukrainian child victims of war will address a private session of the UN Security Council today, part of an effort by Kyiv to remind Americans of the human costs of a conflict increasingly affected by US domestic politics.
Judges rule today on revocation of Shamima Begum citizenship
Shamima Begum, who left Britain as a 15-year-old schoolgirl to join Islamic State (IS), will find out today whether an appeal against the removal of her UK citizenship has been successful.
Cycleway alongside HS2 line to link Birmingham and Coventry
A 21-mile cycleway will be built linking Birmingham to Coventry alongside the HS2 line, in a move described as a \"no-brainer\" for health, well-being and economic growth in the region.
Footballer Alves given jail sentence for rape at Barcelona nightclub
The former Barcelona and Brazil footballer Dani Alves has been sentenced to four years and six months for the rape of a 23-year-old woman in a Barcelona nightclub in December 2022.
Post Office 'would stand by half of Horizon convictions' - letter
The Post Office has admitted writing to ministers last month saying it would stand by the prosecution of more than half of the post office operators targeted during the Horizon scandal.
Gibson opens 'destination' guitar store with secret bar in London
Gibson, the Nashville guitar maker beloved by musicians from Jimmy Page to Ray Davies, is opening its first big store outside the US just off Oxford Street in London, where VIP visitors will be ushered into a secret bar accessed via a door hidden in a red phone box.
Nearly 10m families live in cold homes and are too poor to upgrade them
Almost 10m British households live in cold, damp and poorly insulated homes and do not earn enough to be able to make improvements to them, according to an analysis.
Rare Roman clay figurine of Mercury found at former trading settlement in Kent
A very rare clay figurine of the god Mercury, one of less than 10 found in Britain, has been discovered at a previously unknown Roman settlement that was once next to a busy port - but is now 10 miles from the sea.
No need for actors: soaps made by AI 'within three to five years'
Television soaps could potentially be created by AI within the next three to five years, according to the director of Slow Horses.
A helpful way through' Starmer loyalists happy despite chaos over vote
Labour officials were upbeat on Wednesday evening as they weighed up the implications of the day's dramatic events in Westminster.
Speaker under pressure after 67 MPs call for vote of no confidence
Lindsay Hoyle came out fighting yesterday against attempts to oust him as Commons speaker as Rishi Sunak criticised his \"very concerning\" choice over the Gaza debate.
Claims that Shakespeare's father was a fly-tipper are muck ado about nothing
The earliest known record of William Shakespeare's father living in Stratford-upon-Avon famously notes his fine in 1552 for making a \"muckhill\" on a street.
Mother of Navalny 'put under pressure to bury him in secret'
Alexei Navalny's mother said she had been shown the body of her son but that the authorities were \"blackmailing\" her into burying him in a secret ceremony without mourners.
'It was an execution' Family mourn boy shot by IDF
Nihal Abu Ayash was wearing his football kit and carrying his school bag when he was shot in the head and killed after Israeli forces opened fire in the West Bank town of Beit Ummar.
Putin Still Intent On Total Victory After Army's Recent Gains, Say Western Officials
Vladimir Putin remains intent on defeating and dominating Ukraine two years after launching an invasion that has caused more than half a million casualties, western officials have said.
High Emissions Put Beijing 'Way Off On Its Climate Goals Track'
China is off track on all of its core 2025 climate targets, despite the fact that clean energy is now the biggest driver of the country's economic growth, analysis has found.
Brexit Has Cost Food Companies Exporting To EU An Extra £170m
Food businesses sending products to the EU have had to fork out an extra £170m in export costs because of Brexit red tape, with the changes described as being "catastrophic" for some exporters.
Mac Allister pulls strings in storming comeback
No excuses, Jürgen Klopp had said while reeling off his injury list for the visit of Luton. The statement looked in need of revision when Liverpool trailed after an uncertain 45 minutes against Rob Edwards’s enterprising side but no excuses were necessary.