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Man sues landlord for subletting home while he was stranded abroad

A social housing tenant is suing his landlord for £1m in damages, alleging a housing officer illegally sublet his home when he was stranded abroad at the start of the pandemic in 2020.

Saturn's 'Death Star' moon hides 45-mile deep ocean beneath crust

A moon of Saturn that resembles the Death Star from Star Wars because of a massive impact crater on its surface has a hidden ocean buried miles beneath its battered crust, researchers say.

Palace and No 10 push idea king in close contact for 'core duty' meetings

Buckingham Palace and Downing Street were keen to demonstrate that King Charles remained in close contact with the government yesterday, and is continuing to carry out his core constitutional duties as much as possible, as he recovered from his first session of cancer treatment.

Chemical attack suspect had been in relationship with victim

The woman injured when she was doused with a corrosive liquid in south London had been in a relationship with her suspected attacker, police have said.

Government 'failed to protect River Wye from chicken waste'

The Environment Agency and the UK government failed to protect the River Wye from catastrophic decline by allowing pollution from industrial chicken farming to saturate the land and fill the protected river, a legal challenge argues.

Masked protesters could face prison under tough new police powers

Protesters who wear masks could face arrest, up to a month in jail and a £1,000 fine under measures that human rights campaigners claim are pandering to \"culture war nonsense\".

While Esther Ghey behaves with compassion and dignity, it is too much to expect the same at No 10

It's not hard to count the things that are out of Rishi Sunak's control. He can't really help being less popular than everyone in the Tory party except for Liz Truss.

Theatre review Jez Butterworth tale of four singing sisters comes to pained life

Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem is often cited as the best play of the century so far, but for outliers who think of The Ferryman as a better work, this play comes with all the hope (and pressure) of the same wondrous alchemy.

Brianna Ghey's father condemns Sunak's 'dehumanising' trans jibe

The father of the murdered teenager Brianna Ghey has demanded Rishi Sunak apologise following the prime minister's jibe at the expense of transgender people, which he made just after being told Brianna's mother was watching him in the Commons.

Revealed: Mone told government she wouldn't benefit from PPE deal

Leak shows Tory peer denied conflict of interest ahead of £203m contract

City's ruthless control makes double-treble seem like the default option

Pep Guardiola’s team look poised to enter annihilation mode inthe title run-in: but are they actually interesting?

Steward wants England fans to help make Twickenham a fortress

Freddie Steward has heralded England’s first match at Twickenham since the World Cup as a chance to “draw a line in the sand”.

'Running is my job. Not being able to race makes you feel useless'

Jake Wightmanis back on the track after a frustrating 2023 with his eye on Paris and taking on Jakob Ingebrigtsen

Real living wage Future of scheme in question as BrewDog and Capita bail out

The outsourcing company Capita has become the second high-profile business to inform employees it would be dropping its commitment to the real living wage, the independently calculated rate meant to ensure the lowest-paid can afford the basic necessities of a decent life.

Ministers still do not know how HS2 will work, say MPs

The cancellation of the northern leg of HS2 has raised “urgent unanswered questions” and the government does not yet understand how the £67bn high-speed railway will function, according to parliament’s spending watchdog.

EU scraps plan to cut pesticide use as farmers' protests spread

The European Commission is shelving plans to cut pesticide use and has taken the pressure off agriculture in its latest emissions recommendations, as farmers around Europe continue protests demanding higher prices for their products and an easing of EU environment rules.

Hamas Internal divisions dent prospects for ceasefire deal

When Hamas’s leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, launched his devastating assault on Israel on 7 October last year, the militant group’s exiled leadership, like the rest of the world, was apparently caught unawares.

Care workers from Africa claim agency charged them thousands to come to UK

A care company serving NHS patients has been charging migrant workers from Africa thousands of pounds to work in the UK when the cost of a visa is only a few hundred pounds, the Guardian has learned.

Rwanda bet Sunak rows back from £1,000 wager with Morgan

Rishi Sunak has rowed back on a £1,000 bet with the broadcaster Piers Morgan on whether deportation flights to Rwanda would take off before the general election, saying he was “not a betting person”.

Quitting smoking at any age cuts cancer risk, study finds

Stopping smoking at any age helps to reduce the risk of cancer, according to a major study, which found the most substantial drops in cancer risk came after the first decade of stubbing out.

Business as usual Palace poised to pick up any slack for sovereign

With the king’s cancer diagnosis and uncertainty over when he might return to full public duty, the palace machinery, primed to deal with foreseeable eventualities, will be swinging into action.

Sunak accused of personally holding up deal to end NHS doctors' strikes

Rishi Sunak has been accused of personally holding up a deal to end doctors' strikes despite warnings from the health department and NHS England that waiting lists will continue to soar unless industrial action is resolved.

Deaths of 31 hostages confirmed by Israel

Israel has confirmed it has informed the families of 31 people held in Gaza since 7 October that their relatives are dead, as the Qatari prime minister said Hamas had given a “generally positive” response to a proposed ceasefire and release of hostages.

Prince Harry visits king after cancer diagnosis

The Duke of Sussex has enjoyed a brief reunion with the king after taking an emergency overnight flight from his home in California to visit his father following Buckingham Palace’s announcement of the monarch’s cancer diagnosis.

NHS delays leave 600 children a week facing mental health crisis

The number of children referred for emergency mental healthcare in England has soared by more than 50% in three years, according to data laying bare the impact of lengthy waiting lists for regular NHS treatment.

Zelenskiy Admits Plan To Replace Head Of Armed Forces In 'Reset' Of Leadership

Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has admitted publicly for the first time that he is seeking to replace the country's most senior military commander, Valerii Zaluzhnyi.

Sunak Derided For Betting £1,000 That Rwanda Refugee Flights Will Take Off

Rishi Sunak has been branded "out of touch" after taking a £1,000 bet with Piers Morgan on whether deportation flights to Rwanda will take off before the general election.

Swift's Record Grammy Win On Female-Dominated Night

Women ruled the Grammys this year with Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, SZA and Miley Cyrus taking home the night's major awards.

Social Media 'Fuelling Playground Misogyny'

Algorithms used by social media platforms are rapidly amplifying extreme misogynistic content, which is spreading from teenagers' screens to become normalised in school playgrounds, according to a report.

Russia Carlson Visit Sparks Talk Of Putin Interview

The Kremlin has declined to say whether Vladimir Putin would grant an interview to Tucker Carlson, the far-right American journalist, after the former Fox News presenter was spotted in Moscow.