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Labour wouldn't 'want to diverge' from the EU, says Starmer

Keir Starmer has gone further than before in outlining his vision of a future UK relationship with the EU, saying Labour didn't \"want to diverge' - in comments that were immediately seized on by the Conservatives.

King calls for new entente cordiale to tackle climate crisis

King Charles has told French parliamentarians that Britain and France have a shared responsibility to protect democracy in Europe, ensure the triumph of Ukraine and tackle the \"existential challenge\" of the climate crisis.

Carmakers demand clarity as Sunak U-turn sows confusion

Carmakers in the UK will still have to sell electric vehicles from 1 January or face fines, despite Rishi Sunak's. U-turn on banning new petrol and diesel vehicles, under plans that are expected to be confirmed by ministers this week.

'We've done the right thing' Despite chaotic leak, some Tories signal their approval

Downing Street expected a backlash after Rishi Sunak announced that he was pushing back some of the government's key commitments for reaching net zero; in fact, they wanted it.

'Lost' painting by Constable discovered in Guernsey sells for £200,000

A \"lost\" painting by John Constable found hanging on the wall of a terrace house in Guernsey has been sold at auction for £200,000, almost double the guide price.

Five Bulgarians in UK charged with spying for Russia

Five Bulgarians living in the UK have been charged by the Crown Prosecution Service, accused of being engaged in a conspiracy to spy for Russia between August 2020 and February this year.

UK operation Questions over son's commitment to Britain

Rupert Murdoch's decision to put his son Lachlan in sole charge of his media business was met with surprise at his company's London headquarters.

Lachlan Murdoch Chosen successor may struggle to hold father's empire together

After years of speculation, Rupert Murdoch has finally revealed his chosen successor. The keys of his global media empire, including the role of chairman of both Fox Corp and News Corp, have been handed to his eldest son, Lachlan.

Success and scandal - How Murdoch's influence grew beyond newspapers

Seventy-one years ago, Rupert Murdoch inherited a single newspaper in Adelaide and turned it into the English speaking world's most powerful news provider, driving the politics of three countries - Australia, the UK and the US - to the right and surviving a string of scandals and controversies until his retirement, aged 92.

We had to fight hard to be heard, Spain players say after boycott

Spain's female footballers have suffered decades of \"systemic discrimination\", two of the country's leading stars said yesterday as they addressed the crisis at the heart of the game.

Brussels urged not to exclude UK shows from quota system for streaming sites

Brussels must not \"shut the door\" on British film and television, MEPS have said, as the European Commission considers excluding the UK from a quota system designed to boost European productions on streaming platforms.

Support for European populist parties surging, study finds

Almost one-third of Europeans now polivote for populist, far-right or far-left parties, research shows, with wide support for anti-establishment tics surging across the continent in an increasingly problematic challenge to the mainstream.

Murdoch ends reign at Fox and News Corp

Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as chair of Fox and News Corp, ending a seven-decade run as one of the world's most influential and controversial media moguls.

Ødegaard strike caps rampant Arsenal's return to the top table

Arsenal sat themselves back at the top table and, long before the end, could recline in comfort.

Lewis rues Solheim and Ryder Cup disconnect

Stacy Lewis, the US captain, has bemoaned the \"massive missed opportunity\" of golf not promoting back-to-back Solheim and Ryder Cups together. A frustrated Lewis has revealed her pleas for a collective approach between the team events fell on deaf ears.

Willis determined to show French form in England shirt

Flanker has been a revelation at Toulouse and his focus is on holding down a World Cup place after playing Chile

Merger talks with Make UK halted as crisis-hit CBI plans member bailout

The Confederation of British Industry, one of the UK's largest business lobby groups, has shelved plans for a tie-up with the manufacturing body Make UK, telling members it was confident that an alternative emergency cash rescue would be found.

India warns of 'hate crimes' in Canada as tensions mount

The diplomatic row between India and Canada over the murder of a Sikh activist continued to escalate yesterday as New Delhi warned its nationals of \"growing anti-India activities and politically condoned hate crimes\" in Canada.

Eating highly processed food 'could raise risk of depression'

Consuming large amounts of ultra-processed food, especially drinks containing artificial sweeteners, is associated with a higher risk of depression, research has found.

Zelenskiy urges UN security council to limit veto powers

Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the UN security council yesterday that the way to bring peace in Ukraine and to prevent further wars of aggression was through fundamental UN reform.

Experts to search for shipwrecks from heroic evacuation of Dunkirk

Churchill called the mass evacuation of allied forces from the beach and pier at Dunkirk a \"miracle of deliverance\" - but the operation to rescue more than 330,000 troops who had been trapped by German forces in May 1940 came at a heavy cost.

That's how I look and I like it says actor, 82, called 'a fright' by critic

Rose Knox-Peebles was on a high after the opening night of Das Rheingold at the Royal Opera House earlier this week.

Surveys show revolution in British values over 40 years

From attitudes to gay sex and single parenting to views on abortion and the role of women in the home, Britain has evolved into a dramatically more liberal-minded country over the past four decades, a landmark study has found.

NHS 'close to breaking point' amid strikes by doctors

Hospital bosses fear that further strikes by doctors will push the NHS \"close to breaking point\" as it struggles to cope with its winter crisis in the months ahead.

C4 boss: Brand storm reveals how TV tolerated 'terrible' misogyny

Channel 4's boss has said the allegations against Russell Brand show how \"terrible behaviour\" against women has been tolerated in the television industry.

Allegations prompt clamour for debate over the age of consent

There are growing calls for the laws and social norms around the age of consent to be reassessed after allegations Russell Brand sexually assaulted a 16-year-old when he was in his 30s.

Met officers face tribunal over stop of two black athletes

Metropolitan police officers who were \"aggressive and confrontational\" stopped a car in which the British athlete Bianca Williams was travelling with her partner and baby, lied that they could smell cannabis and detained them \"because they're black\", a tribunal has heard.

Stars join Charles at lavish Versailles banquet during state visit to France

King Charles was welcomed at a lavish state banquet at the Palace of Versailles on last night, during a state visit to reinforce the renewed London-Paris relationship after the near total collapse in trust during the Boris Johnson years after Brexit.

'Not about the politics' Major policy shift was planned, claim insiders

Isaac Levido, the strategy guru behind Boris Johnson's 2019 victory, has spent much of the summer working on the overhaul of Rishi Sunak's green policies.

'How is he still alive?': Murdoch's rising hatred of Trump revealed

Rupert Murdoch loathes Donald Trump so much that the media tycoon has not just soured on him as a presidential candidate but often wishes for his death, the author Michael Wolff writes in his eagerly awaited new book, The Fall: The End of Fox News and the Murdoch Dynasty.