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Labour Party must focus on cost of living and NHS to keep voters-study

Keir Starmer won the election owing to a ruthless focus on winning over people who voted Conservative in 2019, but the party has been left with a \"fragile coalition\" of supporters who will abandon it if it fails to deal with the cost of living crisis and the NHS, a thinktank has found.

Angela Rayner 'Within five years, people will have a better life'

A longside Michael Foot's \"donkey jacket\", an empty can of BrewDog's Barnard Castle Eye Test beer and a pike from Peterloo, sits a new exhibit at the People's History Museum in Manchester: the jacket Angela Rayner wore when she first stood in at prime minister's questions against Boris Johnson.

The Perfect Couple Were cast right to try to veto opening dance?

Anyone who has been watching The Perfect Couple - Nicole Kidman's glossy whodunnit, which is Netflix's most popular show this month - will have many questions.

Jewish Chronicle How fabrications of writer who came 'out of nowhere' shook the paper

Elon Perry gave the impression he was a mover and a shaker.

Mossad mystery Chequered history of spy agency that is yet to admit sabotage

Israel's foreign intelligence service, usually known as the Mossad, has scored many spectacular wins in almost 80 years of undercover operations, earning a unique reputation for audacious espionage and ruthless violence.

A monster': Abusive Fayed likened to Savile by lawyers acting for alleged survivors

The former Harrods owner Mohamed AI Fayed was a \"monster\" whose sexual abuse of women could be compared to the cases of Jimmy Savile, Jeffrey Epstein and Harvey Weinstein, lawyers representing dozens of alleged survivors have said.

Not sci-fi: a full-body scanning chamber that can assess your health risks in minutes - for £299

In the 2016 movie Passengers, the crew of a spacecraft bound for a distant planet had access to a scanning chamber known as Autodoc that could instantly diagnose their medical problems and even predict the time of their death.

Israel says Hezbollah military chief killed in airstrike

Israel carried out an airstrike in the southern suburbs of Beirut yesterday that killed at least 12 people and wounded 66, in what it said was a targeted assassination of a senior Hezbollah leader.

We won't take any more clothes as free gifts - PM

Labour's first party conference as a new government risked being overshadowed by the donations row as Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves and Angela Rayner caved in to pressure to stop accepting clothes as free gifts.

"There is a racial element' - Hamilton upset as FIA chief tells drivers not to swear 'like rappers'

Lewis Hamilton has expressed disquiet at comments made by the president of Formula One's governing body, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, that F1 drivers should not swear like rap artists, stating that he was unhappy at the \"racial element\" implied by Ben Sulayem's choice of words.

Blunted City could yet sharpen Arteta's focus on victory at Etihad

The manner in which Inter's lowblock stifled the Premier League champions should give visitors hope on Sunday

Super Raya rescues point for Arsenal with stunning two-part penalty save

Mikel Arteta had promised that this week would be the acid test of how much Arsenal have improved this season and, on the evidence of this scrappy performance, they still have plenty to work on.

Head hits new heights to blow away England's attack

At the ground where England conjured up two record one-day international totals in the past came a seven-wicket defeat to Australia and a reminder of the task they face in bringing back those halcyon days.

Stats suggest Bath can step up and grab glory

Tough start will test mettle of last season's runners-up in a competitive field while return of relegation adds intrigue

Interest rates held at 5% but 'on path down', says Bank chief

The governor of the Bank of England has signalled readiness to resume interest rate cuts despite keeping borrowing costs unchanged yesterday at 5%, amid concerns over lingering high inflation.

Persecuted by Putin Indigenous Sámi people live in fear, say leaders

Sámi people in Russia are being forced to hide their identity and live \"outside the law\" for fear of imprisonment and persecution, figures from the community have warned, after the government labelled dozens of Indigenous organisations terrorists and extremists.

Georgian trans model'stabbed to death' after anti-LGBTQ+ law approved

A well-known Georgian transgender model has been murdered just a day after the government passed legislation that will impose sweeping curbs on LGBTQ+ rights in the country.

Russian military predicted Kursk incursion, seized papers show

Russia's military command anticipated Ukraine's incursion into its Kursk region and had been making plans to prevent it for several months, according to a cache of documents that the Ukrainian army said it had seized from abandoned Russian positions in the region.

'Big hill to climb' for Labour to win again in Scotland, says Murray

Labour faces big challenges to win the next Scottish election because of the \"dire\" economic situation and the country's volatile electorate, the Scotland secretary has said.

Ex-Arsenal player charged over airport cannabis haul

A former Arsenal and Queens Park Rangers footballer has been charged in connection with an attempt to smuggle £600,000 of cannabis through Stansted airport.

Reform UK can learn from Lib Dems on grassroots growth strategy, says Tice

Reform UK plans to mimic the Liberal Democrats in building up a national base of councillors and activists to try to expand its support, the party's deputy leader, Richard Tice, has said before its annual conference.

Football PM faces scrutiny over free gifts and conflict of interest

Keir Starmer is facing questions about whether his £35,000 of free tickets from football clubs risks a conflict of interest as his government prepares to bring in a new regulator opposed by the industry.

Ministers rally round Sue Gray as Starmer says he is 'completely in control' of No 10 operation

Cabinet ministers have begun rallying round the Downing Street chief of staff, Sue Gray, saying the briefing against her is \"appalling\" and risks undermining the government.

Women tell BBC they were raped by AI Fayed

The former Harrods owner Mohamed AI Fayed has been accused of raping five women and sexually abusing at least 15 others when they worked at the luxury department store, according to a BBC investigation.

Fussy eating largely down to genes and not parenting, scientists say

Parents who find themselves exasperated by their child's fussy eating, take heart: the refusal to tuck into a broader range of foods is largely down to their genes rather than parenting, scientists say.

Four police officers face misconduct investigation over double murder case

Four Metropolitan police officers are facing a misconduct investigation after two women were murdered by a man they both reported to the police for domestic abuse.

'Isolated and scared' Lebanon in shock on a day of air strikes and funerals

The funeral was over almost as soon as it began. Women did not linger in their lamentations but marched directly alongside the pallbearers to bury the body.

Minogue 'beyond excited' to start biggest tour in a decade

Kylie Minogue has announced her biggest tour in a decade in support of her comeback album, Tension.

Bison bridges: Kent herd to roam beneath public footpaths

When Europe's heaviest land mammals were introduced into a woodland on the edge of Canterbury, it was hoped they would flourish and make space for other wildlife.

Ministers meet unions in effort to avert row over workers' rights

Trade union leaders will meet senior ministers tomorrow for crunch talks on the government's workers' rights package, as the government looks to head off a potentially damaging row at Labour conference.