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Mental health reforms aim to allow patients more say
New bill will mean those in crisis are not detained in cells
Harris's ancestral Indian village prays for her victory
An unassuming village about 8,000 miles from Washington is observing the US presidential election with interest due to its ties with Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
White House's ring of steel as DC braces for violence
Security fencing has been put up outside the White House and businesses nearby were boarded up amid fears of political violence in the wake of the 2024 presidential election.
Pennsylvania residents bid farewell to 'insane' election
Richard Hall reports from a small town in Bucks County where voters were bombarded with nonn-stop campaigning
'Coin flip' as Harris and Trump vie for presidency
Razor-thin margins separate two candidates, latest poll finds
University Tuition Fees Rise For First Time In Eight Years
University tuition fees will increase in England for the first time in eight years as part of a major overhaul of the higher education system, education secretary Bridget Phillipson has announced.
How Starmer Is Preparing For Either Trump Or Harris
Since becoming prime minister on 5 July, Sir Keir Starmer has only met with one of the two candidates hoping to be elected president and it was not with his natural Democrat ally Kamala Harris, but Republican rival Donald Trump.
'Melania is interesting. Very vulnerable, always has been'
There aren’t many celebrities that Jonathan Becker hasn’t photographed and there’s a story behind them all. He tells Zoé Beaty about the pick of his five decades behind the lens
It will be women who feel the impact of Tube strikes most
As any seasoned Londoner will know, Tube strikes are just as much part of the fabric of city life as the London Underground itself.
Verstappen exposed Norris flaws with drive of his life
The scene was set under the dark skies of the Interlagos Circut in Sao Paulo. Lando Norris was on pole; Max Verstappen was 16 places behind.
Women's scene in real need of a matchmaker for 2025.
On Saturday night in Birmingham, Chantelle Cameron won for the second time in what has been a bad year for professional women’s boxing in Britain and Ireland.
Boss levels: Anfield stages meeting of new likely lads
Around the turn of the year, when five of the major European clubs were looking for new managerial candidates, one official involved in recruitment let out a sigh.
Amorim's two key tasks as he tries to revive Man Utd
Ruben Amorim will soon leave a team with 10 league wins this season for one with nine league goals. He will quit a side first in their domestic league for one in 13th.
Trial of suspects in teacher beheading begins in France
Eight people have gone on trial in Paris on terrorism charges over the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty.
Royals face brunt of Spain's anger at officials over floods
Spain’s prime minister was the real target of protesters who hurled clots of mud at the Spanish king and queen when they visited the centre of the nation’s deadliest natural disaster in living memory, a royal expert has said.
Royals face calls to dissolve 'disgraceful' private estates
King Charles is facing calls to dissolve his lucrative private estates and refund the cash-strapped NHS after it emerged he is making millions from renting out ambulance parking spaces and sub-standard properties.
'My son said only way he'd get to leave is in a body bag'
Mother says IPP robbed son of adult life before he died at 34
Brilliance of Jones outshone his Michael Jackson albums
The late great music producer Quincy Jones is famous for working with the King of Pop’ but he did so much more, including playing trumpet for Presley, arranging for Sinatra and leading the way for Black talent, writes Mark Beaumont
'Smoke-free generation' bill to be introduced by Labour
Proposed legislation aimed at creating the first smoke-free generation” is set to be introduced in parliament.
Can Starmer succeed in reducing immigration?
Keir Starmer has announced that the government is to make further progress on its manifesto pledge to “smash the criminal gangs” and reduce the flow of irregular migration in small boats across the English Channel.
NFU warns farmers will get militant over 'tractor tax'
Ministers have been warned that they face a militant” backlash from farmers over the so-called tractor tax of imposing inheritance death duties on family farms worth more than 1m.
Patel lands cabinet position as shadow foreign secretary
Kemi Badenoch is set to make a highly controversial choice in one of the most senior jobs in her shadow cabinet with Dame Priti Patel set to be unveiled as shadow foreign secretary.
A foreign policy legacy that paints Biden in a bad light
Four years may not be so very long in the great sweep of history, but it is still hard to remember which hopes and fears gripped the world especially in Europe as the United States prepared to vote for its president last time around.
Democrats upbeat as stars align with late voting surge
The mood couldn’t contrast more among employees of the two presidential candidates, reports Andrew Feinberg
Too close to call: predicting the result is a fool's game
Polls can simulate the result all night long but in a contest this tight, it’s educated guesswork, writes Chris Blackhurst
Harris and Trump scramble for vital few thousand votes
Seven swing states will decide who wins existential’ contest
Chinese airliner could be hypersonic... or just hype
Beijing says it’s building a passenger plane that will fly from London to New York in under two hours. Jonathan Margolis has seen China’s previous boasts, and he has serious doubts
Why I joined march to clean up Britain's polluted rivers
The River Irk was once renowned for the clarity of its water. The name denotes fresh, clean and pure in the ancient Brittonic language, previously spoken in northern England, while the Irk is also thought to refer to the fleet-footed Roebuck deer.
How Badenoch will use Tory template of another 'outsider'
The thing to understand about Kemi Badenoch is that, for all her manifest shortcomings, she is not stupid.
Verstappen's incredible win kills off Norris's title dream
Max Verstappen dealt a fatal blow to Lando Norris’s world championship hopes by racing from 17th on the grid to win a rain-soaked Brazilian Grand Prix in a performance for the ages.