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Britain's borrowing surge may mean another tax rise

The latest public sector borrowing figures are enough to have anyone inside 11 Downing Street heading for the drinks cabinet.

TfL enlists Tokyo Metro to improve the Elizabeth line

Japan’s reliable railways are coming to London as Tokyo Metro takes over the operation of the Elizabeth line to make journeys more punctual.

No customer cash for water bosses' bonuses, says Ofwat

Nine water companies, including stricken Thames Water, have been stopped from using customer money to fund “undeserved” bonuses for top bosses worth £6.8m.

Labour firebrand who kept peace for Blair and Brown

Former deputy PM John Prescott was known for that punch but he was a prolier-than-thou crucial part of New Labour

pro-democracy Hong Kong activist Lai denies inciting hatred against China in trial

Pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai said yesterday he was against violence and had not sought to incite hatred against China and Hong Kong authorities by calling for protests to defend basic rights, speaking on his second day of testimony in a landmark national security trial.

Gaetz drops out of running for US attorney general role

Ex-congressman among most controversial of Trump allies

British woman among dead in Laos methanol poisoning

Simone White is fifth backpacker to die after hostel drinks

Putin says Russia fired 'test' ballistic missile at Ukraine

Moscow also says a US base in Poland now 'a priority target'

Storm Bert to bring snow, flooding and strong winds

Britain is facing more snow, heavy rain and strong winds this weekend as Storm Bert sweeps across the country, with the Met Office warning that travel disruption and flooding are likely.

Family of Captain Tom have tainted his legacy, say locals

Residents of Marston Moretaine now just want to move on

Aircraft carriers are not safe from cuts, Healey confirms

Defence secretary John Healey has refused to rule out mothballing one of Britain’s two aircraft carriers as a result of the strategic defence review being carried out by Sir Keir Starmer’s government.

Does Labour always seek chalk-and-cheese leaders?

The passing of John Prescott has attracted an impressive amount of attention, and affection, about his time in politics and, in particular, the contribution he made to New Labour and the Blair administration in which he played such an important part.

The moment that John told me: I have that thing Lady Di's got (he meant bulimia)

Simon Walters recalls his many meetings with John Prescott, including candid confessions, rants and rages... and regret

Prescott (whisper it) was a New Labour moderniser

It has often been said that Tony Blair used John Prescott – with his working-class, trade-union background and traditional socialist beliefs – as a human shield, to give Blair cover for his middle-class, crypto-Tory sellout of Labour values. It is not true.

John Prescott, ex-Labour deputy PM, dies aged 86

King Charles and Sir Tony Blair led tributes to former deputy prime minister John Prescott, who has died at the age of 86 after battling Alzheimer’s.

Netanyahu is accused of 'starvation' tactics in Gaza

Arrest warrants issued for Israeli PM, his ex-defence minister and 'dead' Hamas leader by International Criminal Court

'People want to return to a dirtier, less fashionable era'

Provocateur and professional party animal The Dare chats to Annabel Nugent about his debut album, getting the Daily Mail all riled up, and why he hates the words indie sleaze’

Attention, please: Spotify's feelgood vision of the future

As the app makes its latest pivot, Andrew Griffin reports from behind the scenes of a tech company with a vision to enhance the Joe Rogan effect’ and take on YouTube

King Kohli's crown slips as India journey down under

There is a famous portrait of Henry VIII by Hans Holbein the Younger, painted as part of the Whitehall Mural in the mid1530s.

Formation clues as Amorim takes first training sessions

Ruben Amorim has his feet under the table at Manchester United’s Carrington training ground as he begins work in earnest after officially taking charge of the club.

Fashioning City 3.0 will be Pep's greatest challenge yet

The Premier League champions are in need of a rebuild and their managerial godfather is prepared to stay to oversee it after agreeing a new one-year contract

Shock rise in inflation is bad news for our mortgage rates

A mere month after inflation undershot the Bank of England’s 2 per cent target, it’s back up again – in the sharpest spike in two years.

Ford to cut 800 UK jobs as electric car take-up slows

Ford has said it will cut 800 jobs in the UK as it battles waning interest in electric cars and stiff competition from other carmakers.

Mortgage pain fuels record.rise in home ownership fees

Soaring monthly mortgage payments are fuelling the highest rise in home ownership costs in more than three decades as more than 100,000 households come off fixed-term deals every month.

Why is Trump keen to hand power to TV quack Dr Oz?

Rhian Lubin on the president-elect’s pick to lead Medicare

Hong Kong media mogul Lai defiant at collusion trial

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The Lion Kim: Russia gifts animals to North Korea zoo

Vladimir Putin has gifted dozens of animals including a lion and two bears to a zoo in North Korea, the latest in a series of exchanges as Russia relies on Pyongyang’s artillery and troops to bolster its invasion of Ukraine.

The UK-trained elite forces being wooed by Moscow

Afghan troops who fought the Taliban live in danger while Britain dithers over whether to give them sanctuary, writes Holly Bancroft. Meanwhile, our adversaries are circling...

Al-Fayed sexual abuse could be 'on the scale of Savile'

The scale of Mohamed Al-Fayed’s sexual abuse may be similar to that of Jimmy Savile’s, a survivors’ advocate appointed by Harrods has said.

Teen faces 20 years in jail after Dubai fling with girl

A British teenager is facing a 20-year jail sentence in Dubai after developing a holiday romance with another tourist.