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Voters say Rishi’s better than Boris but not Sir Keir

VOTERS would rather have Rishi Sunak in the top job than Boris Johnson – but the Tory leader has a mountain to climb if he wants to stay in Downing Street.

TRAPPED FOR HOURS IN A&E

Thousands face day-long waits to be seen by hospital medics

Anger grows at female-free music award

STARS and music industry bosses say the Brit Awards’ failure to include any women in its new gender-neutral Best Act category is “tragic for the industry” and a “massive step backwards”.

Biden should help Ni in EU stand-off

US PRESIDENT Joe Biden has been urged to use a potential visit to Northern Ireland to help rescue the Good Friday Agreement.

Showdown of the history boys

NOVAK DJOKOVIC and Stefanos Tsitsipas clash in the Australian Open men’s final today with history and the world No.1 spot on the line.

Smooth operator

Luxury Merc is last word in comfort

Will pension age rise push more people into poverty?

ANYBODY who retired when the state pension age was still 65 for men and 60 for women should breathe a sigh of relief, as the retirement age is set to climb at a faster pace than any of us imagined.

Learners have to travel 70 miles for driving test

PEOPLE living in rural areas are having to travel more than 70 miles for a driving test in a bid to avoid waits of more than three months.

We are poised to send fighter jets to Ukraine

NATO countries are making contingency plans to send fighter aircraft to Ukraine, military sources revealed last night.

Web hate drove me to brink of breakdown

Love Island star Coco’s warning to current contestants as she reveals scale of online abuse

Rapist in women's jail is direct result of gender fantasy

THEY say the best way to keep a secret is to make a speech on the floor of the House of Commons. But last week, a speech I made in Parliament unexpectedly received widespread attention across the mainstream news and social media.

Will financial crisis kill off the English orchard?

THE future of British apples and pears is “on a knife edge” after soaring costs forced orchards to scrap plans to plant a million trees.

Tories 'will never give up' the fight to stay in power

CHALLENGE FOR LABOUR

Kate's mission to give children a better start

THE Princess of Wales is launching a major campaign to highlight the “critical importance” the first five years of children’s lives have in shaping their future.

Alcohol-related deaths soared 27% since Covid

DEATHS from alcohol-related disease soared by 27 per cent after the pandemic struck, analysis reveals.

Great Scot! England invented the haggis

IT MAY be hard to swallow just days after Burns night, but food historians believe haggis was invented in England.

Helena: 'Noele axed by ageist bosses'

HELENA Bonham Carter believes “chronic ageism” was behind the sacking of Crossroads legend Noele Gordon back in the 1980s.

RISHI AT WAR OVER MIGRANTS

Angry civil servants vow to scupper PM’s plan to tackle asylum crisis | As Rishi and Home Secretary act, they will face ‘some serious battles’

Maguire's United days are over and it's time he cut his losses

THERE is a humdinger of a match in prospect this afternoon at the Emirates with Arsenal and Manchester United – two teams who have forgotten how to lose – going at it.

TESTING TIME FOR PACE ACE JOF

CRICKET: Archer’s red-ball future hangs in the balance

Lloris: Spurs are gearing up for a fight to finish

HUGO LLORIS admits he has struggled with the mental and physical demands of the first half of the season and the disappointment of France’s World Cup final defeat to Argentina.

NO FIRE SALE FAIL BY CHAMPS

PEP GUARDIOLA has no regrets about giving Arsenal a potential helping hand to their first Premier League title in 19 years.

Pain's a bitter pill but Djokovic battles on

NOVAK DJOKOVIC has claimed he is ready to play through the pain barrier to reclaim the Australian Open title and world No.1 spot.

Keep it cool

Vivaro GS looks flash but not so bold in cold

Lucky time to invest?

FIVE-MINUTE GUIDE TO... CHINA’S YEAR OF THE RABBIT

Is the worst finally over for Britain's pensioners?

LAST year was a financial nightmare for millions of pensioners, as their incomes barely budged while inflation hit double digits. This brought home just how important the state pension triple lock is, and the brutal human cost of Rishi Sunak’s decision to suspend it for one year when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Lost for words

BABYLON Cert 18 In cinemas now

New Year, new problems as China suffers under Xi

TODAY is the start of the Chinese Year of the Rabbit – a zodiac animal traditionally linked to “peace, diplomacy and luck”.

'Glimmer of hope' as inflation falls again

THE cost-of-living crisis could finally be easing after a second monthly fall in the rate of inflation.

Send litterbugs on 'awareness course'

BRITAIN’S worst litterbugs should be sent on awareness courses or face a hefty fine, a report argues today.