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'We're the good guys,' Badenoch says, as she tries to revive her leadership bid

Kemi Badenoch will seek to revive her Tory leadership fortunes by positioning herself as the intellectual heavyweight candidate who can tell the party hard truths, publishing a 22,000-word essay on her diagnosis of the challenge for Conservatism.

Mount Everest having a growth spurt as Himalayan rivers erode

Climbing Everest has always been a feat, but it seems the task may be getting harder: researchers say the mountain is having something of a growth spurt.

Teachers in England vote to accept new 5.5% pay rise offer

Teachers in England have voted overwhelmingly to accept a 5.5% pay rise, but warned that without that further \"corrections\" pay would remain uncompetitive and teacher shortages would persist.

Lebanon US looks unable to halt Israeli ground offensive

The Biden administration is losing influence over whether Benjamin Netanyahu launches a ground invasion into southern Lebanon or not.

Tehran Division over response to Israeli strikes

Iran's reformist-led government has said it has no plans to send troops to reinforce Hezbollah in Lebanon, but it is coming under domestic pressure from hardliners seeking to exploit what they regard as a failure to stand up to Israel - and also hoping to block any discussion with the west over future oversight of Iran's nuclear programme.

Oasis take 2025 reunion global with shows in US, Canada and Mexico

Oasis have announced that their reunion tour will take them to the US, Canada and Mexico in August and September 2025.

PM urged to help energy users as price cap rises

Keir Starmer has been urged to intervene to help households tackle rising gas and electricity bills this the winter, as average energy bills rise by £149 a year from today.

Head of civil service to step down at end of year

The cabinet secretary, Simon Case, has formally announced that he will stand down as the UK's most senior civil servant at the end of the year.

Israel has begun ground attacks on Hezbollah inside Lebanon, says US

Shelling reported near border after warning of ‘next phase’ of war

'We're all on one page' Ten Hag insists job is safe after latest United debacle

Erik ten Hag denied any concern that he may be sacked by Manchester United following Tottenham's 3-0 humiliation of his side at Old Trafford.

Abject United plumb new depths as Fernandes sees red

This is the nadir of Erik ten Hag's Manchester United tenure: a shambolic mess that Tottenham exploited gleefully, pinging the ball about, and punching through their storied host as if in a men-v-kids knockabout.

for 'I could have applied Championship jobs but I need to earn the right to manage'

By the time Robbie Savage's official matchday duties start, he has been at Moss Lane almost four hours.

Pepper strikes to give Leicester some problems to digest

Michael Cheika was given a reminder of the size of the task ahead as his Leicester side paid a heavy price for their mistakes on his first home match in charge.

Australia beat rain and Brook's misfiring hosts to claim series

Despite a spot of time-wasting towards the end, the rain arrived three minutes too late to rescue England. Australia were ahead on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern calculations when it came and, with just enough overs bowled to ensure a result, the tourists went on to claim a 3-2 series win and snuff out any debate about the moral victors of this one.

HMRC accused of helping bogus tax rebate fraud

HMRC has been accused of facilitating fraud by paying fictitious tax rebate claims submitted in the name of unwitting taxpayers by third-party agents.

'Huge frustration': Port Talbot's last blast furnace closes today

The steel town of Port Talbot is braced for the shutdown of the final furnace at its plant today, which will result in heavy job losses and deal a devastating blow to communities in south Wales.

Hopes fade of finding dozens missing after migrant boat sinks off Canaries

Hopes of finding 48 people missing from a migrant boat that sank close to the Spanish island of El Hierro were fading yesterday, in what could become the deadliest such incident in 30 years of crossings from Africa to the Canary Islands.

Walz v Vance Fiery debate likely as Republican tries to shrug off recent woes

The football coach and \"Yale law guy\" go head-to-head in New York City tomorrow night, as two midwesterners with very different styles and messages slug it out over the future of the US.

Hurricane Helene kills 64 and leaves millions without power in US

South-eastern US states started a massive cleanup and rescue operation yesterday after Hurricane Helene brought winds, rain and storm surges that killed at least 64 people, left millions without power and destroyed roads and bridges.

Far right on track to win the most votes in Austria poll for first time since Nazi era

The far-right won the most votes in an Austrian election for the first time since the Nazi era, early projections showed yesterday, as the Freedom party (FPÖ) rode a tide of public anger over migration and the cost of living to beat the centre-right People's party (ÖVP) by three percentage points.

'I just feel I need to live' Innocent in court - but a life term of online hate

When Abdul Hai saw what Tommy Robinson had posted on X, he felt panic rising.

Labour uses 'sham' £90bn figure to oppose water nationalisation

Labour used \"economically illiterate\" analysis paid for by water companies to argue against nationalisation of the sector, the Guardian can reveal.

Milestone for UK's green plan as final coal power station closes

Britain's only remaining coal power plant will generate electricity for the last time today, after operating for 57 years.

United States White House not warned about strike that killed Nasrallah

The White House said it was not warned in advance of the airstrike that killed Hezbollah's leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, in a Beirut suburb and assumed it had caused civilian casualties, while reaffirming its \"ironclad\" support to Israel.

Hezbollah Deadly attack showed the depth of Israel's infiltration

One hundred munitions including, it is believed, US-made 2,000lb bombswere used by the Israeli air force in Friday evening's overwhelming air raid that killed the Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in an underground complex hidden in the southern Beirut suburb of Dahieh.

Lebanon Denial, terror and bravado as Beirut residents await next attack

For months, the staff at Rafik Hariri University hospital had been preparing for the worst. Nurses ran drills in parking garages, practising how to transfer patients from hospitals to the bomb-proof concrete structures.

Writers of 'a working-class Downton' say representation matters for future of TV

The creators of a new \"working-class Downton Abbey\" drama have said the lack of representative programming is being compounded by the decline of soaps, and \"posh older guys\" should not have the \"monopoly on storytelling\".

Anger over Badenoch's maternity pay remarks

Kemi Badenoch's leadership campaign was in damage control mode on the first day of the Conservative party conference, as rival candidates criticised comments she made on maternity pay.

Violence escalates as Israel targets Yemen in airstrikes

Raids on Lebanon send death toll soaring as risk of regional war grows

Post Office boss asked about his pay and bonuses 'more than expected', says board member

The chair of the Post Office's remuneration committee has said she was surprised at how frequently the company's boss, Nick Read, asked about his pay and bonuses, given the pressure it was under due to the ongoing fallout from the Horizon IT scandal.