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Mishal Husain left 'shaken' by increased racism in UK this year

The BBC journalist Mishal Husain has said her experience of racism in Britain over the past year has been more pronounced than at any other time in her career.

British man dies fighting for Volunteer Ukraine force

A British man has been killed while fighting in Ukraine for the country's foreign volunteer platoon.

Seven lessons What 28 years as economics editor has taught me

Margaret Thatcher was prime minister and Nigel Lawson her chancellor. Neil Kinnock was leader of the Labour party.

Role as abuse survivor caused me panic attacks - James Norton

The actor James Norton has revealed that his role in a London play about trauma and sexual abuse led to him having panic attacks.

I'm very determined', Postie who took on car finance giants - and won

Self-styled as the Erin Brockovich of the Potteries, and described by the court of appeal as \"a postman with a penchant for fast cars\", Andrew Wrench is a force to be reckoned with.

Anticyclonic gloom behind dreary spell of UK weather

If things have felt especially gloomy last week, it has not been just down to global politics.

Drivers sent £4m Dart Charge fines in IT error

Drivers were mistakenly handed Dartford Crossing fines totalling more than £4m in 12 months, an investigation has found.

After absence of 100 years, oysters reintroduced in the Firth of Forth are thriving

Thousands of oysters released into the Firth of Forth appear to be thriving after a century-long absence since they were lost to overfishing.

Diners left out of pocket after celebrity chef's restaurant shuts

A Michelin-starred restaurant run by the Saturday Kitchen chef Glynn Purnell has left customers who have gift vouchers hundreds of pounds out of pocket after announcing its sudden closure.

'We cherish life' Call for more state funding for hospices

Sitting at his wife's bedside, Len* was grateful that she was in the care of end-of-life experts in her last days.

Money talks How Baku negotiators could raise $1tn a year

Countries meeting in Baku for the Cop29 climate summit are under pressure to find ways to raise money to help poorer nations cut greenhouse gas emissions, shift to a low-carbon economy, and adapt to the impacts of extreme weather.

Chemical found in red grapes 'could cut bowel cancer risk'

Red wine was once heralded as a boon for health that could protect the heart and even extend life expectancy.

GB para athlete aims to be first disabled person to ski solo to South Pole

A former GB para athlete is aiming to become the first disabled person to ski solo and unsupported to the South Pole.

Two men dead in separate gun and knife attacks in London

A man died and two people were injured after a shooting in a residential area of south-east London yesterday, while another man died in a separate knife attack a few miles away.

Analysis Advisers note lessons to be learned from Harris's defeat

There is a tough lesson that senior Labour advisers want some of their internal party critics to learn from the Democrats' disastrous defeat.

King leads nation in remembrance of war dead, watched by veterans and eight former PMs

Crowds fell silent at war memorials in villages, towns and cities across the country on Remembrance Sunday as generations gathered to commemorate lives lost in conflicts.

Home Office AI tool may influence immigration decisions, critics say

A Home Office artificial intelligence tool that proposes enforcement action against adult and child migrants could make it too easy for officials to rubberstamp automated life-changing decisions, campaigners have said.

Neo-Nazis see hope in Trump's Victory while Islamic State backers shrug it off

Online chat groups suggest that neo-Nazi extremists believe Donald Trump's attempts to slash the federal workforce may help them escape detection, while Islamic State supporters fear his policy towards the Ukraine war may benefit another of their enemies, Russia.

Stage review Audience in tears over a musical story of injustice

Make Good: The Post Office Scandal Omnibus Theatre Clapham ★★★★☆

Moscow Drone strike by Kyiv is heaviest yet

Ukraine had carried out its biggest drone strike on Moscow since Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion in 2022, Russian media said yesterday, as the Kremlin launched its own record air attack over Ukraine.

Ukrainian politicians hopeful that Trump victory is not 'catastrophe' for peace deal

Ukrainian politicians are expressing tentative hopes that the return of Donald Trump to the White House will not necessarily lead to a rapid and humiliating forced peace.

Military strategy What are Biden's options in his last weeks in power?

With a little over two months left in the White House, Joe Biden is running out of time to expedite the delivery of funds and weaponry needed to ensure that Ukraine can stay in the fight against the Russian invasion.

Media Freedom of press at risk, experts warn

Donald Trump could have an easier time limiting press freedom in his second term in the White House, after a campaign marked by virulent rhetoric towards journalists and calls to punish television networks and prosecute journalists and their sources, legal scholars and journalism advocacy groups warn.

'It's quid pro quo' Now Musk will expect payback - big time

Donald Trump owes his decisive 2024 presidential victory in no small part to the enthusiastic support of the world's richest man.

Trump wins in Arizona as Republicans come closer to holding House

Donald Trump was declared the winner in Arizona yesterday, completing the Republican president-elect's clean sweep of the so-called swing states as his party inched closer to retaining the House of Representatives when the last races are resolved.

Handing in work late may bring hidden penalties, study suggests

Is there a job you are putting off finishing so you can read this story? If new research into procrastination is anything to go by, you had better get back to it.

Taylor Swift, Raye and Pet Shop Boys among the winners in Manchester at MTV Europe awards

There was something different about the announcements on the Manchester tram network this week.

Nurses leaving profession early puts health reforms at risk, union warns

Increasing numbers of UK-trained nurses are to leave the profession in England within a decade of registering, in a trend that could jeopardise the government's overhaul of healthcare, according to a leading union.

Respiratory problems 'threatening to overwhelm hospitals'

Serious breathing problems lead to more emergency admissions to hospital in England than any other medical condition, NHS data reveals.

Starmer at French Armistice Day in show of European solidarity

PM to hold talks with Macron amid fears for Nato after US election