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Pacific trade deal hailed two years after PM 'mocked' it

Sir Keir Starmer’s government has hailed the UK becoming the first European nation to officially join an Indo-Pacific trade bloc, despite having said the impact of the deal would be very small” less than two years ago.

Budget measures will hit care providers, experts say

Rachel Reeves’s Budget measures will devastate care providers, leaving vulnerable disabled and elderly people without care next year, healthcare experts are warning.

Why won't the Home Office set a small boats deadline?

Yvette Cooper has described the number of people arriving in the UK on small boats as too high”. But she has also steadfastly refused to set a deadline for when voters might see the figures fall.

Cooper won't set deadline to cut small boat crossings

Yvette Cooper has refused to set a deadline to reduce dangerous small boat crossings in the Channel.

UK in contact with Syrian rebels who toppled Assad

The UK foreign secretary David Lammy has said the government has opened “diplomatic contact” with the Syrian rebels who ousted Bashar al-Assad’s regime last weekend.

MPs demand answers over China 'spy' and two PMs

Prince Andrew’s confidant reportedly met Cameron and May

Bullseye! How this friendly rivalry is finding its target

It took Luke Littler approximately three weeks to prove he wasn't a flash in the pan. \"Littlermania\" had swept through the UK when an unheralded 16-year-old from Warrington downed former world champions and established stars to shockingly reach the final of the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship.

Manchester derby shaped by two Sporting encounters

Pep Guardiola is on to the fifth Manchester United manager of his reign at Manchester City.

Arsenal let crucial chance slip in Everton stalemate

Arsenal’s challenge for the Premier League title suffered another dent after they were held to a goalless draw by Everton at the Emirates.

Liverpool fail to overcome Fulham but make a point

Two points dropped, one test of character passed. It remains to be seen which proves more significant in the final reckoning, but this was stirring stuff from Liverpool.

Owner of Mango fashion house dies in mountain fall

The founder of the fashion empire Mango died yesterday in a mountain accident, the company has said.

Anti-West hardliner elected as new president of Georgia

Former Premier League footballer Mikheil Kavelashvili has been elected as the president of Georgia, replacing the pro-Western incumbent.

South Korean parliament votes to impeach president

Yoon Suk Yeol insists that his suspension will be 'temporary'

Thousands escape horrific conditions of Syrian camp

The Rukban camp was supposed to provide refuge to those fleeing chemical weapons attacks and other atrocities. Those trapped there could only pray for survival, writes Bel Trew

Comic McCausland wins Strictly Come Dancing

Chris McCausland and his professional partner Dianne Buswell were crowned the winners of Strictly Come Dancing's 2024 series yesterday.

"This is such a special, special place. It is magical'

Alex Croft meets the residents of the UK's happiest towns

Poll suggests Reform UK to make 2025 a three-way race

Nigel Farage's Reform UK is just three points behind the Tories as the latest Techne UK tracker poll appears to confirm a threeway split at the top of UK politics.

Farage threatens to name suspected Chinese spy

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has threatened to name the Chinese spy who was revealed to have links with Prince Andrew, amid reports he also met two former prime ministers.

Andrew 'invited' suspected spy to Buckingham Palace

An alleged Chinese spy banned from the UK on security grounds was reportedly invited to Buckingham Palace by Prince Andrew.

Pacific trade deal no match for EU benefits, PM told

Sir Keir Starmer has been urged to “get serious” about boosting the economy and to forge closer links with the EU, as the UK prepares to formally join a partnership of Asia-Pacific countries that the PM once said would yield “very small” benefits.

EU's 'three major demands of UK' in Brexit reset talks

Brussels is said to be preparing to ask the UK to follow European Union laws for the first time since Brexit as part of plans for a new trade deal with Sir Keir Starmer.

Now is not the time to turn our backs on family farms

With soaring costs already biting hard, the last thing farmers need is the 'tractor tax', writes Lib Dem leader Ed Davey

Give farm owners a £20m tax threshold, PM advised

The \"tractor tax\" row has taken a dramatic new turn after a pro-labour tax expert used by Sir Keir Starmer to support the move called on him to reverse his decision.

The promoter helping prep UK fighters for huge things

Boxing's landscape has become almost unrecognisable over the last year, its shifting sands sieving the biggest fights to, well, the sands of Saudi Arabia.

Palmer's prowess may give Chelsea a shot at the title

There are moments in training when Chelsea teammates just start laughing at something outlandish that Cole Palmer has done, which isn't that unusual for a box-office Premier League star.

Amorim must envy Pep his riches as 'crisis' clubs clash

This is a crisis no epidemiologist could have foreseen. Manchester United's ailments are well-publicised, with their failures having gone on for some time. For Manchester City to go on an even worse run almost doesn't seem real.

England and Tuchel handed favourable World Cup draw

Thomas Tuchel's England have been drawn against Serbia, Albania, Latvia and Andorra in qualification for the 2026 World Cup.

Amazon boss to donate $1m to Trump's inaugural fund

Amazon's executive chair Jeff Bezos is reportedly set to donate $1m (£791,000) to Donald Trump's inaugural fund - following in the footsteps of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who did the same earlier this week.

A shrinking economy but too soon to say the 'R' word

Government investment will take years to work through, and they manage to hit every banana skin, writes James Moore. The good news? We're a way off from the dreaded recession

Xi Jinping declines Trump's invitation to inauguration

Xi Jinping has snubbed president-elect Donald Trump's invitation to the inauguration, according to reports.