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Starmer praises 'wonderful' brother after death at 60

Sir Keir Starmer has paid tribute to his brother Nick, who died from cancer on Boxing Day at the age of 60.

Union leader tells PM to prove case for 'tractor tax'

Sir Keir Starmer has suffered a new blow in the row over his \"tractor tax\" after the leader of the UK's unions backed family farms.

'Last thing I saw was that half of Syria was liberated'

Former Olympic swimmer Yusra Mardini speaks candidly to Jack Rathborn about her country's future after the dramatic removal of the dictator Bashar al-Assad earlier this month

The 30 medal sports legend you may not have heard of

A Paralympic veteran, Sarah Storey tells Luke Baker why we struggle to celebrate para-athletes doing incredible things

Haaland's spot-kick sums up limp and lifeless City

So, no Christmas miracle for the man christened Josep. Instead, his new normal continued.

Gakpo emerges as Reds' latest game-changing star

Liverpool are accustomed to singing about walking through the storm.

Labour won't kill the British pub - but some will still die

The institution is safe for the time being but Budget tax hikes will affect those that are already struggling

China greenlight 'world's biggest' hydro dam in Tibet.despite flooding concerns

China has approved the construction of the world's largest hydropower dam on the eastern rim of the Tibetan plateau despite protests over its ecological impact and concerns it could affect millions of people downstream in India and Bangladesh.

Asia marks 20 years since.tragic Boxing Day tsunami

One of world's worst natural disasters claimed 228.000 lives

Israel confirms attacks on Houthi targets in Yemen

Israel's military has confirmed that it struck multiple targets linked to the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen yesterday, including Sanaa International Airport and three ports along the western coast.

Syria's rebels planned years ahead for life after Assad

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham commanders talk to Bel Trew about the planning and military innovations that brought them victory

Moscow 'foiled' multiple Ukraine assassination plots

Russia has claimed it has foiled several Ukrainian plots to assassinate senior officers and their families using bombs disguised as power banks or document folders.

Russia says it is too soon for 'hypotheses' about air crash

Countries seek to calm speculation that Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan killing 38 on board was brought down by air defence missile

Adviser to Suu Kyi recalls 'awful' prison conditions

Australian economist spent 20 months in cell exposed to rats

Suu Kyi detention emblem of junta repression, says exiled political opposition

Myanmar's National Unity Government hopes Independent TV documentary on ousted leader 'will wake up' the world

Pressure mounts on Labour to impose trail hunting ban

The government is under growing pressure over its manifesto pledge to ban trail hunting, as plans to change the law have been dubbed “completely unjustified” by pro-hunting campaign groups.

State schools expect higher demand on back of VAT hit

Fee increases for private sector come into force in new year

Labour says small-boat plan 'starting to have an impact'

Government claims its efforts to stop smugglers are working

Reform claims to have more members than the Tories

Membership of Reform UK has surpassed that of the Conservatives, Nigel Farage’s party has claimed, making it the second-largest political party in the UK.

Theatres and museums face closure in arts funding crisis

Four in 10 theatres are on the brink of shutting their doors

South Africa find a spring in their step to dominate game

A captivating year saw lots of storylines including a thrilling sevens tournaments at the Paris Olympics, Antoine Dupont magic and a Springboks double, writes Harry Latham-Coyle

Lords of the ring walk

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk created history this year

Basque in the glow: Iraola the best-kept secret lifting Cherries to new heights.

A 42-year-old Spanish head coach from the Basque region making waves and earning admirers in the Premier League isn’t a unique position.

Even cold hard cash isn't enough for this spent force

Pep Guardiola has witnessed his empire start to fall as ‘forever football’ takes its toll, writes Miguel Delaney

The babies from the Boxing Day tsunami - 20 years on

The 2004 disaster left thousands without parents. Former travel agent Lynn Stanier explains how after volunteering she vowed to never stop helping the kids she met in Sri Lanka

Hundreds of Humvees left by US forces in Afghanistan

American and Nato troops abandoned military equipment worth more than $7.2bn, much of which is now in a state of disrepair in the Taliban’s hands, as Arpan Rai reports

The family who see saving Gaza's animals as 'our duty'

A heroic family-run animal sanctuary has defied the odds by working around the clock” to save hundreds of animals suffering in Gaza during a year of intense Israeli bombardment.

Nearly 40 dead as plane crashes in Kazakhstan

Children among 29 survivors of Russian-bound flight

Man arrested for attempted murder after four hit by car

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after four pedestrians were hit by a car in London’s West End in the early hours of Christmas Day.

Britain's lost Atlantis: Stone Age artefacts on the seabed

Discovery reveals more on prehistoric land under North Sea