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Renewables to produce 95% of UK’s electricity by 2030
The Independent

Renewables to produce 95% of UK’s electricity by 2030

Government unveils most ambitious’ plan for clean energy

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December 14, 2024
What it will cost to defend UK from the Russian threat
The Independent

What it will cost to defend UK from the Russian threat

New secretary general of Nato Mark Rutte has warned that Russia is preparing for “long-term confrontation... with Ukraine, and with us” and has called for more defence spending to combat threats from Russia and its allies: China, Iran and North Korea.

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December 14, 2024
UK unprepared for war with Russia, top general warns
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UK unprepared for war with Russia, top general warns

Britain is not properly prepared to defend itself in a war with Russia and cannot rely on the United States and Nato, a retired senior general has warned.

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December 14, 2024
Schumacher's former nurse implicated in blackmail plot
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Schumacher's former nurse implicated in blackmail plot

A former nurse of Michael Schumacher has been accused of attempting to blackmail the Formula One star’s family over private photographs.

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December 13, 2024
Threatened Maori call on King to honour 1840 treaty
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Threatened Maori call on King to honour 1840 treaty

As New Zealand tries to roll back Indigenous rights, tribal leaders demand Charles steps in, writes Maroosha Muzaffar

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December 13, 2024
The 'grey tribe' leanings of alleged murderer Mangione
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The 'grey tribe' leanings of alleged murderer Mangione

The man accused of killing UnitedHeathcare CEO Brian Thompson had a telling social-media history, writes Io Dodds

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December 13, 2024
Musk's war on the homeless is 'disgusting', say advocates
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Musk's war on the homeless is 'disgusting', say advocates

Billionaire Elon Musk claims homelessness is perpetuated to enrich NGOs – and his words are having a significant impact

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December 13, 2024
Mother died after 'frankly barbaric' butt-lift surgery
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Mother died after 'frankly barbaric' butt-lift surgery

A mother-of-three died after she was subjected to a catalogue of poor care and did not give informed consent when she underwent “Brazilian butt lift” surgery in Turkey, an inquest has heard.

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December 13, 2024
Couple's lives ‘ruined' by Christmas eviction notice
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Couple's lives ‘ruined' by Christmas eviction notice

“We haven’t slept since receiving the eviction notice,” Paulo Redal says.

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December 13, 2024
Second Rotherham rioter jailed over arson attempt
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Second Rotherham rioter jailed over arson attempt

A rioter who tried to set fire to a hotel used for asylum seekers while wearing a purple England kit during the UK summer riots has been jailed.

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December 13, 2024
'Close confidante' of duke loses the right to enter UK
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'Close confidante' of duke loses the right to enter UK

Chinese man ‘H6’ claimed to only have limited links to CCP

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December 13, 2024
Brexiteers favour closer ties with the EU, poll suggests
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Brexiteers favour closer ties with the EU, poll suggests

Keir Starmer is being pushed to have more ambition in his Brexit relations reset with the EU after new polling suggested voters – even Brexiteers – now support reversing large parts of the UK’s departure from the bloc.

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December 13, 2024
Is the NHS in more trouble than usual this winter?
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Is the NHS in more trouble than usual this winter?

Rather like Santa, mince pies, Wham!’s “Last Christmas” and the (execrable) Mrs Brown’s Boys special, the NHS winter crisis has become something of an annual ritual. Indeed, only those now in their sixties can recall a time when the media wasn’t routinely full of stories about overcrowded wards and emergency departments at breaking point.

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December 13, 2024
Rayner faces backlash over plans to 'bulldoze' country
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Rayner faces backlash over plans to 'bulldoze' country

Angela Rayner is facing an angry backlash against controversial planning reforms set to force councils to surrender swathes of the green belt and see housebuilding surge by more than 60 per cent.

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December 13, 2024
Nato chief warns West ‘not ready' for a war with Russia
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Nato chief warns West ‘not ready' for a war with Russia

Nato general secretary Mark Rutte has warned that the West is “not ready” to deal with the threat of war from Vladimir Putin’s Russia.

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December 13, 2024
American 'pilgrim' emerges unscathed from Assad jail
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American 'pilgrim' emerges unscathed from Assad jail

An American who spent seven months in a Syrian prison after crossing into the country on foot on a Christian pilgrimage has been found.

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December 13, 2024
'I sparked Syria's revolution now I'm here to finish it'
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'I sparked Syria's revolution now I'm here to finish it'

Muawiyah Syasneh was just a teenager when a simple act of rebellion lit the fuse that resulted in a civil war. Now, he talks to Bel Trew about his role in bringing the conflict to an end

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December 13, 2024
Labour is right to build more houses - but must be mindful of its legacy
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Labour is right to build more houses - but must be mindful of its legacy

As it is in nature and architecture, so it is in planning – there is always a balance to be found.

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December 13, 2024
What are the best spots for a Central America trip?
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What are the best spots for a Central America trip?

Q Due to some reorganisation where I work, I have the shortnotice chance of a two-month stint of unpaid leave from midJanuary next year to early March. I’ve always been interested in Central America.

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December 13, 2024
Why two random men decide the fate of football
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Why two random men decide the fate of football

The sport globally is in the hands of two administrators. But how did they come to hold such power, asks Miguel Delaney

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December 13, 2024
Win can't hide deep issues Amorim faces at United
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Win can't hide deep issues Amorim faces at United

A victory snatched from the jaws of defeat should give a new manager hope that there is fight among his charges, that the future is bright.

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December 13, 2024
Dazzling Brook can lead a new fab four in Test cricket
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Dazzling Brook can lead a new fab four in Test cricket

There may have been a degree of self-effacement about Joe Root’s remarks, the great England cricket batter never one to trumpet his own world-leading qualities, yet his rhapsodic reference of Harry Brook was said with conviction.

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December 13, 2024
A dance of hope and healing
The Independent

A dance of hope and healing

The Netflix film Daughters’ documents a winning initiative that reunites men in jail with their progeny. We were all crying, the two filmmakers reveal to Lydia Spencer-Elliott

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December 13, 2024
Absurd image that sums up Fifa's 'tinpot dictatorship'
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Absurd image that sums up Fifa's 'tinpot dictatorship'

Miguel Delaney explains how the Gianni Infantino-led endeavour to hand Saudi Arabia the 2034 World Cup finals perfectly encapsulated the depths to which football has sunk

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December 12, 2024
Liverpool spoilt for choice in battle to look after No 1
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Liverpool spoilt for choice in battle to look after No 1

The big screen in the corner of the quaint Estadi Montilivi displayed some pre-match entertainment.

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December 12, 2024
City slump to defeat and Champions League peril
The Independent

City slump to defeat and Champions League peril

It amounts to miserable seven for Pep Guardiola.

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December 12, 2024
Sublime Saka scores brace as Gunners boss Monaco
The Independent

Sublime Saka scores brace as Gunners boss Monaco

Bukayo Saka continues to show the way, as well as new levels. Arsenal have recently been a team in need of a bit of stability and sense of comfort, and this 3-0 win over AS Monaco duly offered them a straight line into the Champions League last 16.

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December 12, 2024
Boots owner in negotiations with US private equity firm
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Boots owner in negotiations with US private equity firm

Walgreens, the US-based owner of Boots, is in talks to sell itself to a private equity company, casting uncertainty over the future of the venerable high street chain.

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December 12, 2024
Ukrainian women pulled alive from rubble seven hours after Russian strike
The Independent

Ukrainian women pulled alive from rubble seven hours after Russian strike

Rescue crews working through the night have pulled two Ukrainian women from the rubble more than seven hours after a Russian missile struck a private medical clinic in southern Zaporizhzhia city, killing six people and injuring 22 others, Ukraine’s emergency services said.

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December 12, 2024
Putin helped Assad escape Syria via Russian airbase
The Independent

Putin helped Assad escape Syria via Russian airbase

Russian intelligence agents persuaded Bashar al-Assad to flee Syria for Moscow, having become convinced that he would lose against the insurgents rapidly advancing on Damascus, sources have said.

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December 12, 2024