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'That's my dad': Walz's son sobs as family come to fore
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'That's my dad': Walz's son sobs as family come to fore

Emotion follows Democrat’s candid discussion on infertility

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August 23, 2024
Bank holiday getaway train misery as intercity lines hit
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Bank holiday getaway train misery as intercity lines hit

Three key intercity rail lines will be interrupted over the August bank holiday weekend for Network Rail engineering projects.

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August 23, 2024
Customer loyalty card deals are rip-offs, warns Which?
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Customer loyalty card deals are rip-offs, warns Which?

Loyalty card tactics used at big supermarket chains have been criticised as a “rip-off\" by Which? - as the consumer watchdog revealed surprising before-and-after prices that shine a light on the practice.

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August 23, 2024
Lynch is confirmed dead as search for daughter goes on
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Lynch is confirmed dead as search for daughter goes on

Technology tycoon’s superyacht sank off the coast of Italy

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August 23, 2024
Jenas sacked by BBC after complaints about behaviour
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Jenas sacked by BBC after complaints about behaviour

Presenter and former England footballer Jermaine Jenas has been sacked by the BBC following allegations of inappropriate workplace behaviour.

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August 23, 2024
What have Tory leadership candidates been up to?
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What have Tory leadership candidates been up to?

There is frenetic activity in two corners of the political forest during this normally quiet time of August.

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August 23, 2024
Pressure on Labour as small boat crossings fell during last year of Sunak as PM
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Pressure on Labour as small boat crossings fell during last year of Sunak as PM

Migrants crossing the Channel in small boats fell by almost a third in Rishi Sunak's, last year as prime minister, figures show, piling pressure on Sir Keir Starmer to continue the downward trend.

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August 23, 2024
Top GCSE grades fall while north-south divide widens
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Top GCSE grades fall while north-south divide widens

The proportion of GCSE entries awarded top grades has fallen from last year, amid a growing north-south divide in England.

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August 23, 2024
Back Alzheimer's 'wonder drug', health secretary told
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Back Alzheimer's 'wonder drug', health secretary told

Watchdog says benefits could not justify cost’ of lecanemab to NHS but campaigners urge Wes Streeting to intervene

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August 23, 2024
Fontaines leave post-punk in the dust for new horizons
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Fontaines leave post-punk in the dust for new horizons

New producer James Ford brings depth and richness to the Irish band’s fourth album Romance’ a knockout record that could be a favourite for a long time

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August 22, 2024
GIG ETIQUETTE
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GIG ETIQUETTE

Is it rude to whip out your mobile? Are you allowed to barge through to the front? Why are people streaming Netflix? Louis Chilton looks at the unspoken rules of concertgoing

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August 22, 2024
SEASON'S GREETINGS
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SEASON'S GREETINGS

Forget the messy hedonism of Charli XCX’s Brat summer, it’s time to embrace the more mindful Demure autumn a vibe we all can and should) get behind

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August 22, 2024
Justified Sinner? How star explained away doping case
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Justified Sinner? How star explained away doping case

Jannik Sinner, the men’s No 1-ranked player, twice tested positive for a banned substance but was cleared this week

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August 22, 2024
Blues bag Felix as fan fave Gallagher heads for Atletico
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Blues bag Felix as fan fave Gallagher heads for Atletico

Joao Felix has completed a return to Chelsea, rejoining the Blues on a permanent transfer in a deal that could rise in excess of £46m.

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August 22, 2024
Sri Lanka fight back as Pope enjoys fine start as captain
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Sri Lanka fight back as Pope enjoys fine start as captain

Ollie Pope’s first day as England captain started with a flurry of Sri Lankan wickets before lower-order resistance brought the tourists back into the contest on day one of the first Test at Old Trafford.

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August 22, 2024
Blinken leaves Middle East without Gaza ceasefire deal
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Blinken leaves Middle East without Gaza ceasefire deal

US secretary of state Antony Blinken has warned that time is of the essence” to secure a Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas as he finished his latest Middle East trip with a truce still proving elusive.

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August 22, 2024
Police raid Tate's Romanian home in trafficking probe
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Police raid Tate's Romanian home in trafficking probe

Police officers have carried out fresh raids at the home of controversial influencer Andrew Tate, who is awaiting trial on charges of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.

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August 22, 2024
How does the US electoral college system function?
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How does the US electoral college system function?

The US presidential election system produces some strange results. In 2000, George W Bush won despite polling half a million fewer votes than Al Gore.

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August 22, 2024
Democratic Party's 'north star' points the way forward
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Democratic Party's 'north star' points the way forward

Obama gets a rapturous reception as torch is passed to Harris

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August 22, 2024
BBC presenter Laverne reveals cancer diagnosis
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BBC presenter Laverne reveals cancer diagnosis

BBC presenter Lauren Laverne has announced she has been diagnosed with cancer.

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August 22, 2024
'Severe security' failings blight HMP Wandsworth
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'Severe security' failings blight HMP Wandsworth

An audit has found a raft of security failings at a scandal hit jail after a prisoner allegedly escaped.

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August 22, 2024
Delivery driver killed as man tried to steal his van
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Delivery driver killed as man tried to steal his van

Colleagues of a delivery driver killed as a thief stole his van have paid tribute to him as a “dedicated and cherished” friend and confidant, whose loss has devastated them.

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August 22, 2024
Mother and children killed in a suspected arson attack
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Mother and children killed in a suspected arson attack

Man has been arrested and is in hospital with critical injuries

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August 22, 2024
Female doctor suicide risk greater than wider society
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Female doctor suicide risk greater than wider society

Female doctors are far more likely to take their own lives than women in the wider population, research has found.

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August 22, 2024
Hundreds of thousands will be part-time carers by 2035
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Hundreds of thousands will be part-time carers by 2035

An extra 400,000 people will be caring for their elderly, sick or disabled relatives for more than 10 hours a week by 2035, new analysis which lays bare the scale of social care needs in the UK suggests.

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August 22, 2024
Budget will not ditch twochild benefit cap, MP warns
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Budget will not ditch twochild benefit cap, MP warns

Labour will not use its first Budget to scrap the two-child benefit cap, a member of Sir Keir Starmer’s government has said.

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August 22, 2024
Borrowing up by £1.8bn in July compared to last year
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Borrowing up by £1.8bn in July compared to last year

Government borrowing surged by more than expected in July in a blow to Rachel Reeves as she prepares to deliver her first Budget.

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August 22, 2024
Cooper facing backlash over crackdown on immigration
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Cooper facing backlash over crackdown on immigration

Yvette Cooper is facing a backlash over plans to reopen two troubled detention centres as part of Labour’s immigration crackdown.

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August 22, 2024
Divers locate five bodies inside sunken superyacht
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Divers locate five bodies inside sunken superyacht

Four bodies were recovered from the wreck of the superyacht Bayesian after it sank in a freak storm off the coast of Sicily in the early hours of Monday.

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August 22, 2024
'You are not safe anywhere': Moscow targeted by largest drone attack aimed at city
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'You are not safe anywhere': Moscow targeted by largest drone attack aimed at city

Ukraine has launched the largest drone attack on Moscow since Vladimir Putin’s invasion – its latest attempt to bring the war to Russia as it continues an audacious cross-border incursion in Kursk.

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August 22, 2024