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Farage and Truss at launch of climate-denial group
The Independent

Farage and Truss at launch of climate-denial group

Right-wingers welcome British branch led by ex-Ukip leader

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January 16, 2025
'People are celebrating but they are also worried. There are still 72 hours to wait'
The Independent

'People are celebrating but they are also worried. There are still 72 hours to wait'

A digital clock that towers over “Hostages Square” in Tel Aviv has been ticking for the last 466 days.

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January 16, 2025
Extremists on both sides of the truce think they've won
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Extremists on both sides of the truce think they've won

The ceasefire in Gaza is riddled with tripwires that look almost deliberately designed to fail.

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January 16, 2025
Airports and RAF bases are 'forever chemical' hotspots
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Airports and RAF bases are 'forever chemical' hotspots

Water near sites found to have high levels of contamination

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January 16, 2025
Right-wing plotters worked to scupper the Chagos deal
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Right-wing plotters worked to scupper the Chagos deal

Frantic cross-Atlantic discussions have taken place over the past week between right-wing Tory and Reform politicians and Donald Trump’s team to try to ensure that Sir Keir Starmer did not complete a deal with the Chagos Islands before the US president-elect’s inauguration next Monday.

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January 16, 2025
From Love Island star to beloved Gen Z influencer
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From Love Island star to beloved Gen Z influencer

As Molly-Mae Hague prepares to open up in a new Prime Video documentary, Katie Rosseinsky looks back at her rise

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January 16, 2025
Peace has come to Gaza – and not a moment too soon
The Independent

Peace has come to Gaza – and not a moment too soon

Great relief, then, at the Gaza ceasefire, such as it is – but also great sadness.

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January 16, 2025
The word that's more scary than marriage - ‘boyfriend'
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The word that's more scary than marriage - ‘boyfriend'

These days, the idea of making a relationship even vaguely official can send prospective partners running for the hills. Helen Coffey investigates whether it’s part of a wider trend

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January 16, 2025
'Corridor care' crisis leads to patients dying in toilets
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'Corridor care' crisis leads to patients dying in toilets

Shocking report finds nurses and hospitals a at breaking point

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January 16, 2025
Relief in City as inflation figures offer rate-cut hope
The Independent

Relief in City as inflation figures offer rate-cut hope

Luck has not been with Rachel Reeves.

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January 16, 2025
Draper laps up fans' insults.as he beats home favourite
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Draper laps up fans' insults.as he beats home favourite

British No 1 defeats Thanasi Kokkinakis at Australian Open

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January 16, 2025
Mortgage rate cuts coming but don't hold your breath
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Mortgage rate cuts coming but don't hold your breath

When news dropped yesterday that the rate of inflation fell last month, it came as a surprise.

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January 16, 2025
Polish PM accuses Russia of plotting ‘acts of terror in air'
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Polish PM accuses Russia of plotting ‘acts of terror in air'

Donald Tusk says the Kremlin’s test-run explosives were intercepted at cargo depots in Britain, Germany and Poland

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January 16, 2025
UK faces spring shortage of broccoli and cauliflower
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UK faces spring shortage of broccoli and cauliflower

Vegetables including broccoli and cauliflower could be in short supply this spring, farmers have warned. Mild temperatures in autumn and winter have meant that the crops have come up early, leaving fewer to be picked.

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January 16, 2025
North London derby win revives Arsenal's title hope
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North London derby win revives Arsenal's title hope

A spell that has seen Arsenal all but eliminated from both domestic cups may have still revitalised their title challenge.

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January 16, 2025
Abortion restrictions in US will be deadly, warn experts
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Abortion restrictions in US will be deadly, warn experts

The Independent’s new film hailed as incredibly powerful’

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January 16, 2025
ROTTEN TO THE CAW
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ROTTEN TO THE CAW

In the new Paramount+ whodunit ‘The Crow Girl’, excellent performances illuminate a series that’s not afraid to get a lot darker than your average streaming thriller

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January 16, 2025
Moyes' dream homecoming becomes a rude awakening
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Moyes' dream homecoming becomes a rude awakening

After the romance of the return, the reality.

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January 16, 2025
Gaiman denies sex without consent as accusations grow
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Gaiman denies sex without consent as accusations grow

Bestselling author Neil Gaiman released a statement yesterday denying he had ever engaged in non-consensual sex, after a magazine this week published allegations from several women accusing him of sexual assault.

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January 16, 2025
Israel and Hamas agree on ceasefire after 50,000 die
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Israel and Hamas agree on ceasefire after 50,000 die

Phased truce could see Israeli hostages released on Sunday

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January 16, 2025
Isak's transformation from shy teen to ruthless striker
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Isak's transformation from shy teen to ruthless striker

In-form Swede’s graph of progression is almost textbook’

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January 15, 2025
Itoje fulfils his destiny as present and future leader
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Itoje fulfils his destiny as present and future leader

It was a day that always felt destined to come. From the moment that Maro Itoje pulled on an England shirt in 2016, a 21-year-old lock looking right at home at Test level, it seemed virtually certain that he would one day ascend to the highest of playing offices.

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January 15, 2025
Liverpool settle for draw after valiant Forest effort
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Liverpool settle for draw after valiant Forest effort

Diogo Jota, it turns out, does not like fairytales. Nottingham Forest were closing in on a club record-equalling seventh successive league win and a first double over Liverpool since 1963 in a raucous East Midlands atmosphere.

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January 15, 2025
BrewDog founder attacks concept of work-life balance
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BrewDog founder attacks concept of work-life balance

The founder and former boss of BrewDog has said that the concept of a work-life balance is one invented by those unhappy with their own careers and that people should instead aim to achieve \"work-life integration\".

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January 15, 2025
There is a nagging problem with Shields' ode to ageing
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There is a nagging problem with Shields' ode to ageing

Brooke Shields’ candid memoir is full of lessons in self-love and self-advocacy, says Annabel Nugent. But fails to engage with the uglier truths about getting older in the spotlight

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January 15, 2025
Carnal knowledge: five easy ways to get better in bed.
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Carnal knowledge: five easy ways to get better in bed.

Olivia Petter on fixing wrongs and adding back some spark

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January 15, 2025
PM is not going to sack his chancellor and nor should he
The Independent

PM is not going to sack his chancellor and nor should he

It may be a silly question, but is the prime minister to blame for encouraging speculation about Rachel Reeves's future when he failed to answer it, twice, after his speech on the great opportunities of AI?

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January 15, 2025
Reeves had to go to China this is what they made of her
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Reeves had to go to China this is what they made of her

Let's be clear. Rachel Reeves had to go to China. The chancellor went to promote Britain and to win business. Staying at home would not have saved the pound. It would have looked like weakness - one thing the Chinese regime will always pounce on. So much for the good bit. My doubts creep in afterwards...

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January 15, 2025
Trump has dodged justice and denying it won't help
The Independent

Trump has dodged justice and denying it won't help

Who doesn't love a proper bombshell report? And the report from the special counsel, Jack Smith, into Donald Trump's attempt to illegally steal the 2020 election is utterly devastating - and will surely land with a thud.

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January 15, 2025
Kim's suicide squad pose a new danger in Ukraine war
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Kim's suicide squad pose a new danger in Ukraine war

‘Self-detonation and suicides: the reality about North Korea’

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January 15, 2025