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February 23, 2025
Payouts for maternity care failings branded as 'unfair'
NHS awarding better-off families more compensation

4 mins
Child grooming for county lines to be criminal offence
‘Cuckooing’ is also set to be outlawed under a new crime bill

2 mins
Dealers selling weight-loss jabs alongside class-A drugs
Drug dealers are selling weight-loss jabs like Ozempic and prescription medication for ADHD alongside class-A drugs like cocaine, an investigation has revealed.

1 min
Starmer backs Zelensky ahead of Trump meeting
Sir Keir Starmer and Volodymyr Zelensky are piling pressure on Donald Trump to ensure European leaders are at the table in talks to end Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

2 mins
Calls to investigate 'Russian links' to drones at airbases
A former security minister has called for an urgent investigation” into reports of Russian links to drone activity over US airbases in England.

2 mins
Could a Victorian map hold the key to Surrey sinkhole?
Godstone’s high street is eerily quiet as theories swirl around what might have caused the vast crater.

5 mins
Stars call for creative talent to be protected from AI
Sir Elton John and Simon Cowell have called on the government to rethink proposals to relax copyright rules in a bid to protect creative talent from artificial intelligence AI).

1 min
Police hunt van driver after girl dies in tram collision
Police are hunting for the driver of a van that crashed with a tram killing a three-year-old girl in Manchester city centre.

2 mins
'Russia's not losing... but they're also not winning'
Ahead of tomorrow’s third anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Sam Kiley speaks to frontline soldiers, some of whom question the timing of peace talks

4 mins
Families robbed of a future inside war-ravaged Donetsk
Yulia Checheta was at her elderly mother’s house when she popped out to check on her shop.

5 mins
Pope 'critical' after health.deteriorates, says Vatican
Pope Francis is in a critical condition after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen, the Vatican has said.

3 mins
France fatal knife attack was Islamist terror, says Macron
One person has been killed and several police officers injured in a knife attack in France that president Emmanuel Macron described as Islamist terrorism”.

2 mins
Six Israeli hostages freed
As Tel Aviv delays the release of 600 Palestinian detainees

4 mins
Germany mourns amid AfD poll surge ahead of election
As the far-right party gathered momentum in the run-up to today’s vote, Tom Watling travelled to Munich to gauge the reaction of residents to last week’s suspected terror attack

4 mins
United's illogical comeback can't mask alarming trend
David Moyes and Ruben Amorim can testify to the difficulties of walking in Sir Alex Ferguson’s footsteps.

4 mins
In the grind of a title race, the best ability is availability
When Liverpool were looking for Jurgen Klopp’s successor, Arne Slot ticked a lot of boxes.

4 mins
Calcutta Cup misery ends thanks to late Russell miss
For the second game in a row, England found a way. Having been battered and beaten by a relentless Scotland, Steve Borthwick’s side somehow stayed in the contest, edged into the lead and rode their luck to hold on to the most dramatic of 16-15 wins and finally end their half-decade of Calcutta Cup woe.

5 mins
Inspired Bivol avenges loss to Beterbiev in title thriller
Dmitry Bivol avenged his loss to Artur Beterbiev with an inspired showing yesterday, taking the undisputed lightheavyweight titles in a thriller in Riyadh.

2 mins
Doublethink is thriving in Trump's dystopian present.
George Orwell insisted his greatest work was a warning, not a prophecy, writes his biographer Dorian Lynskey. Never has his description of hypocrisy and dictatorship been more apt

5 mins
On a downer down under
Nearly 50,000 people moved from the UK to Australia on a working holiday visa in 2024. But while many enjoy a new life or a long holiday, others are unsettled by the nation’s politics and pop culture. Kyle MacNeill speaks to the disenchanted

7 mins
'I'm a very private person. I try to keep my circle small'
As pop star Tate McRae releases her third album So Close To What’, she chats to Ellie Muir about toxic relationships, fame and collaborating with rapper boyfriend The Kid Laroi

6 mins
Do Hollywood presidents.need a Maga makeover?
Netflix’s Zero Day’ sticks to a long tradition of noble figures occupying the White House. But with Trump in charge once again, Phil Harrison says writers should embrace the insanity

4 mins
The airlines should pay for ruining people's travel plans
It’s time they got to grips with the rules on passport validity instead of making up their own, says a fed-up

4 mins
The heady new Louisiana food trail you need to try
A culinary journey through the Pelican State brings swamp tours, karaoke and many indulgent dishes

5 mins
A city filled with Cold War curiosities and odd festivals
A 2025 European capital of culture, Chemnitz in Germany is finally getting the attention it deserves.

4 mins
SLOVENIAN RHAPSODY
While Slovenia’s enchanting lakes and mountains never fail to make an impression, there’s an abundance of charm to be discovered in its urban spaces, too

4 mins
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