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Nuclear Fuel Gets A £300m Boost As Ministers Say Putin Will Not Hold Uk To Ransom

The UK is to launch a £300m drive to push Vladimir Putin further out of the global energy market through an investment in hi-tech nuclear fuel.

Rishi Reveals His Frustration As He Runs Out Of Answers

The prime minister traditionally marks the start of the new year with an interview on the BBC's flagship Sunday morning political programme.

The King Of Queens

Dobbie finally gets on the pitch for proper Palmerston send-off

Benefits 'Curb' To Pay For Tax Cuts

PM WELFARE WARNING

Nearly A Million Back Calls To Bin Boss' CBE Over Horizon Scandal

Post Office chief petition surging after hit TV drama

Mike Pence In Dig At Ex-Boss Trump

FORMER US vice president Mike Pence says America needs "new leadership" in an apparent swipe at his old boss Donald Trump.

Together We Must End This Horror Now

Every day, the feeling of helplessness in us parents grows bigger & bigger. If you have kids of a certain age, that feeling is relentless. Every walk to school. Every hug goodbye. You can't help but wonder if that's it, that's the last one

Warner Exits Test Stage Boasting Rich Tapestry Of Chaos And Artistry

For the man who was once aboy heralding the game's future, something a little old-fashioned leaves with him

I Am Not Ready': Nadal Pulls Out Of Australian Open With Injury

Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Australian Open after an MRI scan revealed that he had sustained a micro tear on a muscle at the Brisbane International, creating fresh concern that the 37-year-old may have played his final professional match in Australia.

COP29 Host Azerbaijan Will Boost Gas Output By A Third

Azerbaijan, which is to host this year's UN climate talks, plans to increase its fossil fuel production by a third over the next decade, according to an analysis shared exclusively with the Guardian.

FIFA Must Think Outside The Box' To Control Transfer Fees

It was another of those off-field moments that didn’t receive too much attention at the time, but will profoundly influence the game for years. The January transfer window will certainly be affected.

It Turns Out Boris And Rishi Have Something In Common...

I am told there is at least one Conservative MP who voted to get rid of Boris Johnson who now thinks that the party should have stuck with the leader who won them the 2019 election.

Israel And Sunak In Row Over 'Two-State' Solution

A ROW flared yesterday after Israel ruled out a "two-state" compromise when its war with Hamas in Gaza is over.

Could Labour Win Another Two By-Elections Next Year?

Blackpool South MP Scott Benton faces suspension from parliament over corruption allegations

Critical Messages Beamed On Screen In Front Of Putin

The Russian president sought to paint a rosy picture of Russia at the four-hour-long event but citizens had other plans

Frutiger Aero The Mid-2000s Design Trend Taking Social Media By Storm

What do tropical fish, bubbles, green fields and dew drops have in common? They are all visual markers of a mid-2000s aesthetic that is taking the TikTok generation by storm, amid a wave of nostalgia for a time when technology was seen as a path to a brighter future.

The Relationship Resolution We Should All Make This Year

A few years ago I met a man. He slid into my DMs one day and we got chatting. After a while, I suggested we go for a drink. I was enjoying flirting and the logical thing to do, I thought, was to meet up in person. So I was baffled when, while not exactly turning me down, he just sort of... ignored the question.

Fossil Fuel 'Phase-Out' Cut From COP28 Draft Treaty

In the final 24 hours before Cop28 is due to officially end, the reference to a phase-out” of fossil fuels has been removed from the latest draft of the final agreement.

Sincere PM Or Ai-Generated Training Video? You Decide...

It must have felt like a holiday to Rishi Sunak. Phone turned off. No star chamber” on his back; no Tory backbenchers with their halitosis, hysterical WhatsApp groups or deranged ultimata. Instead of Bill Cash, just a chat with that awfully polite KC, Hugo Keith.

Eat Out Scheme 'Right Thing To Do', Sunak Tells Inquiry

Rishi Sunak mounted a fierce defence of his controversial Eat Out to Help Out scheme yesterday and said it was unfair to call the Treasury a pro-death squad” during the pandemic.

Rishi Is A Lame Duck...Tories Are A Shambles...But If Boris Has Called...

Farage hints he could stand at next election

PM: Eat Out To Help Out Saved Staff From Devastating Job Losses

RISHI Sunak dismissed claims the Treasury was a "pro-death squad" for resisting the highest levels of pandemic restrictions while he was Chancellor.

Hamas: Meet Our Demands Or Your Hostages Will Die

HAMAS yesterday warned Israel no hostages will leave Gaza alive unless hundreds of Palestinian prisoners are freed.

India's Supreme Court Upholds Decision To Strip Jammu And Kashmir Of Special Status

India's supreme court has ruled that the government acted lawfully when it revoked the autonomy of the state of Jammu and Kashmir and brought it directly under control of the centre.

Alexei Navalny: Jailed Putin Critic 'Not Been Seen For Days'

Alexei Navalny, the jailed Russian opposition leader, has not been heard from for nearly a week and his lawyers have been unable to contact him, his supporters said yesterday.

Bitter Harvest How Putin's Cronies 'Loot' Bumper Ukrainian Grain Crop

Russia's farmers are achieving record grain harvests, according to official figures. But the numbers published by Vladimir Putin's government appear to conceal the contribution to this bumper crop made by another set of farmers: those in occupied Ukraine.

A Case Of The Existentials For Dr Death At The Covid Inquiry

At any other time, an appearance before the Covid inquiry might have been a bit of a nightmare for Rishi Sunak. But compared with facing down all factions of an increasingly feral Conservative party over what his own home secretary calls the "batshit" Rwanda policy, a day out in Paddington answering questions from the ultra-smooth Hugo Keith was like a spa treatment.

Scientists Were Not Consulted Over 'Eat Out To Help Out', Sunak Admits

Rishi Sunak forcefully defended his record as chancellor during Covid yesterday, saying he did not need to consult scientists about the "eat out to help out" scheme, and that descriptions of the Treasury as being "pro death" were deeply unfair.

Climate Draft Condemned As 'Weak' And 'Insufficient'

A draft deal to cut global fossil fuel production is "grossly insufficient" and "incoherent" and will not stop the world facing dangerous climate breakdown, according to delegates at the UN's Cop28 summit.

Evasive Action Can Trump Really Have It Both Ways On Abortion?

A few months ago, the former president Donald Trump accused the Republican party of speaking "very inarticulately" on abortion.