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Babies Could Be Put At Risk Due To 'Skin Colour Tests'

Babies from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds could be being put at risk because NHS tests are based on white babies, a report suggests. Current health assessments of newborns are decades old and “mainly based on white European babies”, experts said.

Zelensky's Anger Over Hold-up On NATO Invite

Volodymyr Zelensky has hit out at Nato's refusal to give a date for Ukraine's membership as he prepares for a showdown with alliance leaders today.

PM Hints No Tax Cut Before Election Amid Inflation Fears

Prime minister Rishi Sunak has hinted that voters should not expect tax cuts before next year’s general election amid fears they would boost inflation.

Rocket Trip To Mars In A Month? Make It So!

Tech could bring Star Trek warp speed

'It's Quite Emotional': Woakes Relishes Fresh Chance Of Ashes Glory

All-rounder feared his Test chances were gone but he has become central to England’s hopes of a series turnaround

Mass Protests Across Israel Over Push For Overhaul Of Judiciary

Tens of thousands of Israeli demonstrators have blocked motorways across the country and access to Tel Aviv's airport in protest at the government's renewed push to advance legislation overhauling the judiciary.

Carrie And Boris Johnson Announce Birth Of Third Child

Carrie and Boris Johnson have announced the birth of their third child, a second son. On an Instagram post of her holding the baby, the former prime minister's wife joked: "Welcome to the world Frank Alfred Odysseus Johnson born 5th July at 9.15am. (Can you guess which name my husband chose?!)"

Mortgage Stress Likely To Worsen, Says IMF

UK mortgage payers grappling with the most expensive home loans in 15 years have been warned by the International Monetary Fund to brace themselves for still higher borrowing costs over the coming months. With pay growth registering its fastest growth since modern records began more than two decades ago, the IMF used its annual health check on the economy to back the Bank of England in whatever tough action it deems necessary to bring inflation under control.

No Extra Cash For Pay In The Public Sector, Warns Hunt

Jeremy Hunt has told ministers there will be no extra money to give millions of public sector workers an average 6% pay rise, which would potentially force departments to choose between raising salaries or cutting frontline services.

ESCAPE OF ALCARAZ

Spaniard has to dig his way out and declarés... 'We ALL want me against Novak in the final'

The Can-Do Generation

Lions close to ending long wait

Blair An NHS Radical? His Ideas Don't Go Far Enough

"Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer made a pilgrimage to Westminster Abbey yesterday morning to leave offerings at the shrine of the NHS.

Could Sunak's By-Election Crisis Be Worse Than Feared?

Just two weeks are left until polling day in three crucial byelections: Uxbridge and South Ruislip, Selby and Ainsty, and Somerton and Frome.

Sunak Pledge To Clear NHS Backlog 'Set For Scrapheap'

Adam Forrest, Rebecca Thomas

Djokovic Eases Through Doing Just Enough At The Right Times

What is it with Novak Djokovic? At times you get the feeling the greatest player in the history of men's tennis could walk out to face a vaping, white-shorted Phillip Schofield, or a Just Stop Oil pensioner on a wildcard, and this most gushing of arenas, a Centre Court that loves nothing more than to fawn over its champions, would still shout "Go on Phillip" or "Let's Go Oil", just to break the day up a little

Nuclear Arms XI Has Not Warned Putin, Moscow Says

The Kremlin has denied a report that the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, personally warned his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, against using nuclear weapons in Ukraine

Most Railway Ticket Offices In England To Close By 2026

Rail firms have confirmed plans for the mass closure of England's ticket offices to "modernise" the railway, ramping up the battle with unions and infuriating disability and passenger groups

Impossible Coincidence: How Tom Cruise's New Blockbuster Uncannily Echoes Real Life

Given that Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One is the seventh instalment in the action movie franchise, fans may be forgiven for feeling a creeping sense of familiarity at theatres this weekend

Sunak Condemns Racial Slur Spotted In Benefits Guide

DWP document withdrawn after find by The Independent

Tourist Boom Sparks Water Crisis On Idyllic Thai Island

A popular tourist island in Thailand is facing a severe water crisis caused by a rush of tourists.

Toyota Claims Battery Breakthrough To Unlock Future For Electric Cars

Toyota says it has made a technological breakthrough that will allow it to halve the weight, size and cost of batteries, in what could herald a big advance for electric vehicles

UK Ready To Drop £11.6bn Pledge For Climate Fund

The government is drawing up plans to drop the UK’s flagship £11.6bn climate and nature funding pledge, the Guardian can reveal, as the prime minster is accused of betraying populations vulnerable to global heating

Let's get ready to rumble again

Ant and Dec to bring back Byker Grove

It's Peaky Blinding

Film budget gives gang 007-style licence to thrill

'Spacey would grab the men ággressively..'

Actor is sexual bully, court hears | Defence claims of ‘opportunists’

Macron dances.. while France burns

President at Elton John show as rioting spreads

Emily: A secret family tragedy made me cry

Relative took own life after accident

Boy, 15, is youngest murder victim in the capital this year

A 15-YEAR-OLD boy has been fatally stabbed in a double killing in north London, making him the youngest murder victim of the year in the capital.

Why Is It Taking So Long To Tackle The Epidemic Of Children Vaping?

Blueberry bubblegum. Lemon pie. Caramel cheesecake. Sickly-sweet concoctions that are just a fraction of the dessert-flavoured nicotine vapes available to buy for not much more than a high-end chocolate bar, in bright packaging often adorned with cartoon illustrations designed to appeal to children.

Modi And Biden Bond Amid Mutual Concerns Over China

Narendra Modi arrived in Washington DC last Wednesday - the capital of a country he was once prohibited from visiting for almost 10 years - and joined the ranks of Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela and Volodymyr Zelenskiy as one of the few leaders to address a joint session of Congress more than once.