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Could Labour Build HS2 In Full If It Wins The Election?

Rishi Sunak could be poised to sign off more cuts to HS2, with an announcement expected this week. But if the prime minister does announce new cuts, he will do so with a rather large elephant in the room: the next general election.

Migraine Patients Face Long Wait For Treatment On NHS

WAITING times for patients suffering from migraines have almost doubled in England, a report has revealed.

Black Sea Blast 'Killed Top Russian Navy Officials'

A UKRAINIAN missile strike on the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea fleet killed "dozens" of top naval officials, Kyiv chiefs said yesterday.

Chinese Dissident Prepared To Stay Put At Taiwan Airport

A Chinese dissident who has taken refuge in a Taiwan airport during a stopover has said he is prepared to wait months if necessary, in order to get safe passage to a third country.

No 10 To Warn About Risks Of Using AI In Bioweapon Creation

Concerns that criminals or terrorists could use artificial intelligence to cause mass destruction will dominate discussion at a summit of world leaders as concern grows in Downing Street about the power of the next generation of technological advances.

Nuke Fears As Putin Looks To Kim For Weapons Deal

Warning over tyrants' arms talks

Poor Economic Growth Will 'Feel A Lot Like A Recession'

Britain will narrowly avoid a recession this year - but people and businesses will still feel the pain akin to the 2008 financial crash, according to an influential business network.

So Who Pays For The Bank Holiday Air Traffic Chaos?

"Last week 2,000 flights were cancelled because of Nats's inability to process flight plans, and a quarter of a million passengers were grounded" - so said Lord Young, a former Conservative transport secretary, in the House of Lords yesterday afternoon.

Modi Prepares For Biggest Diplomatic Challenge Yet

With both Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping skipping the G20 summit in Delhi, experts tell Shweta Sharma that India's leader will struggle to foster unity in a divided world

Alcohol And Rising Obesity Linked To 'Alarming' Surge In Cancers In Young People

Drinking alcohol, smoking and obesity have contributed to a huge surge in the number of cancer cases in younger people, new research suggests. Recorded cases of cancer in the under-50s soared by 79 per cent between 1999 and 2019, according to scientists from the University of Edinburgh and the Zhejiang University School of Medicine in China.

Style Over Substance? Delhi Gets G20 Makeover As Modi Seeks To Position India As A Global Player

Their city, say the residents of Delhi, has never looked so pristine. As some of the world's most powerful leaders Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden among them descend on India's capital this weekend for the G20 leaders' summit, a frantic, and to some controversial, beautification effort has been in force.

England Health Alert Raised To Amber Level As Heatwave Hits

Health officials have upgraded their warning over rising temperatures this week with southern England due to experience heatwave conditions.

Birmingham Bankrupt' As Councils Suffer Cash Crisis

Britain's biggest local authority joins growing list in financial trouble

Putin's Demands On Grain

PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin has said a deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain safely through the Black Sea will not be restored until the West meets its obligations to facilitate Russian agricultural exports.

Zelensky Needed Defence Minister Out To Placate Allies

The dismissal of a defence minister who helped to secure billions of pounds in military aid for Ukraine, and forged strong relationships with Western officials, reflects the challenges President Volodymyr Zelensky faces in the 18th month of Russia's invasion.

Suu Kyi Denied Urgent Care By 'Callous And Cruel' Junta

Fears for health of ex-Myanmar leader who is unable to eat

Wegovy Weight-Loss Jab Now Prescribed To NHS Patients

The weight-loss jab Wegovy is being made available in the UK as part of a "controlled and limited launch".

Summer Sizzler...And It Could Get Hotter Than Ibiza!

SUMMER holidays may be over, but the UK could be basking in 32C spells that beat Ibiza.

Sunak Accused Of Ignoring 'Critical' Danger To Schools Amid Tory Party Meltdown

No 10 censures education secretary over extraordinary ITV outburst as Tory MPs urge Sunak to fund school repairs

1 In 5 Workers Cut Pension Payments Over Rising Bills

Head of Business MORE than one in five workers have stopped or reduced pension contributions because of the cost of living crisis.

New Covid Mutations Baffling The Scientists

Cases Doubling Every Few Days

We Still Live Happy Lives ..We Won't Let Rob's Disease Stop Us

Rob Burrow's wife has revealed his work to raise awareness of motor neurone disease has had such an impact that patients are now telling doctors: "I think I have the Rob Burrow disease."

'Surviving Not Living': Warning Over Worsening Levels Of Poverty In UK

The collapse of the UK's social contract is leaving millions of low income families "surviving not living" and forced to endure unacceptable levels of poverty, according to an independent cross-party report.

Williamson Apologises For Bullying Former Chief Whip In Text Messages

Gavin Williamson has apologised in the Commons for bullying the former Conservative chief whip Wendy Morton in a series of text messages in 2022.

Sunak Under Pressure Over School Funding As Concrete Crisis Grows

Education secretary forced to apologise after off-camera remarks

Putin Stays Away As Prigozhin Is Buried In Little-Known St Petersburg Cemetery

The funeral of Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner Group, was held at a private cemetery on the outskirts of his home town, St Petersburg, his press service announced yesterday hours after the Kremlin said Vladimir Putin would not attend the event.

Axing River Pollution Rules Won't Solve Homes Crisis, Say Developers

Michael Gove's plan to repeal water pollution rules in an attempt to kickstart housebuilding will not solve England's housing crisis, developers have warned, thanks to delays in implementation and other planning burdens.

US Nuclear Bombs May Be Stored In Britain

US nuclear weapons could return to Britain for first time in 15 years

Air Travel Delays Could Last For Days

TRAVEL disruption could last for days after flights were cancelled leaving thousands of passengers stranded during a technical fault in the UK's air traffic control (ATC) system.

Wriggling Worm Pulled From Brain

Surgeons find 3-inch parasite during biopsy