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Tories take narrow poll lead after Badenoch's first week

The Conservatives have taken a two-point poll lead over Sir Keir Starmer's Labour Party in Kemi Badenoch's first week as leader.

Starmer pledges to slash carbon emissions by 81%

Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump are on a collision course over the climate crisis after the prime minister yesterday positioned himself as the international leader spearheading efforts to achieve net zero.

Why has the Archbishop of Canterbury had to resign?

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has resigned over allegations - some of which he has accepted - that he failed to act against a prolific and sadistic paedophile, John Smyth, who had been associated with the Church of England for decades. A number of Welby’s more senior colleagues have openly called for him to stand down, while others remained silent, and the general unease has become deafening.

Welby quits over 'failures' in Church abuse scandal

Archbishop submits to pressure from clergy and PM

It's the unmade Rocky film with a twist... roll up, folks

There is no hate, no love, the gloves are big and the rounds will be short when Mike Tyson and Jake Paul fight on Friday night.

While rivals hit the buffers, Liverpool deserve their lead

Alexis Mac Allister can have a footballing eloquence. His job involves reading the game.

United's ship steadied, now Amorim hits deeper waters

It may be the way all Manchester United managers imagine their reign ending.

Supermarket shoppers will soon find ‘every little hurts'

Is chancellor Rachel Reeves’s decision to hike employers’ national insurance contributions (NICs) about to hit us all – and right in the supermarket baskets?

Barclays warns tax rise will hit workers' living standards

Business leaders accuse government of betraying the nation’

How Gary Barlow became accidental king of memes

The singer is currently enjoying a load of nice days out’ on his new travel show. It’s the latest step in his reinvention as an inadvertent icon of hun culture’, says Katie Rosseinsky

Brothers grim: on the dark world of Nineties boybands

As anew documentary series reveals what it was really like to ride the pop train to stardom, Jessie Thompson remembers her own youthful obsession and looks behind the curtain

Cast iron catnip for Gen Z's aspirations of adulthood

Police had to be called after hundreds of frenzied shoppers descended on a cookware sale this weekend. Helen Coffey dons oven gloves to tackle the LeCreuSlay phenomenon

'Some boys wet themselves, some wanted their mothers'

Reckless exposure to atomic weapons tests left young men and later, their children suffering from debilitating illness and disability. Zoé Beaty reports on the long fight for justice

Why India's trainee doctors are hoping for more bodies

Logistical hurdles and cultural sensitivities are affecting the donation of cadavers, so medical students are forced to train on anatomical models or simulations, reports Namita Singh

Alarm as Cop29 first day overshadowed by Trump

The United Nations’ Cop29 climate summit kickstarted yesterday amid stark warnings about the deteriorating state of the planet and an undercurrent of anxiety over Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

Trump chooses China hawk as national security adviser

President-elect Donald Trump has asked Michael Waltz, a retired army national guard officer and war veteran, to be his national security adviser.

Ukraine forces face 50,000 troops in Russia's Kursk

Ukraine is battling 50,000 troops in Russia’s border Kursk region, according to the country’s president Volodymyr Zelensky, while also scrambling to reinforce two besieged fronts in the east and bracing to meet an infantry assault in the south.

Urbi et Orban: Pope could derail support for Ukraine

Francis shows backing for Hungary’s peace deal’ between Kyiv and Moscow, while Trump’s election puts US aid at risk

Black prisoner died alone following sickle cell crisis

The family of a Black sickle cell patient who died “naked and alone” in prison after a medical crisis have described their pain as an inquest found that neglect was a contributing factor.

Met officer who fatally shot Kaba is set to be promoted

The firearms officer who fatally shot Chris Kaba is set to be promoted after he was cleared of murder, according to reports.

Gladiator II thrills - even if Mescal is no Russell Crowe

Ridley Scott’s belated sequel has it all: sharks, monkeys, and the joy of Denzel Washington’s Shakespearean enunciation. At times, this movie is pure camp, writes Clarisse Loughrey

Campaign to raise £90k to return rare Bible launched

A rare 13th-century Bible could return to its ancestral home in Salisbury Cathedral, more than 700 years after it was written.

Man jailed for two years 'has spent half life in prison*

A prisoner has spent more than half of his life in jail for starting a fire in the attic of an empty building aged 17 under an abolished indefinite jail term.

Ex-soldier Khalife admits to Wandsworth prison escape

The former soldier Daniel Khalife yesterday pleaded guilty to escaping from prison.

Badenoch: Red tape delayed payment to subpostmasters

The government let bureaucracy get in the way of redress for wronged subpostmasters, Kemi Badenoch told the inquiry into the Post Office scandal yesterday.

Is the latest assisted dying bill likely to be made law?

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will be brought before the Commons in its entirety in the coming days, with a debate in the chamber scheduled for the end of the month.

Assisted dying bill is 'safe', says MP proposing new law

A bill to legalise assisted dying for some terminally ill adults is the “safest choice” and the “strictest” in the world, the MP behind the new law has claimed as it is set to be published.

Trump's tariffs 'doomsday scenario' for UK economy

Donald Trump’s plans to impose huge tariffs on imports are a “doomsday scenario” for the UK economy, a senior Labour figure has warned.

Mic drop: Lineker to leave Match of the Day in May

Gary Lineker will leave Match of the Day at the end of the season, it is widely reported, with a full exit from the BBC set for after the 2026 World Cup around 20 months from now.

UK air supremacy in future wars is gone, RAF chief says

The UK will not enjoy supremacy in the air in future warfare but will have to fight against an “ever-improving enemy” for control, the head of the Royal Air Force has warned, as he claimed that the UK faces the most difficult strategic environment in decades.