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Will school fees and farmers be a roadblock for Reeves?

The mantra, repeated by the prime minister at PMQs, is that the first Labour Budget in 14 years is “fixing the foundations”.

Davey warns Trump victory is 'a dark day for mankind'

Donald Trump’s victory is a dark day for mankind, the Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has warned.

Starmer stands by Lammy over Trump ‘neo-Nazi' jibe

Sir Keir Starmer has defended his foreign secretary David Lammy, who in the past called Donald Trump a “neo-Nazi sympathising sociopath”.

Europe's extremists will be more emboldened than ever

It took quite some time for the mood to darken, even though the prospect of a victory for Donald Trump had already become clear.

A Trump presidency won't be the gift Putin hopes for

If the White House pushes for an end to the war in Ukraine, it will pose a problem for the Kremlin

Harris's victory party at her alma mater ends in tears

Kamala Harris’s dream of becoming the first woman to be elected US president quickly turned into a nightmare for the crowd that gathered at Howard University late on Tuesday evening.

I watched in fear as Trump took my state for the GOP

As election day in North Carolina came to its final moments, voters sat close to their television screens and phones alike waiting to see which way the swing states would turn this election cycle. I was one of them.

Democrats begin blame game over devastating loss

Democrats and political talking heads have initiated the circular firing squad as they search to blame anyone else for Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 election.

Harris concedes and vows 'peaceful transfer of power'

Kamala Harris conceded defeat in the 2024 presidential race against Donald Trump yesterday in a speech at her alma mater Howard University, formally ending her campaign.

Trump clinches presidency with remarkable comeback

Convicted felon promises new ‘golden age’ after sweep of key states – as experts fear advent of ‘illiberal democracy’ in US

'Explaining a film takes the fun away for the audience'

Acclaimed director Andrea Arnold speaks to Louis Chilton about working with Barry Keoghan, plucking great actors off the street, and why working in US TV felt like a holiday’

Why you can't buy tickets on the UK's newest airline

Simon Calder hears about the benefits of wet lease’ capacity and white-tail’ aircraft from the boss of Ascend Airways

Fly me to the moon? Not tonight, thanks, I'm busy

Singer Olivia Rodrigo says men who want to go to space are weird’. It makes sense, writes Helen Coffey, who has her own list of signals that a first date is also likely to be the last

Penned in: family farms are facing an existential threat

Coming from a generation of farmers, Richard Benson has seen the battles those in agriculture face as he fears the tractor tax’ will irrevocably damage the British countryside

Barbados kid leading next generation in all formats

Jacob Bethell is starring for England in the West Indies with his flamboyant style and has a big future in the Test game

United have found a classy manager, in any language

Sporting CP’s Champions League match with Manchester City last night was full of intriguing sub-plots, as manager Ruben Amorim prepares to join Manchester United later this month and his sporting director and close friend, Hugo Viana, prepares to join City in the new year.

City thumped by Sporting in Amorim's home farewell

Ruben Amorim endeared himself to Manchester United fans before even arriving at Old Trafford by engineering a stunning 4-1 defeat of Manchester City with Sporting Lisbon.

Devastating second-half display sees Reds run riot

A vision of an alternative future turns into a brush with history.

North Korean troops will be cannon fodder' in Ukraine

The North Korean troops being used to bolster Russian forces in Ukraine face becoming cannon fodder” and their presence in the region will not alter the path of the war, said military experts.

McGregor 'took cocaine and raped woman' in hotel

Conor McGregor allegedly pinned down and raped a woman ina Dublin hotel while high on cocaine, the city’s High Court has been told.

World is watching Iran over detained protester, says UN

Female student’s whereabouts are unknown since weekend

Russia 'used UK parcel fire as test run for US attacks'

Polish spy chief believes the attacks in Birmingham, Leipzig and Vilnius were carried out under the direction of Moscow

Spain deploys 15,000 police and troops in flood clean-up

Vigilante groups have begun patrolling streets in an effort to prevent looting amid criticism of the government’s response

‘It left me afraid for my life'

A domestic abuse survivor tells Maya Oppenheim how her new address ended up in her ex’s hands in a data breach

University to set up public archive of late Robert Fisk

Middle East Independent journalist interviewed Osama Bin Laden and reported from Baghdad during the US invasion

Can Badenoch's new team take the fight to Starmer?

Slightly overshadowed by political developments in the United States, the new Conservative shadow cabinet has been announced and has held its first meeting.

Farmers face mental health perfect storm, Labour told

Rachel Reeves has been accused of traumatising” farmers with her new inheritance tax raid on a sector already grappling with a mental health crisis.

Treasury may have broken law over £22bn ‘black hole'

OBR says Hunt failed to disclose 9.5bn gap before election

Mental health reforms aim to allow patients more say

New bill will mean those in crisis are not detained in cells

Harris's ancestral Indian village prays for her victory

An unassuming village about 8,000 miles from Washington is observing the US presidential election with interest due to its ties with Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.