In Iran, the climate of fear has been restored after the clerics who run this country successfully crushed a nationwide revolt. Yet their determination to stay in power is matched by their efforts to conceal what has happened. Iran‘s communications blackout – which began on 8 January – has eased somewhat, with sporadic internet access […]
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Driverless cars are coming to London – some time this year. Waymo, Google’s driverless car division, has confirmed its self-driving cars will be fully operational by the end of 2026, assuming regulators give the go-ahead. The phrase “Q4” was mentioned: corporate code for the last few months of the year. There are around 24 Waymo
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The Federal Reserve has voted to keep interest rates the same – despite pressure from Donald Trump to make a cut. The US central bank said on Wednesday that it will keep its key lending rate between 3.5% to 3.75%, claiming that economic activity has been “expanding at a solid pace”. It comes after the
A man has been jailed for life for the murder of a six-month-old baby after violently shaking the child, leaving him with a fatal brain injury and lying to cover up what happened. Bedfordshire Police said baby Archie Woodbridge was left in the sole care of Kieran Humphreys, 33, on 9 February 2024, at the
Former Spandau Ballet frontman Ross Davidson has been found guilty of rape and attempted rape. Davidson, who used the stage name Ross Wild, performed as a singer for the 1980s band in 2018 and also starred in the Queen-based West End musical We Will Rock You. The 37-year-old from Finchley, north London, had pleaded not
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More pupils suspended for bad behaviour will have to stay in school under supervision, rather than being sent home, in a bid to curb learning loss and reduce exposure to phones and social media. Ministers say the changes are designed to strengthen discipline while ensuring pupils continue learning during short-term suspensions, particularly for non-violent behaviour.
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Four members of an organised crime gang have been jailed after an investigation into a multi-million-pound firearms and drugs operation. The gang members have been jailed for a total of almost 50 years following an investigation into a Wigan-based “industrial‑scale tablet manufacturing set-up, capable of producing tens of thousands of tablets per hour”. The court
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Tyson Fury has confirmed his return to boxing with a comeback fight against Arslanbek Makhmudov. The 37-year-old heavyweight boxer announced his retirement a year ago in the wake of successive defeats to Oleksandr Usyk. Fury plans to fight three times this year and has been training in Thailand ahead of his return, which is set
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A third of international travellers say they are less likely to visit the US if proposals to scrutinise social media accounts are brought in, according to a survey. It suggests proposals to screen visitors’ social media accounts and family histories – as announced last month – could cut tourism spending by $15bn (£10.8bn) and impact
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Dame Sarah Mullally has been confirmed as the first-ever female Archbishop of Canterbury, some 1,400 years after the role was created. The ceremony at St Paul’s Cathedral in London also confirmed the 63-year-old as the first woman to assume the spiritual leadership of the Church of England in its nearly 500-year history. Dame Sarah, who