A leading Reform figure has told Sky News that Robert Jenrick’s defection to the party is a “really important milestone” and “makes it more likely that we win the next general election”. Until he was kicked out of the Conservative Party by leader Kemi Badenoch on Thursday, Mr Jenrick was the shadow justice secretary and […]
Doctors and medical experts have warned of the growing evidence of “health harms” from tech and devices on children and young people in the UK. The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC) said frontline clinicians have given personal testimony about “horrific cases they have treated in primary, secondary and community settings throughout the NHS and
Donald Trump wants countries to pay $1bn to be permanent members of the US-backed Board of Peace, according to reports. The Board of Peace will form a key part of the Gaza peace process but a statement from the office of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the US did not coordinate its creation
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A ceasefire has been declared between Syrian government troops and US-backed Kurdish-led forces, according to state media. Fighting had intensified recently, with Syrian troops seizing the country’s largest oil field as well as a gas field from the group. Now, the government troops will secure all oil and gas fields in the area around Deir
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Tottenham boss Thomas Frank has been sacked after just eight months in charge. The Dane left after Tuesday’s 2-1 home defeat to Newcastle. Tottenham sit 16th in the Premier League, five points above the relegation zone. Frank, who was appointed last summer after consistently over-performing as Brentford boss, has the worst Premier League home win
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Eight people have been killed in a series of avalanches in Austria, authorities say. Three Czech skiers were killed in the Pusterwald area of the Murtal district in Styria shortly before 4.30pm (3.30pm UK time) on Saturday, according to police. It was reported a total of seven skiers were caught up in that avalanche in
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British tennis player Arthur Fery is through to the second round of the Australian Open after beating the 20th seed Flavio Cobolli. Ferry, a 23-year-old qualifier and the current world number 185, defeated his Italian opponent in straight sets 7-6 6-4 6-1 on John Cain Arena. The British number seven, who did not drop a
“The situation is critical…” Those are the four words a top European diplomat chose when we discussed Trump’s position on Greenland. Others have used similar language… “unprecedented”, “extraordinary”, “urgent”, “serious”. Honestly, this is truly a bizarre situation for America’s European allies to be in. But most of all, for the people of Greenland, this feels truly existential.
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It’s hardly a Love Actually moment of brave UK defiance in the face of a domineering US president – but Sir Keir Starmer has clearly decided it’s time to start pushing back. Donald Trump, he has said, is “completely wrong” to slap tariffs on the UK and other European countries “for pursuing the collective security
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An “experienced terrorist leader” with ties to al Qaeda has been killed in US strikes, after an Islamic State ambush last month left three Americans dead. Bilal Hasan al Jasim had direct links to the ambush, which killed two US soldiers and a civilian interpreter in Syria, according to officials. Now he too has been