How did Chelsea dominate in the Roman Abramovich era? In part with players, the Premier League has now concluded, signed involving financial deceptions. How were they able to avoid a points deduction and accept a fine – albeit a record £10.75m – that they won’t even need to pay themselves? An explanation is provided in […]
The BBC has filed a motion in a US court to dismiss a $10bn lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump over an edited documentary clip. The broadcaster claimed that the case could have a “chilling effect” on robust reporting. Mr Trump’s 33-page complaint relates to the corporation’s editing of a speech he made on
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Real-time pollution warnings are needed at Lake Windermere after two people swimming there were taken to hospital last summer, campaigners have said. A seven-year-old boy developed life-threatening kidney failure following an E coli infection allegedly linked to him swimming in the lake. Windermere, in the Lake District in Cumbria, is one of the UK’s most
Meningitis is thankfully rare, but the outbreak in Kent is a cruel reminder that the disease is still with us, and that young people are most at risk. Health authorities are yet to identify the exact strain that has killed two students – one a sixth-former in Canterbury, the other studying at the University of
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Voters are broadly split over whether Sir Keir Starmer is handling the Iran war well, exclusive polling by YouGov for Sky News shows. 41% of voters think the prime minister has responded badly to the US’s actions against Tehran, versus 37% well. However, 59% of people who voted for Labour in 2024 think Sir Keir
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Artificial intelligence (AI) and “deeper” ties with Europe are the best ways to get the economy growing, the chancellor will say on Tuesday. Rachel Reeves will argue that the UK cannot afford to “bury our heads in the sand”, and allow other countries to lead the development of AI, in the annual Mais lecture. While
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The latest shutdown of Dubai’s airport has disrupted the travel plans of thousands of UK passengers. Dubai International Airport announced on Monday, at 1.36am GMT, it had suspended flights after a drone hit a nearby fuel tank. Many Emirates flights already in the air were diverted, while others waiting to take off were cancelled. Five
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Three people have been arrested after a man’s body was found in a wheelie bin. A member of the public found the body in a green council bin in a park in Coventry on Friday. Inquiries are still ongoing to formally identify the victim and establish how he died, with police saying he may have
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MSPs will vote later today on whether to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults in Scotland. Hundreds of amendments have been debated during multiple marathon sessions as the proposed legislation has made its way through the Scottish parliament. If passed, the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill would allow those aged 18
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Students are being warned about the symptoms of meningitis after the deaths of two people in Kent. A University of Kent student and a Year 13 pupil from Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School in Faversham died following the confirmation of 13 cases in the area of Canterbury. A further 11 people have fallen ill with signs
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