54 minutes ago Former first daughter says she’s a Republican — and still voting for Kamala Harris

Citing division in the country, the daughter of former president Gerald Ford said Harris was the leader Americans need

Politics

54 minutes ago Kinahan crime boss tried to organise arms cache from behind bars in bid to get lighter sentence

Thomas Kavanagh had hoped that by leading the National Crime Agency (NCA) to a buried stash of 11 “fearsome” weapons, he could influence sentencing in a multimillion-pound drug smuggling case

Events

64 minutes ago Paterson refuses to attend first of 62 inquests into deaths of former patients

Jailed breast surgeon Ian Paterson was told he must give evidence at the inquests, but refused to attend the first one on Tuesday.

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73 minutes ago Revolution owner's losses widen as restructuring caused a 'distraction' to trade

The Revel Collective, which was formerly known as Revolution Bars Group, said it was forced to shut 12 unprofitable sites in the past year

Politics

84 minutes ago UK unions could seek bargaining rights with just 2% of workers as members  

Ministers will consult on range of measures aimed at easing representation

Economics

84 minutes ago Practical Magic: Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock’s enduring song of sisterhood

Witchy, cozy, and murderously mischievous, this 1998 film about a clan of women beset by an ancient curse feels like a warm hug. Its resurgence is long overdueGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailThe formulaic 90s romcom shouldn’t – in theory – involve accidental murder or exorcising evil spirits. Yet Griffin Dunne’s Practical Magic proves that the feminine urge to murder your evil ex-boyfriend (twice) is funny, sexy, even mischievous.Picture Nicole Kidman with copper hair and curtain bangs, hurtling through an expanse of American highways to a soundtrack featuring Stevie Nicks and Joni Mitchell. Or Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest as wickedly witchy aunts poised around a kitchen bench, chanting a spell (“Adder’s fork and blindworm’s sting, Barbados lime is just the thing!”) as ...

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90 minutes ago Civil servant was ‘dead man walking’ when placed on Covid ward, inquiry told

Scottish Government official Andrew Slorance, 49, died in December 2020 at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.

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1 hour ago Welsh hospital 'exceptionally busy' as patients told to consider other services

The health board is urging people to consider using the minor injury unit as well as other services

Science

2 hours ago Florida woman accused of using Roblox to instruct child, 10, to kill 2

Tara Sykes allegedly also told the child to drown and scold the infant with boiling water, and to slit the throats of the adults they were living with

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