5 h. ago Royal family gift thought to be lost for decades could break auction records

One art expert likened it to a ‘luxurious Kinder Surprise chocolate’

Politics

12 h. ago 'This is a call to arms to ensure North Sea remains an energy powerhouse long into the future'

Budget marks a moment in history for a cornerstone of the UK economy, writes Energy Minister

Politics

15 h. ago ANDREW NEIL: This is a watershed moment in our economic history that will consign Britain to a Lost Decade

In the end it was the old-fashioned Labour tax-and-spend Budget. But it was even worse marked a new era for Britain in which taxes and public spending remain permanently elevated.

Economics

5 d. ago ANDREW NEIL: No amount of arm twisting will stem the tide of licence fee refuseniks

Instead of shining a light through the fog of digital distortion which blights all our efforts to learn the truth, BBC News has become part of the problem, not the solution, writes ANDREW NEIL.

Politics

6 d. ago Ella Eyre: 'I didn't know if I would ever be able to sing again'

Ella Eyre lost her voice completely after an operation. Now, a decade on from her debut album, she’s back. She talks about grief, childhood trauma and why she’s had enough of being polite

Politics

6 d. ago The devastating effects when your immune system hijacks your brain

One patient is still grieving decades of lost memories five years later

Politics

7 d. ago Rabih Alameddine wins National book award for fiction with darkly comic epic spanning six decades

True to his irreverent style, author of The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) thanks his psychiatrist, his gastrointestinal doctors and his drug dealersRabih Alameddine has won the National book award for fiction for The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother), a darkly comic saga spanning six decades in the life of a Lebanese family.The novel, which traverses a sprawling history of Lebanon including its civil war and economic collapse, is told through the eyes of its titular protagonist: a gay 63-year-old philosophy teacher confronting his past and his relationship with his mother and his homeland. Continue reading...

Events

7 d. ago A senior White House official has told me the REAL threat to Trump. Epstein is a humiliating distraction. But he's losing grip fast... this could be fatal: ANDREW NEIL

The manner in which Donald Trump was forced, in the end, to agree this week to the publication of the Epstein files should worry the President far more than anything that might be in them.

Events

1 week ago ANDREW NEIL: The Chancellor looks haunted, distraught, even helpless. This is why I now believe there's every chance of a financial crisis

There is an increasingly haunted, distraught, even helpless look about her. She must know her second Budget is likely to be her last.

Events

1 week ago AD FEATURE: ‘We don’t like to waste energy,’ – how one Port Talbot couple are using their smart meter to save money

Neil Jones and partner Andrew have found they can save by tracking their gas and electricity consumption

Politics

2 w. ago Al Gore wonders if ‘bullying’ Trump prompted Bill Gates to backtrack on climate

Exclusive interview with ex-US vice-president at Cop30 also reveals his hope around much-maligned climate summitFear of being bullied by Donald Trump may have prompted Bill Gates to row back on the climate crisis, Al Gore has speculated, as he slammed the billionaire’s new position as “silly”, and the US president for his anti-climate stance.Trump, “the most corrupt president in American history”, was “badly damaging the US economy” by pulling away from renewable energy and promoting fossil fuels, the former US vice-president warned. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago What Madeleine McCann fantasist's father told me about her childhood: NICK PISA reveals telling detail exclusively in The Crime Desk newsletter

Theirs is a heartbreaking story the world knows only too well - but two decades after Kate and Gerry McCann lost their daughter Madeleine, the pain continues.

Events

2 w. ago Unrwa has the capacity and expertise to support a postwar Gaza. We want to help make this peace work | Philippe Lazzarini

With a ceasefire in place, rebuilding must begin, justice be delivered and healing seriously addressed by Palestinian and Israeli societiesPhilippe Lazzarini is the commissioner-general of UnrwaAfter two years of brutal warfare in Gaza, a fragile ceasefire – the first phase of US president Donald Trump’s 20-point plan – offers some respite to an exhausted population. For my Unrwa colleagues on the ground in Gaza, the constant fear of being killed by bombs and guns may have abated, but there is still much to worry about – access to shelter, food and clean water remains challenging, and winter is approaching fast.There is no time to lose in tackling widespread hunger and disease. The scale of physical and psychological trauma is immense, and expectations about access to healthcare and education are growing. The next weeks and months will determine whether this watershed moment will lead to a new dawn or be a prelude to greater despair.Philippe Lazzarini is commissioner-general of the ...

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2 w. ago Labour bosses know ditching Starmer won't save them, but their despair at the PM means they want him gone anyway. And the end could come soon: ANDREW NEIL

It's over for Keir Starmer. Don't take my word for it. Don't even be guided by the polls, which couldn't be more dire for him or his party. Just speak to his own MPs.

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3 w. ago ANDREW NEIL: Brace yourselves, we're ALL about to be clobbered by a double tax whammy. Every striver in the land will be hit

The British economy is in a right old pickle. So you might think whoever has been Chancellor of the Exchequer these past 18 months should bear at least some of the responsibility.

Events

3 w. ago As populist insurgents take power across the globe, ANDREW NEIL examines the dire plight of the mainstream Right

We live in a political age in which the 'unlikely' increasingly becomes the 'likely', with a rapidity similar to Hemingway's description of going bankrupt - gradually, then suddenly... very suddenly.

Politics

last month Aids cuts will help drive ‘lost decade’ for progress across the globe, UN warns

Global conflicts, pushback on climate action, and a retrenchment from values of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are also all seen as key threats to global development

Events

last month Coronation Street legend fuming as 'axe' rumours emerge after 30 years on ITV soap

Coronation Street favourite Jane Danson, who plays Leanna Battersby, has furiously hit back at rumours she's lost her job on the ITV soap after almost three decades

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