67 m. ago Rachel Reeves has given the Starmer administration a new narrative: Investment, growth and expansion

Editorial: Alongside the Brexit reset, new trade deals and planning reforms, the chancellor’s spending review should result in a stronger economy with a better long-term growth rate. But it will take time

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99 m. ago Trump’s legal team says Supreme Court would be ‘stunned’ by hush money case in New York’s hands

Appeals court judges are now wrestling with a ‘whole new world of presidential immunity’ after his conviction

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1 hour ago Welsh Race Across the World couple Fin and Sioned's relationship, background and health battle

The Carmarthenshire couple are the youngest participants to take part in the BBC travel programme

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2 h. ago How Sonay Kartal’s rise is pushing British women’s tennis to new heights

Sonay Kartal fell to a 6-1, 6-3 defeat at the hands of world No. 15 Amanda Anisimova, but has plenty of positives to take from an historic week in women’s tennis

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2 h. ago Take a look inside luxury £2.5m Cheshire home with indoor swimming pool and movie room

The gorgeous home has been listed on Rightmove this week

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2 h. ago R Kelly files request for release from prison citing murder plot against him

Singer’s lawyer said Aryan Brotherhood and prison officials were plotting to kill him, and asked for home confinement Attorneys for R&B singer R Kelly have filed an urgent request for his release from federal prison, citing a serious threat to his life. The motion asks that the 58-year-old be placed under home detention due to what they describe as an orchestrated plan to have him killed behind bars.In a filing submitted on Tuesday, Kelly’s legal team claims that his safety is at risk. The motion alleges that three officials from the Bureau of Prisons attempted to recruit another inmate to murder the singer. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Best celebrity whisky: Top names shaking up the spirits scene

As Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter show storms the capital, we take a look at her whiskey brand and other famous names with a hand in the dram

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2 h. ago Samsung fitness tracker shoppers 'haven't taken off' since buying drops to £40

Normally £59, this Samsung Galaxy Fit3 smart watch is now down to £40 for a limited time at Amazon.

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2 h. ago Thomas Tuchel tells England critics 'stay calm' and vows 'it's just a learning curve'

Thomas Tuchel has fired back at critics of his England team after the 3-1 humbling by Senegal and insisted he still knows what he's doing - urging those against him to keep calm and carry on

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2 h. ago England: Thomas Tuchel to assess Jobe Bellingham ahead of World Cup 2026

The new Borussia Dortmund signing will be given a chance to prove his worth with the senior team

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3 h. ago Starc leads Australia fightback after Rabada stars for South Africa on day one of WTC final

Day one: Australia 212; South Africa 43-4Rabada takes 5-51 but Proteas’ reply faltersSouth Africa have had to put up with a fair few grumbles about their place in this World Test Championship final and grew tired of the topic during the build-up. Other than pointing folks in the direction of the International Cricket Council, the teams who can afford to arrange more fixtures, and the league table they topped, the only response they could really give was to compete out on the field.It was a case of mission accomplished with the ball, at least, even if a topsy-turvy opening day that saw 14 wickets fall ended with Australia in the ascendancy. Led by Kagiso Rabada, a player dogged by headlines about his recent ban for cocaine use, the Proteas were delighted to skittle the defending champions for 212 in two-and-a-half sessions, only to close on a troubling 43 for four in reply. Continue reading...

Sport

3 h. ago Evenepoel blows away field on stage four of Criterium du Dauphiné to take overall lead

Belgian wins time trial 21 seconds ahead of VingegaardPogacar drops to eighth, 38 seconds behindTime-trial specialist Remco Evenepoel laid down a marker in the fourth stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné on Wednesday, winning the 17.4km race against the clock in style to move top of the overall classification. The 25-year-old Belgian tasted Olympic gold in the discipline last year and is also the double time-trial world champion. He showed his pedigree by blowing away a field containing Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar.Evenpoel raced home 21 seconds ahead of Dane Vingegaard, with Matteo Jorgenson a further 17 seconds back in third. Pogacar just missed the podium at 49 seconds behind Evenepoel, with Florian Lipowitz fifth and Mathieu van der Poel sixth. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago I survived October 7: Gaza tourist Greta Thunberg's ridiculous 'kidnapping' claims are a slap in the face to REAL victims... now her stunt has backfired

When I read Greta Thunberg's claim that she'd been 'kidnapped' by the Israeli military while trying to deliver aid to Gaza, I did a double-take.

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3 h. ago Brit on 27 year trek around the world escaped polar bear, Putin and drug cartels

A Brit is on his way home on the last leg of an extraordinary journey around the world which has taken him 27 years so far

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3 h. ago Reeves unveils record spending plans but experts warn of tax rises ahead

Chancellor announces £39bn boost for social housing, £29bn for NHS and £11bn for defence – and promises to close all asylum hotels as she takes a swipe at Farage and dismisses Tory warnings of a ‘cruel summer’ of tax rise

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3 h. ago London stocks climb higher after ‘watershed’ spending review

The FTSE 100 index closed up 11.27 points, 0.1%, at 8,864.35.

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4 h. ago Treasury minister dismisses claims spending review will lead to autumn tax rises – UK politics live

Darren Jones says such claims are ‘incoherent’ and the government is allocating money that has already been raisedSpending review: key points at a glanceGreen party MPs and activists joined a protest outside parliament today saying the government should use the spending review to announce a wealth tax. In a post on social media, Adrian Ramsay, the party’s co-leader, said:We expect the chancellor to take another axe to public spending today: decline by design from a govt that refuses to tax wealth to properly fund our overstretched public services & support the most vulnerable. We need to invest in a secure & fairer future. #TaxExtremeWealth Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Chelsea: Andrey Santos squad number confirmed as Blues unveil Club World Cup squad

The Brazilian is set for a first-team role at Chelsea next season

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4 h. ago Take a look inside Jeremy Clarkson’s £1.5m childhood home as it goes up for sale

It is Grade II listed and features five bedrooms, three bathrooms, four reception rooms, and a ‘large living kitchen’

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4 h. ago Mad Russians are taking over a bridge to 'scream' every morning as Putin's war takes toll

As Russia's war threatens to break into WW3, a Russian man has found a unique way of shedding emotional baggage and now has a healthy crowd that join him every morning

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