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November 22, 2022

Starmer: Relax immigration rules to aid business growth

Labour will relax immigration rules to boost growth in a renewed push for business support, Sir Keir Starmer is set to say, after Rishi Sunak rebuffed the Confederation of British Industry’s (CBI) call for greater access to overseas workers.

4 mins

Tories will be destroyed at next election if it pursues closer EU ties, says Farage

The Conservative party will be destroyed” at the next election if it pursues a Swiss-style Brexit, Nigel Farage has said.

2 mins

Is a Swiss-style deal with the EU a realistic option?

The suggestion that the UK might revisit the Brexit agreement to do some sectoral deals with the EU so as to cut down on checks is pragmatic, but in today’s Conservative party is also incendiary stuff.

2 mins

Iran team protests regime with refusal to sing anthem

In a show of defiance, bravery and unity with anti-government protesters, Iran’s football team decided not to sing the national anthem in their opening World Cup game against England.

2 mins

England and Wales refuse to show love to LGBT+ fans... Shame on them

If not now, when? If now is not the time to destroy Fifa by walking out of its absurd World Cup, then there will certainly never be a time.

5 mins

Homeowners face mortgage timebomb’ with interest rates set to double next year

British homeowners have been warned that they are facing a mortgage timebomb”, with interest payments set to double to their highest level on record next year.

2 mins

Rivers are awash with superbugs’, report warns

Britain’s waterways have never been in a sorrier state. Many of them have been dredged, straightened or concreted over.

3 mins

Cop27 shows the world is still addicted to fossil fuels

We are now 27 summits deep into the United Nations’ annual climate change Conference of the Parties”, and the almost 200 countries represented can’t agree that the world needs to phase out fossil fuels.

2 mins

Sunak registered with private GP practice’ that offers same-day visitations

Rishi Sunak is registered with a private GP practice that guarantees same-day appointments for all patients with urgent concerns, according to reports.

2 mins

Treatment that changes the lives of sickle cell patients

Nadine White and Thomas Kingsley hear how those with the disease have been given fresh hope by a groundbreaking drug

5 mins

More than 160 dead after Indonesia hit by earthquake

Many still buried in debris and tens of thousands displaced

2 mins

Massacre at LGBT+ club follows wave of threats

Colorado shooting comes after US drag venues targeted s

5 mins

Arizona election official in hiding after death threats

Warnings come in wake of Maga Republican’s midterm loss

1 min

The same old Tory tensions may actually kill the party

Although Conservative MPs cheered Jeremy Hunt as he ended his autumn statement in the Commons on Thursday, the gloom on the backbenches over his 25bn of tax rises was evident soon afterwards.

8 mins

While war rages on, another conflict is looming for Russia

Vladimir Putin stayed away from the G20 summit in Bali to avoid the opprobrium he would have faced over his invasion of Ukraine.

4 mins

Bringing back the B-word will only cause more misery

There are some words that you type or read on a screen that make your heart feel like a stone dropping inside your chest.

3 mins

What an embarrassing start to the World Cup for Qatar

For all the glamour you get from spending 200bn, what you can’t buy is a decent football team, writes Ben Burrows

1 min

BLINDED BY CHOICE

Once upon a time we went to a shop, rented a VHS or DVD and sought recommendations. Now what we watch is guided by algorithms but is that a good thing, asks Ryan Coogan

10 mins

Gen Z-baiting drama about vampires has very little bite

Relentlessly quippy Addams Family’ prequel Wednesday’ is Netflix’s latest supernatural teen show, writes Nick Hilton

3 mins

Virgin Atlantic withdraws support for Heathrow third runway and attacks airport

The chief executive of Virgin Atlantic has launched a stinging attack on the passenger charges at its main airport, London Heathrow, and said he no longer supports a third runway there.

2 mins

England hit six in World Cup opener as Iran show Fifa how to take a stand

England show they’ve got a bit more up their sleeves, even if it’s not under One Love armbands.

4 mins

Bellingham shows why he can dominate for England

The all-action midfielder played a massive part in breaking Iran's resistance

3 mins

Maguire’s return ends with familiar questions over form

Exit Harry Maguire, shaking his head disconsolately, a triumphant return to the global stage suddenly jeopardised.

3 mins

Messi’s last hurrah is mired in the dirt of sportswashing

It’s the 93rd minute on a sweltering November evening in Qatar. Lionel Messi flicks a pass forward and receives the return while gliding towards the Brazil defence.

4 mins

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