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October 10, 2021

Johnson's ‘Betrayal' Of Pledge To Level Up North

Regions set to be denied key rail infrastructure improvements

1 min

Johnson plans to hold another winter election

Boris Johnson plans to hold the next general election in winter as he believes it would hurt Labour’s chances of victory, according to a report.

1 min

Iraq Elections Won't Achieve Any Change, Protesters Warn

Today, voters take to the ballot box seven months earlier than planned, but with rallies often being met with deadly force, revolutionaries lack hope. Bel Trew reportsfrom Nassiriya

6 mins

Germany grapples with a rising antisemitism crisis

An ugly encounter in Leipzig in which a luxury hotel manager reportedly told an Israeli-German singer to cover up his Star of David necklace first if he wanted a room has prompted a nationwide debate about a disturbing rise in antisemitism in the country that has long struggled to atone for the Holocaust.

5 mins

Havana Syndrome Comes To The US Embassy In Berlin

German police are currently probing a number of cases of socalled “Havana syndrome” at the US Embassy in Berlin, a mysterious set of symptoms believed to have affected 200 US diplomats, offiials and family members worldwide.

1 min

Austrian chancellor quits after corruption allegations

Sebastian Kurz has said he plans to resign as Austria’s chancellor, days after being named as a suspect in a corruption probe.

2 mins

Who Will Voters Trust More, The Straight Man Or The Joker?

There goes Keir Starmer, copying Tony Blair again. “The jokes are all very well but they’re going to wear thin when people are hit in their wallet,” Starmer told Robert Peston after Boris Johnson turned the Conservative Party conference into a four-day extended play version of his own stand-up comedy routine.

4 mins

England hammer Andorra in meaningless mismatch

A step closer to Qatar, without having to break into a sprint.

2 mins

Sancho and Foden make the exquisite passes that matter

It is always diffiult to know how much to read into these mismatches, the type of imbalance in talent and ability that is normally saved for the early rounds of the FA Cup. A trip to a mountain-top microstate is no kind of litmus test at international level.

3 mins

Indian Wells Loss Will Serve As A Useful Lesson, Raducanu Insists After Return To Court

Emma Raducanu says she needs to “cut myself some slack” after her return to the court following her sensational US Open triumph ended in defeat at Indian Wells.

3 mins

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