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Britain needs an Australian-style social media ban
2 min |
December 14, 2025
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Sophie Kinsella
Novelist who turned the everyday chaos of modern womanhood into bestselling, big-hearted comedy
4 min |
December 14, 2025
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Private schools charge councils up to £250k for each Send pupil
International investors are raking in millions from local authorities because mainstream schools cannot provide for the soaring number of children who need specialist support
5 min |
December 14, 2025
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Here's Johnny! The return of a Hollywood star too big to cancel
After a spectacular fall from grace, Johnny Depp will play Scrooge — a cruel man forced to reckon with his past. Alexi Mostrous reports on a startling comeback
5 min |
December 14, 2025
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Trump has decisive views on Europe – and we cannot afford to ignore them
Compare and contrast these words from two American presidents.
4 min |
December 14, 2025
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Uncertainty over budget leaves holiday hangover
Christmas and New Year is often a busy period for family law offices - the unhappy reason being separations and divorce enquiries spike this time of year.
1 min |
December 14, 2025
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Nato allies' €1bn fund for defence startups suffers early casualties
A €1bn venture capital (VC) fund to invest in defence startups and backed by Nato allies has lost four of its five founding partners, as well as its chair, in the past 18 months.
2 min |
December 14, 2025
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Keir Starmer flinches from the alarming truth that the United States no longer behaves like a friend
Trumpian aggression towards America's traditional allies has become a menace that cannot be ignored
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December 14, 2025
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Starmer joins Euro leaders in bid to change US peace plan for Ukraine
Keir Starmer is expected to head to Berlin tomorrow for crucial talks on the future of Ukraine with fellow European leaders, Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff.
1 min |
December 14, 2025
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"Many children are captivated by Hitler. Few remain obsessed for so long
Like Nigel Farage, as a teenager I was obsessed with Hitler and the second world war.
2 min |
December 14, 2025
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Overseas bidders tighten hold on the UK's brightest technology companies
The pace of takeovers has led to calls for action to stem the flow. Kehinde Grace Adeptun analyses four firms that could be next
3 min |
December 14, 2025
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Yes, there’s more flu going around — but no, it’s not more dangerous than usual
Doctors urge people to get the jab as hospitals face pressure from rising admissions
2 min |
December 14, 2025
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Exhausted midwives say ‘put up or shut up’ NHS culture puts mothers and babies at risk
Calls for tighter controls as maternity staff report pressure from management to work longer hours
2 min |
December 14, 2025
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Masons challenge Met over membership declaration
The Freemasons are considering legal action against the Metropolitan police after the commissioner announced plans to force officers to say whether or not they are members, The Observer understands.
2 min |
December 14, 2025
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Homes will no longer be one-way gambling chips
After a 50-year boom, a saner property market is beginning to emerge, writes Will Hutton
4 min |
December 14, 2025
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HSBC chief sends clear message by axing global manager scheme
One of the storied institutions of British banking is closing after 160 years.
1 min |
December 14, 2025
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"Nigel and the other schoolboy smokers on the ‘Belsen Bus’
In the 1970s and 80s, many boys passed through Dulwich College in south London fairly anonymously.
3 min |
December 14, 2025
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Zipcar’s departure marks the end of the road for a greener car-sharing dream
Collapse of scheme that could have transformed city streets exposes a lack of support for cleaner travel
4 min |
December 14, 2025
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"Unbiased pensions advice will be harder to come by
Ask anyone in their 50s or 60s where they would go for proper pension advice.
2 min |
December 14, 2025
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"A more dynamic Indian economy is just what the world needs right now
Between 1980 and the mid-2000s, China increased its exports dramatically.
3 min |
December 14, 2025
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DMGT takes NatWest loan to purchase the Telegraph
With RedBird Capital set to transfer its right-to-buy option, the ball is in Lisa Nandy's court to greenlight Rothermere's deal, writes Stephen Armstrong
3 min |
December 14, 2025
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Library card plan to help write newborns' first chapter
New mothers receive a modest bundle of gifts from the state, from nappy packs to the NHS “red book” in which to chart their baby’s health.
2 min |
December 14, 2025
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Free Willy lifeline is just a fantasy for France’s last two captive orcas
Environmentalists are fighting to save a pair of killer whales that can’t be released into the wild
4 min |
December 14, 2025
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Musk has shut Doge but does it leave a data trail?
Even Elon Musk admits that the Department of Government Efficiency he ran was only “somewhat successful”.
1 min |
December 14, 2025
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After budget betrayal, hospitality industry faces leaner times
It may not be all gloom, but smaller pubs are struggling to stay afloat in their busiest season, writes Jasper Reid
2 min |
December 14, 2025
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To ban or not to ban
Social media debate splits the government
1 min |
December 14, 2025
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Thank heavens for Sondheim as Star Trek makes an illogical Netflix exit
Off to the Bridge Theatre in London, and a new production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Into The Woods, directed by Jordan Fein and designed by Tom Scutt.
2 min |
December 14, 2025
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I still bear the scars of Farage’s cruelty, says former pupil
The Reform leader’s rejection of Tommy Robinson won over voters. But new claims from contemporaries could change that
3 min |
December 14, 2025
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Musk has shut Doge but does it leave a data trail?
Even Elon Musk admits that the Department of Government Efficiency he ran was only “somewhat successful”.
1 min |
December 14, 2025
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'BBC colleagues feel under attack, but they should feel proud of their work'
To stroll through Herne Hill and Brockwell Park in southeast London with Emma Barnett and Jeremy Weil is to see a seemingly ordinary London district anew: and for the two of them, that’s the whole point.
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