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Branson bangs drum for climate investors at muted UN gathering
You can't keep Sir Richard Branson down.
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September 28, 2025
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Farage is given a taste of economic reality on his day out at the Bank
Central bankers are under siege at present. Andrew Bailey, the governor of the Bank of England, who can read the opinion polls as well as the rest of us, last week invited the egregious Nigel Farage in for talks.
2 min |
September 28, 2025
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Andrew visited Epstein on NSPCC trip
Prince Andrew flew to Florida to stay with the paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein while on an official visit to the US promoting Britain's leading child protection charity.
1 min |
September 28, 2025
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Christian Horner
After his reported £80m payoff, is there a road back to F1 for the Red Bull chief, asks Barbara Ellen
4 min |
September 28, 2025
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'Red tape and regulation to blame' for slow defence growth
Political factors and tight regulation are hampering defence investment just when Europe needs it most, according to a new report.
1 min |
September 28, 2025
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Four nations threatened in two weeks – Nato scrambles over Russian provocation
Putin's fighter jets and drones are testing defences across eastern Europe and the Baltics, forcing the alliance to confront existential questions
3 min |
September 28, 2025
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'My family and I have known for years that there are costs to standing up to Trump'
As the former FBI director James Comey is indicted by a vengeful president, Democrats fear for the future of the entire justice system
4 min |
September 28, 2025
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Today James Herriot's surgery would be part of a mega chain – and run by a woman
The return of the TV series fuels nostalgia for a bucolic professional idyll before private equity took hold
4 min |
September 28, 2025
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First they came for the paracetamol – will epidurals be next?
Where to begin with Trump's conference this week in which he revealed \"one of the biggest announcements medically in the history of the country... an answer to autism\"?
3 min |
September 28, 2025
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Rethink the manifesto
Labour made promises, but times have changed
2 min |
September 28, 2025
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Nip, tuck and log on: Men and women get facelifts for the same reason
A growing number of men are getting facelifts. Does this shock anyone? Are we still stuck in dusty chauvinist double standards? How does the hoary old adage go: men age like fine wine, women curdle like milk?
2 min |
September 28, 2025
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Labour has never got its plot together enough for a coup
The story of the Labour party is full of plots that go nowhere.
2 min |
September 28, 2025
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Britain could benefit from Trump's visa price bungle
Well done Rachel Reeves for jumping on Donald Trump's botched visa announcement to make it clear Britain would like to attract more of the talented, internationally mobile workers the US doesn't appear to want.
1 min |
September 28, 2025
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NHS needs bigger drugs budget
AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline can feel good about their risk management after Donald Trump imposed 100% tariffs on imports of foreign drugs made by firms that do not manufacture in the US last Thursday.
1 min |
September 28, 2025
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Conor Gearty
The human rights lawyer and teacher who spoke truth to power 'incisively, passionately and elegantly'
3 min |
September 28, 2025
The Observer
Starmer to unveil 'patriotic' plan for next generation of new towns
PM moves to heal party divisions with a pledge to build up to 300,000 homes at a dozen sites
2 min |
September 28, 2025
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Beauty Tech listing is a rare ray of light in IPO window
Proposed£320m London float could lead other companies to follow suit, easing LSE'S slowdown, reports Barney Macintyre
2 min |
September 28, 2025
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Deliveroo's main takeaway? Access to capital wins the delivery wars
Delivery is an age-old service. The Regency dandy Beau Brummell selected his outfits on London's Bond Street but seldom carried them home.
2 min |
September 28, 2025
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Lion's mane jellyfish
Brandy! Brandy! Oil, opium, morphia! Anything to ease this infernal agony! Seems a bit over the top to me, but that's fiction for you (see The Adventure of the Lion's Mane by Conan Doyle).
2 min |
September 21, 2025
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The United Nations is on its knees, but still breathing and still liberal
From Gaza to Trump, the challenges mount. But ahead of its general assembly this week, the organisation remains the last hope for many people across the world
6 min |
September 21, 2025
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In a digital world, the use of outdated stats simply doesn't add up
Our economy gauges were invented in the last century. We need a system that works now, writes Zachary Karabell
3 min |
September 21, 2025
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UK to build 12 nuclear plants in £10bn plan
The announcement last week that a dozen new nuclear power stations are to be built in Hartlepool is unlike anything else that has been attempted in the UK.
2 min |
September 21, 2025
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Heated debate: why Churchill's birthplace lies at the heart of UK solar battle
Row over plans to build 2 million panels on land around historic Blenheim Palace has become symbolic of a national struggle. Architecture critic Rowan Moore reports
8 min |
September 21, 2025
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Trump's assault on the media goes into overdrive
Donald Trump has warned that media outlets that are \"against\" him could be punished as his administration's crackdown on opponents intensifies after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, raising fears for freedom of speech in America.
3 min |
September 21, 2025
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Digital ID, two-child cap, taxes... Starmer on front foot to save his leadership
The prime minister’s supporters say he’s got the message and will mount a spirited defence at party conference. For others it’s too little, too late, writes Rachel Sylvester
4 min |
September 21, 2025
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Liberal Hollywood shuffles into a dark night after elegiac Emmys
Can awards shows tell us anything about the state of a nation? Attending the 2025 Emmys last Sunday, there were times when it felt like the answer was an unequivocal: hell yes.
4 min |
September 21, 2025
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One village, one week in the war for the West Bank
What began with an attack by settlers led to the death of a teenager and ended with a brutal IDF siege. As the UK prepares to recognise Palestinian statehood, Isabel Coles' report from al-Mughayyir shows why it may never be attained
10+ min |
September 21, 2025
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FakeX - criminals hijack interest in Musk's company to defraud investors
Online fraudsters are stealing the identities of investment firms to con millions out of people wanting a slice of Elon Musk's space unicorn.
5 min |
September 21, 2025
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If sustained growth is the aim, the UK has to lift more children out of poverty
UK wages are now rising significantly faster than inflation – and that means that pensions, which rise by the highest of earnings, inflation and 2.5%, will rise substantially next spring.
2 min |
September 21, 2025
The Observer
Led by Donkeys
The protest group's Windsor Castle stunt made top use of its weapon of choice: embarrassment
4 min |