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Sunak Misses Key Target To Cut Hospital Waiting Times
Rishi Sunak has failed on delivering his key pledge on the NHS, the health minister has admitted, as fresh statistics show any progress on reducing the health service's waiting list has stalled.
Six Fashion Trends Midlife Men Have Killed Stone Dead
As Rishi Sunak apologises to the adidas Samba community for ending the run on the classic trainer, Simon Mills looks at what else over-40s ‘outfluencers' are rendering unwearable
Paxman: Parkinson's Makes You Wish You Weren't Born
Jeremy Paxman has said Parkinson's disease "makes you wish you hadn't been born", as he delivered a list of recommendations about the condition to Downing Street.
Nuclear Deterrent Vital To UK Defence, Says Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK's nuclear deterrent is the "bedrock" of his plan to keep Britain safe. If elected, the Labour leader said he will use defence procurement to strengthen UK security and economic growth.
Israel Vows To Retaliate As Fears Of Iran Attack Grow
Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to retaliate against any assault on Israel's interests as the US warned allies that Iran was close to a revenge attack for Israel's strike on its consulate in Damascus on 1 April.
Villa make royal impression with narrow home victory
Aston Villa earned royal approval as the Prince of Wales watched his beloved club beat Lille 2-1 in the first leg of their Europa Conference League quarter-final at Villa Park.
Late goals deflate West Ham after tight display
West Ham were breached by two late goals as they slipped to a 2-0 defeat in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final at Bayer Leverkusen.
Klopp's tactics backfire as unfancied Italians run riot
The invasion of Ireland may have to be called off. Dublin may not stage Jurgen Klopp’s farewell party after all. A Champions League winner’s reign may not end in Europa League glory amid thousands of Liverpool fans. The risk instead is that Atalanta, unfancied but impressive, bring his European odyssey to a premature end in Bergamo next week. A damaging week may take on disastrous proportions if it costs Liverpool both the Premier and the Europa Leagues.
Easy like Sunday morning
Maggie Rogers' giddy new LP brings to mind the soft rock of Fleetwood Mac, writes Helen Brown, while English Teacher follow up their debut EP with a record full of wit and ideas
Tycoon gets death penalty for £10bn fraud in Vietnam
A property tycoon has been sentenced to death by a court in Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam in the country's largest financial fraud case.
Ukraine passes mobilisation bill to boost troop numbers.
Ukraine's parliament has passed a controversial mobilisation bill as it seeks more troops to fight against Vladimir Putin's invading forces - after a general said that Russian soldiers outnumbered Kyiv's by up to 10 times on the battlefield in the east.
Kharkiv digs in as Russia unleashes wave of attacks
As the Kremlin attempts to turn Ukraine's second city into an uninhabitable 'grey zone', Askold Krushelnycky meets the hardy locals living there and in other battered border towns
Tory minister's libel case costs taxpayer £34,000
The taxpayer paid more than £34,000 to cover the costs of a libel case that saw science secretary Michelle Donelan reach a settlement with an academic she had accused of expressing support for Hamas.
How the other half lived in Pompeii ... 2,000 years ago
Professor of classics Michael Scott takes a closer look at what a new unearthing tells us about how the Romans really lived
Stunning paintings found in ancient lost city of Pompeii
Fascinating artworks have been uncovered in a new excavation at Pompeii, the ancient Roman city doomed and buried by Mount Vesuvius’s deadly eruption in AD79.
Wrongly jailed Post Office.operator rejects apology
A former Post Office boss has apologised for saying that a pregnant subpostmistress being wrongly jailed for 15 months was \"brilliant news\".
What would it really take to reform the health service?
Even after recent marginal improvements, NHS waiting lists remain high and government performance targets are being missed. Public satisfaction levels are at their lowest since Labour left office in 2010, and cancer survival rates are poor. Ambulances take about twice as long to turn up as they are supposed to.
'It's just a reminder of how long my son has been gone'
Ron Goldman's father reacts to the death of OJ Simpson
NFL superstar who became a disgraced murder suspect
The life of OJ Simpson, who has died at the age of 76, was overshadowed by one of the most infamous trials of all time
Tories: Labour tried to ‘shut women up' on trans debate
A cabinet minister has accused Labour of spending a decade trying to “shut women up”, as the Conservatives reignited a political culture war over transgender issues. Victoria Atkins, the health secretary, also claimed that the opposition had created an “atmosphere of intimidation” around the topic, after a landmark report on NHS gender services was published earlier this week.
Zendaya's right... celebrities really don't owe you a selfie
As the 'Dune 2' star reveals she doesn't feel obliged to take photos with every fan, Olivia Petter asks if we've forgotten how to respectfully engage with celebs in the digital age
'I've lived in a prison of self-hate and self-punishment'
Scottish comic Richard Gadd talks to Louis Chilton about his new Netflix series, which explores his own terrifying history with a stalker and digs into the complexities of sexual assault
Civil war casts long shadow over McIlroy's Masters tilt
Sometimes in sport, it’s the near miss, followed by the bravery of getting up to go again, only to miss out once more that leaves the most indelible emotional mark. The repeated hope and optimism, crushed every time, often in increasingly cruel ways, until there are no more chances left.
Irreplaceable Daly hangs up boots as a Lionesses legend
It is often said that Rachel Daly has the loudest voice in the Lionesses dressing room, but her latest announcement stunned her teammates into silence in Dublin.
Klopp departs having thrust Reds back among Euro elite
Jurgen Klopp has a tendency to mythologise, to both create and burnish a legend. His skill set has rarely seemed to include search-engine algorithms but in 2018 he declared: “If you had Google and put in ‘European nights’ the answer must be: Anfield. That’s really cool.” He is almost right. Google “great European nights” and Anfield features prominently. That is part of Klopp’s legacy.
Mbappe threat nullified as Barca edge PSG in thriller
Barcelona came from behind to claim a dramatic 3-2 first-leg win at Paris Saint-Germain in another thrilling night of Champions League quarter-final action.
Is Tesco profiteering while many battle to buy basics?
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham's response to Tesco's announcement of a £2.3bn pre-tax profit - more than double the previous year's number, and its best result for more than a decade - was furious.
Tesco 'rakes in mountains of cash' as profits hit £2bn
Supermarket accused of profiteering on back of food inflation
Under-fire Gazans live on memories of Eids gone by
Palestinians visited the graves of loved ones killed in the Gaza war and prayed beside the wreckage of a mosque and in shattered streets as the devastating conflict cast a pall over the Eid al-Fitr holiday.
Ex-Trump executive sent back to Rikers Island jail
Donald Trump's former chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg is returning to jail after pleading guilty to perjury over testimony he gave during a sprawling fraud case targeting the former president's real estate empire.