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<p>Suella Braverman announced she has defected from the Conservative Party to Reform UK at a Veterans for Reform press launch in London, on Monday</p>
UK Politics

Tories forced to retract Braverman mental health claim

<p>Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, is set to announce plans for a major overhaul of policing in England and Wales </p>
Crime

AI and facial recognition to be rolled out as ‘broken’ policing system faces sweeping reforms

<p>Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham was blocked from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election</p>
UK Politics

Labour urged to unite after Burnham row as Reform prepares for by-election

<p>Volodymyr Zelensky said a US security agreement for Ukraine was ‘100 per cent ready’ to be signed</p>
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US insists Trump ‘not giving up on peace’ as Zelensky calls for talks to start early

<p>David and Victoria Beckham leaving a ceremony at the Ministry of Culture in Paris on January 26, 2026, a week after their son Brooklyn's bombshell public statement</p>
Culture

Beckhams put on united front in Paris amid Brooklyn feud

<p>There are reports that Border Patrol leader Gregory Bovino is leaving Minneapolis after the deadly shooting of a U.S. citizen involving one of his own agents</p>
US politics

Greg Bovino set to leave Minneapolis and could ‘retire,’ report says

<p>Victoria Hart had an 11-year-old boy and two seven-year-old twin girls</p>
Europe

Tributes paid to British mother stabbed to death at her home in Spain

<p>Rodriguez’s speech and tone marked a dramatic contrast to her predecessors' fiery rants against US imperialism that often went on for hours</p>
US News

Venezuela’s acting leader says she has ‘had enough’ of US orders

Home News

Storm Chandra to hit UK with snow and 80mph winds

<p>What does this year look like for Gen Z and Millennial travellers?</p>
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<p>The NHS is employing AI and robotic technology to help diagnose lung cancer</p>
Health

NHS trials AI and robotics technology to spot lung cancer

Home News

Britain’s ‘poorest still getting poorer’, stark new report warns

Features

Gorgeous golden globules! Why Nigella is the perfect new ingredient for Bake Off

News

Alex Honnold says he was paid ‘embarrassing amount’ for Taipei climb

<p>Empty desks are seen inside the Lloyds of London building on 20 December, 2021 in London, England</p>
Tech

AI job cuts hitting UK hardest, research finds

Middle East

Remains of last Israeli hostage found in Gaza, says military

Lifestyle

Brooklyn Beckham breaks silence after family fallout

<p>Adriana Turk (pictured in her younger years and today, aged 74) found unknown relatives when she took a DNA test</p>
Europe

‘My family died in the Holocaust – a DNA test found my lost relatives’

<p>The USS Abraham Lincoln, seen from US Naval Base Guam in December 2025 </p>
Middle East

US warships arrive in Middle East amid fears Trump will strike Iran

<p>Sly Dunbar, the revered reggae drummer, has died at the age of 73</p>
Music

Legendary Sly and Robbie reggae drummer dies aged 73

<p>Brighton had a total disposable income growth of 8.1 per cent between 2013 and 2023 </p>
Home News

Mapped: Where living standards are growing the fastest in the UK

<p>Researchers say the findings open up promising new avenues for cancer therapy</p>
Health

Scientists may have found key to treating hidden cancer growths

<p>Sly Dunbar, the revered reggae drummer, has died at the age of 73</p>
Music

Legendary Sly and Robbie reggae drummer dies aged 73

<p>Brighton had a total disposable income growth of 8.1 per cent between 2013 and 2023 </p>
Home News

Mapped: Where living standards are growing the fastest in the UK

<p>Researchers say the findings open up promising new avenues for cancer therapy</p>
Health

Scientists may have found key to treating hidden cancer growths

<p>Celebrated documentarian Frederick Wiseman, pictured in 2013</p>
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Meet 96-year-old Frederick Wiseman, the best American filmmaker you’ve (probably) never heard of

<p>US President Donald Trump</p>
US politics

Human rights groups hit out at Trump expanding ‘disastrous and deadly’ abortion policy

<p> The cliff after the trees were removed</p>
Home News

Millionaire felled trees to create room for clifftop pool house

<p>Mars has an outsized gravitational effect on Earth, scientists say. The image shows a to-scale size comparison of Mars, the Moon and Earth</p>
Science

Mars’s gravity shapes ice ages on Earth, new research finds

Features

<p>Iconic: Liverpool’s Albert Dock</p>
Lifestyle

Swapping London for Liverpool in my thirties was the best decision

Lifestyle

Swapping London for Liverpool in my thirties was the best decision

<p>Iconic: Liverpool’s Albert Dock</p>
<p>Zoe Ball, who recently scaled back many of her work commitments after braving a gruelling few years in her personal life, appears genuinely (if tentatively) enthusiastic about the prospect of potentially hosting ’Strictly Come Dancing’</p>
Features

Strictly needs Zoe Ball – but does she need Strictly?

<p>The decision to have commuter-only sections has caused debate across the Channel</p>
France

France’s child-free train carriages? Sounds blissful to me

<p>Countries are working to bring in social media bans for those under 16</p>
Health

Young people are calling for help over online abuse – we should listen

<p>Hannah’s final stop for a <em>Yellowstone</em> experience in Montana was Montage Big Sky</p>
travel

How to have an authentic Yellowstone experience in Montana

<p>Hannah’s final stop for a <em>Yellowstone</em> experience in Montana was Montage Big Sky</p>
travel

How to have an authentic Yellowstone experience in Montana

<p>Joe Alwyn dated Taylor Swift for six years without putting a ring on it</p>
Lifestyle

Are you being ‘future faked’ by the person you’re dating?

<p>‘We raised £672,000 just to be able to get the business off the ground’</p>
Lifestyle

Money Talks: How to launch a business in midlife

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<p>Donald Trump with his father, Fred Trump Snr, in New York, 1987</p>
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The real reason Donald Trump wants other leaders to call him ‘Daddy’

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The real reason Donald Trump wants other leaders to call him ‘Daddy’

<p>Donald Trump with his father, Fred Trump Snr, in New York, 1987</p>
<p>Jennifer Garner tries out a facemask in ‘13 Going on 30’</p>
Health and Wellbeing

Ultra-processed skincare: How toxic are the products on your face?

<p>Prince Harry has insisted that ‘murky journalists’ made wife Meghan’s life ‘a misery’</p>
Royal Family

The millennial Prince: Harry’s double entitlement problem

<p>Brooklyn Beckham with his mother, Victoria Beckham, in 2015, New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Glamour)</p>
Lifestyle

Brooklyn Beckham and the new war on ‘toxic boy mums’

<p>Ferrara is a quieter counterpart to Italy’s romance frontrunners </p>
travel

The alternative romantic breaks to book in 2026

<p>Ferrara is a quieter counterpart to Italy’s romance frontrunners </p>
travel

The alternative romantic breaks to book in 2026

<p>Regular movement can reduce your risk of heart disease, and setting up your workstation so not everything is within reach can encourage you to move more</p>
Fitness and wellbeing

The daily habit shortening your life - even if you exercise

<p>Aside from exercise and platforms that track it, such as Strava, the logging and its haters mostly focus on media consumption: films and books, primarily </p>
tech

Why logging could be the most healthy way to use the internet

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<p>Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee hit with the most power outages</p>
News

At least 30 dead nationwide from massive winter storm across US

News

At least 30 dead nationwide from massive winter storm across US

<p>Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee hit with the most power outages</p>
<p>Bovino, who has been heavily involved in heavy crackdowns on immigration across the country, will return to El Centro and is expected to retire.</p>
News

Border Patrol ‘commander at large’ removed from role

<p>Regional governor Oleh Syniehubov posted on Telegram to say at least two people had been injured in the strikes on Monday and confirmed that the majority of the city was without electricity.</p>
News

Russian attack causes widespread power outage in Ukrainian city

<p>Blanchett will star alongside Nina Hoss and Ella Lily Hyland in Benedict Andrews’ new production <em>Electra / Persona</em> this August</p>
Culture

Oscar winner to headline star-studded National Theatre 2026 line-up

<p>The series is scheduled to launch later this week, seeing Sir Ben return to the role he has played multiple times before.</p>
Culture

Acclaimed actor astonished to reprise Marvel role for fourth time

<p>The series is scheduled to launch later this week, seeing Sir Ben return to the role he has played multiple times before.</p>
Culture

Acclaimed actor astonished to reprise Marvel role for fourth time

<p>The research also highlighted that menopause can exacerbate issues such as anxiety, depression and sleep disturbances</p>
News

New finding may explain why women face higher dementia risk

<p>Without significant intervention, the Lit in Colour initiative warns it will be 2115 before 38 per cent of pupils study a writer of colour at GCSE level</p>
News

Initiative warns GCSE English diversity is still decades away

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<p>Home secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced plans for a major overhaul of policing in England and Wales </p>
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Shabana Mahmood’s policing shake-up will be felt in our neighbourhoods

The Independent View

Shabana Mahmood’s policing shake-up will be felt in our neighbourhoods

<p>Home secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced plans for a major overhaul of policing in England and Wales </p>
<p>Nigella Lawson will bring a ‘mouthwatering charm’ to ‘Bake Off’... pity she has to content with ‘stale’ co-stars like Paul Hollywood</p>
Voices

Nigella Lawson cannot save Bake Off from its real problem... its men

<p>At least Suella Braverman and Nigel Farage seem to be having fun</p>
Voices

Reform UK is filling up nicely with all the ‘wrong’ Tories

<p>Approval for Trump’s signature policy has plummeted even among those who voted for it – so why is an appetite growing elsewhere?</p>
Voices

What’s happening with ICE in America could happen in Britain, too

<p>Readers say Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to make Brexit the central election issue gives Labour a huge opportunity</p>
UK Politics

‘Open goal’: Why readers think Brexit should define the next election

<p>Readers say Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to make Brexit the central election issue gives Labour a huge opportunity</p>
UK Politics

‘Open goal’: Why readers think Brexit should define the next election

<p>Catherine, Princess of Wales, wears Russell & Bromley during a tour of Jaguar Land Rover in Birmingham in 2017</p>
Voices

What does Russell & Bromley’s fate mean for the ‘Kate effect’?

<p>Prime minister Keir Starmer blocked Andy Burnham’s bid to stand in the Gorton and Denton by-election</p>
Voices

‘Burned out’ Burnham was never the answer to Labour’s problems

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Starmer defends blocking Andy Burnham’s bid to become MP: Latest

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Ukraine war latest: US insists Trump ‘not giving up on peace’ ahead of Sunday talks

285 comments

Former Tory home secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform

491 comments

Minneapolis shooting live updates: Report claims Bovino’s position in doubt

470 comments

Sport

<p>A ‘locked in’ Alex de Minaur has summed up a mentality shift among the men’s top 10 </p>
Tennis

What Australian Open’s 58-year first says about the state of tennis

<p>Arsenal crowd out Manchester United goalkeeper Senne Lammens from a corner</p>
Football

Arsenal must beware the perils of anti-football after Man United magic

<p>Arteta-ball is hard to get behind without results</p>
Football

The unbearable weight of Arsenal’s long wait for the league title

<p>Red Bull F1 car at pre-season testing in Barcelona</p>
LiveF1

F1 2026 testing live: Day one lap times revealed in Barcelona

<p>Terry Yorath’s coffin is carried into church</p>
Football

Ian Rush among football greats at funeral of Wales legend Terry Yorath

<p>Iroegbunam has made 35 appearances for Everton</p>
Football

Everton reject Lazio bid for Tim Iroegbunam

<p>Pakistan could still pull out of next month's T20 World Cup</p>
Cricket

Pakistan to make late call on T20 World Cup after Bangladesh boycott

<p>Harry Kane is in talks over a new Bayern Munich contract</p>
Football

Harry Kane opens talks to extend Bayern Munich contract

Travel

<p>Andorran escape: Over the hills and faraway</p>
News & Advice

Could a Balkan truckers’ blockade over EES affect your summer holiday?

News & Advice

Could a Balkan truckers’ blockade over EES affect your summer holiday?

<p>Andorran escape: Over the hills and faraway</p>
<p>Southwest Airlines has had an open seating policy since its inception</p>
News & Advice

Southwest Airlines is ending its open seating policy — what to expect

<p>Dream trip? Qantas graphic of the cabin configuration for its nonstop London-Sydney flight</p>
News & Advice

Project Sunrise: What to know about London-Sydney nonstop flight

<p>Norwegian Aura is set to launch in 2027</p>
Cruise

First look at Norwegian Aura, NCL’s largest cruise ship

<p>Tom Hiddleston as Jonathan Pine checking in to Casa Pestagua in <em>The Night Manager</em></p>
Colombia

Inside the Cartagena boutique hotel starring in The Night Manager

<p>Tom Hiddleston as Jonathan Pine checking in to Casa Pestagua in <em>The Night Manager</em></p>
Colombia

Inside the Cartagena boutique hotel starring in The Night Manager

<p>Engineers have been hard at work finding new ways to thrill coaster fans. Pictured is Quantum Accelerator at Six Flags New England </p>
USA

Six of the best rides coming to US theme parks in 2026

<p>Funes has a population of just 2,500 residents</p>
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Viral Italian village to install barriers to stop tourists

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Lifestyle

Beckham family make first joint public appearance after Brooklyn row

Lifestyle

Beckham family make first joint public appearance after Brooklyn row

<p>Whoopi Goldberg's six-word message to Kristi Noem and Greg Bovino after ICE shooting of Alex Pretti</p>
News

Whoopi Goldberg’s message to Noem and Bovino after ICE shooting

Culture

Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins star branded ‘selfish’ mother on show

News

White House denies Noem lost Trump’s trust

News

Mamdani urges New Yorkers to read Heated Rivalry during winter storm

News

Mamdani urges New Yorkers to read Heated Rivalry during winter storm

News

White House claims ICE protests are ‘cover-up for Minneapolis fraud’

News

Leavitt won’t say if Miller will apologize for Alex Pretti remarks

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<p>This inexpensive powder is a quick way to whiten your teeth</p>
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This teeth whitening kit gave me ‘a brighter smile’ in just two weeks

<p>I tested the viral high-end moisturiser against this lesser-know Korean formula – but how did it fare?</p>
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Augustinus Bader’s the rich cream has competition, and it costs £21

<p>Supermarkets will be wooing diners with their menu of mains, sides, desserts and a drink </p>
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Valentine’s Day supermarket meal deals compared for 2026

<p>Supermarkets will be wooing diners with their menu of mains, sides, desserts and a drink </p>
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Valentine’s Day supermarket meal deals compared for 2026

<p>Does the new serum live up to the hype?</p>
Skincare

The Ordinary’s ‘filler in a bottle’ serum, tested by a beauty expert

<p>I tested each pram for manoeuvrability, ride comfort, quality and price</p>
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Best double prams for 2026, tested by a parenting writer

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‘Surreal’ to get honour from Princess Royal, says outdoor diversity champion

‘Surreal’ to get honour from Princess Royal, says outdoor diversity champion

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Greenlanders are taking to TikTok to brutally mock America

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Even Trump’s former press secretary is calling for Congress to intervene over health concerns

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No, your favourite celebrities aren't 'burning' their skin off - here's what to know about CO2 laser

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Ryanair launch 'Great Idiots' sale dedicated to Elon Musk

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Ryanair launch 'Great Idiots' sale dedicated to Elon Musk

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David Beckham addresses power of social media following Brooklyn Beckham’s feud claims

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Fox News host Jesse Watters claims the US owns the moon - yes, really

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