Not exactly perfect harmony for Tories as Badenoch picks top team
“We can turn this around in one term.” So said the new Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, to staff at Conservative Campaign Headquarters – in other words, she can win the…
‘Starmer’s uni U-turn’ and ‘Polls show dead heat’
It is the first student loan rise in eight years, the Metro reports, which it says means the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has made a “180-degree uni U-turn”. Previously…
Florida voters to weigh abortion ballot measure
Getty Images Abortion rights supporters rally in Miami, Florida in September in support of Amendment 4. On Tuesday, Betsy Linkhorst, 18, will cast her very first vote not just for…
Green energy plan needs 600 miles of power lines
Getty Images Nearly 620 miles (1,000km) of new power lines need to be built to meet the government’s clean energy plans, official energy planners have concluded. In a report, the…
Shoplifting levels ‘unacceptable’, inquiry finds
Getty Images There were more than 440,000 incidents of shop theft recorded in one month alone this year Shoplifting is at “unacceptable” levels and not being tackled properly, a Lords…
Plans to ban smoking outside hospitals and schools in England
Getty Images The government has announced plans to make it illegal to smoke in children’s playgrounds and outside schools and hospitals in England, with some places also becoming vape-free. In…
Why dyeing clothes has a big environmental impact
Getty Images Some textile dyeing is still done by hand In a small corner of rural Taiwan, set amongst other dye houses and small factories, the start-up Alchemie Technology is…
NHS consultants earning £200,000 in overtime to tackle backlog
Getty Images Senior doctors are charging the NHS premium rates for overtime, as pressure to cut waiting lists is allowing some to make more than £200,000 a year from additional…
How the US presidential campaign unfolded in 180 seconds
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Sir Chris Hoy: British Olympic icon talks to BBC about terminal cancer
When Sir Chris revealed his diagnosis last month, the public shock was seismic. Messages flowed from all walks of life, from Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Scotland’s first minister…