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  • Humza Yousaf

    Live
    Humza Yousaf faces vote of no confidence after ending power sharing with Scottish Greens – UK politics live

  • Aerial view of large house and outbuildings

    Captain Tom’s Bedfordshire house on sale for £2.25m

    Family lists property where war veteran raised funds during Covid – minus unauthorised spa pool which now demolished
  • Louise Haigh stands at a podium at the Trainline headquarters. Behind her is a Labour sign reading 'Let's get Britain's future back'.

    British railways under Tories are symbol of national decline, Labour says

    Party plans to nationalise network and ‘unlock the trapped potential’ of rail to drive economic growth across the country

  • MPs call for clarity over post-Brexit border checks on EU plant and food products

  • Teacher intervened in stabbing incident at Welsh school, brother says

  • ‘Huge disappointment’ as UK delays bottle deposit plan and excludes glass

  • BHP move to buy Anglo American puts future of copper in spotlight

  • SNP ends power-sharing deal with Scottish Greens over climate strategy row

  • Sainsbury’s says sales revival in big-ticket items depends on base rate cut

  • Runaway horses in ‘serious condition’ after bolting through central London

UK politics

  • Commuters line a platform as a metro train arrives

    ‘Confined to this little island’: Britons criticise rejection of EU youth mobility deal

  • A school banner advertising a 'good' rating

    Ruth Perry family furious as Ofsted single-word ratings are retained

    • Rwanda flights will deport asylum seekers ‘indefinitely’, says Cleverly

    • Labour promises rail nationalisation within five years of coming to power

    • Sunak suggests he will not ‘shy away’ from making cuts to hit defence target

    • ‘He made politics human’: Birkenhead mourns beloved MP Frank Field

    • Tory duty on Ofwat protects profits over reducing sewage pollution, experts say

    • Sunak claims defence spending plan won’t affect government’s ability to cut taxes – as it happened

Analysis and explainers

  • Huddersfield train station

    Labour’s plans for Great British Railways all but set up by Tory government

  • TikTok logo on a phone in pocket of pair of jeans

    Why is US threatening to ban TikTok and will other countries follow suit?

  • Rishi Sunak speaking at a lectern in front of union jack flags

    Europe’s political leaders have been slow to recognise financial reality of long wars

  • An inflatable boat filled with people surrounded by an expanse of open water.

    Stumbling blocks that could still impede Rwanda deportations

Culture

  • Laurence Fox libel case<br>Laurence Fox makes a statement outside the the Royal Courts Of Justice, central London, after a High Court judge has ruled that he libelled two men when he referred to them as "paedophiles" on social media. The actor turned political activist was sued by former Stonewall trustee Simon Blake and drag artist Crystal, also known as Colin Seymour over comments on social media. Mr Fox is countersuing the pair, along with actress Nicola Thorp. Picture date: Monday January 29, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story COURTS Fox. Photo credit should read: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire

    Laurence Fox ordered to pay £90,000 to two people he called ‘paedophiles’

  • Barenboim has not conducted in the UK since 2019.

    BBC unveils 2024 Proms lineup: Daniel Barenboim, Daleks and disco

    The 81-year-old conductor makes a rare UK visit with his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, while Yo-Yo Ma, Doctor Who, Florence Welch, Sam Smith and Rule, Britannia! all feature
  • Lisa Stansfield performing at the Northern music awards at the Albert Hall in Manchester.

    Northern music awards winners call for more help for region’s emerging talents

    Lisa Stansfield says difficulties young people face in getting a start are ‘disgusting’, at inaugural ceremony in Manchester

  • Sampha, Yussef Dayes and Daniel Pemberton top Ivor Novello award nominations

  • Guitar played by John Lennon on Help!, lost for 50 years, going up for auction

  • Jane Austen museum appeals to public for help deciphering brother’s memoir

  • Taylor Swift fans flock to London pub apparently referenced on new album

Education

  • An empty classroom during lockdown.

    Pupils in England ‘facing worst exam results in decades’ after Covid closures

  • Rishi Sunak talking to young children at a table in a nursery as they do colouring in

    England childcare scheme may struggle to deliver places, finds ‘damning’ report

  • Muslim student loses prayer ban challenge at Michaela school, Wembley, London, UK - 16 Apr 2024<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by James Veysey/REX/Shutterstock (14438163c) A general view of Michaela school in London. A Muslim student at Michaela school has lost a High Court challenge against its ban on prayer rituals. Muslim student loses prayer ban challenge at Michaela school, Wembley, London, UK - 16 Apr 2024

    ‘Soaked and muddy’: British Muslims tell their stories of prayer at school

  • Rishi Sunak speaking at a podium

    Sunak rejects offer of youth mobility scheme between EU and UK

Society

  • Alcoholic drinks on a table

    Great Britain has worst rate of child alcohol consumption in world, report finds

  • A brick wall with FOODBANK and an arrow covering it

    Deprivation linked to higher second cancer risk among England breast cancer survivors

    • Lily Lucas

      Inquest finds gross failings in care of woman who drank too much water

    • Frank Field pictured in 2017.

      Tributes paid to Frank Field, former Labour minister, who has died aged 81

    • Oncologist looking at MRI scan results

      ‘Kinder’ treatment for childhood brain cancer to be offered by NHS in England

Multimedia

  • James Cleverly standing on a wooden step on a pier and holding onto a gangway that is being extended out to him from a boat

    Dancing in Haiti and a pink moon: photos of the day – Thursday

  • Angela van der Bogerd is the latest former Post Office executive to be questioned at the inquiry

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    Post Office inquiry: former executive 'truly, truly sorry' over Horizon scandal – video

    • 'Served its purpose': Humza Yousaf ends power-sharing deal with Greens – video

    • Rishi Sunak gesturing while speaking into the microphone

      Sicknote culture wars and Angela Rayner – Politics Weekly UK

    • Multiple people injured as four horses escape into London causing chaos – video report

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