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Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves arriving in Downing Street.
Council urged to take action against Reeves over rental licence

Local opposition claims Labour-led authority is giving chancellor ‘special treatment’ over her failure to obtain a licence to rent out her home

Illustration of Rachel Reeves with red hair and red jacket behind a gray brick wall, with light blue brick texture behind her.
Illustration of Rachel Reeves with red hair and red jacket behind a gray brick wall, with light blue brick texture behind her.
What is it with Labour ministers and property?
Two men walk away from HMP Pentonville, one carrying two bags of belongings.
Two men walk away from HMP Pentonville, one carrying two bags of belongings.
Man freed under Labour’s early release scheme is charged with murder
Collage of a man in a suit speaking, a hospital waiting room, and an ambulance.
Early flu season piles pressure on NHS before junior doctors’ strike
Brendan Burchell speaking at a podium with a lavalier microphone.
Brendan Burchell speaking at a podium with a lavalier microphone.
‘Independent’ authors of four-day week report had advocated the policy
An F-35B jet on an airfield with a ground crew member in a yellow vest and blue helmet walking nearby.
An F-35B jet on an airfield with a ground crew member in a yellow vest and blue helmet walking nearby.
How much will it cost UK to arm jets with nuclear weapons? No one knows
Collage of a man in a suit speaking, a hospital waiting room, and an ambulance.
Collage of a man in a suit speaking, a hospital waiting room, and an ambulance.
Early flu season piles pressure on NHS before junior doctors’ strike
Collage of a man in a suit speaking, a hospital waiting room, and an ambulance.
Collage of a man in a suit speaking, a hospital waiting room, and an ambulance.
Early flu season piles pressure on NHS before junior doctors’ strike
Brendan Burchell speaking at a podium with a lavalier microphone.
Brendan Burchell speaking at a podium with a lavalier microphone.
‘Independent’ authors of four-day week report had advocated the policy
Brendan Burchell speaking at a podium with a lavalier microphone.
Brendan Burchell speaking at a podium with a lavalier microphone.
‘Independent’ authors of four-day week report had advocated the policy
An F-35B jet on an airfield with a ground crew member in a yellow vest and blue helmet walking nearby.
An F-35B jet on an airfield with a ground crew member in a yellow vest and blue helmet walking nearby.
How much will it cost UK to arm jets with nuclear weapons? No one knows
An F-35B jet on an airfield with a ground crew member in a yellow vest and blue helmet walking nearby.
An F-35B jet on an airfield with a ground crew member in a yellow vest and blue helmet walking nearby.
How much will it cost UK to arm jets with nuclear weapons? No one knows
Collage of a man in a suit speaking, a hospital waiting room, and an ambulance.
Early flu season piles pressure on NHS before junior doctors’ strike
Brendan Burchell speaking at a podium with a lavalier microphone.
Brendan Burchell speaking at a podium with a lavalier microphone.
‘Independent’ authors of four-day week report had advocated the policy
An F-35B jet on an airfield with a ground crew member in a yellow vest and blue helmet walking nearby.
An F-35B jet on an airfield with a ground crew member in a yellow vest and blue helmet walking nearby.
How much will it cost UK to arm jets with nuclear weapons? No one knows
Collage of a man in a suit speaking, a hospital waiting room, and an ambulance.
Collage of a man in a suit speaking, a hospital waiting room, and an ambulance.
Early flu season piles pressure on NHS before junior doctors’ strike
Collage of a man in a suit speaking, a hospital waiting room, and an ambulance.
Collage of a man in a suit speaking, a hospital waiting room, and an ambulance.
Early flu season piles pressure on NHS before junior doctors’ strike
Brendan Burchell speaking at a podium with a lavalier microphone.
Brendan Burchell speaking at a podium with a lavalier microphone.
‘Independent’ authors of four-day week report had advocated the policy
Brendan Burchell speaking at a podium with a lavalier microphone.
Brendan Burchell speaking at a podium with a lavalier microphone.
‘Independent’ authors of four-day week report had advocated the policy
An F-35B jet on an airfield with a ground crew member in a yellow vest and blue helmet walking nearby.
An F-35B jet on an airfield with a ground crew member in a yellow vest and blue helmet walking nearby.
How much will it cost UK to arm jets with nuclear weapons? No one knows
An F-35B jet on an airfield with a ground crew member in a yellow vest and blue helmet walking nearby.
An F-35B jet on an airfield with a ground crew member in a yellow vest and blue helmet walking nearby.
How much will it cost UK to arm jets with nuclear weapons? No one knows

London

A man greeting a walking robot while people around them observe and take photos.
Could this robot be a glimpse into London’s future?

An investment fund has taken a humanoid robot out on the capital’s streets. Is it a harbinger of a world where AI-powered bots exist alongside humans?

A man greeting a walking robot while people around them observe and take photos.
Could this robot be a glimpse into London’s future?
Gaucho restaurant chain accused of greenwashing by charity

Scotland

Fergus Ewing MSP at the Scottish Parliament.
SNP should oppose putting asylum seekers in barracks, says Fergus Ewing
Heritage buildings lining Bellwood Street in Shawlands, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
Glasgow house price rise outstrips rest of the country
a man with a beard is wearing a blue shirt and a grey jacket
Alex MassieObsequious SNP questions show why Holyrood isn’t working
a man wearing glasses and a black jacket looks at the camera
Kenny FarquharsonIt’s time for the SNP and Labour to talk
‘Every morning we open the cells and hope they’re still alive’
Female lorry driver sues employer over ‘man’s club culture’
Kaye Adams: BBC inquiry ‘like layers of my skin have been torn off’
Afghani asylum seeker raped vulnerable teenager in park
Gillian Walker, governor of HMP Shotts, smiling in front of a mural depicting fighter planes, a ship, and the words "Lest We Forget"
‘Every morning we open the cells and hope they’re still alive’
Aurora (Dawn) de Vere taking a selfie in the reflection of a truck's side mirror, making a peace sign.
Female lorry driver sues employer over ‘man’s club culture’
Scottish television presenter and journalist Kaye Adams being interviewed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Kaye Adams: BBC inquiry ‘like layers of my skin have been torn off’
Rapualla Ahmadze with his hands over his face, flanked by two people, one holding papers.
Afghani asylum seeker raped vulnerable teenager in park
a man with a beard is wearing a blue shirt and a grey jacket
Alex MassieObsequious SNP questions show why Holyrood isn’t working
a man wearing glasses and a black jacket looks at the camera
Kenny FarquharsonIt’s time for the SNP and Labour to talk
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Royal family

Prince Andrew speaking during a television interview.
NEW
Andrew asked Epstein ‘to catch up in person’ after prison release

Court papers show Andrew Mountbatten Windsor proposed meeting the convicted sex offender in 2010, months before their friendly New York encounter

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Crime

Defence

The interior of the Garrick Club in London, featuring green walls adorned with numerous framed portraits, chandeliers, and classical furniture arrangements.
Marching orders: army officers ‘must cut ties’ with men-only clubs
Former soldiers say female recruits had to strip for army medicals
COMMENT
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It’s rare earths v chips in the battle of today’s chokepoints

Science

Bowhead whale breaching with its head and upper body out of the water.
Whale that repairs own DNA may hold the secret of far longer life
‘Duelling dinosaurs’ fossil reveals T rex had a pygmy cousin
Why a cup of cocoa has health benefits for desk-bound men

Environment

COP30 logotype, with “COP30 BRASIL AMAZONIA BELEM 2025” written in white and green letters.
NEW
What is the point of Cop? Climate change talks under fire
Rubbish use of time? Inside the contest to be ‘Britain’s dullest man’
‘Wild West’ planning leaves solar farms clustered on prime land

Law

Alana Odysseos, a 32-year-old mother of two.
NEW
Murder of pregnant mother leads to call for domestic abuser list
Lawyer who shared £1.7m inheritance with nephew ‘in error’ loses legal battle
Noisy padel courts could give us diabetes, villagers claim

Defence

The interior of the Garrick Club in London, featuring green walls adorned with numerous framed portraits, chandeliers, and classical furniture arrangements.
Marching orders: army officers ‘must cut ties’ with men-only clubs
Former soldiers say female recruits had to strip for army medicals
COMMENT
WEEKEND ESSAY | NIALL FERGUSON
It’s rare earths v chips in the battle of today’s chokepoints

Science

Bowhead whale breaching with its head and upper body out of the water.
Whale that repairs own DNA may hold the secret of far longer life
‘Duelling dinosaurs’ fossil reveals T rex had a pygmy cousin
Why a cup of cocoa has health benefits for desk-bound men

Environment

COP30 logotype, with “COP30 BRASIL AMAZONIA BELEM 2025” written in white and green letters.
NEW
What is the point of Cop? Climate change talks under fire
Rubbish use of time? Inside the contest to be ‘Britain’s dullest man’
‘Wild West’ planning leaves solar farms clustered on prime land

Law

Alana Odysseos, a 32-year-old mother of two.
NEW
Murder of pregnant mother leads to call for domestic abuser list
Lawyer who shared £1.7m inheritance with nephew ‘in error’ loses legal battle
Noisy padel courts could give us diabetes, villagers claim