Where is China’s missing foreign minister Qin Gang?
Where is China’s missing foreign minister Qin Gang?
Three-week absence coincides with rumours of an affair with Hong Kong TV presenter Fu Xiaotian
Huw Edwards and the question of ‘public interest’
Huw Edwards and the question of ‘public interest’
Privacy law ‘mess’ needs to be cleared up, not by judges, but by Parliament
Residents told to stay indoors after lion seen on outskirts of Berlin
Residents told to stay indoors after lion seen on outskirts of Berlin
Witnesses said they saw a big cat killing a wild boar near the German capital
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The dramatic rise of vaping in the UK
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How to ask for a pay rise to keep up with inflation
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Susan Hall: the Tory London mayor candidate
Susan Hall: the Tory London mayor candidate
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‘Andrew’s Epstein lies’
‘Andrew’s Epstein lies’
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21 July 2023Two defeats for Sunak
Two defeats for Sunak
Labour has won the Selby and Ainsty by-election, overturning a majority of 20,137 votes, and the Liberal Democrats won the Somerton and Frome by-elect…
Trump makes threat
Trump makes threat
Donald Trump shared a new video on his Truth Social account in which he promises to “do things that have never been done before” to people who “f*** a…
Public funding of monarchy to rise
Public funding of monarchy to rise
King Charles III will receive a “huge pay rise” from the UK taxpayer, said The Guardian, as part of government plans to boost public funding of the mo…
NHS waiting lists worry
NHS waiting lists worry
A senior medic has claimed that more than nine million people in England could be on the NHS waiting list unless industrial action by doctors is “imme…
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Pros and cons: location sharing
Pro: safety tool for parents
Pro: safety tool for parents
The use of location-tracking services brings both “benefits and concerns” for parents, said BrightCanary. Primarily it can be used to find out where c…
Con: invasion of privacy
Con: invasion of privacy
Location-tracking features have “stirred controversy” for well over a decade, said The New York Times. According to the non-profit Electronic Privacy …
Pro: finding lost property
Pro: finding lost property
Perhaps the most obvious benefit of location-tracking is for finding something you have lost. Beyond the in-built tracking systems which allow you to …
Con: dangerous in wrong hands
Con: dangerous in wrong hands
“Armed with the knowledge of where you are at a specific point in time, people with ill intent could use that information to your disadvantage,” said …
Ukraine in focus
Two dead in Crimea bridge attack as Russia halts Ukraine grain deal
Two dead in Crimea bridge attack as Russia halts Ukraine grain deal
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Who will replace Ben Wallace as defence secretary?
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Simon Kuper in the FT
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Good week for...
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Bad week for...
Coutts, which was accused of misleading the public about its reason for closing Nigel Farage’s account.
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Poll watch
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