Anti-Midas: the careers derailed by working with Boris Johnson
Anti-Midas: the careers derailed by working with Boris Johnson
Former PM has left a trail of political victims over the course of his controversial career in Westminster
Sticky inflation and sluggish growth: why is UK economy struggling?
Sticky inflation and sluggish growth: why is UK economy struggling?
Food prices, Brexit and the Bank of England have been blamed for poor economic performance
The most eccentric Eurovision performances of all time
The most eccentric Eurovision performances of all time
From a turkey DJ to misfiring double entendres, the contest has never lacked for oddity
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YouTuber facing prison over staged plane crash
YouTuber facing prison over staged plane crash
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JP Morgan: is bank now too big for its boots?
JP Morgan: is bank now too big for its boots?
12 May 2023
What is Title 42? Strict Covid border rules ending
What is Title 42? Strict Covid border rules ending
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‘Rates pain not over yet’
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The Daily Briefing
12 May 2023Hunt faces tax pressure
Hunt faces tax pressure
Jeremy Hunt is facing a fresh showdown on tax with Tory MPs after the Bank of England raised interest rates again and upgraded its economic forecasts.…
Migrants head to US border
Migrants head to US border
Thousands of migrants are making their way to the US border as a key immigration law changes. The Title 42 law, which had enabled the speedy expulsion…
Chains promise price cuts
Chains promise price cuts
Supermarkets have told the government that food prices have peaked and will start falling in the coming months. The Treasury held a call with leading …
NYC protects overweight people
NYC protects overweight people
Overweight people are protected against discrimination in New York under a law passed by the city council yesterday. The new legislation means that pe…
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Johnson at 10: an ‘authoritative’ and ‘often jaw-dropping’ book
Johnson at 10: an ‘authoritative’ and ‘often jaw-dropping’ book
Pros and cons: getting a vasectomy
Pro: safer than reported
Pro: safer than reported
A vasectomy is a surgical procedure to cut or block the tubes that carry a man’s sperm from the testicles to the penis, in order to “permanently preve…
Con: some risks and pain
Con: some risks and pain
“Your ball sack (scrotum) may become bruised, swollen or painful,” according to the NHS. “Some men have ongoing pain in their testicles.”
There is …
Pro: quick and simple
Pro: quick and simple
“Once perceived as drastic and irreversible, vasectomy surgeries are now simple, routine and relatively painless,” according to The Guardian. “Urologi…
Con: not always reversible
Con: not always reversible
According to the American Urological Assocation, between 3 and 6% of the 300,000 vasectomy patients each year in the US want to reverse the procedure.…
Ukraine in focus
Why Russia’s appeal to ‘warrior masculinity’ won’t work
Why Russia’s appeal to ‘warrior masculinity’ won’t work
Kremlin drone mystery and Ukraine’s crucial counteroffensive
Kremlin drone mystery and Ukraine’s crucial counteroffensive
Wagner boss to pull troops from Bakhmut over ammunition row
Wagner boss to pull troops from Bakhmut over ammunition row
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Good week for...
Robert De Niro, who revealed that he has had his seventh child, at the age of 79.
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Bad week for...
Birmingham Airport, with new figures showing that it was the worst UK airport for delays last year.
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Poll watch
41% of British adults say they use their phone too much. 13% are trying to use their phone less.
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US debt ceiling: will Congress deadlock be broken?
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