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Southport ‘attacker’ charged with having al-Qaeda manual and making ricin




The teenager accused of carrying out the Southport attack has been charged with possessing al-Qaeda material and producing ricin…

Reeves hands young workers £2,500 pay rise despite warnings from business




Rachel Reeves has given young workers a record £2,500 pay rise, despite warnings from businesses that the move will harm Britain’s competitiveness…

The charts that show the extent of Starmer’s plunge in popularity compared to other PMs




The collapse in Sir Keir Stamer’s approval rating marks the worst decline for an elected prime minister in more than 40 years, figures show…

Chancellor to hand military nearly £3bn in Budget boost




Rachel Reeves is to hand the Armed Forces a funding boost of almost £3 billion in the Budget, The Telegraph understands…

King’s ‘dashing’ equerry announces engagement




Lt Col Johnny Thompson, the King’s popular equerry, has announced his engagement to a PR executive…

Boy fell ill after poisoned Sergei Skripal ‘handed him bread to feed ducks’




A boy fell ill after poisoned former Russian spy Sergei Skripal handed him a piece of bread to feed some ducks, an inquiry heard…

Reeves replaces portrait of Nigel Lawson with Communist Party co-founder




Rachel Reeves has replaced a portrait of Margaret Thatcher’s chancellor with a picture of one of the founding members of the Communist Party of Great Britain…

Spanish rescue crews find bodies in floodwaters after ‘catastrophic’ rain




Several bodies have been recovered in flood-hit parts of Spain, local authorities said early on Wednesday as the search continued for people missing missing after torrential rains across southern and eastern parts of the country…

‘I’m not perfect’, but Trump is a ‘petty tyrant’, says Kamala Harris in closing election pitch

Kamala Harris admitted she is not perfect but labelled Donald Trump “a petty tyrant” at a rally delivered at the spot where he “sent an armed mob” to storm the Capitol…

Donald Trump dodges Puerto Rico controversy at press conference

Donald Trump failed to apologise for a disparaging joke his Madison Square Garden warm-up act made about Puerto Ricans despite being advised to apologise at a Tuesday press conference…

UK could halt Israel arms sales after UNRWA ban, minister hints

Britain could suspend more arms sales to Israel if its ban on the UN’s Palestinian aid agency operating within Gaza and the West Bank goes in, a minister has hinted…

Taliban bans women from ‘hearing other women’s voices’




The Taliban has banned women from hearing other women’s voices in its latest attempt to impose a hardline version of Islamic law on Afghanistan…

FBI investigating as ballot boxes go up in flames




Ballot boxes in Washington State and Oregon were set alight by the same culprit damaging hundreds of votes, the FBI believes…

Lucy Letby barrister banned from Thirlwall Inquiry




Lucy Letby’s barrister has been banned from attending the Thirlwall Inquiry, despite concerns that erroneous statements about the nurse are going unchallenged…

Cult members dubbed coroner a ‘necromancer’ before kidnap attempt




Cult members claimed a coroner was a “necromancer” before bursting into a court with handcuffs in an attempt to kidnap him…

Give white children more money in Monopoly to teach racism and privilege, councils tell parents




White children playing Monopoly should be given more money and less jail time, to teach them about racial privilege, councils have advised parents…

Watch: Burglar tries to escape police by swimming to island in lake




A burglar tried to evade police by swimming to an island in a park lake after stealing from a Bristol shop…

Ambulance worker said ‘Oopsie’ after trying to kill boss with hammer in row over shifts




An ambulance worker said “Oopsie” after trying to kill her boss with a hammer in a row over shift patterns, a court heard…

Teenager with cancer who met Princess of Wales photographs fashion models for bucket list wish




A teenage girl with cancer who met the Princess of Wales has fulfilled the latest dream on her photography bucket list – taking part in a professional shoot with top models…

Spanish rescue crews find bodies in floodwaters after ‘catastrophic’ rain




Several bodies have been recovered in flood-hit parts of Spain, local authorities said early on Wednesday as the search continued for people missing missing after torrential rains across southern and eastern parts of the country…

China hacked phones of Donald Trump’s family, says FBI




China hacked the devices of Donald Trump’s family ahead of the election, authorities believe…

Entire Tory Cabinet knew Rwanda Bill would not work, Robert Jenrick claims




Rishi Sunak’s Cabinet, in its entirety, knew that the Rwanda Bill would not work, Robert Jenrick has claimed…

Watch: Kamala Harris tells crowd to chant their own names, leading to awkward silence




Kamala Harris told her supporters to chant their own names instead of hers, causing an awkward silence to descend at her rally on Monday…

How weekend warriors could have a lower dementia risk than regular exercisers




Weekend exercise could be more effective at reducing the onset of mild dementia than working out Monday to Friday, a study has suggested…

Chancellor to hand military nearly £3bn in Budget boost




Rachel Reeves is to hand the Armed Forces a funding boost of almost £3 billion in the Budget, The Telegraph understands…

Southport ‘attacker’ charged with having al-Qaeda manual and making ricin




The teenager accused of carrying out the Southport attack has been charged with possessing al-Qaeda material and producing ricin…

Still more money won’t save the NHS



Rachel Reeves is expected to use her first Budget to pump billions of pounds in to the NHS, The Chancellor will find more cash to feed the voracious appetite of a health system that remains a byword for waste, inefficiency and poor outcomes despite being mightily funded for years…