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Will the Farage bubble burst? UKIP are surging ahead in the latest polls, but why are they doing so well?
The growing power of the taxmanGeorge Osborne’s latest tax proposals threaten to make a bad situation worse. Why are tax tribunals such an explosive issue?
“I begged the young man for 50p but he wouldn’t relent” Read Sue Townsend on life before Adrian Mole and her experiences with the DSS as a single mother of three.
Thomas Piketty: the “rock star” economist He’s taken the US by storm with his controversial book on Capitalism’s problems, hailed as a “watershed book in economic thinking” and top of the US Amazon bestseller charts.
The decline of violence The latest Crime Survey shows a 25 per cent decrease in incidents from 6 years ago. What’s behind this?
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US, China agree to lower tariffs for 90 days
speed read US tariffs will fall to 30% from 145%, while China will cut its tax on US imports to 10% from 125%
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Qatar luxury jet gift clouds Trump trip to Mideast
speed read Qatar is said to be presenting Trump with a $400 million plane, which would be among the biggest foreign gifts ever received by the US government
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Does ketchup belong on a hot dog and more May 12 editorial cartoons
Cartoons Monday's cartoons feature Pope Leo XIV, Newark airport, and Donald Trump's meme coin
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Comic Relief to end ‘white saviour’ celebrity trips to Africa
Speed Read Charity’s appeal videos described by critics as ‘poverty porn’ and ‘devoid of dignity’
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to star in ‘fly-on-the-wall’ Netflix reality show
Speed Read Former minister accuses couple of ‘exploiting’ royal links with big-bucks deal
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Royal officials to ‘scrutinise’ Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s $150m Netflix deal
Speed Read Duke and Duchess of Sussex have inked agreement to produce documentaries and films for the streaming service
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle pitch mystery project idea to Hollywood
Speed Read The Sussex royals have been shopping their concept around tinseltown since June
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Meghan Markle ‘furious’ over Palace’s failure to defend her ‘against true stories’
Speed Read Legal documents say she felt unprotected by the royal ‘institution’ - but insiders claim press team were powerless
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Ronan Farrow: is Harvey Weinstein’s arch-enemy ‘too good to be true’?
Speed Read Pulitzer-winning #MeToo journalist rejects New York Times columnist’s allegations of ‘shakiness’ in his work
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How coronavirus could shape the news
Speed Read Trust in journalists is down as newspapers face funding crisis that could reshape media landscape forever