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What happenedKeir Starmer is due to meet with Health Secretary Wes Streeting this morning as the recent internal Labour turbulence shows tentative signs of settling after a wave of ministerial resignations and loud calls for the prime minister to step aside.Four ministers quit yesterday, including S...

What happenedBritain will deploy fighter jets, drones and a warship to support an international mission aimed at protecting commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.John Healey announced the deployment during a virtual meeting involving defence ministers from more than 40 countries. The British c...

What happenedIsrael’s Knesset has unanimously passed a law establishing a special military tribunal that can try about 300 people accused of having taken part in the 7 October attacks.The Israel Defense Forces chief of staff will be “authorised to appoint prosecutors” to the military court in Jerusa...
A new Canadian study has found dramatic declines in some of the world’s most dangerous “forever chemicals” within seabird eggs, suggesting that environmental regulations are working. Researchers tracking northern gannets over 55 years found that levels of key PFAS compounds had fallen by more than 7...

Scientists are pushing for “radical” measures against climate change, proposing the construction of a dam across the Bering Strait that would link Alaska and Russia, according to Science.A study by University of Utrecht academics Jelle Soons and Henk Dijkstra suggests that this would be a decisive w...
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The Explainer ‘Traditionally a moment for governmental clarity’, today’s opening of Parliament took place ‘amidst profound political uncertainty’

The Explainer Fraudsters are evolving and older people are becoming increasingly vulnerable

The Explainer Winter fuel and welfare U-turns, national insurance hikes, Peter Mandelson’s appointment and disastrous local elections have brought PM to the brink

The Explainer Bloc postpones new regulations after growing pressure from tech firms and industry groups

Talking Point In an era of multi-party politics, voting system that once insulated Conservatives and Labour now amplifies their losses

Talking Point Labour has presented reforms as a ‘moral crusade’ against rogue landlords, but risks shrinking the rental market

Talking Point Friedrich Merz’s comments on ‘humiliated’ US have unleashed the president’s wrath



Under the radar The process would reflect more light away from Earth

Under the Radar ‘Audacious’ intercontinental plan to maintain vital ocean currents faces political and environmental obstacles

Under the Radar Tighter policies in schools reflect the ‘narrowed’ tolerance towards Tibet from the Chinese state

Speed Read In some cases, the results were comparable to physical exercise

Speed Read Consumer prices are up 3.8% year-over-year

Speed Read Makary had drawn criticism from both sides of the aisle

Speed Read Sanctions will be imposed on Israeli settlers over increasing violence against West Bank Palestinians
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