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The Member of Parliament for Makerfield becomes the UK's 59th Prime Minister, succeeding Sir Keir Starmer, who resigned as leader of the Labour Party and Prime Minister in June. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) Voters…
Read more"I knew people were going to notice that I was northern and that I didn't speak the 'Queen's English'," the 22-year-old says. "Definitely in seminars I would sometimes feel like my accent would sound a bit less…
Read moreYet every year, millions of pounds worth of scholarships and bursary funding goes unclaimed by students - with many unaware the extra help exists. So roll up the next generation of gamers, who this year can apply for as…
Read moreIn his first public comments since negotiations collapsed on Friday in Washington, the US president wrote on social media: "Canada wants the benefits of being a State, without being one!!!" "They have also charged our…
Read moreThe incident involved a small-scale energy generator, according to the UK government, which said that at no point was there a risk to the wider energy system. However, it marks an apparent escalation in the threat posed…
Read moreA pretrial hearing was slated for Thursday. US district court judge Nusrat Choudhury concluded that Jeffries "clearly possesses a rational and factual understanding of the proceedings" and is a "reasonably intelligent…
Read moreMost services were cancelled until further notice, including routes from Glasgow to Edinburgh, Manchester to Birmingham, Cheltenham to Cardiff and Newcastle to Edinburgh. The train operator said it expected a "near…
Read moreLast week, Donald Trump announced a new campaign to increase the pressure on the Iranian economy , calling it "the most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country". The US Treasury secretary, Scott…
Read moreHalf a lifetime ago, in 1992, Bessent cut his teeth in markets shorting the pound alongside George Soros in the chaos that led up to Black Wednesday, when the UK plunged out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism. Today…
Read moreAn attack on an energy facility which was shut down for four days last month was carried out by hackers linked to the Iranian regime. The cyberattack, which is believed to be the first time Iranian-affiliated hackers…
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