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Tice defends suspension of Reform UK activist over Farage criticism

By Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

Party’s deputy leader makes comments as he unveils new policy to subsidise more apprenticeships Reform UK’s deputy leader has defended the party’s suspension of a senior activist who criticised Nigel Farage, saying internal disagreements should be kept “behind closed doors”. Richard Tice, who is also the party’s business spokesperson, made the comments as he unveiled a new policy of subsidising more apprenticeships,

Boohoo fined €2.3m by French watchdog over deceptive discounts

By Sarah Butler

Fashion site also broke rules on labelling by using terms ‘leather’ or ‘suede’ for synthetic products The British online fashion seller Boohoo has been fined €2.3m (£2m) by France’s consumer watchdog ⁠for deceptive ⁠practices ​such as offering fake discounts. The Manchester-based firm, whose parent company renamed itself Debenhams Group last year, was found to have exaggerated the discounts it was offering, giving sh

Boy, 16, found not guilty of teenager's murder

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A jury finds him not guilty of killing Shayne Hambakachere, who died from stab wounds.

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Film and TV director John Irvin dies aged 86

By Sian Cain

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy director said MI6 ‘took an interest’ in him but he was too left wing to be involved in espionage ‘hanky-panky’

Man jailed over strangulation and assault on woman

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The victim escaped when Charlie Stefano became distracted and members of the public contacted police.

Israel’s Ben-Gvir posts video of gallows site for hanging Palestinians

By Peter Beaumont Senior international correspondent

Far-right minister says those convicted in military courts of terror offences will be executed after passing of death penalty law that does not apply to Jewish extremists Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has posted a gloating video of the construction of a gallows complex where Palestinians convicted of terror offences – but not Jewish extremists accused of similar crimes – will be hang

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Frank Beard obituary

By Adam Sweeting

Drummer with ZZ Top for more than five decades whose mastery of the ‘Texas shuffle’ was central to their sound Renowned for being the only member of the Texan trio ZZ Top not to wear an outlandishly luxuriant beard, in spite of his surname, Frank Beard, who has died aged 77, spent more than 55 years as the band’s drummer, appearing on all their albums from ZZ Top’s First Album in 1971 to La Futura in 2012. He was als

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Nurse passes maths GCSE 40 years after failing O-level

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Joanne Mulholland, 56, says she re-sat her exams 40 years ago and failed three times.

TikTok declines Oireachtas call to discuss driving videos

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Social media giant TikTok has declined an invitation to appear before the Oireachtas Committee on Media to discuss the posting of videos of people driving down motorways the wrong way and endangering other people's lives.

Father of one died from stab wound to the body after incident on Cork street, inquest told

By Barry Roche

Oleksandr Zhyvystkyi moved to Ireland from Ukraine five years ago and worked as a metal fabricator

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It's finally raining, but the drought's not over

By Presented by Madeleine Finlay, produced by Madeleine Finlay, Joshan Chana and Jacob Liebenberg. The executive producer was Ellie Bury

After a summer that has seen England and Wales experience the driest July since records began, rain is finally on the horizon. But with reservoirs at ‘exceptionally low’ levels, will there be enough rain to replenish stocks? Madeleine Finlay hears from Dr Anna Murgatroyd, a lecturer in hydrology at Newcastle University, about how much rain we need to see us through next summer, why we’re now at increased risk of floo

File on death of man, 85, in Dublin bus crash sent to DPP

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A file is expected to be sent to the DPP over the death of a pensioner who was killed when a bus crashed through a pedestrian area in Dublin city centre earlier this year, an inquest has heard.

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‘All the watering places are crammed with hot people’: on holiday with Dickens

By Caroline Davies

Exhibition at Charles Dickens Museum in London looks at writer’s holiday pursuits, from Kent to the Isle of Wight It’s summer in the city, the pubs are crowded, and the coast beckons. In a year that has so far brought five significant heatwaves, it is a fair description of the current holiday season. But the same was true, too, of the much less frequent hot, dry summers of the past, including 186 years ago when Charl

There is nothing scientific about The Great ADHD Myth? ‘documentary’ | Gina Rippon

By Gina Rippon

Channel 4’s programme wastes a chance to ask important questions about how ADHD is diagnosed and treated, instead indulging in unscientific methods and conspiracy theories Prof Gina Rippon is emeritus professor of cognitive neuroimaging at the Aston Brain Centre, Aston University When Channel 4 announced that it would air a documentary titled The Great ADHD Myth?, an outpouring of fury followed. Despite this, I set o

GCSE results: girls still ahead but gender gap narrows as hundreds of thousands of pupils receive grades – latest updates

By Taz Ali (now) and Mabel Banfield-Nwachi (earlier)

Nearly a quarter of girls’ entries received one of the higher grades against around a fifth of those from boys Almost one in four boys in England get top grades in maths Myles McGinley, managing director of the Cambridge OCR exam board, said more pupils are taking GCSE business studies than in previous years, describing this generation of young people as “increasingly entrepreneurial”. He said business studies entrie

Romania destroys sea drone, EU slams 'escalating threats'

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European Commission ⁠President Ursula von der Leyen has said that the naval drone carrying ‌explosives ⁠which was destroyed by Romania near a Black Sea gas project is ‌part of "an escalating ⁠campaign ‌of threats."

M9 crash: Pavee Point calls for compassion amid ‘vile and racist’ comments about Travellers

By Ronan McGreevy

‘I can understand people’s anger and frustration, but this could happen to any cohort of people in Irish society,’ Martin Collins says

Hazy sunshine, factor-50 smiles and Cliff Richard at the wheel: the 20 best summer holiday movies – ranked!

By Xan Brooks

From feelgood romances to heated interactions, here are the films that best capture the seasonal moment Let’s begin at the end. 2 September 1962: the final night of the summer vacation; one last big blowout before adult life intervenes. George Lucas’s rambunctious salute to footloose youth paints vivid vignettes of Modesto, California, rocking around the clock with its loose-knit gaggle of characters. But this has on

Founder of China’s Evergrande jailed for life after pleading guilty to fraud

By Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent

Hui Ka Yan also forfeits all his personal property and the company he set up is given hefty fines Business live – latest updates The founder of Evergrande, one of China’s largest property developers, has been sentenced to life in prison and had all of his personal property confiscated. Hui Ka Yan, 67 and once named by Forbes as China’s richest man, with a net worth of $42.5bn (£31.2bn) in 2017, pleaded guilty in Apri

When it comes to rosé, pink doesn’t have to mean Provence

By Mina Holland

From Morocco to Monmouth, there’s a whole world of blushing rosé wines to discover Hello, from rosé season, the only time of year I order wine like a patriarchal septuagenarian. For this fleeting moment in the wine-drinking calendar, questions are out and assumptions are in; everyone’s happy to drink pink – specifically, pale, dry and berry-crisp Provence rosé. Blushing like cheeks in a summer romance, pale rosé capt

Where did all the XXL clothes go? Fashion brands are scrapping plus sizes in the GLP-1 era

By Hannah Marriott

As weight-loss drugs gain popularity in the US, brands are scaling back their ranges – and frustrating customers In March 2023, the model, activist and writer Tess Holliday announced that she had been working as a size and inclusivity consultant for H&M. The fruits of their partnership felt like “one of the most meaningful things that I’ve done in my career”, she told US Vogue at the time. The fashion juggernaut had

Happy GCSE wait is over, says aspiring teacher

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Students across Guernsey and Jersey are receiving their GCSE results.

Fiosrú sends file to DPP following death of man in Dublin

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The policing watchdog Fiosrú has sent a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) after it finished an investigation into the death of a man in Dublin.

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Como mayor bans bikes in city centre after being hit ‘by one of these beasts’

By Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Alessandro Rapinese denies he is waging personal vendetta against cyclists amid a public backlash The mayor of Como has set the wheels of controversy in motion for banning bikes in the walled historical centre of the lakeside city after being hit by one. Alessandro Rapinese’s ban, which comes into force in September, targets about 30 streets and means cyclists, whether on e-bikes or push bikes, will have to dismount

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Campaigner's microlight crash death was 'accident'

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An inquest hears Claire Lomas was flying an adapted microlight in Jordan when it crashed into rocks.

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