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Sir Keir Starmer said the UK stands at a “fork in the road” as he sought to unite Labour and the country behind him against Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. The Prime Minister told Labour’s party conference in Liverpool the country faced a “defining choice” for its future. There was a “fight for the soul of our country” which was as big a challenge as rebuilding the UK from the rubble […]

Secondary pupils who say they are struggling academically at school are more likely to report having more negative experiences on their phones, a study has found. Students were particularly likely to have encountered content involving eating disorders, self-harm and suicide, and upsetting messages in online chat groups with other pupils if they said they were struggling compared with if they said they were thriving or “coasting” at school, the research […]

A common but often undiagnosed genetic deficiency could be putting thousands of black and South Asian men in the UK at risk of serious type 2 diabetes complications by delaying diagnosis of the condition, scientists have warned. Experts said the findings are “deeply concerning” and warned that routine diabetes tests may not be accurate for those with the condition. The study by the University of Exeter and Queen Mary University […]

Britain faces a “defining choice” between “decency” and “division”, Sir Keir Starmer will warn, as he delivers his speech to the Labour Party conference on Tuesday. The Prime Minister is expected to use his annual address to expand his attacks on Reform UK, now regarded by Labour as the primary threat to its re-election prospects. Last week, Sir Keir told a gathering of progressives in London that the UK faced […]

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said they have agreed to a plan to end the war in Gaza, but it is unclear whether Hamas will accept the terms. Mr Trump on Monday laid out a 20-point plan for ending the Israel-Hamas war and establishing a post-war governance in the war-battered Palestinian territory. Mr Trump’s plan would establish a temporary governing board that would be headed […]

A 61-year-old man accused of stalking Myleene Klass by sending her a series of “bizarre” parcels and letters told police he had posted her an air pistol as a joke, a court has heard. Birmingham Crown Court also heard that Peter Windsor sent a note calling Ms Klass a “naughty vixen” and sent her Classic FM colleague Katie Breathwick a letter saying he wanted to go paddling in a lake […]

Rachel Reeves has said she is facing “harsh global headwinds” as she hinted at further tax rises to come in the Budget. The Chancellor used her Labour Party conference speech to insist that she would keep control of the public finances and would “not take risks with the trust placed in us by the British people”. But she acknowledged that her choices had been made “harder” by international events and […]

British carmaker Jaguar Land Rover has said it will restart some manufacturing production in the “coming days” as it continues to deal with the fallout from a major cyber attack. The group said some sections of its production operations will resume amid a “controlled, phased restart of our operations”, having paused all manufacturing since the start of the month after being targeted by hackers. It said while there is “much […]

A train ticketing trial which involves passengers paying for travel by having their phones tracked has been launched. Rail minister Lord Hendy said the initiative in northern England will make rail travel “simpler and easier”. From Monday, passengers travelling on Northern train services between Harrogate and Leeds will be able to pay for their journeys by boarding a train and pressing a button in an app on their phone. GPS […]