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The UK is "really unprepared" to fight a war and has been living on a "mirage" of military strength that was shocking to discover, interviews with almost every defence secretary since the end of the Cold War have revealed.

The Americans were given the full VIP treatment on their visit to Moscow. 

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has suffered another budget blow with a rebellion by rural Labour MPs over inheritance tax on farmers.

Sabrina Carpenter has hit out at an "evil and disgusting" White House video of migrants being detained that uses one of her songs.

TV presenter Holly Willoughby has been fined in court after she admitted driving without due care and attention when her car collided with a moped, injuring the rider.

It's a debate that's torn families apart for years - with selection boxes thrown in rage, and stony silences around the dinner table.

Dame Joanna Lumley has warned of a "crisis hidden in plain sight", with 1.5 million older people set to spend Christmas alone.

Sir Salman Rushdie has told Sky News that Charlie Kirk's murder was a "consequence of US gun culture".

The UK is "really unprepared" to fight a war and has been living on a "mirage" of military strength that was shocking to discover, interviews with almost every defence secretary since the end of the Cold War have revealed.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has suffered another budget blow with a rebellion by rural Labour MPs over inheritance tax on farmers.

A decade on from when authorities identified the emergence of "county lines" drug dealing, children exploited by the trade are now often either dead, in prison or have been sectioned with mental health problems caused by the trauma.

The government has announced the right to a jury trial will be limited to only those facing a likely sentence of more than three years.

Hospital patients are being "set up to suffer" this winter, with "distressing" scenes of vulnerable and elderly people left waiting in corridors likely to be repeated, nurses have warned.

"Systematic failures" led to the Chinese spy case collapsing - and there's a risk they could be repeated, a parliamentary inquiry has said.

Israel is preparing to open the Rafah crossing "in the coming days" to let Gaza residents cross into Egypt – as it claimed that partial remains handed over this week do not match the hostages taken in 2023.

The Americans were given the full VIP treatment on their visit to Moscow. 

FIFA has backed away from using dynamic pricing for all 2026 World Cup tickets amid concerns about the cost of attending the tournament in North America.

Imran Khan is suffering from isolation after weeks of being denied access to relatives, his family have said.

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A raccoon has gotten as drunk as a skunk.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has suffered another budget blow with a rebellion by rural Labour MPs over inheritance tax on farmers.

The UK is "really unprepared" to fight a war and has been living on a "mirage" of military strength that was shocking to discover, interviews with almost every defence secretary since the end of the Cold War have revealed.

Reform UK and the Conservatives have rejected reports they could merge or form a pact before the next general election.

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The health secretary has accused the British Medical Association of "juvenile delinquency" and behaving like "moaning minnies" after the union announced that resident doctors will go on strike in the run-up to Christmas.

A raccoon has gotten as drunk as a skunk.

It's a debate that's torn families apart for years - with selection boxes thrown in rage, and stony silences around the dinner table.

"Christmas is saved" after a large search operation for a runaway reindeer found the animal on a beach in Merseyside, emergency services have said.

Apple's head of artificial intelligence and machine learning has stepped down from the company. 

Children as young as three are "being fed content and algorithms designed to hook adults" on social media, a former education minister has warned.

Airbus fleets have returned to normal operations after a software issue that could have affected flight controls was fixed faster than expected.

The US has agreed to spare the UK from threatened trade tariffs on pharmaceutical products.

The Bank of England has warned of heightened risks to the UK's financial system but cut the amount of money that banks need to hold in reserve in case of shock.

Apple's head of artificial intelligence and machine learning has stepped down from the company. 

The Americans were given the full VIP treatment on their visit to Moscow. 

The UK is "really unprepared" to fight a war and has been living on a "mirage" of military strength that was shocking to discover, interviews with almost every defence secretary since the end of the Cold War have revealed.

A decade on from when authorities identified the emergence of "county lines" drug dealing, children exploited by the trade are now often either dead, in prison or have been sectioned with mental health problems caused by the trauma.