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Ex-Google boss warns Sir Keir Starmer UK will fail to meet 2030 clean energy goal without fixing regulation

BritishDevaOctober 17, 2024

Google's former boss has warned Sir Keir Starmer he will fail to meet his 2030 clean energy goal unless he fixes UK regulations. Eric Schmidt, Google's former chief executive officer,...

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Israeli strike ‘kills 15 including children’ at Gaza school

BritishDevaOctober 17, 2024

Fifteen people have been killed, including at least five children, by an Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. The Abu Hussein school, in...

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Huge great white shark washes up on Massachusetts beach

BritishDevaOctober 17, 2024

A huge great white shark washed up on a beach in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, on Wednesday. The Orleans police department shared photos from Nauset Beach, adding that a tow truck...

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London Underground workers to strike for much of November after unions reject pay offer

BritishDevaOctober 17, 2024

Tube workers in London will strike next month in a dispute over pay, two unions have announced. The strikes will take place from 1 to 16 November after members of...

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Cabinet ministers write to Starmer in urgent attempt to soften spending cuts in budget

BritishDevaOctober 17, 2024

Cabinet ministers have written to the prime minister in an urgent attempt to soften some of the spending cuts being demanded ahead of the budget. The main measures for the...

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Politics latest: Tory MP sparks uproar after saying Badenoch can’t lead party because she’s a mum

BritishDevaOctober 17, 2024

No 10 issues warning to government departments ahead of budget The prime minister's spokesman has been speaking to reporters this morning, and was asked about reports cabinet ministers have written...

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David Cameron explains why he planned to sanction Israeli ministers – as Starmer considers move

BritishDevaOctober 17, 2024

David Cameron has told Sky News he planned to sanction two Israeli ministers while in government but "ran out of time" - as Sir Keir Starmer said he was considering...

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UK charities launch funding appeal to address ‘overwhelming’ need in Gaza, Lebanon and wider Middle East

BritishDevaOctober 17, 2024

Fifteen UK aid charities are launching a humanitarian appeal to address the "overwhelming" need in Gaza, Lebanon and the wider Middle East. The charities make up the Disasters Emergency Committee...

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Money blog: Ryanair threatens to axe hundreds of UK flights if chancellor raises air tax

BritishDevaOctober 17, 2024

Ryanair could axe hundreds of UK flights if the chancellor raises aviation tax, the company's chief executive has warned. Read this and the rest of today's consumer and personal finance...

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Liam Payne dies latest: Transcript of 911 call released – as details emerge of Liam Payne’s death

BritishDevaOctober 17, 2024

Mary Byrne was among Liam Payne's fellow contestants in the 2010 X Factor series, in which One Direction were formed. She spoke to Sky News about her memories of sharing...

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Ex-Google boss warns Sir Keir Starmer UK will fail to meet 2030 clean energy goal without fixing regulation

Israeli strike ‘kills 15 including children’ at Gaza school

Huge great white shark washes up on Massachusetts beach

London Underground workers to strike for much of November after unions reject pay offer

Cabinet ministers write to Starmer in urgent attempt to soften spending cuts in budget

Politics latest: Tory MP sparks uproar after saying Badenoch can’t lead party because she’s a mum

David Cameron explains why he planned to sanction Israeli ministers – as Starmer considers move

UK charities launch funding appeal to address ‘overwhelming’ need in Gaza, Lebanon and wider Middle East

Money blog: Ryanair threatens to axe hundreds of UK flights if chancellor raises air tax

Liam Payne dies latest: Transcript of 911 call released – as details emerge of Liam Payne’s death

Elon Musk’s election talk sparked concern in swing state, emails reveal

U2 drummer Larry Mullen Jr. has condition that makes counting bars ‘like climbing Everest’

Turkey has emerged as a winner in Syria but must now use its influence to help build peace

Labour plan for 1.5m new homes is not feasible, housebuilding firm says

Small boat crossings would be ‘thousands higher’ under the Tories, Yvette Cooper says

Foreign Office admits it does not know how much money has been spent on Chagos deal so far

Thousands of Syrians escape horrific conditions of besieged camp

Starmer seeks to relaunch premiership with new promise to crack down on crime

Home-working parents may be behind rise in school absence, Ofsted warns

CEO of Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group says budget felt like being ‘kicked in the face’

Brianna Ghey’s killer tries to have sentence reduced due to his ‘immaturity’

Prison population in England and Wales set to exceed 100,000 by 2029