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<p>British factory output contracted at the fastest rate in 11 months in December</p>
James Moore

Can Keir Starmer afford to say no to the EU’s advances?

A surprise invitation to join the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean customs agreement was welcomed by the City and would give the post-Brexit economy an instant boost – so why has the Labour government turned its nose up, asks James Moore

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<p>‘What happens next depends on whether or not people in power consider Murdoch’s company should be treated like any other – or whether there is some sort of “Murdoch exception”’ </p>
alan rusbridger

The lies and smears from Murdoch’s news empire cannot be ignored

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<p>‘President Trump has avoided any threat that might arrest the attention of the Russian president’ </p>
Sam Kiley

Trump’s empty threats to Putin expose his achilles heel

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Catherine Pepinster

The ‘nasty’ bishop is not alone: Trump must brace for more fireworks 

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<p>This image released by Netflix shows Ambika Mod, left, and Leo Woodall in a scene from the Netflix mini-series One Day: charting the search for affection and understanding between two unlikely lovers (Netflix via AP)</p>
dear vix

Why am I always attracted to emotionally unavailable people?

<p>Starmer is too concerned with upsetting the Brexiteers to negotiate with the EU</p>
Letters

When it comes to trade, Starmer has shot himself in the foot

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<p>‘It is not just about removing the knives; it is about transforming the mindset’ </p>
Voices

ID crackdowns on illegal knife sales won’t work – but here’s what will

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<p>Bishop Mariann Budde breaks silence after challenging Donald Trump during prayer service</p>
kat brown

The ‘woke’ bishop’s sermon to Trump wasn’t an ambush. It was a war cry

<p>Rush hour at Mumbai’s Churchgate station, now renamed Chintamanrao Deshmukh station</p>
Mihir bose

India deserves more than £52 trillion in reparations

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<p>The prime minister has ordered a public inquiry into the Southport stabbings </p>
The Independent View

Keir Starmer is right to push back on ‘cover-up’ claims over Southport

<p>Being single costs so much more than being in a couple (Alamy/PA)</p>
Talia Loderick

The hidden cost of living alone: why the ‘singles tax’ costs a fortune

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<p>Trump Inauguration</p>
Chris Wright

My biggest fear as Trump takes office: moral apathy

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<p>The Argentinian president Javier Milei with Italy’s hard-right prime minister Giorgia Meloni at Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington </p>
Mary Dejevsky

Make Europe Great Again… will Trump now spark the ‘Mega’ movement?

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<p>Donald Trump was sworn in as president on 20 January </p>
Jon Sopel

Trump 2.0 will reshape the world – but not in the ways you might think

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<p>‘I can see the appeal of a boyfriend who behaves exactly as you’ve programmed him to. They’d never let you down. What’s not to love?’ </p>
Olivia Petter

I understand why people are falling for ChatGPT boyfriends

<p>Rosamund explores the future of the wine industry </p>
Rosamund Hall

Why cooperatives hold the key to a sustainable future for wine

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<p>Is getting fit your new year’s resolution? </p>
Rhea Freeman

Take it from me as a life coach: ditch your new year’s resolutions

<p>Jimmy Carter’s presidency was characterised by troubles at home and abroad, including the 444-day hostage crisis at the US embassy in Tehran</p>
MARY DEJEVSKY

Jimmy Carter saw peace in the Middle East – then came his big failure

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<p>Seventy-eight per cent of Brits said that the golden retriever is their favourite breed of dog </p>
Kate Spicer

I love all dogs – but there’s a problem with Britain’s favourite breed

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<p>Mixed berries have great health benefits (Alamy/PA)</p>
Letters

Want us to reach net zero? Stop buying unseasonal fruit

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Letters

Want us to reach net zero? Stop buying unseasonal fruit

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<p>Mixed berries have great health benefits (Alamy/PA)</p>
<p>‘Prince Harry’s stubborn persistence in pursuing his case against Mr Murdoch’s company has struck a welcome, if unexpected, blow for the health of our civic culture’ </p>
The Independent View

Against the odds, Prince Harry has won a landmark victory

<p>Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Xi Jinping before their meeting in 2020 </p>
Voices

Why Trump quit WHO – and it’s vital for us all that he should stay

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Voices

I’m with the bishop who showed the courage I lacked as a church leader

<p>The chancellor is right to go for growth – without it, the Starmer government’s entire project will fail</p>
Voices

Rachel Reeves needs a new Heathrow runway more than Britain does

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<p>The chancellor is right to go for growth – without it, the Starmer government’s entire project will fail</p>
Voices

Rachel Reeves needs a new Heathrow runway more than Britain does

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<p>Has Brexit delivered on its promises? </p>
UK Politics

Brexit five years on – was it worth it? Join The Independent Debate

<p>Donald Trump’s new oligarchic order is unlikely to succeed in the UK</p>
Letters

Britain will never embrace Trumpism – we’re better than that

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UK could join Europe-wide customs deal in post-Brexit reset, Brussels trade boss says

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Days after Biden serves Trump tea, the president threatens to throw the book at him

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Elon Musk furious after Wikipedia page calls his gesture a ‘Nazi salute’

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At least 10 killed in Israeli West Bank raid as Jordan warns region could ‘explode’

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<p>Rachel Reeves and Jonathan Reynolds will be attending Davos this week </p>
Voices

Can Reeves secure the investment Britain so badly needs in Davos?

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<p>The world is expecting fireworks from US President-elect Donald Trump</p>
Voices

Trump’s second term is a threat to democracy, security and our planet

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<p>Opinions on NHS reform are split</p>
Health

Readers divided over the private sector’s role in the NHS

<p>Donald Trump speaks during his inauguration ceremony in the rotunda of the US Capitol on Monday </p>
The Independent View

Starmer’s pragmatic approach to handling President Trump is right

<p>Pastries decorated with an edible picture of Trump are presented at a bakery in Freinsheim, Germany to mark his second inauguration</p>
Voices

Could the markets see a gold rush as Trump returns to power?

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<p>‘We’ll get radical woke ideologies the hell out of our military from day one,’ Trump has threatened</p>
Voices

I was there when ‘woke’ began – and Trump is about to take it all away

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<p>Donald Trump speaks during his inauguration ceremony in the rotunda of the US Capitol on Monday </p>
The Independent View

Starmer’s pragmatic approach to handling President Trump is right

<p>Pastries decorated with an edible picture of Trump are presented at a bakery in Freinsheim, Germany to mark his second inauguration</p>
Voices

Could the markets see a gold rush as Trump returns to power?

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<p>‘We’ll get radical woke ideologies the hell out of our military from day one,’ Trump has threatened</p>
Voices

I was there when ‘woke’ began – and Trump is about to take it all away

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<p>Mark Zuckerberg, the boss of Meta, advocates giving your neck muscles the workout they deserve</p>
Letters

I always thought Mark Zuckerberg has some neck…

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Letters

I always thought Mark Zuckerberg has some neck…

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<p>Mark Zuckerberg, the boss of Meta, advocates giving your neck muscles the workout they deserve</p>
<p>Friend or foe: Keir Starmer faces a dilemma due to president Donald Trump’s plans </p>
Voices

Is Keir Starmer about to trade principles for Trump’s friendship?

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<p>Go west: the UK could do worse than look to Trump’s America to boost the economy </p>
Voices

Now Britain must embrace Trumpism

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<p>Donald Trump is sworn in for his first term as US president on 20 January 2017 </p>
The Independent View

The world awaits promise and peril with Trump’s second act

<p>Thousands join pro-Palestine protest in Westminster </p>
Letters

Stopping the Israel-Gaza cycle will take a mammoth effort

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<p>Thousands join pro-Palestine protest in Westminster </p>
Letters

Stopping the Israel-Gaza cycle will take a mammoth effort

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<p>Observers will find much to fear and little to inspire in this speech, with no quotes for the ages</p>
Voices

This is what we can expect from Trump on his big day

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<p>Greenland is gaining attention due to its strategic location</p>
Voices

What Donald Trump doesn’t know about Greenland (from an Arctic expert)

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<p>Trump’s first inauguration in 2017. ‘In the first term everybody was fighting me. In this term, everybody wants to be my friend.’ </p>
The Independent View

Global politics will become noisier when Donald Trump takes office

<p>James Watt wants us to take our work home... but then his work is beer </p>
Voices

Is BrewDog’s ex-CEO right that ‘work-life balance’ is holding us back?

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<p>‘Last time, Starmer was the main winner from tactical voting against an unpopular government in a five-party system’ </p>
Voices

Tactical voting could be turned against Starmer at the next election

<p>A tense silence reigns as the players battle for the Masters trophy </p>
Voices

Forget darts, I’ve gone snooker loopy for the perfect spectator sport

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<p>Donald Trump meets with Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem in May 2023 </p>
Voices

Trump claims he secured peace in Gaza – can he do the same in Ukraine?

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<p>Sitting pretty: Donald Trump in the UK Ambassador's residence in Paris</p>
Voices

The PM is in denial about the trouble that Trump is about to cause

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<p>Chancellor Rachel Reeves has vowed to grow the economy</p>
The Independent View

The chancellor must ignore the blips and get on with long-term growth

<p>‘Think of the poor starving children in Africa’ </p>
Letters

Being forced to clear my plate as a child caused me endless trouble

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<p>Tory leader Kemi Badenoch speaking on LBC Radio</p>
Voices

Finally, politicians believe the pensions triple lock must go

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Voices

Finally, politicians believe the pensions triple lock must go

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James Moore
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<p>Tory leader Kemi Badenoch speaking on LBC Radio</p>
<p>Mark Zuckerberg appeared on ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ podcast: ‘There are shorter Wagner operas’ </p>
Voices

Mark Zuckerberg has made me rethink what it means to be a man

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<p>The 14-year jail sentence is intended to be the last nail in Khan’s political coffin </p>
Voices

Imran Khan was a marked man from the moment he returned to Pakistan

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<p>The research published in <em>Psychological Bulletin</em> found that daughters and agreeable offspring were more likely to get favourable treatment</p>
Voices

How it feels when you’re clearly not the favourite child

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<p>I witnessed the running speed of fire as it tore through / West Australian Wooroloo and my bush-edge home</p>
Voices

I know what it’s like to lose everything in a fire

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<p>I witnessed the running speed of fire as it tore through / West Australian Wooroloo and my bush-edge home</p>
Voices

I know what it’s like to lose everything in a fire

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Voices

A ceasefire in Gaza is a victory for Netanyahu – and Hamas

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<p>Donald Trump visits a section of the wall separating the US from Mexico, in Alamo, Texas, in 2021 </p>
Voices

I advised Kamala Harris on immigration – here’s what Labour must learn

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<p>Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch delivers speech on how the party can rebuild voters’ trust</p>
Voices

Q. Was this the speech that’ll win Kemi a snap by-election? A. Er, no

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The Independent View

The cost of war is so great that compromise should not be a dirty word

Voices

How abstinence-only messages invaded thousands of schools like mine

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School students demonstrate outside Scottish parliament over downgraded SQA results, 10 August, 2020
Voices

I am furious that the government has failed A-level students like me

<p>Palestinians watch TV as they await the announcement of the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel in Khan Younis </p>
Voices

Bombs are still dropping but the ceasefire deal in Gaza will go ahead

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<p>A Tel Aviv rally to free hostages held by Hamas terrorists</p>
Letters

Peace will only come to the Middle East when all lives are equal

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<p>Britain’s economy is struggling as Labour plans a shake-up of employment law </p>
Voices

When it comes to employment reforms, Labour is going too far, too fast

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<p> A child feeds another a spoonful of food as they sit atop graves at a cemetery where families displaced by conflict are taking shelter in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip</p>
Voices

I’m in Gaza – I worry Israel will kill us before the ceasefire begins

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<p>‘Blocking access is a blunt game of whack-a-mole that will only lead to other channels being used’</p>
Voices

There’s only one way to stop kids using fake IDs online

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Voices

There’s only one way to stop kids using fake IDs online

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Kat Brown
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<p>‘Blocking access is a blunt game of whack-a-mole that will only lead to other channels being used’</p>
<p>‘I can’t stand him – and she knows that. So does he’ </p>
Voices

I’ve lost a friend because I can’t stand her terrible boyfriend

<p>By the time they join primary school, one in 10 children are classed as obese</p>
Voices

Growing up in a ‘clear-your-plate’ household never did me any good

<p>An RCN survey finds that nine in 10 nurses report having delivered care in inappropriate settings such as corridors</p>
The Independent View

The NHS must treat its ‘corridor care’ crisis as a wake-up call

<p>‘The price of delay has been paid by untold thousands of dead and injured civilians, the continuing pain of the hostages’ families, and the transformation of Gaza into a desolate, uninhabitable moonscape’ </p>
Voices

Peace has finally come to Gaza... but at a terrible price

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<p>‘The price of delay has been paid by untold thousands of dead and injured civilians, the continuing pain of the hostages’ families, and the transformation of Gaza into a desolate, uninhabitable moonscape’ </p>
Voices

Peace has finally come to Gaza... but at a terrible price

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<p>‘Humans are the only species to routinely drink the milk of another animal’ </p>
Letters

The thought of drinking a pint of milk turns my stomach

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<p>‘Reeves would be wise to take the opportunity she now has to calm nerves and restore some of the government’s shaky credibility with the nation’s unhappy business community’ </p>
Voices

New inflation rate means the BoE could cut rates as soon as next month

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<p>It has been an eventful year for Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves </p>
Voices

Rachel Reeves is safe but she’ll have Starmer breathing down her neck

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<p>Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke about the state of the corporate world on Joe Rogan’s podcast this weekend </p>
Voices

Zuckerberg is right – what the world needs is more ‘masculine energy’

<p>Tulip Siddiq, a junior minister in the Treasury, was allowed to resign to avoid further 'distraction from the work of the government’ </p>
Voices

After Siddiq’s departure, Starmer can breathe a sigh of relief

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<p>Rachel Reeves addressed the House of Commons</p>
The Independent View

Our ‘Iron Chancellor’ may not have the mettle for the task after all

<p>Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves faces questions from members in the House of Commons </p>
Voices

There was blood in the water – but Rachel Reeves swam to safety

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<p>Ameca, a human-shaped robot made by British manufacturer Engineered Arts </p>
Letters

Mainlining AI won’t bring back boom-time Britain

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<p>As Donald Trump in full caps-lock-mode put it on Truth Social immediately after Jack Smith’s report was published: ‘THE VOTERS HAVE SPOKEN’ </p>
Voices

Teflon Don has dodged justice – it’s time to get over it

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<p>‘Such images are meant to convey to the Chinese public that the foreigners have come to pay tribute and beg favour from a mighty power,’ writes Michael Sheridan </p>
Voices

Rachel Reeves had to go to China – and this is what they made of her

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<p>Pope Francis ruled out stepping down in his new book ‘Hope’ </p>
Voices

The Catholic Church isn’t ready for another resignation

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The Catholic Church isn’t ready for another resignation

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Peter Popham
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<p>Pope Francis ruled out stepping down in his new book ‘Hope’ </p>
<p>Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves on a visit to HSBC’s new headquarters in the City of London</p>
Voices

Keir Starmer is not going to sack Rachel Reeves – and nor should he

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<p>Keir Starmer has vowed to work with Elon Musk on AI growth after the billionaire’s criticism of Labour’s government</p>
The Independent View

Starmer’s mission for AI to transform Britain is the right message

<p>Keir Starmer vowed to get rid of the ‘blockers’ who are holding back the AI sector</p>
Voices

Nice, shiny speech about AI, prime minister… shame about the wifi

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<p>An NHS trust is seeking nurses to care for patients in its corridors</p>
Voices

Recruiting ‘corridor care’ nurses is a new low that shames us all

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<p>An NHS trust is seeking nurses to care for patients in its corridors</p>
Voices

Recruiting ‘corridor care’ nurses is a new low that shames us all

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<p>‘I felt pretty nervous putting this in writing for everyone to read’ </p>
Voices

I’m taking my health seriously this winter – here’s why we all should

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<p>Keir Starmer speaks with researchers and professors during a visit of the Manufacturing Futures Lab at UCL in London</p>
Voices

I work in AI – there’s one big problem no one is addressing

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<p>Kemi Badenoch clashed with Sir Keir Starmer over calls for a national inquiry into grooming gangs (House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA)</p>
Letters

The grooming scandal deserves a public inquiry

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<p>A sharp rise in borrowing costs has put chancellor Rachel Reeves’ tax, spending and especially borrowing plans under increasing threat</p>
Voices

A rise in one economic indicator could be curtains for the chancellor

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<p>Chancellor Rachel Reeves speaking at the CBI’s annual conference in 2024</p>
Voices

UK Plc wants rid of Rachel Reeves – and for good reason

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<p>Keir Starmer’s blueprint to turbocharge AI ‘is perhaps the most enthusiastic welcome for it from any government’ </p>
Voices

AI could fix our potholes – but also do Britain untold damage

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<p>A firefighter battling a fire in Los Angeles</p>
Voices

I’ve lived through wildfires in Australia – here’s what LA must do now

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<p>Ketamine could be reclassified from a class B drug to class A </p>
Voices

Upgrading ketamine to a class A drug won’t stop the party

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<p>Keir Starmer’s blueprint to turbocharge AI ‘is perhaps the most enthusiastic welcome for it from any government’ </p>
Voices

AI could fix our potholes – but also do Britain untold damage

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<p>A firefighter battling a fire in Los Angeles</p>
Voices

I’ve lived through wildfires in Australia – here’s what LA must do now

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<p>Ketamine could be reclassified from a class B drug to class A </p>
Voices

Upgrading ketamine to a class A drug won’t stop the party

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<p>With big employers increasingly demanding their staff work full-time from an office, those with hybrid arrangements will soon be considered the exception</p>
Voices

Will this finally kill off WFH?

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<p>City minister Tulip Siddiq has referred herself to the prime minister’s ethics tsar following controversies over properties linked to her aunt’s political movement in Bangladesh</p>
The Independent View

Under-fire Tulip Siddiq should stand down to save her career

<p>Sir Keir Starmer with Jeremy Corbyn during the 2019 General Election campaign (Jonathan Brady/PA)</p>
UK Politics

Tell us if you’re worried about the private sector’s role in the NHS

<p>‘We cannot just raise taxes arbitrarily to pay for social care’ </p>
Letters

Is this hybrid model the way to pay for social care on the NHS?

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<p>Wine expert Rosamund Hall believes it’s not over quite yet... </p>
Voices

Is 2025 going to be wine’s annus horribilis?

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<p>House prices are set to rise in 2025</p>
Voices

Homebuyers face a tough year unless Angela Rayner can work some magic

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<p>The chancellor has some crucial fiscal decisions to make on her return from China </p>
The Independent View

Rachel Reeves must not ask the vulnerable to pay for her mistakes

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Why I’m celebrating New Year’s Eve tonight - and you should, too

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