House Speaker Mike Johnson says 'we've got a plan' as deadline nears to a government shutdown. Trump calls to 'get rid of' debt ceiling.

Tories on course for just 14 seats at election

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A federal judge barred the IRS from sharing tax return information that ICE officials aimed to use to deport undocumented immigrants

The tyranny of the school WhatsApp group

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Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s convicted co-conspirator, will plead the Fifth and refuse to answer questions in a House probe

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Patrick Jephson: The Royal family failed Diana. It can’t afford the same mistakes today

DOGE fell apart after Elon Musk's exit. He left behind a succession drama.

Defence Secretary failed to pay council tax on second home

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The Republican leading Indiana’s resistance to Trump’s redistricting pressure campaign is finishing a surreal, dystopian week

Labour considers softening penalties for work-shy benefit claimants

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Americans don’t just tolerate gerrymandering — they back it

Wild week in Congress

Multiple censure attempts. An executions threat. And today, watch for possible movement toward two more discharge petitions.

US tells Ukraine: Sign deal by Thursday or have weapons cut off

The Ashes, day one

Listen: Geoffrey Boycott's verdict after Ben Stokes leads stunning fightback

Middle-class families face unlimited council tax rises under Labour