A decade under Xi Jinping has seen extraordinary change in China. During his 10 years as leader, Xi has strengthened his personal control over the Communist Party and the party’s control over the country. He has eliminated rivals and enemies through anti-corruption purges and suppressed grassroots dissent by strengthening censorship and surveillance. He has also …
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Ukrainians told to ‘charge everything’ as power grid hits Russia’s BBC Ukraine’s upcoming winter looks colder after Russia targets energy supplies The Guardian Russia launches attacks on Ukraine’s power grid CBS Evening News Ukraine says power grid threat ‘critical’ amid Russian attacks Al Jazeera English Russia destroys third of Ukraine’s power plants in bomb and …
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Key events Show only key events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature Antonio Conte: “I think in the game, United deserved to win,” the Tottenham manager told Amazon Prime. “They played a very good game. On our side, I think the level has to be higher, we have to improve a lot and try …
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Asos is to write off more than £100m of stock and cut costs after plunging into the red after its annual sales growth almost ground to a halt as shoppers hit by the cost of life slowed down spending on fashion. The online fashion retailer said it had agreed a £650m bank line to give …
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It was unbearable. Of course it was. It would never be any other way. Liz Truss is done. His deputies know it. The country knows it. We are all filling time waiting for a definitive expiration date. Hoping the Tory party will do the humane thing. Until compassionate conservatism. Right now, the kindest thing anyone …
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The deaths of at least 45 babies could have been prevented if nationally recognized standards of care had been provided at one of England’s biggest NHS trusts, a hard-hitting inquest has found. Dr Bill Kirkup, chairman of the independent maternity inquiry at East Kent Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said his panel had heard “heartbreaking” accounts …
Liz Truss’s premiership is hanging by a thread after a tumultuous first six weeks in office. The Prime Minister sacked Kwasi Kwarteng in an attempt to quell unrest on the Conservative benches. But new chancellor Jeremy Hunt has since scrapped almost all of his ill-fated mini-budget, less than a month after it was unveiled. The …
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The author of a report into the care of women and babies at an NHS trust has said things should be done differently ahead of its publication. Dr Bill Kirkup, who chaired an expert panel on the East Kent University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust study, said he “didn’t imagine” he would be dealing with similar …
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Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood is to be released from custody after accepting a bail application. The 21-year-old striker faces charges of attempted rape, controlling and coercive behavior and assault. He appeared at Manchester Magistrates’ Court on Monday and was remanded in custody. An application for bail was made in private at Manchester’s Minshull Street …
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Officers were called at 1.34pm this afternoon to reports that a car had gone over the cliff and onto the rocks below. A multi-agency operation was launched with North Yorkshire Coastguard, Fire and Rescue, RNLI, Yorkshire Ambulance Service and North Yorkshire Police. The air ambulance was also called. In an update at 6pm, it was …