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The Guardian

Eton head apologises after former teacher jailed for sexual assault

Jacob Leland, who taught Russian, jailed for three years for sexually assaulting student on school trip The headteacher of Eton College has apologised and said he was “appalled” after a former teacher was jailed for sexually assaulting a pupil. Jacob Leland, who taught Russian, was jailed on ...

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The Guardian

Eton head apologises after former teacher jailed for sexual assault

BBC

Rybakina beats Sabalenka for first Australian Open title

Elena Rybakina inflicts further Grand Slam final heartbreak on Aryna Sabalenka with a stunning third-set fightback to win the Australian Open.

28 minutes ago

BBC

Rybakina beats Sabalenka for first Australian Open title

BBC

Student loan system 'fair and reasonable', says Reeves

The chancellor's defence comes after Martin Lewis called her freeze on student loans "not a moral thing".

39 minutes ago

BBC

Student loan system 'fair and reasonable', says Reeves

The Guardian

‘There’s no way my daughter would have jumped’: why are so many Turkish women falling to their deaths?

Every year in Turkey, hundreds of women are recorded as having taken their lives by ‘throwing themselves from a high place’. But many grieving families maintain that investigators are missing the full story Almost nothing seemed to scare Şebnem Köker. With her hair dyed fire-engine red, the 29-year-old ...

43 minutes ago

The Guardian

‘There’s no way my daughter would have jumped’: why are so many Turkish women falling to their deaths?

Sky News

Thames Water closes in on &163;16bn rescue deal with lenders

Thames Water is edging closer to a multibillion pound rescue deal with its lenders that would keep the ailing utility out of temporary public ownership.

1 hour ago

Sky News

Thames Water closes in on &163;16bn rescue deal with lenders

The Independent

‘My ground rent increased by 9,000% after I bought my flat’

The government’s announcement of a ground rent cap of £250 has left some delighted - but others feel more needs to be done

2 hours ago

The Independent

‘My ground rent increased by 9,000% after I bought my flat’

The Independent

Britain’s ‘most repulsive road’ named as verge swamped by sea of rubbish

A stretch of the A38 in Willington has been branded Britain’s “most repulsive road”, with footage showing the verge swamped by a sea of rubbish.

2 hours ago

The Independent

Britain’s ‘most repulsive road’ named as verge swamped by sea of rubbish

BBC

Pedro Pascal and Meryl Streep lead tributes to Catherine O'Hara

The Canadian comedic actress died in Los Angeles on Friday at the age of 71 following a brief illness.

2 hours ago

BBC

Pedro Pascal and Meryl Streep lead tributes to Catherine O'Hara

Sky News

Beer, wine and spirits prices are set to go up - here's how much by

The drinks industry is warning it will "have no choice but to increase prices" as a new rise in alcohol duty rise takes effect.

2 hours ago

Sky News

Beer, wine and spirits prices are set to go up - here's how much by

The Guardian

UK and EU to explore renewed talks on defence cooperation

Keir Starmer says he wants to ‘go further’ in relations with Brussels as ministers look to restart stalled negotiations The UK and the EU are exploring the prospect of new talks on closer defence cooperation, as Keir Starmer stressed on Friday that he wanted to “go further” in the UK’s relationship ...

5 hours ago

The Guardian

UK and EU to explore renewed talks on defence cooperation

The Guardian

The Muppet Show: this thrilling return is so great I can’t even count how many times I laughed

Sabrina Carpenter fangirling Miss Piggy, Beaker losing his eyes … yes, Kermit and co are back for a trip down memory lane – and it’s a perfect, saucy joy The Muppet Show is back! We need this, don’t we" We need them. The TV show ended in 1981, yet decades later, memes of Kermit, Miss Piggy, ...

5 hours ago

The Guardian

The Muppet Show: this thrilling return is so great I can’t even count how many times I laughed

BBC

'A vaccine against murder'? Israel split over return of death penalty

In a highly controversial move, some Israeli MPs are trying to introduce the death penalty for Palestinian attackers.

6 hours ago

BBC

'A vaccine against murder'? Israel split over return of death penalty

The Guardian

Can you guess our screen time? A priest, pensioner, tech CEO and teenager reveal all

From the person who scrolls on the toilet to the one without any social media, what do their digital habits tell us" • Will Storr: we have lost so much of ourselves to smartphones – can we get it back" Dayeon, 16: the teenager who spends less than an hour a day on screens Continue reading...

6 hours ago

The Guardian

Can you guess our screen time? A priest, pensioner, tech CEO and teenager reveal all

BBC

I mocked the Saudi leader on YouTube - then my phone was hacked and I was beaten up in London

Satirist Ghanem al-Masarir has been awarded £3m in damages, but it's unclear if Saudi Arabia will pay.

11 hours ago

BBC

I mocked the Saudi leader on YouTube - then my phone was hacked and I was beaten up in London

BBC

One wrong move and it could all go wrong - the men clearing deadly undersea Russian mines

A team of divers are tasked with de-mining parts of the Black Sea still under Ukraine's control.

12 hours ago

BBC

One wrong move and it could all go wrong - the men clearing deadly undersea Russian mines

The Independent

Cost of pint to rise under new alcohol duty changes

The UK Spirits Alliance has written to Rachel Reeves urging her to use an upcoming duty review to drive growth

12 hours ago

The Independent

Cost of pint to rise under new alcohol duty changes

Sky News

High hopes for Team GB as they target best-ever medal haul at Winter Olympics

Team GB have perhaps their highest hopes yet as they head to Italy for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics this week.

12 hours ago

Sky News

High hopes for Team GB as they target best-ever medal haul at Winter Olympics

Sky News

The vast hi-tech fraud that could cost musicians billions of pounds

The moment you make your first AI music track can feel quite magical, especially if you are as profoundly unmusical as me.

12 hours ago

Sky News

The vast hi-tech fraud that could cost musicians billions of pounds

The Independent

Andrew invited Epstein to Buckingham Palace and emailed him about ‘beautiful girl’, files show

More than 3 million documents about Epstein were published by the US Department of Justice on Friday

12 hours ago

The Independent

Andrew invited Epstein to Buckingham Palace and emailed him about ‘beautiful girl’, files show

Sky News

Embarrassing and exposing - what the new Epstein files mean for Andrew

This is the kind of detail Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson never wanted us to see. It's embarrassing and exposing.

14 hours ago

Sky News

Embarrassing and exposing - what the new Epstein files mean for Andrew

The Independent

Over half DWP disability assessors leave in a year over feeling ‘despised’

Department for Work and Pensions reveals that health professions are leaving profession in droves

14 hours ago

The Independent

Over half DWP disability assessors leave in a year over feeling ‘despised’

Sky News

Epstein sent thousands of pounds to Mandelson's husband, files show

Jeffrey Epstein wired thousands of pounds after Lord Peter Mandelson's husband asked him to pay for his osteopathy course fees, according to emails included in newly released Epstein files.

15 hours ago

Sky News

Epstein sent thousands of pounds to Mandelson's husband, files show

The Independent

Epstein sent £10,000 to Mandelson’s husband after his release from prison, files reveal

Mandelson apologised ‘unequivocally’ to the victims of the paedophile financier after the release of new documents

16 hours ago

The Independent

Epstein sent £10,000 to Mandelson’s husband after his release from prison, files reveal

The Guardian

Arsenal’s terminally online Premier League title pursuit is a symbol of our times | Barney Ronay

A robotic team fuelled by data and scrutinised relentlessly in a climate of angst and rage feels like a digital-age metaphor Like most people who have no talent for business ideas, I have a huge number of highly promising business ideas always on the go, ideas that are available for investment from ...

16 hours ago

The Guardian

Arsenal’s terminally online Premier League title pursuit is a symbol of our times | Barney Ronay