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‘China is watching’: Election victory for Japan’s PM Sanae Takaichi could threaten stability of region

However you cut it, this is a one-woman story. Sanae Takaichi has landed a mandate, a landslide so decisive that just a few months...

by admin February 9, 2026

'China is watching': Election victory for Japan's PM Sanae Takaichi could threaten stability of region

Politics

Morgan McSweeney’s exit shows No 10 in full-blown survival mode

In the end, the PM had little option. Faced with an escalating crisis and ever-louder calls from his MPs that someone had to take...

by admin February 9, 2026

Morgan McSweeney's exit shows No 10 in full-blown survival mode

Politics

From Svengali to sacked: Who is Morgan McSweeney, the prime minister’s departed chief of staff?

For those wishing to understand the Starmer project, it is hard to overstate how crucial a role Morgan McSweeney played. Born in Macroom, County...

by admin February 9, 2026

From Svengali to sacked: Who is Morgan McSweeney, the prime minister's departed chief of staff?

Politics

Starmer’s chief of staff quits over Mandelson row

Morgan McSweeney has resigned as Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff amid the fall-out from the Peter Mandelson scandal. Several Labour MPs blamed him...

by admin February 9, 2026

Starmer's chief of staff quits over Mandelson row

Politics

Lonely Starmer looks like he doesn’t know his own mind

Morgan McSweeney was blamed by many Labour MPs for the disastrous decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador. There has been a growing...

by admin February 9, 2026

Lonely Starmer looks like he doesn't know his own mind

World

Briton Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years after national security conviction in Hong Kong

Pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of national security offences in Hong Kong. The media...

by admin February 9, 2026

Briton Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years after national security conviction in Hong Kong

World

‘China is watching’: Election victory for Japan’s PM Sanae Takaichi could threaten stability of region

However you cut it, this is a one-woman story. Sanae Takaichi has landed a mandate, a landslide so decisive that just a few months...

by admin February 9, 2026

Lindsey Vonn ‘in stable condition’ after terrifying crash at Winter Olympics

Lindsey Vonn is recovering from surgery on a leg fracture after her Olympic comeback ended with her being airlifted to hospital following a terrifying...

by admin February 9, 2026

Lindsey Vonn 'in stable condition' after terrifying crash at Winter Olympics

Should Lindsey Vonn have even been at the Winter Olympics?

Lindsey Vonn, 41, said she was willing to risk everything to become the oldest Alpine skiing medallist. Not even rupturing the ACL in her...

by admin February 9, 2026

Should Lindsey Vonn have even been at the Winter Olympics?

Business

Social media goes on trial in LA – here’s what you need to know

Social media is on trial in Los Angeles. What happens next could change the way they operate. Inside LA’s superior court, a landmark trial...

by admin February 9, 2026

Social media goes on trial in LA - here's what you need to know

Politics

Starmer battling for survival after his chief of staff resigns

Sir Keir Starmer is fighting for his political survival as calls for him to step down grow, after the resignation of his top aide...

by admin February 9, 2026

Starmer battling for survival after his chief of staff resigns

‘Kids do love reading, if you give them the right stuff’: Campaign to get children back into books

How to get children reading again has become one of the highly debated questions in education. At the centre of it sits an argument...

by admin February 9, 2026

'Kids do love reading, if you give them the right stuff': Campaign to get children back into books

Technology

CNBC Daily Open: Watch Japan’s yen and government bond yields as Takaichi storms to an election victory

Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), at the party’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Feb. 8,...

by admin February 9, 2026

CNBC Daily Open: Watch Japan's yen and government bond yields as Takaichi storms to an election victory

Politics

Morgan McSweeney’s exit shows No 10 in full-blown survival mode

In the end, the PM had little option. Faced with an escalating crisis and ever-louder calls from his MPs that someone had to take...

by admin February 8, 2026

Morgan McSweeney’s exit shows No 10 in full-blown survival mode

In the end, the PM had little option. Faced with an escalating crisis and ever-louder calls from his MPs that someone had to take...

by admin February 8, 2026

Politics

From Svengali to sacked: Who is Morgan McSweeney, the prime minister’s departed chief of staff?

For those wishing to understand the Starmer project, it is hard to overstate how crucial a role Morgan McSweeney played. Born in Macroom, County...

by admin February 8, 2026

From Svengali to sacked: Who is Morgan McSweeney, the prime minister’s departed chief of staff?

For those wishing to understand the Starmer project, it is hard to overstate how crucial a role Morgan McSweeney played. Born in Macroom, County...

by admin February 8, 2026

Politics

Starmer’s top aide Morgan McSweeney resigns

Morgan McSweeney has resigned as Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff amid the fall-out from the Peter Mandelson scandal. Several Labour MPs blamed him...

by admin February 8, 2026

Business

Investment giant KKR ditches Mandelson lobbying firm

KKR, the American investment giant, has become the latest global corporation to sever ties with Global Counsel, the lobbying firm set up by Lord...

by admin February 8, 2026

Investment giant KKR ditches Mandelson lobbying firm

Politics

Starmer’s top adviser shouldn’t resign over Mandelson scandal as ‘responsibility lies with PM’, minister says

Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff should not resign over the Mandelson scandal because the responsibility “lies with the prime minister”, a cabinet minister...

by admin February 8, 2026