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Suella Braverman: Chancellor distances himself from home secretary’s criticism of Met Police’s stance on pro-Palestinian demonstrations

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has distanced himself from Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s criticism of the Metropolitan Police. Speaking this morning, Mr Hunt said: “The words...

Politics

Rishi Sunak has ‘full confidence’ in Suella Braverman after controversial Times article, Number 10 says

Rishi Sunak has “full confidence” in his home secretary, Suella Braverman, despite her controversial article about pro-Palestinian marches. This morning, Number 10 said it...

Politics

More than 1,000 officers drafted in to help Met Police amid pressure to prevent remembrance disruption

More than 1,000 officers from forces around the country will be drafted in to help the Metropolitan Police this weekend amid intense political pressure...

Politics

It is a question of when – not if – Suella Braverman leaves her job

In the end, Thursday’s drama involving Suella Braverman is – at its heart – not about the rights and wrongs of marches, the judgement...

Business

Dame Alison Rose: Former NatWest boss loses £7.6m over Nigel Farage debanking row

NatWest will hope deal closes ignominious chapter £7.6m is a lot of money to leave on the table by anyone’s standards. NatWest Group, the...

Politics

Suella Braverman: Robert Halfon repeatedly refuses to say if Rishi Sunak still backs home secretary

An education minister has refused to say whether prime minister has confidence in Home Secretary Suella Braverman following her controversial comments about the Metropolitan...

Business

London City Airport hunts new chief as Sinclair swaps planes for trains

The boss of London City Airport is swapping planes for trains after being poached to head Britain’s High Speed 1 Channel Tunnel rail link....

World

‘Chess saved my life’: The Ukrainians and Russians now making moves for England

“Chess saved my life,” Kamila says. There is mischief in her eyes as she moves her queen in a piercing diagonal, opening up my...

World

Former Home And Away star Johnny Ruffo dies aged 35

Former Home And Away star Johnny Ruffo has died aged 35, six years after being diagnosed with brain cancer, it has been announced. The...

Business

UK economy flatlines but avoids recession this year

The UK economy has flatlined but has avoided a recession this year as the chancellor warned high inflation remained the main obstacle to growth....

Racial bias in AI: Officers questioned father in watch theft probe after he was wrongly identified by facial recognition technology

Three years ago in Detroit, Robert Williams arrived home from work to find the police waiting at his front door, ready to arrest him...

Robert De Niro’s company ordered to pay $1.2m in gender discrimination lawsuit – but star not personally liable

Robert De Niro’s company has been ordered to pay more than $1.2m (£982,000) to his former personal assistant after it was found to have...

Robert De Niro's company ordered to pay .2m in gender discrimination lawsuit - but star not personally liable

Breast implants used in lifesaving surgery after lungs removed from man’s body

Surgeons have given a man suffering from a debilitating lung condition a new lease of life by using breast implants in an unprecedented procedure....

Sports

Oakland mayor asks owners to reject A’s move

Tim Keown, ESPN Senior WriterNov 9, 2023, 03:47 PM ET Close Senior Writer for ESPN The Magazine Columnist for ESPN.com Author of five books...

Technology

Chinese fast fashion retailer Temu overtakes Shein to dominate Japan and South Korea apps

A package from Temu is seen in front of a screen with the Temu logo. (Photo by Nikos Pekiaridis/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto |...

Sports

Kiffin, Ole Miss ask to dismiss player’s $40M suit

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterNov 9, 2023, 04:03 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Attorneys for...

Kiffin, Ole Miss ask to dismiss player's M suit

Sports

Shohei Ohtani tracker: Latest we’re hearing on MLB’s No. 1 free agent

Nov 9, 2023, 07:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In case you’ve been living under a rock (or perhaps one of MLB’s new supersized...

Technology

Microsoft briefly restricted employee access to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, citing security concerns

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during the OpenAI DevDay event on November 06, 2023 in San Francisco, California. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman delivered the...

Technology

Google employees typically work more than eight hours a day: Internal memo

David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images When a Google employee asked the company if he could organize his work schedule...

World

Luis Diaz: Liverpool footballer’s father freed – two weeks after being kidnapped

The father of Liverpool footballer Luis Diaz has been freed by his captors in Colombia – almost two weeks after being kidnapped. Luis Manuel...