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Wedding planners cry foul as The Knot adds startup Simply Eloped to online empire

The Knot has quietly acquired a startup called Simply Eloped and the deal is stoking concerns that the controversial firm is seizing too much...

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Woke policies fall flat as NY suburban Dems fight to take back party in blow to activist liberals

Moderates have broke the “woke” in New York’s Democratic Party. A left-leaning political revolution that swept over New York City’s sleepy northern suburbs in...

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Staff provides Biden with instructions ‘on how to enter and exit a room’ with large print and pics ahead of events: report

Staffers for President Biden provide him instructions with large print and photos of venue interiors and his planned path of entry ahead of events...

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Beryl regains hurricane strength as it bears down on Texas coast

Beryl strengthened and again became a hurricane late Sunday as it heads toward southern Texas, where the storm’s outer bands lashed the coast with...

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New chancellor Rachel Reeves announces mandatory housing targets ‘to get Britain building again’ – and lifts onshore wind ban

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced mandatory housing targets and an end to the onshore wind ban to get “Britain building again”. The UK’s first...

Politics

Sir Keir Starmer visits Scotland as first PM with mandate north of the border in 14 years

Relations between London and Edinburgh have been severely strained for years. The messy relationship soured dramatically in the Boris Johnson era, with public spats...

Politics

Starmer tackles the ‘shit list’

Sky News’ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico’s Jack Blanchard are here with their guide to the day ahead in politics. They discuss how...

Politics

From King’s Speech to first budget: What we can expect from the new government’s first 100 days

Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to “hit the ground running” with a focus on delivery from day one after returning his party to government...

Cancer: Six people diagnosed every hour because of smoking, charity warns

The number of cancers caused by smoking in the UK has reached an all-time high, a charity has warned, with “six people diagnosed every...

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Children’s hospital in Kyiv hit by missiles as Russia unleashes deadly barrage across Ukraine, killing at least 20

A children’s hospital in Kyiv has been hit by missiles as Russia unleashed a deadly barrage across Ukraine. The attack is the biggest bombardment...

Business

New chancellor Rachel Reeves announces mandatory housing targets ‘to get Britain building again’ – and lifts onshore wind ban

Rachel Reeves has announced mandatory housing targets and an end to the onshore wind ban to get “Britain building again”. The UK’s first ever...

World

This result might be the biggest surprise in the history of French elections

This is an astonishing result, perhaps the biggest surprise in the history of French elections. Nobody saw it coming – the pollsters, the public...

World

France election: What the result means and how a new government can be formed

France’s election result looks set to produce a hung parliament, with a leftist alliance in the lead but without an absolute majority. Below, we...

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Jay Slater: Life on Tenerife returns to normal as search for missing Brit enters fourth week

Three weeks on from the disappearance of British teenager Jay Slater, life on the island of Tenerife has almost returned to normal. The main...

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Iranian naval destroyer ‘capsizes and sinks’ in port as several people treated in hospital

Several people have been injured after an Iranian naval frigate capsized and sunk while repairs were being carried out on it at a port,...

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Bowman clinches berth with win at rainy Chicago

Associated Press Jul 7, 2024, 09:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — At long last, Alex Bowman got a win. And a spot...

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Boeing secures fresh plea deal over fatal MAX crashes

Boeing has secured a new plea deal to resolve a fresh US criminal investigation linked to two fatal 737 MAX crashes that will see...

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Labour kicks off first week in power with announcement blitz on planning, health and education

The Labour government has made a swathe of announcements as it enters its first full week in power, including plans to liberalise planning laws,...

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Cubs’ Brewer breaks hand punching dugout wall

ESPN News Services Jul 7, 2024, 02:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Chicago Cubs placed right-handed pitcher Colten Brewer on the 60-day injured...

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From King’s Speech to first budget: What we can expect from the new government’s first 100 days

Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to “hit the ground running” with a focus on delivery from day one after returning his party to government...