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Last orders for Britain’s pubs: The government must act now or watch them disappear

By Emma McClarkin OBE Pubs are in Britain’s DNA. For centuries they’ve played host to christenings, first jobs, first dates, birthday parties, a...

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Emma Mcclarkin Obe

It's time to scrap the two-child limit once and for all

By Alison Garnham This week is the beginning of the end of one of the worst policies for children in modern times. A Bill to scrap the...

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Alison Garnham

I'm from Greenland. Our country is more than a punchline or property deal

By Josepha Kûitse Kunak Thomsen When Donald Trump first talked about buying Greenland last year, it affected me more than I expected. What followed...

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Josepha Kûitse Kunak Thomsen

More Money Isn’t Enough: In 2026, the NHS needs to rethink how it spends it

By Dag Larsson The new year is a time of reflection, when people look towards the year to come and think of ways they can improve. I believe that...

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Dag Larsson

The Prime Minister is finally getting it right when it comes to early careers

By Daniel “Dan” Miller For decades, the UK has treated “more people going to university” as the only credible measure of progress. That mindset has...

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Daniel “Dan” Miller

New year, same old failures: Illegal short-term lets continue to blight Westminster

By Cllr Paul Swaddle OBE As Westminster settles into January, many residents are starting the year in the same way they ended the last one: dealing...

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Cllr Paul Swaddle Obe

The ‘Unemployable’ generation: Britain’s triple lock is trapping young people out of work

By Nick Isles The unemployment figures are bad. The rate has risen to 5.1%, which is not far off the pandemic peak of 5.3%. Pandemic excluded, this...

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Nick Isles

What was the Marinera really carrying for Russia and Venezuela, and why did Washington move first?

By Mykola Kuzmin The cat-and-mouse game has ended with a decisive pounce. As of January 7, 2026, U.S. Special Forces, backed by Coast Guard teams,...

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Mykola Kuzmin

Labour's Scottish problem isn't going away – and neither is talk of replacing Starmer

By Gina Davidson When Keir Starmer was campaigning in the 2024 General Election alongside Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, he said the route to...

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Gina Davidson

Trump's Greenland threats show Britain is stuck in a one-sided 'special relationship'

By Andrew Moran It has often been said about President Trump that we should take him seriously, but not literally. At home and abroad, the...

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Andrew Moran

The upgrade economy is breaking down, and tech can no longer pretend it’s progress

By Thibaud Hug de Larauze For nearly 60 years, CES has been where the tech industry defines what progress looks like. Companies arrive with shinier...

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Thibaud Hug De Larauze

Iran’s uprising matters far beyond its borders

By Mattie Heaven Across Iran today, women and men are rising with extraordinary courage, confronting a regime that has ruled through fear,...

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Mattie Heaven

Deepfakes are no longer a novelty, they are a threat to everyone and the law is not keeping up

By Anna Webb Deepfakes are already a major threat in the corporate world, but now they put the identities of all of us at risk. Anyone could end up...

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Anna Webb

Trump's Venezuelan invasion proves military might is all that matters, writes Andrew Marr

By Andrew Marr Just a fortnight ago, when MPs were heading off to hit the cherry brandy, try to remember the names of their children and take a...

06.01.2026 4

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Andrew Marr

For Venezuelans, Maduro's capture is about far more than oil

By Alexandra Panzarelli Beyond the immediate outrage, celebration, and debate over Donald Trump’s decision to seize Nicolás Maduro and the...

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Alexandra Panzarelli

Why is Britain incapable of dealing with a bit of bad weather?

By James Hanson Given one of our favourite national pastimes is talking about the weather, you’d have thought we’d be a bit better at dealing with...

06.01.2026 5

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James Hanson

From Eric the Red to Donald Trump: Why would anyone want Greenland?

By James Gray It was the Viking Eric the Red who, in AD 986, first saw Greenland’s potential. He wanted to colonise his newly discovered island,...

06.01.2026 5

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James Gray

I thought I was destined to stay overweight. But I went £2,500 into debt to lose weight, and I don’t regret it

By Emma Donaldson Mounjaro has certainly given me all that I imagined. Five stone has left me in little more than five months. My energy supply has...

06.01.2026 4

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Emma Donaldson

Hybrid AI is making senior workers faster and juniors unemployed

By Ander Rodriguez 2026 is going to be the year of hybrid AI, with AI being further integrated in various sectors including my own, data scraping....

06.01.2026 4

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Ander Rodriguez

Protective fitness: How training can make you harder to break and faster to react in 2026

By Aran Dharmeratnam The new year is here and many of you will look to sharpen up, lean up and step up. Before you head to the gym or park, I’d...

06.01.2026 2

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Aran Dharmeratnam

Brits need to step up and serve one other, writes David Lammy

By David Lammy More than half of people in Britain today believe helping out in their local community really matters – and almost one in two would...

05.01.2026 5

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David Lammy

Maduro’s fall sends a message: Thanks to Trump, dictators everywhere are now looking over their shoulders

By Michael McManus The audacious capture of Venezuelan President Maduro has grabbed attention worldwide. While ordinary Venezuelans celebrated, the...

05.01.2026 3

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Michael Mcmanus

In 2026 Britain’s business momentum will start with one thing – connectivity

By Chris Sims Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of visiting Downing Street for the end of the Small Business Saturday tour, a UK-wide...

05.01.2026 1

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Chris Sims

Deepfake abuse has arrived, and children are bearing the cost of delay

By Alex Laurie Deepfake abuse isn’t the future. It’s happening to children now. The recent Newcastle case - in which a headteacher was sentenced...

05.01.2026 4

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Alex Laurie

Scottish politics faces its most dramatic year in decades - here's what to watch, writes Gina Davidson

By Gina Davidson If ever you needed proof that we live in interesting times, the Scottish Parliament elections in May will deliver it. Everything...

05.01.2026 1

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Gina Davidson

The high street isn’t dead, we just forgot what makes it worth visiting

By Kirsty Gale We are being brainwashed by negative media and unsuccessful retail brands into believing that the high street is dead. That shoppers...

05.01.2026 5

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Kirsty Gale