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People turn to private health care to beat NHS waits, says watchdog

People turn to private health care to beat NHS wai...

2 months ago 42

U.S. officials say more cyberattacks on the homeland should be expected after a global disruption forced tens of thousands of a medical-equipment firm’s employees offline

U.S. officials say more cyberattacks on the homela...

2 months ago 36

Labour calls for tax investigation into Reform's Tice

Labour calls for tax investigation into Reform's T...

2 months ago 40

Starmer to set out support plan for heating oil costs

Starmer to set out support plan for heating oil co...

2 months ago 52

Energy Secretary Says ‘No Guarantees’ Oil Prices Will Fall Soon

Energy Secretary Says ‘No Guarantees’ Oil Prices W...

2 months ago 49

Entering War’s Third Week, Trump Faces Stark Choices

Entering War’s Third Week, Trump Faces Stark Choic...

2 months ago 46

Markwayne Mullin, Trump’s Homeland Security Pick, Got Wealthier Stock Trading in Congress

Markwayne Mullin, Trump’s Homeland Security Pick, ...

2 months ago 51

Trump’s demand that the GOP-controlled Senate quickly pass strict new voting rules ahead of the midterms is setting the stage for a theatrical showdown on the floor this week

Trump’s demand that the GOP-controlled Senate quic...

2 months ago 43

UK looking at all options to secure Strait of Hormuz, says Miliband

UK looking at all options to secure Strait of Horm...

2 months ago 50

Trump’s options for securing the Strait of Hormuz, war looms over the midterms and a victim of Jeffrey Epstein tells her story. Read more in today’s What’s News newsletter:

Trump’s options for securing the Strait of Hormuz,...

2 months ago 40

Ed Miliband says Labour will help with energy costs - but doesn't say how

Ed Miliband says Labour will help with energy cost...

2 months ago 43

We will intervene on energy bills if necessary, says Miliband

We will intervene on energy bills if necessary, sa...

2 months ago 42

U.S. politics are getting more polarized and, increasingly, so are state income-tax systems

U.S. politics are getting more polarized and, incr...

2 months ago 31

In Texas, an Unyielding Gun Culture Jumps Off YouTube and Into Politics

In Texas, an Unyielding Gun Culture Jumps Off YouT...

2 months ago 42

UK must build own nuclear missiles to end reliance on US, say Lib Dems

UK must build own nuclear missiles to end reliance...

2 months ago 48

Police-style powers to tackle fly-tippers being considered

Police-style powers to tackle fly-tippers being co...

2 months ago 44

Shohei Ohtani, Ronald Acuña Jr. combine for first WBC game with two leadoff home runs

Shohei Ohtani, Ronald Acuña Jr. combine for first ...

2 months ago 49

Fund-raising Email Features Trump at Ritual for Soldiers Killed in Iran War

Fund-raising Email Features Trump at Ritual for So...

2 months ago 53

Interviews with voters in a Cincinnati suburb reveal anxiety over the potential for another elongated U.S. war

Interviews with voters in a Cincinnati suburb reve...

2 months ago 44

Trump urges UK and other nations to send warships to Strait of Hormuz

Trump urges UK and other nations to send warships ...

2 months ago 43

How a Marine Unit in the Middle East Could Open New Phase of Iran War

How a Marine Unit in the Middle East Could Open Ne...

2 months ago 49

Trump Proposes New White House Visitor Screening Center

Trump Proposes New White House Visitor Screening C...

2 months ago 48

Judge Rules Lawmaker Must Be Allowed to Join Kennedy Center Board Meeting

Judge Rules Lawmaker Must Be Allowed to Join Kenne...

2 months ago 51

Former Labour minister dies after cancer diagnosis

Former Labour minister dies after cancer diagnosis...

2 months ago 54

The biggest change to voting in Republican election bill could become a burden for many US voters

The biggest change to voting in Republican electio...

2 months ago 44

How Tragedy, Wealth and Trump Shaped JB Pritzker

How Tragedy, Wealth and Trump Shaped JB Pritzker

2 months ago 60

Ex-Labour minister who was confronted by Joanna Lumley in TV showdown has died

Ex-Labour minister who was confronted by Joanna Lu...

2 months ago 48

Tim Kaine Is Forcing the Iran War Debate From the Minority

Tim Kaine Is Forcing the Iran War Debate From the ...

2 months ago 44

Trump and Rubio’s Vision of War: The Art of Destroy and Deal

Trump and Rubio’s Vision of War: The Art of Destro...

2 months ago 37

Chancellor to offer support over rising heating oil costs

Chancellor to offer support over rising heating oi...

2 months ago 52

Trump Issues Executive Orders to Tackle Housing Supply, Demand

Trump Issues Executive Orders to Tackle Housing Su...

2 months ago 51

State lawmakers grill former special prosecutor Nathan Wade over Georgia Trump election case

State lawmakers grill former special prosecutor Na...

2 months ago 49

With Endorsement, Trump Clears Oklahoma Senate Path

With Endorsement, Trump Clears Oklahoma Senate Pat...

2 months ago 46

The White House is more tightly controlling the messaging and policies—including around vaccines—coming from RFK’s HHS ahead of the midterm elections

The White House is more tightly controlling the me...

2 months ago 38

Doomed hereditary peers spy chance to stay in the Lords

Doomed hereditary peers spy chance to stay in the ...

2 months ago 49

Watch the WSJ’s analysis of more than 100 video posts shared on the White House’s TikTok and X accounts since the Iran war began

Watch the WSJ’s analysis of more than 100 video po...

2 months ago 37

Well before the U.S. bombing started, President Trump knew there was a chance Iran would close the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most vital shipping lanes. He decided to go to war anyway.

Well before the U.S. bombing started, President Tr...

2 months ago 35

Pentagon’s Boat Bombings Are Illegal, Human Rights Panel Is Told

Pentagon’s Boat Bombings Are Illegal, Human Rights...

2 months ago 42

Trump’s War Alliance With Israel Is Reshaping the Middle East. But It Carries Risks.

Trump’s War Alliance With Israel Is Reshaping the ...

2 months ago 43

Judge Blocks Trump Order Ending Deportation Protections for Somalis, for Now

Judge Blocks Trump Order Ending Deportation Protec...

2 months ago 42

Justice Dept. Drops Prosecution of Veteran Who Burned American Flag

Justice Dept. Drops Prosecution of Veteran Who Bur...

2 months ago 36

Kennedy Center’s President, Richard Grenell, Is Leaving After a Tumultuous Year

Kennedy Center’s President, Richard Grenell, Is Le...

2 months ago 41

Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Demand for Student Race Data

Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Demand for Student ...

2 months ago 36

Ethics adviser rejects Tory call for inquiry into PM over Mandelson appointment

Ethics adviser rejects Tory call for inquiry into ...

2 months ago 40

Trump signed two executive orders that aim to make it easier for community banks to make mortgages and to boost new construction, part of a push to tackle the issue of home affordability

Trump signed two executive orders that aim to make...

2 months ago 36

Wisconsin legislator pleads guilty to disorderly conduct in feud over Hispanic resolutions

Wisconsin legislator pleads guilty to disorderly c...

2 months ago 36

Airport Security Workers to Miss Paycheck as Shutdown Drags On

Airport Security Workers to Miss Paycheck as Shutd...

2 months ago 45

First image emerges of Andrew, Mandelson and Epstein together

First image emerges of Andrew, Mandelson and Epste...

2 months ago 54

Petrol retailers in row with government over 'rip off' accusations

Petrol retailers in row with government over 'rip ...

2 months ago 50

Hegseth Vows Lethal Day in Iran as Air War Intensifies

Hegseth Vows Lethal Day in Iran as Air War Intensi...

2 months ago 48