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UK MPs have taken a step toward creating a “smoke-free generation” by backing the government’s landmark plans to tighten restrictions on smoking. Under the legislation, known as the Tobacco and …

Train manufacturer Alstom is in “intense discussions” with the government over possible new train orders to save its struggling Derby plant. The government has “secured approval in principle” for Alstom …

Premiership Rugby must find a way to make their own “Fortnum and Mason” signings like All Blacks star Jordie Barrett, says Exeter Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter.  Barrett will …

It’s difficult to know whether Civil War’s timing is brilliant or just macabre. Alex Garland’s action thriller imagines an America in the latter stages of civil war, where the states …

A school becomes an allegory for society in tense German drama The Teacher’s Lounge, which was nominated for Best International Film at this year’s Oscars.  Leonie Benesch stars as Carla, …

House prices continued to fall in February, but private rents hit their highest level on record, the latest readings from the ONS have found.  UK house prices fell by the …

Traders at major US hedge funds are betting against the debt and equity of British water companies amid fears over their levels of debt and the risk of contagion across …

Metro Bank has cancelled the bonuses of all its executive directors following a turbulent 2023. The London-listed branch-focused lender was forced to be rescued from potential collapse by a major …

Senior prominent lawyers among signatories of a letter sent to the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary asking them for urgent support of the Genocide Determination Bill. The Bill was introduced …

Andy Murray has been included on the entry list for next month’s French Open as he continues his recuperation from an ankle injury. The Briton ruptured ligaments at the Miami …