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Former Conservative campaign director Anthony Lee and his wife have been given suspended prison sentences for betting on the 2024 general election date using insider information — but no one is going to jail. Here's what the judge said, and why the scandal isn't over.
Hours after Steve Witkoff called Vladimir Putin a "humanitarian" to his face, Russia launched 21 ballistic missiles and hundreds of drones at Kyiv. None of the ballistic missiles were intercepted. Trump said peace was three minutes from the first explosion.
A Miami judge has ordered Donald Trump to sit for a deposition by 11 December in his $10bn defamation lawsuit against the BBC — or face having the case dismissed. The BBC accused him of stalling; his lawyers cited presidential duties. Here's what the ruling means.
The government is publishing a white paper today proposing up to 14 years in prison and unlimited fines for attacks on undersea cables and pipelines, replacing a Victorian law with a £1,000 fine. Here's what's changing and why.
John Healey delivers his first Budget on 28 October. The strongest prediction: a £2bn tax raid on banks via the surcharge. Plus the IMF's warning, what's ruled out, and what to watch on the day.
Declassified MI5 files released by the National Archives reveal Britain's security service watched NHS founder Aneurin Bevan from 1933 until his death in 1960 — and found "nothing to worry about".
Britain is making tank and artillery barrels again for the first time in 20 years. Rheinmetall's Telford gun hall opened today — 100 skilled jobs, 245 barrels a year.
Miatta Fahnbulleh is expected to approve the Jackdaw gas field in Aberdeen on Wednesday. Here's what it means for bills, jobs and the climate.
Sir David Bell's review, published Wednesday, found three in five Jewish students faced antisemitism in English schools. All 27 recommendations may be accepted.