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Neil Duncan-Jordan’s new parliamentary office is at the top of a steep staircase in a maze of corridors just behind the speaker’s house, with a sweeping view of the Thames. The space is decorated with mod posters and jazz vinyls; he has Miles Davis playing on the record player.

“I …

Front row

The Lions are stronger in certain areas than others and much hinges, in every sense, on Ireland’s front row. No one would quibble hugely if an all-Irish triumvirate of

Andrew Porter, Dan Sheehan

As Nick Kyrgios returned to the singles court for just the second time in more than two years, he found himself digesting a dose of his own bitter medicine. No matter where he stood or which direction he shifted towards against the imperium serve of Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, aces continued …

A US government fund to compensate people swindled by Bernie Madoff is making its final round of payments, taking the total paid from the fund to the late fraudster’s victims to $4.3bn (£3.4bn).

The Madoff Victim Fund is paying out $131.4m from forfeited assets to 23,408 people around the globe …

Here are our bold predictions for 2025 in sports. Please note the

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LeBron joins the Saudi Basketball League

LeBron’s

tongue-in-cheek reaction

Whether New Year’s Eve is spent watching fireworks, celebrating at a pub, club or party, or eating

grapes for good luck

Eating in restaurants on New …

Good morning. If you’re planning to go out in a big city on New Year’s Eve, it is more likely than ever that your festivities will be sponsored, guarded, overpriced and restricted. In London, Edinburgh – although not this year,

as Hogmanay celebrations have been cancelled

The investigation into Sunday’s

plane crash

Families of the dead – 175 passengers …

Charli xcx’s

Brat summer

Women led the way in recorded music this year, according to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), topping the …

On New Year’s Eve 25 years ago, sane people worried that the modern world was about to melt down.

The millennium bug seemed to be threatening to crash the world’s computer systems, as technology struggled to distinguish between the years 1900 and 2000. The public, faced with daily predictions of …