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How did Yang Tengbo become close confidant of Prince Andrew?
How did a junior Chinese civil servant who arrived in Britain to do a master’s degree at York University end up as such a close confidant of the Duke of York that he was described as “the very top of the tree” by the prince’s adviser?
Yang Tengbo, 50, also …
New cabinet secretary vows to implement PM’s Whitehall ‘rewiring’
The new cabinet secretary has told the country’s half a million civil servants they must “do things differently” to deliver Keir Starmer’s plans for government, as Whitehall braced for job cuts and tighter spending.
Just as the outline of an iron-age hut or remains of a Roman sword cause excitement today, archaeologists of the future could be brushing Martian dust off metal and marvelling at one of Nasa’s rovers.
Researchers have said that such instruments, as well as other forms of human activity on …
German chancellor Olaf Scholz loses confidence vote, triggering early elections
Olaf Scholz has lost a historic vote of confidence in the German parliament, paving the way for early national elections following the collapse of his government.
The German chancellor had called the vote in order to deliberately lose it, urging the Bundestag, or lower house of parliament, to declare its …
Ukraine calls for sanctions against Russia oil tankers over Black Sea spill
Ukraine has called on the international community to take action against Russia’s sanctions-busting oil fleet, after
an ageing tanker sank in the Black Sea
, causing a major environmental disaster.The Russian cargo ship, Volgoneft-212, broke in half during a heavy storm off the coast of occupied Crimea …
Jump racing’s half-term report a boost with Cheltenham festival on horizon
The busiest day in the racing calendar next week, with eight Boxing Day meetings dotted around the country, also marks the effective mid-point of the National Hunt season, and the half-term report on the 2024-25 campaign offers several reasons for British jumps racing to head into the new year in …
EU launches €10bn space programme to rival Musk’s Starlink
The EU has launched an ambitious €10bn (£8.3bn) space programme with a constellation of 290 satellites to rival Elon Musk’s Starlink, further widening the post-Brexit security gap with the UK.
The constellation is intended to secure the bloc’s security for governments and armies, amid increasing global concerns over cybersecurity.
Officials …
Turkey condemns Israel plan to double Golan Heights population
Turkey has denounced Israel’s plan to double the population living in the occupied Golan Heights at the south-western edge of Syria as an attempt to “expand its borders”, as international concern grows over Israel’s actions in Syria since the fall of the Assad regime.
Israel captured about two-thirds of the …
Who is Daniel Křetínský, the new boss of Royal Mail?
The UK government has waved through the historic takeover of Royal Mail’s owner by the Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský.
Here is what you need to know about the businessman and the takeover.
Who is Křetínský?
Křetínský, the son of a computing professor and a senior judge, studied political science and …
Lucy Letby lawyer seeks fresh appeal over reliability of expert witness
Lucy Letby’s lawyer has announced he is seeking to reopen her appeal because the prosecution’s lead medical expert witness, Dr Dewi Evans, has changed his mind on some key evidence.
At a press conference held at the Royal Society of Medicine on Monday, Mark McDonald said Evans was not a …