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Two MPs received VIP tickets for the sold-out World Darts Championships courtesy of a betting company – weeks after a

national outcry over politicians accepting freebies

Labour MP James Frith, who has campaigned for safer gambling, and Conservative MP Caroline Nokes, the deputy speaker of the House …

In 1991 the organic chemist Sir Fraser Stoddart, who has died aged 82, synthesised artificial molecular machines for the first time. They mimic the way that some biological materials are able to move in a quasi-mechanical, interlocking way.

Stoddart had previously noted that natural occurring organic molecules such as the …

“Lots of therapy,” said a delirious, exhausted Madison Keys as she finally appeared at her post-match press conference in the early hours of Sunday morning. Flanked by an enormous trophy on one side and a glass of champagne on another, Keys was still in the early stages of digesting her …

As he worked hard to maintain the momentum he had built in his third grand slam final, there was just one fleeting moment where Jannik Sinner was seriously under pressure. Down 5-6, 30-30 on his serve in the second set, as Alexander Zverev tried desperately to steal the set, the …

In the heady mountain air of

Davos

On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, representatives of aid agencies, development banks and multilateral lenders grabbed a moment …

The head of a prominent US Jewish civil rights body said Elon Musk’s repeated fascist-style salute during Donald Trump’s inauguration could act as a spur for violent extremists.

“The salute itself should be enough to warrant condemnation and attention,” said Amy Spitalnick, adding that so should “the ways extremists see …

Rachel Reeves has indicated her support for building a third runway at Heathrow, arguing that it would have environmental benefits such as fewer planes circling London.

Ahead of a major speech on economic growth this week, the chancellor made the case for Heathrow expansion and said there was “huge investment” …

After arriving late several times at work, a librarian is dismissed from his school. The HR employee tasked with presenting the bad news offers him a lift, their conversation deepens and by the end of the night they discover they have a lot in common – including a shared history …

The water firm Anglian Water passed thousands of pollution tests at its sewage plants that were never carried out.

Operational data reveals how more than 6,000 pollution tests from 2015 to 2024 could not be carried out under a controversial self-monitoring regime because it was reported there was no …

In 2022, around 16% of the 20 million people with cancer worldwide were under 50. Cancer has always been markedly more of an older person’s disease, says Lynn Turner, director of research at Worldwide Cancer Research. But between 1990 and 2019, the incidence of the disease in under-50s rose by …