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The information watchdog has been asked to investigate “authoritarian” government vetting that caused speakers to be banned from official events for criticising ministers.

Two experts, who discovered that civil servants had combed through years of social media posts to judge them “unsuitable” to address conferences, believe the practice was covert …

Three of the UK’s biggest museums face the threat of strike action in 2025 by security guards over pay and conditions.

Guards at the Science Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Natural History Museum are in

dispute with the external contractor, Wilson James

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is planning to use a potential byelection to test its strength in Labour strongholds as it seeks to deploy its growing membership in local elections.

The party has been attempting to keep up its momentum after securing five MPs and more than 4m votes at the …

Amid the cascade of solemn, grimly sensible resolutions we inevitably set ourselves at this time of year, there is a task of universal importance that all too often slips through the net: laugh more. It’s something that more or less all of us agree is a good idea – few …

The end of the year is a time for pausing, reflection and exhaustion. But before throwing ourselves into 2025, it’s worth sifting through the remnants of 2024 to see who in the business world has done something worth remembering.

So, once more with gusto, the

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Marie Hay had just arrived at the wide-open expanse of Redcar Beach on Teesside when two out-of-control XL bullies mauled her beloved husky Naevia. The bullies ripped open Naevia’s chest and

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“I …

• A Jeju Air flight from Bangkok carrying 181 passengers and crew has crashed while attempting a landing at Muan international airport

  in south-western South Korea on Sunday morning.

• All but two of the people onboard Flight 7C2216 are presumed dead

  , according to local fire authorities. Two people …

In Georgia’s turbulent political standoff, President Salome Zourabichvili has emerged as a defiant figure.

Zourabichvili’s role in Georgia is ceremonial, but far from fading into irrelevance in the twilight of her presidency, she has become a rallying figure for those opposed to the erosion of democracy and the abandonment of …

• Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has called on Russia to provide a clearer explanation of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash as he expressed condolences to his Azeri counterpart.

  “The key priority now is a thorough investigation to provide answers to all questions about what really happened. Russia must provide …