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Elon Musk's Mars colony plan is 'dangerous illusion', says Astronomer Royal
In 2016, Musk announced plans to build a settlement on Mars and said that he hoped...
‘Chronic’ low pay hurting civil service staff morale and recruitment, say MPs
Public accounts committee finds real-terms median pay has decreased for most Whitehall staff since 2013Morale in...
Vodafone-Three merger could mean higher prices, UK watchdog warns
CMA plans in-depth investigation into deal that would create UK’s largest mobile phone operatorThe planned merger...
Radical pay-what-you-can restaurant faces eviction from mill it refurbished
The Long Table says it took thousands of hours of work to turn derelict site into...
Work and pensions secretary Mel Stride suggests mental health culture ‘has gone too far’ – UK politics live
Minister says ‘labelling ups and downs of life as medical conditions holds people back and drives...
Andrea Leadsom criticises civil service head’s Garrick Club involvement
Former Tory leadership contender says she would not join men-only club even if it changed rulesUK...
‘Our bills have tripled’: UK’s first Turkish mosque fights to survive in London
Young people are slowly stopping attending Dalston mosque that could be forced to accept developers’ offers,...
Liverpool museum appeals for information on subject of The Black Boy
Sitter for William Lindsay Windus’s painting is rumoured to have stowed away on ship, possibly to...
EU leaders urged to put economies ‘on war footing’ at Ukraine negotiations
Prime ministers to examine plans to confiscate billions of euros in interest from frozen Russian assets...
Rachel Reeves says Labour wants ‘inclusive’ version of ‘decade of renewal’ that followed Thatcher’s election in 1979 – UK politics live
Shadow chancellor to deliver prestigious Mais lecture and will announce plans to rewire the TreasuryTribune, the...
Black inmates at Wormwood Scrubs ‘disproportionately subjected to use of force’
Little action has been taken on issue at one of UK’s most notorious jails, Independent Monitoring...
‘Jaw-droppers’: Bentley profits top £500m as rich seek personalised cars
Wealthy are willing to pay more than double the standard price of £170,000, says luxury carmakerThe...
Photo of Queen Elizabeth II and family was enhanced at source, agency says
Getty Images flags second royal photo days after storm over image of Princess of Wales A...
Unilever to cut 7,500 jobs globally and splitt off ice-cream division
Magnum to Marmite consumer goods group plans productivity programme to save £684mBusiness live – latest updatesUnilever...
Tuesday briefing: How the NHS ‘culture of concealment and denial’ hurts patients
In today’s newsletter: Amid many other crises, the standard of NHS care for patients’ families is...
Missing migrants’ families say they were asked to pay hundreds for information on relatives
Families say they were promised details of relatives’ whereabouts after contacting people they thought were linked...
False King Charles death story spread by Russian media outlets
One site tweeted of monarch’s purported demise only to later concede: ‘Most likely, the information is...
Idris Elba reveals ‘dream’ of building eco city on island off Sierra Leone
Actor and his childhood friend planning development on Sherbro to be a public-private partnershipIdris Elba has...
Only ‘one or two’ Tory MPs plotting against Sunak, says Badenoch
Business secretary dismisses reports of plot and rejects calls for her party to return donations from...
Visitors to UK attractions increasing but still below pre-Covid levels
Figures show many still ‘out of the habit’ of visiting museums, galleries, cathedrals, castles and country...
Woman whose baby was stillborn in HMP Styal praises sentencing changes
Louise Powell says she hopes new guidance means fewer pregnant women are jailed and it can...
‘A farce, not an election’: Russians abroad join ‘Noon against Putin’ protest
Voters turn out at midday from the UK to Latvia and Turkey to Thailand in action...
Low-profile Lib Dems are flatlining in the polls – but don’t write them off
Reform UK is making the headlines but tactical voting can power Ed Davey’s party in seats...
Grant Shapps abandons Odesa trip due to Russian missile threat
Defence secretary warned by British intelligence that Kremlin was aware of his travel plansGrant Shapps was...