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Boris Johnson pledges to halt hikes on ‘sin taxes’

Boris Johnson has pledged to halt hikes on so-called sin taxes, which include levies on tobacco, alcohol and sugar. The frontrunner in the race to...

Ursula von der Leyen nominated to lead European Commission

German defence minister Ursula von der Leyen has been nominated by EU leaders to head up the European Commission. France's Christine Lagarde has been proposed...

Europe ‘facing more frequent and more intense heatwaves’

An international group of experts tasked with assessing climate change has warned that Europe faces the unappetising prospect of more frequent and more intense...

Chancellor claims no-deal Brexit ‘hit’ to the exchequer of £90 billion

Philip Hammond claimed a “disruptive” no-deal Brexit could have a £90 billion “hit” on the exchequer and suggested there will be “no money available”...

Hong Kong protests ‘trample on the rule of law’

China’s government has issued strong backing for Hong Kong’s embattled administration, saying the occupation and vandalising of the city’s legislature by pro-democracy protesters were...

‘His body was an ice block’: Body of plane stowaway landed one metre from man sunbathing in garden

The body of a suspected stowaway that fell from a jet hit the ground just one metre from a man sunbathing in his back...

Jury at London Bridge attackers’ inquest told ‘no question of attributing blame’

Jurors considering the deaths of the London Bridge and Borough Market attackers have been told there is “no question of attributing blame” as the...

Hong Kong protesters take over legislative chamber on handover anniversary

A group of protesters in Hong Kong has taken over the legislative chamber, spray painting slogans on the wall and over the territory’s emblem. Some...

Hunt will decide at end of September whether to go for no-deal Brexit

Tory leadership contender Jeremy Hunt has said if he becomes prime minister he will decide at the end of September whether to continue Brexit...

Johnson repeats criticism of Putin’s claim liberalism has become ‘obsolete’

Boris Johnson has again criticised Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claim that liberalism is dead, with the potential UK Prime Minister saying Britain was the...

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