Number 10 was a ‘prison infested with fleas’,says former British PM

Number 10 was a ‘prison infested with fleas’,says former British PM

She felt “itchy”,like a prisoner,and unsuited to making the speech on the Queen’s death,Liz Truss writes in her memoir.

  • byGenevieve Holl-Allen

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Doctors fear Medicare reforms could ‘reproduce failures’ of UK health system

Doctors fear Medicare reforms could ‘reproduce failures’ of UK health system

There are early signs of pushback as the government probes changes that would give pharmacists,nurses and others greater authority to prescribe medicines or make referrals.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
Sneakergate:Is it bad for brands if politicians like their clothes?

Sneakergate:Is it bad for brands if politicians like their clothes?

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is the latest politician making an unexpected impact on style after he wore a popular style of sneakers to an interview.

  • byDamien Woolnough
‘Shaky foundations’:England’s health system to review all transgender treatment

‘Shaky foundations’:England’s health system to review all transgender treatment

A long-awaited report recommends that extreme care should be taken before anyone under the age of 25 transitions.

  • byMichael Searles,Laura Donnelly andDaniel Martin
How a New Yorker found a way to crack Britain’s premier quiz show

How a New Yorker found a way to crack Britain’s premier quiz show

Brandon Blackwell took on a British cultural institution by training with a collection of 30,000 homemade flashcards the way weightlifters train with barbells.

  • byDavid Segal
Tories may throw Sunak overboard,but rearranging deckchairs can’t save this ship

Tories may throw Sunak overboard,but rearranging deckchairs can’t save this ship

Are the Tories mad enough to roll another leader? My spies inside the Conservative Party tell me this is a real possibility.

  • byGeorge Brandis
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World’s oldest man,111,says weekly fish and chips are key to his long life

World’s oldest man,111,says weekly fish and chips are key to his long life

“Visits to the chippy keep me young,” says the Englishman holding the new Guinness World Record.

  • byAlex Barton
Queen’s ‘happy place’ to be opened to the public for the first time

Queen’s ‘happy place’ to be opened to the public for the first time

The move to open Balmoral Castle to tourists is part of King Charles’ wish to make royal residences more accessible.

  • byVictoria Ward
Britain’s best-paid woman hit by money laundering failures fine at gambling empire

Britain’s best-paid woman hit by money laundering failures fine at gambling empire

Online gambling firm Bet365 has been fined $1.1 million in the UK after failing to prevent potential money laundering and protect vulnerable customers.

  • byDaniel Woolfson andChris Price
British MP caught in honeytrap sexting scandal

British MP caught in honeytrap sexting scandal

Tory MP William Wragg has admitted to sharing colleagues’ phone numbers with a man he met via a dating app.

  • byGenevieve Holl-Allen
The drug that let the imperialists have their way in India and China

The drug that let the imperialists have their way in India and China

The British forced open trade with China by getting the population addicted to opium.

  • byRichard Pennell