It’s come to this: Keir Starmer is now just the warm-up act for Nigel Farage | Aditya Chakrabortty
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It’s come to this: Keir Starmer is now just the warm-up act for Nigel Farage | Aditya Chakrabortty

In the days since the largest far-right rally in British history, I keep hearing the same phrase. Friends will talk about those scenes, how London was packed with more than 100,000 day-trippers chanting “send them back”. Then they’ll say: “It’s the 1970s all over again.” I can almost see their minds playing the old reels...

BBC at the scene of Ukrainian government building strike
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BBC at the scene of Ukrainian government building strike

One of Kyiv’s main government buildings has been damaged in overnight missile and drone strikes by Russia. Until now, no government building has been hit with the centre of Kyiv very heavily defended since the start of the full-scale invasion. Elsewhere in the city, several multi-storey residential buildings were struck and partially destroyed in the...

Will Trump’s push for Afghan air base create new flashpoint in US-China rivalry?
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Will Trump’s push for Afghan air base create new flashpoint in US-China rivalry?

US President Donald Trump’s push to retake Afghanistan’s Bagram Air Base, framed as a response to China’s nuclear build-up in Xinjiang, risks destabilising an already fragile region and could once again turn the war-torn nation into a flashpoint in the US-China rivalry, observers warn. The historic Soviet-built base is located roughly 70km (43 miles) north...

The 51 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now (September 2025)
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The 51 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now (September 2025)

Netflix has plenty of movies to watch. Maybe too many. Sometimes finding the right film at the right time can seem like an impossible task. Let us help you. Below is a list of some of our favorites currently on the streaming service—from dramas to comedies to thrillers. If you decide you’re in more of...

Despite tush push debate, no guarantee for new vote, sources say
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Despite tush push debate, no guarantee for new vote, sources say

Despite the anger about another year of the tush push and the debate it already has sparked this season, the controversial play might not be going anywhere. League sources told ESPN that there are no assurances that the tush push issue will be brought up for conversation or a vote by the NFL this offseason....

Day of delays after airport check-in system hit
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Day of delays after airport check-in system hit

Maia Davies, Rachel Muller Heyndyk and Joe Tidycyber correspondent Watch: Sea of people seen at Brussels airport Heathrow was among several European airports hit by delays on Saturday after a cyber-attack affecting an electronic check-in and baggage system. The airport said a number of flights were delayed as a “technical issue” impacted software provided to...

Chinese tourists splash the cash in Japan as weak yen drives travel surge
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Chinese tourists splash the cash in Japan as weak yen drives travel surge

When Ding Xiaohan, a software engineer from Shanghai, took her 18-year-old son to Japan for a weeklong holiday this summer, she did not hold back. The 47-year-old spent freely as they explored the affluent neighbourhood near the Tokyo Tower and the tea-producing city of Shizuoka, splashing out on sushi lunches, barbecue dinners and dolls modelled...