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The EU’s former Brexit negotiator has warned Andy Burnham he will not be able to rejoin its single market “à la carte”, after the prime minister said he wanted to explore closer economic ties with Europe.Burnham has said rejoining the EU’s internal market is among options he could pursue to reshape the UK’s long-term relationship with the bloc.Speaking to the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg ahead of a summit in 10 days’ time, Michel Barnier said EU members would insist such a move require the UK to readopt conditions including the free movement of people.Echoing a line made famous during…

New Zealand (12) 34Tries: Nikora, Gagai, McLean, Hughes, Willison, Nicoll-Klokstad Goals: Isaako 5Tonga (10) 10Tries: Fifita 2 Goals: KatoaJust 23 days after breaking his arm, Kalyn Ponga returned to inspire New Zealand to a 34-10 victory in a pulsating encounter with Tonga as they reached their first World Cup final since 2013.Ponga had been named initially in reserve and then as one of the interchange players in the build-up to this contest – and the expectation was that he would be eased back into action and play a limited role. Instead, head coach Stacey Jones stunned many with his decision…

According to OpenSecrets, ambitious lawmakers use leadership PACs to gain clout with colleagues and strengthen bids for leadership posts or committee chairmanships.Published On 7 Nov 20267 Nov 2026Michigan Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed has launched a political action committee called “Habibi PAC”, days after becoming the first Muslim member of the United States Senate.Political action committees, or PACs, are organisations that raise and spend money to support or oppose candidates for office.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listA Federal Election Commission filing dated on Thursday shows that Habibi PAC is registered as a leadership PAC sponsored by El-Sayed. Such committees are…

Sir Lindsay also questioned why a fire-suppressing mist system had not yet been introduced throughout the building, even though he has called for it for years.”The major part and the most historic parts of the building haven’t got it, and that’s what we need.”Asked about reports that Parliament might be given an opportunity to vote on the way forward before the end of 2026, Sir Lindsay said that was a matter for government business managers.”Who knows when it’s going to come forward? Let’s see what the House decides,” he said.Much of the 19th-Century building’s network of wires and pipes dates…

And while Skepta’s been focused on the message, he has also been deliberate about how he’s delivering it. “It took six years to make this because it’s important to make sure we’re not tone deaf,” he says. He learned the value of that when, in 2024, he had to take down artwork for his single Gas Me Up (Diligent), following allegations that it referenced the Holocaust.The image showed a group of men with shaved heads, one featuring a tattoo reading “Gas Me Up”.It had been a reference to skinhead culture, but Skepta acknowledged how without that context people could find…

But other campaigners say a ban is not needed, including Alan Friggieri, from the charity Combat Stress, which supports veterans with PTSD.Giving evidence to MPs on the Commons’ Business Committee, Friggieri said calls to their helpline jump at this time of year because loud bangs can trigger PTSD symptoms.”Nothing quite sounds like an AK47 other than fireworks going off – it’s that crackle,” one veteran who had been shot multiple times had told him.Friggieri said veterans need to be able to plan around key dates, but he said he was not calling for a ban, because his organisation understands the…

Since 1980, more than two million homes have been sold through the scheme in England.In fact, about 40% of England’s council housing stock has been sold through Right to Buy. Most of those sales took place in the early years, says Prof Rebecca Tunstall, a housing academic at the University of York and London School of Economics. At the time, Labour was vehemently opposed to Thatcher’s plans. Yet many of its own voters went on to benefit from them.Labour now argues that not enough of those two million homes were replaced. Sir Keir Starmer’s government restricted the scheme, including by…

President Donald Trump’s decision to name hard-line loyalist Stephen Miller as his top aide cemented what many Republicans were already privately fearing: There will be no party-wide GOP reckoning with this week’s midterm bloodbath.Instead, with Trump still in office for another two years, most have grown resigned to the reality that the president is going to lean in on a confrontational approach with Congress — and is not willing to change course.Republicans on Capitol Hill and inside the Trump administration are questioning how and whether they can break with the president now after having green-lit much of his agenda, according…

Thailand is about to get a glitz-infused injection of pop culture, with crews starting construction of a large stage in Bangkok as part of an extravagant attempt to transplant Eurovision to Asia.Organisers have promised the world’s longest-running music competition will launch “a new chapter in Asia” next weekend, when 11 contestants from across the region will sing and dance for votes.How much notice an Asian audience has shown in the experiment to replicate the beloved contest is yet to be seen, although organisers will hope it sets off a Eurovision-mania chain reaction. Several competitor countries, such as the Philippines and…

Donald Trump and the Republicans struggle to spin a historic defeat in the US midterms.It was the most expensive election in American history: nearly $12bn spent, much of it on advertisements, with the majority of that money going to Republican candidates. But most voters weren’t buying it. The result: a Democratic sweep on a scale not seen in half a century.In the aftermath of the vote, United States President Donald Trump – who has long revelled in his ability to turn controversy and crisis into spectacle – appeared to lose control of the narrative. The scale of the Republican defeat…