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Prime minister says outcomes of consultation on social media ban should be implemented quickly as technology minister says Australia-style ban is not inevitableIn his Q&A with journalists, Keir Starmer was also asked to respond to a report by the BBC’s James...
Britain ‘needs to go faster’ on defence spending, Starmer says
PM says ‘we need to step up’ but sources clarify that is unlikely to mean spending 3% of GDP before next electionKeir Starmer has said Britain “needs to go faster” on defence spending, though any increase to military budgets in this parliament would not be as high as...
More heartache than Hamnet?: Maggie O’Farrell’s best books – ranked!
As her Women’s prize-winning novel heads to the Oscars, we rate the author’s best work – from tales of new motherhood to a life-affirming memoir of mortalityThe ghost of a previous lover is always a challenge, particularly if you (mistakenly) believe that she’s...
The one change that worked: When good things happen, I write them down – and it’s made me more optimistic
Growing up in a turbulent household taught me to expect the worst. Then one day I found £20 in the street and shifted my thinkingGrowing up, I was envious of one type of person. It was never the kids who were smarter, sportier or more popular. My awe was reserved for...