Do parents make the politician? Find out on the Today programme’s psychotherapy couch | John Crace

He died 15 years before I even started this job. But my guess is that it is. He was the loveliest of men who only ever wanted for me what I wanted for me. He was stupidly proud of even my most forgettable successes. I…

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Kesaia Toganivalu: University should change your mind

She later served as adviser to the Chancellor of the University of Oxford. You don’t need to go to Bali to find yourself. A surprising amount of self-discovery can happen on the mean streets of Bristol, Birmingham or…

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Farage spoils for a Brexit brawl with Burnham

“He will talk about Burnham wanting to take us into the Euro, return us to freedom of movement with 500 million people and losing the ability to nationalize key industries,” said the Reform official, speaking on the…

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Eurozone inflation heats up faster than expected

The increases were driven in large part by energy prices as the Middle East conflict continues to disrupt oil and gas markets. The ECB has raised rates twice this year, bringing its deposit rate to 2.5% in September. The…

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Das Anti-Euro-Dilemma

Warum dieser Vorstoß für Turbulenzen sorgt, analysieren Pauline von Pezold und Frederik Schindler. In Sachsen-Anhalt greift die AfD derweil nach den Schalthebeln der Macht: Der Abgeordnete Tobias Rausch soll…

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EU and Canada to announce sweeping new partnership pact

The two sides plan to say at their summit in Montreal that they want to speed up investment in critical mineral projects, strengthen supply chains, and improve supply security, including by stockpiling critical resources…

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Romanian political crisis deepens as parliament rejects PM nominee

“It is now the president’s responsibility to act. He can either call a snap election or propose a new prime minister,” he added. But Dan does not want to dissolve parliament for a national vote that would likely benefit…

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How could Great Britain look under proportional representation? See the results for your area

While the current first past the post (FPTP) system could leave Labour short of a majority with 250 seats, the modelling shows how proportional systems would be likely to reduce the number of seats given to the leading…

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Voters back Burnham’s plan to cut back triple lock to fund social care reform by 48% to 28%, poll suggests – as it happened

This morning YouGov has published polling suggesting that she might be wrong. It suggests the voters support Burnham's plan by 48% to 28%. When people are asked in isolation if they support setting up a National Care…

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Technology must help tackle “devastating” rise of counterfeit medicines, panel hears

Speaking at the LabourList Labour Party Conference event ‘Fighting Pharma Fakes: The rise of counterfeit pharmaceuticals and how NHS codes can prevent them’, held in partnership with GS1 UK, Zubir said there is a need to…

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