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Giorgia Meloni is suffering from a “splitting political headache”, said Hannah Roberts on Politico. Italy’s first female PM has enjoyed remarkable success since her election in October 2022. She has kept her Brothers of Italy party dominant in the polls; she has held together her coalition formed wi...

Britain is following Australia in banning under-16s from social media. How have such efforts worked out Down Under?Why did the Australian ban happen? Parents the world over worry about the role that social media plays in all kinds of adolescent problems: sleep deprivation, eating disorders, self-har...
A third of Gen-Zers prefer to text or call when they arrive at someone’s house, rather than knock or ring the doorbell. Roughly 40% of them said that sending a text seemed less intrusive. Overall, nearly a quarter of Britons said they’d react negatively if someone rang the doorbell without first her...
“Loathing is now the great engine of our politics. Keir Starmer came to power because everyone loathed the Tories and many in his party loathed Jeremy Corbyn. Andy Burnham has returned to Parliament, in part, because the voters of Makerfield loathe Keir Starmer and Rupert Lowe loathes Nigel Farage. ...

“There’s arguably been no greater fall from grace in the modern political era than that of Sir Jeffrey Donaldson,” said John Manley in The Irish News. The former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader was once regarded as the “nice man” of unionism. He was always polite in media appearances, and wor...
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The explainer The phenomenon traps hot air over a region

The Explainer Once a fringe position, calls for mass deportation are spreading throughout Europe and entering mainstream politics

The Explainer Donna Ockenden found that babies and mothers died after ‘systemic’ failings

The Explainer The Labour leadership favourite is expected to put his own stamp on taxes, pensions, and more

Talking Point Sell-off on the South Korea’s chip-centric Kospi index as AI boom compared to the final months of the dotcom era

Talking Point Pixar’s latest instalment pits toys against technology

Talking Point Whether Andy Burnham picks Miliband, Streeting or someone else, they will face a ‘bulging in-tray’



Under the Radar Some dads are suffering in silence through the early perinatal period

Under the radar It clears toxic proteins in the brain that cause memory loss

Under the Radar MPs to meet coastguard volunteers to discuss end of hourly expenses

Speed Read Over 11,000 seafarers have been stranded since the Iran war began

Speed Read Over 500 people have been confirmed dead

Speed Read Both decisions were authored by conservative Justice Samuel Alito

Speed Read An appeals court ruled that Michigan was not required to turn over voter roll information
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