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The Chase viewers noticed an “unfortunate” question about Peter Mandelson during a rerun episode of the ITV quiz show.

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Pressure is building on Sir Keir Starmer to explain the disgraced peer’s appointment

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The Republican blood feud primary should give Democrats a chance to win in Texas, Eric Garcia writes. But the two Democrats vying for the seat won’t let that happen

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‘I am extremely heartbroken for the tragic loss of our son, Nathan Smith. His mother [Nicole Smith] and I are devastated,’ the rapper said in a statement shared with The Independent

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First in The Independent: ‘My clients have raised these issues... to have them fixed, and they've remained unfixed to date,’ attorney Carla Aikens said

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It took approximately a year and a half for the Dow to increase from 40,000 to 50,000

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Millionaire warned music and movie stars to ‘shut your mouth and entertain’ after Eilish used Grammy acceptance speech to speak out against ICE

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Carey was one of the first acts to perform during the opening ceremony for the 2026 Winter Olympics

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Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev, deputy head of Russia's military intelligence arm, is in a serious condition in hospital

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This is the moment from The Graham Norton Show that inspired Taylor Swift’s latest music video.

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Editorial: The financing scheme to enable those attending university to pay for their tuition should never have been introduced by the Blair government, and then hammered by successive administrations. Our students should be cherished, not exploited

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