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Rishi Sunak, trailing in the race to become Britain's next prime minister, has vowed to slash the basic rate of income tax by 20% by 2029 in a potentially make-or-break throw of the dice by the former finance minister.

The fact that we’re not exactly unwilling participants overshadows the huge influence the sector wields, says author James Wilt

Britain’s Prince Charles is facing more questions over his charities after a newspaper reported that one of his funds accepted a 1 million-pound ($1.2 million) donation from relatives of Osama bin Laden

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Chronic ill health was rising before Covid; now a report warns it explains almost 88% of the increase in economic inactivity

African countries’ efforts at restitution of artifacts from institutions in Europe are now blossoming with the return of pieces that once were thought unattainable

Jim Morton, 62, has been walking the country's coastline since last April

The French takeover of a satellite company shows we’re not learning from the current crisis

The result of the referendum cannot be ignored, but a bespoke deal with the EU has to be pursued if we are to avoid a shrinking economy

The literature and research on the abolition of slavery in places like Gold Coast (modern day Ghana) has tended to have a Eurocentric focus. Most has focused on colonial anti-slavery legislation and the abolitionist activities of Europeans. The contributions made by local Africans have been almost entirely ignored. When mentioned…

Two people are running to be Britain’s next prime minister, but a third presence looms over the contest: Margaret Thatcher