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Editorial

BNP sweeps Bangladesh election, Tarique Rahman set to become prime minister

The official count in a vote viewed as the South Asian nation’s first competitive election in years gave the BNP and its allies at least 212 of the 299 seats up for grabs, the Election Commission said.

Silverstone Ramadan event
Sports

Silverstone shifts gears to host first Ramadan event

Silverstone joins a list of sporting ven­ues that have hosted Open Iftar events, including Wembley Stadium, Lord’s Cricket Ground, the Principality Stadium and Premier League grounds.

UK business district
Business

UK growth stuck at 0.1 per cent as services sector flat

The ONS said the key services sector was flat in the quarter. Construction output contracted by 2.1 per cent, while manufacturing was the biggest driver of the increase in output.

Bangladesh polls
Editorial

Bangladesh holds landmark election as BNP and Jamaat face off

Tarique Rahman, 60, said he was confident his Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) could regain power in the country of 170 million people. But he faces a challenge from a coalition led by the Jamaat-e-Islami.

Starmer
UK

Starmer vows to stay on as Mandelson-Epstein links fuel Labour tensions

Starmer has come under pressure over his appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington, following renewed scrutiny of the Labour veteran’s close ties to the late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Starmer
UK

Cabinet backs Starmer after Sarwar calls on him to quit

On Monday evening, Starmer addressed a packed meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party in the Houses of Parliament, where he was greeted with applause. He told MPs he would not step down, saying: “Every fight I’ve been in, I have won.”

SKY
Editorial

Suryakumar gives India ‘proper X factor’ for World Cup: Moeen Ali

Ali believes India are the team to beat. “I think the only real favourites are India. I think they're very strong and at the minute too strong for everybody."

Bank of England
Business

Bank of England cuts growth forecasts, holds rate at 3.75 per cent

UK annual inflation remains elevated at 3.4 per cent, according to the latest official data, while unemployment stands at a nearly five-year high of 5.1 per cent.