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The winner will take home up to 125 million US dollars Manchester City or Chelsea could claim almost £100million in prize money if they win this summer’s Club World Cup. Tournament organisers FIFA released more details on Wednesday morning of how the one billion US dollars (£774.6m) of prize money on offer to competing clubs […]

It’s down from 3 per cent in January UK inflation eased by more than expected last month, new official figures show, delivering a boost to Chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of her spring statement. The prices of clothes and shoes fell for the first time in more than three years, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) […]

Creating a smoke-free nation could lead to a “significant” boost to the British economy and lead to tens of thousands of jobs, according to a report. Experts examined what could happen if smokers spent their money on goods and services other than tobacco. The authors of the new report, by Landman Economics on behalf of […]

The Duke of Sussex has quit as patron of a charity in Africa he set up in honour of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, amid a boardroom battle within the organisation. Harry founded charity Sentebale in 2006 with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho to help young people and children in southern Africa, particularly those living […]

Almost three quarters of fertility patients are being offered unnecessary add-on treatments, a new report suggests. The fertility regulator said that the finding was “concerning” because almost all additional tests, treatments or emerging technologies “are not proven to increase the chance of having a baby for most patients”. The 2024 national patient survey conducted by […]

More than two in three parents prefer Ofsted’s proposed report cards for schools over current inspection reports, a survey has suggested. The majority of parents said the report cards were easy to understand (86%) and they found the use of colour coding to grade schools helpful (84%), according to the poll commissioned by the watchdog. […]

Assisted dying free on the NHS if proposed legislation becomes law is a fundamental change to the principles on which the health service was founded, a leading opponent has said. Conservative MP Danny Kruger said the NHS would, if the Bill being considered at Westminster passes into law, become the “national health and assisted suicide […]

“Sadistic” online gangs dominated by teenage boys are committing harrowing crimes, including child abuse and sharing extreme material, that desensitises them to brutal violence, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has warned. Reports relating to the so-called “com networks” increased six times in the UK between 2022 and 2024, involving thousands of users and victims. Some […]

The trailer for the Duchess of Sussex’s new podcast has been released, with Meghan promising “girl talk” and advice on how to create “billion-dollar businesses”. Confessions Of A Female Founder launches next Tuesday, and is the latest in Meghan’s flurry of output after her much-criticised Netflix lifestyle series With Love, Meghan and her new brand […]

Actor Stephen Fry will be knighted by the King for his services to charity. Sir Stephen, 67, known for BBC comedy Blackadder and hosting quiz show QI, will be honoured at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on Tuesday alongside more than 50 others, including three-time Olympic medallist Dina Asher-Smith. Both Sir Stephen and Asher-Smith […]