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UK retailers accused of recruiting young shop workers without rights over Christmas
Business  
UK retailers accused of recruiting young shop workers without rights over Christmas
Lush and Gymshark among chains using apps promoted by TikTok influencers to take on gig economy assistants lacking basic protections, say unions
US politics  
Nancy Pelosi has hip replacement surgery in Germany after fall in Luxembourg
Housing  
Labour condemned for allowing ‘new generation of slum homes’ in England
Cost of living  
Public anger over water bill rises is justified, says UK environment secretary
Middle East  
Antony Blinken confirms ‘direct’ US contact with Syria’s rebel rulers HTS
In focus
Why the Franco-German engine that powered the EU is now almost kaput
Europe  
Why the Franco-German engine that powered the EU is now almost kaput
As they confront a marauding Trump, trade tensions with China and their own upheavals, the bloc’s two biggest countries are at a crossroads
Syria  
‘Their bodies had turned to black’: Syrian chlorine victims can finally speak out
Ukraine war briefing  
North Korean troops join Russian assaults in ‘significant’ numbers, Kyiv says
Spotlight
Wham! Last Christmas Unwrapped review  
Special TV to give your heart to
Special TV to give your heart to
Ask Philippa  
I’m nearly 80 and there’s a void in my life that hobbies can’t fill
Analysis  
Prince Andrew may have been a victim of Chairman Mao’s ‘magic weapon’
Opinion
Friend with benefits? Ask Prince Andrew
Friend with benefits? Ask Prince Andrew
Cartoon  
Chris Riddell on austerity lurking beneath the guise of Rachel Reeves’ spending review
A woman made a vague threat to a healthcare company – does she really deserve up to 15 years in prison?
Sport
Cricket  
Skittish England collapse as O’Rourke leads New Zealand fightback in third Test
Skittish England collapse as O’Rourke leads New Zealand fightback in third Test
Amorim’s promise of jam tomorrow at United is already spread thin
Football  
Slot hails ‘outstanding’ Liverpool after draw with Fulham
Podcast
Revisited: Have open marriages gone mainstream?
Today in Focus  
Revisited: Have open marriages gone mainstream?
From therapy sessions to bookshelves, interest in non-monogamous relationships seem to be soaring
Business
Transport  
Metro mayors to control rail services under unprecedented England devolution plans
Metro mayors to control rail services under unprecedented England devolution plans
Food and drink  
US to pressure UK to import high-quality American meat in Trump trade deal
In pictures
Science  
Galaxies, auroras and a cosmic bat: Southern Sky astrophotography exhibition 2024
Galaxies, auroras and a cosmic bat: Southern Sky astrophotography exhibition 2024
Twenty photographs of the week  
The week around the world in 20 pictures
The week around the world in 20 pictures
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