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The European Union is ready to consider a proposal from Britain “in good faith” if it chooses to reverse Brexit, according to former European Council president Charles Michel.

When Margaret Adam’s husband Allan died of cancer at the age of 58, she decided to retire early – but is now worried her pension pot could be depleted by inheritance tax.

Julie Andrews sang about the hills being alive with the sound of music, but during my visit to Switzerland it was Basel’s cobbled streets that were ringing with the tunes of yodel choirs.

Chick Elms, black stetson perched upon his head, embodied the traditional image of Texas as he stood in front of a rack of semi-automatic rifles in his store selling guns and rodeo supplies.

I have been modelling for nine years of my life.

Et tu, Bruno?

When my marriage ended in 2018, I was devastated.

A few months into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war had become so dangerous that Jens Stoltenberg went to bed fearing he would be woken by these horrifying words: Vladimir Putin has launched a nuclear attack.

Sat at a big round table in a gilded chair in St Petersburg on Wednesday, face-to-face with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, the United States’ envoy Steve Witkoff had the eyes of the world on him.

Talks between Shabana Mahmood and a powerful Labour-affiliated union opposed to her hardline immigration reforms broke down after the Home Secretary refused to allow a migrant care worker to attend the meeting.

Schools will be forced to cut special needs support staff in order to fund a share of the teacher’s pay rise, teachers have warned.

From the sense of achievement that comes with finally owning your home outright, to the freedom of having more disposable income, it’s a reminder that money is about more than numbers.

Thousands of households in the UK could save money on their energy bill this winter if the Government pushes ahead with abolishing standing charges for gas.

Angela Rayner accepted £20,000 from a company that would be barred from donating under Labour’s incoming crackdown on foreign money in politics, The i Paper has learned.

Ben Stokes has made himself available for the bulk of Durham’s County Championship campaign next summer, leaving the door ajar for a potential shock Ashes return with England.

Millions of benefit claimants are on course for at least a 3.5 per cent rise in their payments next April after inflation climbed to its highest level in almost a year.

In most ways, Donald Trump’s second term has been even more chaotic and extreme than the first.

With hoods pulled up to fend off the relentless rain, the dreary weather in Birmingham this week matched the mood of many in England’s second city.

The world’s reaction to Donald Trump’s takeover of America follows the typical stages of grief.

Gas from the North Sea will start flowing within weeks after Andy Burnham’s government approved drilling in the Jackdaw gas field.

Gen Z is supposed to be skint.

At the age of 48, perimenopause has hit Rebecca Marsala hard – she’s experienced hot flushes, night sweats, heightened emotions and increased anxiety, heart palpitations, low libido, fatigue, low mood and sudden panic.

Some of the bravest people fighting against Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine are Russians themselves.

Simon Prest was stunned to discover he had more than £100,000 sitting in forgotten pension pots – including one sum of £86,000.

The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning in south-western parts of the UK with winds as strong as 70mph possible due to the first named storm of the season.

It was with some horror that I listened back to a voice note I sent to a friend the other day.

It was a moment to set red and white alarm bells ringing.

If dinner parties are over, and restaurants are out of most people’s budgets, can we still have friends over and feed them?

The sleepy seaside town of Gosport could soon become an asylum “capital” if the Government pushes on with plans for immigration sites in the area, residents and local politicians fear.

Zoe* was on a night out with her friends during her first year of university, when her mother phoned her at 2am in deep distress.

He says he’s not naive.

With less than a week to go before the Israeli election, Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition and the opposition’s “change bloc” are deadlocked in the polls.

It’s a cold Sunday night in Glasgow, I’m miles from home, lying in a hotel bed with a temperature, feeling nauseous and weak.

The full new state pension is set to rise by close to £500 a year in 2027 as a result of the triple lock, inflation figures released today confirm.

It feels wrong to call them “favourites”, but the catalogue of conduct that should have derailed the Trump train before it even left the station, let alone chuffed into the Oval Office twice, is devilishly hard to rank.

Welcome to Trump’s America, The i Paper’s World Insight series presenting the sharpest, deepest thinking on an era-defining shift in history and politics, investigating how Donald Trump and his administration have changed the US and the world – and where…

Puffing my way up the final sharp incline of a single-track road, I stop to savour the view from 400m above sea level, the highest point of the day’s walk.

If your party days existed before the dominance of social media, you’re probably now feeling some impact.

Welcome to Power Players, The i Paper’s opinion series in which our writers and experts take an in-depth look at the key figures in American politics as the US reshapes itself and the world. • The ‘swamp creature’ eclipsing JD Vance in the race to succeed…

In our Pension Diaries series, we speak to people of all ages in the UK to find out how much or how little they have saved for retirement and the realities of putting money aside for your future.

This article contains spoilers for episodes one to six of The Celebrity Traitors One of the many fun things about watching The Traitors, and The Celebrity Traitors in particular, is that you never know what side of someone the game is going to bring out.

It was an ordinary work day in April 2025 when Michael Gibbons, then 61, logged on for his usual weekly catch-up with his line manager.

This season we’re doing football journalism differently.

Man City’s Abu Dhabi owners agreed a deal to pay Manchester Council just £750,000 a year for the naming rights to the club’s stadium – months before they were sold to Etihad Airways in an agreement worth an estimated £10m a year, The i Paper can reveal.

There’s a phenomenon on the internet that Annabel Scholey can’t seem to shake.

The headline unemployment number looks alright; 4.7 per cent and edging down.

After weeks of bad news for Ukraine, as Russia intensified its attacks and US support wavered, there was an unexpected note of optimism from talks in Oslo, Norway on Tuesday.

Two men have been rearrested on suspicion of assisting Iran’s intelligence service as part of an investigation into a suspected terror plot at RAF Fairford.

The Government has cut nearly £2bn from frontline British Army equipment as it attempts to plug a multibillion-pound hole in the defence budget.