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Rising Covid cases see surge in private tests

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The i Paper @theipaper.com · 1h

Rising Covid cases see surge in private tests trib.al/kXaL2Dh

UK's largest online chemist said it has recorded an 81 per cent month-on-month increase in Covid test sales, reflecting a 'clear rise' in demand

'Bittersweet that Gaza deal hasn’t come soon enough to save some of the hostages'

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The i Paper @theipaper.com · 3h

UK hostage families fear Hamas may hold remains ‘as bargaining chips’ trib.al/QF682yT

UK families fear Hamas may still try to create 'bargaining chips'

The i Paper @theipaper.com · 7h

Childcare costs are set to rise by 12 per cent over the next six months, parents have been warned

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Reform’s rise in Scotland may get unexpected boost - and what it means for Starmer

The i Paper @theipaper.com · 8h

Reform’s rise in Scotland may get unexpected boost – and what it means for Starmer trib.al/VKCTECH

A fresh push for Scottish independence could benefit Nigel Farage north of the border, say pollsters

MoD will be forced to keep soldiers' homes free of mould and damp

The i Paper @theipaper.com · 10h

MoD will be forced to keep soldiers’ homes free of mould and damp trib.al/WrIHQ6w

Service families have faced sub-standard accommodation

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The i Paper @theipaper.com · 11h

Opinion | "It is sparked by very different localised events yet it has one key thing in common: the frustrated outrage of a generation emerging into adulthood only to find that it is being betrayed by the older people in power", writes Ian Birrell trib.al/WV2StBm

How to avoid risk of extra costs with new Brexit border checks

The i Paper @theipaper.com · 11h

How to avoid risk of extra costs with new Brexit border checks trib.al/0Rn8FNz

Delays are expected upon arrival at airports and ports across the EU as a new passport check system is rolled out

The i Paper @theipaper.com · 12h

Opinion | "Seriously? Sex is still taboo? Nicole. Nic. You, like your name, kid, do you not? Out here in the real world, we wish sex was still taboo", writes Lucy Mangan trib.al/dymSKxL

Wigan losing the Grand Final was exactly what Super League needs

The i Paper @theipaper.com · 13h

Wigan losing the Grand Final was exactly what Super League needs trib.al/4FTVxA2

The timing for Hull KR's historic victory couldn't be better

The i Paper @theipaper.com · 14h

UK travellers who miss connections, events or cruises due to new EU border control rules will have to shoulder the costs of delays, experts warn trib.al/K0LDRRT

The i Paper @theipaper.com · 14h

Prince Andrew allegedly sent an email to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein telling him “we are in this together”, just one day after a picture of the duke and Virginia Giuffre was published, it has been reported trib.al/thTRIfL

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The i Paper @theipaper.com · 14h

Sir Tony Blair will join Donald Trump and Sir Keir Starmer at the Middle East peace summit in Egypt on Monday as he prepares to play a prominent role in post-war Gaza, The i Paper can reveal trib.al/qLbQ0QP

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The i Paper @theipaper.com · 15h

Jeffrey Epstein met Sir Tony Blair in Downing Street while he was Prime Minister, newly unearthed documents show trib.al/S5PM0kd

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The i Paper @theipaper.com · 16h

The Government has agreed to introduce legally binding housing standards for military families for the first time after years of concern over poor conditions trib.al/Qyghkyu

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The i Paper @theipaper.com · 16h

Opinion | "I know fatherhood is a deep and mystical thing and all that, but unclehood’s right next door. I want to get it right", writes Tom Nicholson trib.al/04ibqb4

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The i Paper @theipaper.com · 17h

Erdogan is trying to make the most of the US President's unconventional approach to foreign policy trib.al/EX9UJFd

Why food prices could rise after Reeves's Budget, according to retailers

The i Paper @theipaper.com · 18h

"We are fast reaching a stage where the SEND system is only navigable to those with privilege, and rather than addressing disadvantage, it is actively embedding it", writes an anonymous teacher trib.al/kiIArJQ

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The i Paper @theipaper.com · 18h

Food price rise fears over Reeves’s high street business rates plan trib.al/V3GfxZD

Economists say higher business rates risk keeping food prices above 5 per cent next year

The i Paper @theipaper.com · 18h

Tributes have been paid to Hollywood actress Diane Keaton, who has died in California trib.al/Hri9RTS

The i Paper @theipaper.com · 19h

A reader feels guilty for selling her ex-boyfriend's guitar for cash when she was deep in her overdraft trib.al/ZXRbIyI

The i Paper @theipaper.com · 19h

Resident doctors are going through a “nerve-wracking” time as competition for specialty training jobs continues to grow, making it harder for them to progress and leaving them in limbo or unemployed trib.al/xzUOMUW

My smartwatch made me a worse runner

The i Paper @theipaper.com · 20h

My smartwatch made me a worse runner trib.al/z9y8QX6

I've completed countless marathons but I began to dread going for a run - then I binned my fitness tracker...

I splurged on a private guide hiking in Slovenia – it was worth every penny

The i Paper @theipaper.com · 23h

I splurged on a private guide hiking in Slovenia – it was worth every penny trib.al/xqhB4dB

Here's your guide to exploring the wonderful hikes that Slovenia has to offer