Finance
UK credit and debit card spending growing at fastest rate since 2008
New figures show spending on credit, debit and charge cards is growing at the fastest rate since 2008, rising more than five times faster than earnings in a fresh sign of ballooning borrowing by [...]
Politics
Putin names hardliner Anatoly Antonov as Russia’s US ambassador
Vladimir Putin has appointed a new Russian ambassador to the US at a time when relations between the two [...]
World News
Family ties among Spanish terror cell echo past attacks
As is so often the case in terrorist cells, the group that brought carnage to north-east Spain last week – [...]
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Julian Cadman, seven, confirmed as among 13 killed in Barcelona attack
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Driss Oukabir, Barcelona attack suspect, had criminal record for domestic abuse
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Lebanon repeals law that allowed rapists to escape justice by marrying victim
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EasyJet could swoop for parts of Air Berlin as it goes into administration
Life&Arts
Pope Francis: prioritise migrants’ dignity over national security
Pope Francis has issued a 20-point action plan to governments on refugees and migrants to try to galvanise [...]
Opinions
Will Brexit boost or hurt the economy?
Patrick Minford: Our economy will gain billions after Brexit Our report, From Project Fear to Project Prosperity, estimates that the gains from a full Brexit will be £135bn – around a 7% boost to GDP, with the reforms also raising the longer term growth [...]
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