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For decades an anti-abortion stance was the standard for GOP presidential nominees but since the fall of Roe v Wade, candidates have had to balance remaining loyal to the party without isolating a majority of voters. How will their stance affect their campaigns? Ariana Baio reports

Carlson’s ‘right hand man’ Justin Wells accused of aggressively forcing himself on junior colleague Andrew Delancey before trying to harm his career

Airline rejects accusations of imposing money-making scheme ahead of Christmas rush

Lincoln Christmas Market attracted a record 320,000 people last year - too many for the event to be run safely, according to city leaders

The 34-year-old Marvel actor could be sentenced to up to a year in jail if convicted

Her ideas launched a global microchip revolution – but for years she was afraid to claim her share of credit. Io Dodds meets the LGBT+ pioneer who helped create the modern world

The top tier of listeners of the top-streamed artist spent more than two-thirds of the year streaming Taylor Swift on Spotify, reports Sheila Flynn

US grandmaster and social media star Hikaru Nakamura was accused by a rival of cheating after a hot winning streak. The outcry exposed a generational rift between top chess players, Bevan Hurley reports

Bathing water quality off Weston-super-Mare’s two-mile beach has been graded poor for the third year running

Exclusive: As the Labour leader faces a backlash over his praise for the former Tory prime minister, a leaked email shows he stopped former frontbencher Sam Tarry from attacking her ‘failed’ transport policies in 2021

Christian Ziegler told detectives he had consensual group sex with the accuser and his wife, Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler, but denied sexual assault