65 minutes ago Tory debate takeaways: a clash of styles, a tame format and a win for Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick took questions from Conservative party members on Thursday nightBadenoch and Jenrick spar over visions for future of Tory party in TV debateKemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick have faced off for what could be the only televised clash of the Conservative leadership contest. It was not actually a debate: the pair took it in turns to take questions from party members and GB News viewers.Below are some of the things we learned. Continue reading...

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78 minutes ago Badenoch and Jenrick spar over visions for future of Tory party in TV debate

Jenrick pledges to ‘end the drama’, while Badenoch calls his plan to exit ECHR ‘a distraction from bigger worries’Tory debate takeaways: a clash of styles, a tame format and a win for BadenochKemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick have attacked each other’s visions for the future of the Conservative party, in a sometimes low-key debate which could nonetheless prove significant in who becomes the next opposition leader.The event on GB News, the only debate scheduled, involved the pair taking turns to tackle questions from audience members rather than going head to head, but featured notable differences of opinion on strategy and policies such as immigration. Continue reading...

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85 minutes ago British triathlete among two dead after event in Spain as World Triathlon issue statement

The Costa del Sol triathlon event taking place in Torremolinos has been hit by tragedy after two participants died while competing with World Triathlon issuing a statement in the aftermath

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1 hour ago When will I receive my DWP Winter Fuel Payment? Everything you need to know

Winter Fuel Payments are worth up to £300 and this extra help will soon land in bank accounts of those who are eligible

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2 hours ago Limiting bonuses for bankers was ‘damaging’ to UK growth, Bank deputy says

Sam Woods said scrapping the cap was ‘noticed at the highest level in major international banks across the world’.

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2 hours ago Canadians with nonterminal conditions sought assisted dying for social reasons

Some people have asked to be killed due to non-medical reasons – including isolation and homelessnessAn expert committee reviewing euthanasia deaths in Canada’s most populous province has identified several cases in which patients asked to be killed in part for social reasons such as isolation and fears of homelessness, raising concerns over approvals for vulnerable people in the country’s assisted dying system.Ontario’s chief coroner issued several reports on Wednesday – after an Associated Press investigation based in part on data provided in one of the documents – reviewing the euthanasia deaths of people who were not terminally ill. The expert committee’s reports are based on an analysis of anonymized cases, chosen for their implications for future euthanasia requests. Continue read...

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2 hours ago Terrifying moment two masked men 'with machetes' go head to head on a busy London high street

Distressed onlookers can be heard crying 'don't do it - please!' as the masked opponents participate in the show-down with their long weapons.

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2 hours ago Lauren Boebert’s opponent has outraised her by five times in third quarter

The campaign for Trisha Calvarese, who is hoping to deny the Republican firebrand a third term in Congress, plans to file their official totals on Tuesday

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2 hours ago TikTok let through disinformation in political ads despite its own ban, Global Witness finds

Just weeks before the U.S. presidential election, TikTok still approved advertisements that contained election disinformation even though it has a ban on political ads

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3 hours ago Robert Jenrick warns Tories will 'never be in government again' unless they win back voters who switched to Reform UK and denies he'll tack to the centre once he's won the party's leadership

The Conservative leadership hopeful used a TV debate to highlight immigration as the key issue behind the party's devastating general election loss.

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