11 minutes ago Moment suspected crooks escape police raid by squeezing out of toilet window in 'Benny Hill Show

A pair of suspected crooks escaped a police raid by squeezing out of a ground floor toilet window - right under the noses of the dozen oblivious cops trying to smash down their front door in Dorset.

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11 minutes ago No 10 says Starmer won’t offer reparations or apology over Britain’s role in slavery at Commonwealth summit – UK politics live

Government opposed to idea of paying reparations for Britain’s historic role in slave trade and will not issue apology at Commonwealth meetingIn the past the weirdest budget tradition was the convention that the chancellor is allowed to drink alcohol while delivering the budget speech. But since no chancellor has taken advantage of the rule since the 1990s (and no one expects Rachel Reeves to be quaffing on Wednesday week), this tradition is probably best viewed as lapsed.But Sam Coates from Sky News has discovered another weird budget ritual. On his Politics at Jack and Sam’s podcast, he says:Someone messaged me to say: ‘Did you know that over in the Treasury as they’ve been going over all these spending settlements, in one of the offices, its full of balloons. And every time an indivi...

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13 minutes ago Award to Elizabeth Line is a damning indictment of British architecture

Four years late and massively over budget, of course the Lizzie line is winning awards, writes Helen Coffey – our expectations have become so low when it comes to public transport in the UK, we’ll give anything a prize

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14 minutes ago Family of Paul Taylor 'torn apart' by dad's death as teen killer found guilty of murder

Jack Crawley, 20, was found guilty of murdering the 56-year-old father-of-two last year.

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16 minutes ago Princess Eugenie reveals she's 'proud' of harrowing docuseries which tells real

The royal, 34, who is the co-founder and patron of the UK charity, discussed the 'eye opening' series, which sees a collection of intimate stories told by activists, including political leaders and lawyers.

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21 minutes ago Top female footballers urge Fifa to end deal with Saudi ‘nightmare sponsor’

Letter to governing body accuses Saudis of using sports to ‘distract from the regime’s brutal human rights reputation’More than 100 professional female footballers have signed a letter calling on Fifa to end its sponsorship deal with the state-owned Saudi Arabian oil company, Aramco, accusing Saudi authorities of “brutal human rights violations”.A four-year deal signed in April will see Aramco, which is 98.5% state-owned, sponsor major tournaments including the men’s World Cup in 2026 and the Women’s World Cup in 2027. Continue reading...

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24 minutes ago Now high earners are in Labour's tax crosshairs: Minister refuses to say if pledge not to hammer 'working people' includes the better paid

Stephen Kinnock refused to answer as he was grilled over whether the protection Labour promised at the election extended six figure earners.

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27 minutes ago Trump and Musk’s sudden bond suggests ‘other things going on behind scenes,’ warns Newsom

California governor voiced concerns about Musk ‘sucking up’ to Trump after the tech billionaire announced plans to hand out $1m per day to voters

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32 minutes ago A warm royal reception, sincere thanks and then... profanities screamed by Lidia Thorpe: REBECCA ENGLISH on the King's visit to Canberra that ended in huge international anger

Security officials in Canberra acted quickly to remove Lidia Thorpe, but the shock was palpable as guests struggled at first to work out what on earth was happening, writes REBECCA ENGLISH.

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33 minutes ago Rihanna's beau ASAP Rocky wants to 'emulate Wrexham' and purchase Tranmere Rovers

ASAP Rocky is reportedly set to follow in girlfriend Rihanna's footsteps by investing in an English football club, with League Two side Tranmere Rovers the team in question

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