94 minutes ago Not case for triple lock ‘indefinitely’ minister who introduced it suggests

Former Liberal Democrat MP Sir Steve Webb served as pensions minister in the coalition government, thinks there is still a case for keeping it now.

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19 hours ago Pair who took own lives in Polmont ‘given death sentence’, families’ lawyer says

A sheriff has ruled the deaths of Katie Allan, 21, and William Brown, 16, could have been avoided.

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7 hours ago Record numbers of British millionaires ditch UK over fears Labour's tax plans are damaging the economy

Thousands of millionaires have fled Britain amid growing concerns that new tax plans will damage the economy and international investors.

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21 hours ago Arsenal and Man Utd on red alert as Bayern Munich prepare transfer exodus

Bayern Munich have a lot of work to do to convince a host of their stars to stay at the club as the likes of Manchester United, Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool all circle for blockbuster transfers

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9 hours ago Just Stop Oil and Labour donor Dale Vince claims he WON court battle after his ex

Ms Vince was awarded more than £40million by a High Court judge after the pair had previously disagreed over how finances should be divided at a hearing last month.

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2 hours ago Labour is right to forge more trade links with China – not doing so would be folly | Kerry Brown

From a ‘golden era’ to post-pandemic mistrust, the UK has had a turbulent relationship with the world’s second-largest economyKerry Brown is director of the Lau China Institute, King’s College LondonIn the last decade, Britain’s relations with China have been on a rollercoaster. In 2015, during the visit of Chinese leader Xi Jinping to the UK, then chancellor George Osborne was able to declare the two countries were in a “golden era”. He did this with the conviction that with a growing economy and rising middle class, China offered plenty of opportunities for Britain. But by 2022, Rishi Sunak had declared the “end of the golden era”. And in 2023, deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden labelled China Britain’s greatest economic security threat, to align closer with the position of the US, and through fears of deeper Chinese espionage and interference in the outside world. Seldom had a diplomatic boom-bust cycle happened so rapidly and so completely.In view of extremes such as these, to ...

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21 hours ago UK ‘protects money more than children’ amid push for sexual abuse reporting law

Independent crossbench peer Baroness Grey-Thompson said there have been mandatory reporting laws for money laundering for 23 years.

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11 hours ago Chinese investors are circling private schools 'like vultures': Education experts' warning as VAT raid on fees means many struggling institutions now face Beijing buyouts

Following Labour's VAT raid on school fees, Chinese investors are circling a host of independent schools across the UK, seeing them as potential investment opportunities.

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10 hours ago Private schools face Chinese buyouts as experts warn Labour's VAT raid could force colleges to accept foreign money to stay open

Following Labour's VAT raid on school fees, Chinese investors are circling a host of independent schools across the UK, seeing them as potential investment opportunities.

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2 hours ago Katie Price's friends are 'worried' about her as star prepares for surgery

Katie Price is said to be heading to Turkey later this month to undergo ear surgery, however, friends of the former glamour model are said to be 'worried' about her

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28 hours ago BP job losses 'proof SNP and Labour turning backs on North Sea oil and gas industry'

SNP and Labour ministers have been accused of causing “economic damage” to Scotland’s North Sea oil and gas sector.

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17 hours ago Man City: Thiago Motta makes Andrea Cambiaso decision as City 'prepare £65m bid' for Juventus defender

City’s interest in the versatile full-back has been confirmed as Pep Guardiola seeks defensive reinforcements

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15 hours ago UK emergency alert to be sent to mobile phones as part of national test of pandemic preparedness

The Emergency Alert System (EAS) – which can sound an alarm through mobile phones – will be tested nationwide

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2 hours ago Trump, Farage, Labour and that Senedd budget: How will politics play out in 2025?

Hooray! 2025 is to be an election-free year. That’s what’s promised for Wales anyway, although who knows in the current political climate? Nothing would surprise me at a time when the political terrain is as unstable as a drunk on an icy pavement.

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23 hours ago Millions of phone alert sirens to blast again as Labour repeats a test of its controversial emergency system

In line with a recommendation from the Covid inquiry regarding crisis preparation, alarms on 87 million devices will sound.

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16 hours ago Oldham gang rape survivor blasts ‘appalling’ Labour plan for local grooming inquiries and ‘rapid audit’

Survivor Samantha Walker-Roberts hit out at Yvette Cooper’s plan and called £5million budget for five government-backed inquiries ‘absolutely shocking’

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3 hours ago Rio Ferdinand lauds England ace Ella Toone as she overcomes 'personal tragedy' to shine

Ella Toone prepares for the Manchester Derby as her Manchester United side take on Manchester City in the Women's Super League tomorrow - with just one point separating the two teams in the division

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24 hours ago Farmers take their fight to the checkouts: Tractors mass in supermarket car parks in battle against Keir Starmer's tax raid on family farms

Dozens have descended on their supermarkets to try and highlight the financial challenges that farmers are facing and voice their thoughts on how food productions operates in this country.

Economics

16 hours ago Landlords warn rents will rise ‘fairly significantly’ in response to Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill

The government’s Renters’ Rights Bill will bring in measures landlords will need to ‘price in’ to rents charged, claims an industry figure

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4 hours ago How to turn mango pits and peel into infused vodka – recipe | Waste not

A refreshing way to use up those last bits of mango that cling to the stone – cheers!There are countless guides online explaining how to prepare mangoes, from scooping out the flesh with a glass to cutting a criss-cross in each cheek before turning it into a “hedgehog”, yet none of them seems to solve the problem of removing the flesh around the seed. If you don’t mind getting sticky, the pit is great fun to gnaw on, which is one way to get those last sweet morsels. Alternatively, mango pit vodka is a fun way to make use of both the seed and the skin. Continue reading...

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31 hours ago Pension triple lock threat as Conservatives float scrapping guaranteed income boost for older Brits

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said the triple lock pension guarantee could become income-based - just weeks after attacking Labour for means testing the Winter Fuel Payment

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17 hours ago Are there 'grooming gangs' in London? Sadiq Khan accused of stonewalling Tory questions

Susan Hall asks mayor nine times whether there are ‘rape gangs’ in the capital

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4 hours ago How North Sea union leaders' 'No Ban Without a Plan' campaign is starting to work

A campaign by the Unite union has flushed out SNP and Labour MSPs who believe there must be discernible plan in place for job replacement before the run-down of North Sea oil and gas

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17 hours ago TikTok will be banned in the US this Sunday. Here's what you need to know

The US Supreme Court will shut down TikTok on Sunday if Chinese parent company ByteDance cannot find a buyer for the social media app

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17 hours ago Labour to push ahead with DWP and benefits cuts despite "unlawful" High Court ruling

The proposed changes would reduce disability benefits, such a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) by hundreds of pounds for new applicants by 2029

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7 hours ago Labour gives up plan to replace decrepit NHS hospitals because Wes Streeting 'can't figure out how to fund the project'

Labour is set to scrap plans to replace decrepit NHS Hospitals as Health Secretary Wes Streeting admitted he couldn't work out how to fund the project.

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18 hours ago Keir Starmer leaves message at Auschwitz in memory of Holocaust victims

Sir Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria left a wreath and a poignant written message as they visited Auschwitz, a place the prime minister described as “utterly harrowing”, on Friday (17 January).

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8 hours ago Donald Trump 'will have the final say' on Starmer's Chagos deal as US President

The UK government will delay an announcement on a deal to hand back the Chagos Islands until Donald Trump's inauguration next week.

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19 hours ago 'Nothing could prepare me for the horror': Keir Starmer makes 'harrowing' visit to Auschwitz with wife Victoria

The PM revealed he was 'moved' after spending time at the former Nazi concentration camp.

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8 hours ago Labour plans to digitalise driving licenses: Brits will be able to use government app as proof of valid ID for buying booze, boarding flights and voting

Labour are set to unveil a new scheme which will offer drivers the chance to digitalise their license using a purpose-built app which will act as an official form of ID.

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19 hours ago Jack Draper goes the distance again to beat Vukic and set up Alcaraz clash

British No 1 triumphs 6-4, 2-6, 5-7, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (8)Player reaches Australian Open last 16 for first timeThroughout the early days of Jack Draper’s young career, questions around his physical preparedness for his chosen sport followed him wherever he went. As he continually struggled with injuries and endurance issues alike, Draper never failed to hear from those who believe he did not work hard enough, carry himself with sufficient professionalism or care enough about his craft.Those days are over. Finito. For the third straight day in Melbourne Park, despite his stunted preparation and the rust that caked his game, Draper has somehow found a way to drag himself across the finishing line of yet another frantic five-set match he seemed destined to lose, drawing on his endless reserves of grit and heart in the process. Continue reading...

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11 hours ago Polish PM Donald Tusk berates Brexit and says he dreams of a 'Breturn' as Keir Starmer stresses need for closer ties with Europe

In a meeting between Keir Starmer and Donald Tusk, the Polish Prime Minister said a 'dream' of his was for a 'Breturn' instead of 'Brexit' and said he 'missed' the UK being in the EU.

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20 hours ago Man Utd striker transfer to be completed imminently with medical underway

Manchester United are close to completing another transfer deal this month with the Red Devils getting their wish as Ruben Amorim prepares to see a striker depart

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12 hours ago Israel prepares for hostages' return with scant knowledge of their condition

A team of doctors in Israel is preparing for the return of the hostages from Gaza with the expectation that many are likely to have severe, life-threatening complications from spending more than a year in captivity

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23 hours ago Tory MP’s bill to ban marriage between cousins is damaging and poses health risk, warn experts

Experts have called the marriage ban, proposed by Tory MP Richard Holden, “damaging” and a “potential health disadvantage”

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12 hours ago Half of new hospitals promised by Boris Johnson will not be built for years

Exclusive: Labour to announce delay to many of 40 planned projects as costs spiral to estimated £30bnAt least half the 40 new hospitals promised by Boris Johnson will not be built until the 2040s, the Guardian has learned, in a move described as “devastating” for staff and patients.Labour is preparing to announce that many of the crumbling NHS hospitals in England due to be replaced by 2030 are in effect being removed from the building programme’s timeframe. Continue reading...

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24 hours ago ‘Emergency alert’ to be sent to UK phones as government tests alarm warning system

Senior government officials will also be holding national pandemic preparedness drills later this year

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13 hours ago Sadiq Khan admits concern developers are 'landbanking' London's green belt

The mayor warned against developers eyeing up land that ‘for decades has been the lungs for residents in this great city of ours’

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26 hours ago LA wildfires ‘sheer hell’ – British actor prepares meals to support firefighters

Craig Robert Young left his home in Los Angeles after a series of wildfires ravaged parts of California.

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14 hours ago Half of new hospitals promised by Boris Johnson will not be built for decades

Exclusive: Labour to announce removal of many of 40 planned projects as costs spiral to estimated £30bnAt least half the 40 new hospitals promised by Boris Johnson will not be built until the 2040s, the Guardian has learned, in a move described as “devastating” for staff and patients.Labour is preparing to announce that many of the crumbling NHS hospitals in England due to be replaced by 2030 are in effect being removed from the building programme. Continue reading...

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26 hours ago Millions warned that emergency alert sirens will blast phones again as the Government repeats a test of its controversial emergency system

In line with a recommendation from the Covid inquiry regarding crisis preparation, alarms on 87 million devices will sound.

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15 hours ago Sam Heughan says there's a 'gap in his life' as fans prepare for Outlander to end

Outlander star Sam Heughan admitted there's been a void left in his life following the end of his stint as Jamie Fraser.

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26 hours ago 'Armageddon' emergency alert message will be sent to millions of UK phones

The new Labour Party government has confirmed that there will be a test of the Emergency Alerts system this year after the "Armageddon" message was sent out at Christmas

Events

15 hours ago 'Our special relationship with US is a sham and Keir must not be Trump's fawning poodle'

Our total obsession with events in America are embarrassing, says columnist Brian Reade, who has some stern words of advice for our Prime Minister on how to deal with Donald Trump

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28 hours ago Speedier drug trials and better films: how AI is transforming businesses

From aviation to retail, many industries are already looking to artificial intelligence to improve productivityKeir Starmer this week announced a 50-point plan that aims to give the UK world leader status in artificial intelligence and grow the economy by as much as £47bn a year over a decade.The multibillion-pound investment, which seeks to create a 20-fold increase in the amount of AI computing power under public control by 2030, has been framed as a gamechanger for businesses and public organisations. Continue reading...

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16 hours ago BORIS JOHNSON: We're now run by a small cabal of Starmer's Lefty legal chums who rejoice in the humiliation of Britain

BORIS JOHNSON: Most readers remember the horror inflicted on this country by the IRA. We grew up in semi-permanent fear of their outrages.

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17 hours ago Manchester United already know their next No.10 after Marcus Rashford exit

Manchester United are preparing for life without Marcus Rashford as clubs swarm around the winger in the January transfer window

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