3 hours ago Are we a racist society? The majority of us say no – but science begs to differ

Although greater awareness of prejudice would suggest we are less bigoted than ever, empirical evidence indicates notQ&A with Keon West, author of The Science of RacismDo we still have a problem with racism? If you ask the average person even the most basic question about it – “Does racism still exist?” – half the population will say it doesn’t. According to a recent Guardian poll of British adults, more than half thought ethnic minorities faced less or the same discrimination as White people in most areas of life, such as the news, TV or films, the workplace, access to finance and jobs, and access to university or good schooling. Results in the US are similar. A 2021 Gallup poll revealed that slightly more than half of the White American population believe “racism against Black [people is] widespread in the US”. In the meantime, according to the same poll, slightly less than half of the White American population believe “racism against Whites [is] widespread in the US”. An earl...

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27 hours ago Family Friendly Dogs: Here are the 10 best breeds of adorable dog for families with children

These dog breeds are known to get on particularly well with youngsters, making them the perfect choice for families with kids.

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13 hours ago River Island shoppers 'need' £28 bag that's 'so similar' to £375 one by Coach

The 'expensive-looking' accessory is a must-have for denim lovers who fell in love with the style after it went viral

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5 hours ago ‘A lot of chaos, quickly’: panic grips US music industry as ‘kingmaker’ TikTok faces ban

Labels and artists forced to rethink marketing strategies as viral hit-making app faces possible US shutdown on SundayOn a recent Monday morning, Olivia Shalhoup opened her laptop and steeled herself for a day of meetings. Around 40% of her work as the founder of Amethyst, a marketing and PR agency, focuses on helping musicians navigate TikTok. On this particular day, the fate of the app in the US hung in the balance, with a supreme court ruling looming, and her clients were tense. “The big thing we were talking about in every single call is: ‘What are we going to do?’” Shalhoup said. “To say that TikTok is crucial to artist campaigns right now is an understatement. No one is immune from this.”Since its debut in 2017, TikTok has become a star-making machine, as short-form video content has eclipsed traditional forms of music promotion such as TV and radio. The app has the power to make rising artists into A-listers, propel their ascent to the top of the charts, and turn Magic FM sta...

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4 hours ago Tory voters are split on whether party should merge with Reform UK, polls show as Nigel Farage plots to make cost of living next key battleground

With the Tories trailing behind both Reform and Labour in the polls, Farage is making a determined push to capture voters, setting his sights on the cost of living crisis as the next battleground.

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37 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 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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19 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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25 hours ago Where is the flu surging across the US? Hospitals restrict access as cases spike

Physicians warns that flu season is not yet at its peak as emergency room visits rise in states across the country

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6 hours ago Nigel Farage’s big poll leap leaves Reform breathing down neck of Labour and Tories

Exclusive: The first Techne UK weekly tracker poll of 2025 has put Reform ‘within the margin of error’ for a three-way split at the top with Labour and the Tories

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21 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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19 hours ago High visa fees putting some of the world's most highly skilled scientists and entrepreneurs off moving to UK

Leading scientists have now called on ministers to review the upfront costs that must be paid by workers in science, technology, engineering and maths fields.

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7 hours ago ‘The two of us book a karaoke room for an hour. It’s like tiramisu for the soul’ What’s on your dopamine menu?

From a ‘starter’ of dishing out compliments to a ‘dessert’ of smashing laptops in rage rooms, scientists and authors share 15 ‘portion-sized’ ideas for a positivity boostDopamine has a reputation as the body’s “feelgood” hormone, but it’s “really more about motivation than about positive affect”, says happiness researcher Sonja Lyubomirsky. This is the chemical that nudges you towards things you enjoy, helping you muster the effort required to attend a party you’re on the fence about, then showering you with a sense of reward when you actually have a great time. Dopamine works with other neurotransmitters like serotonin to give you a sense of momentum: do one thing to give yourself a mood boost, and the cascading effects of that decision can help you break out of a rut and resuscitate your zest for life. January, with its clean slate, is the ideal time to rev this process up.Enter the concept of the dopamine menu: a fresh sheet of stimulating activities designed to lift your spirits...

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27 hours ago Traditional camembert makers win landmark legal battle against major manufacturers

Factories mass producing the staple cheese have been barred from labelling their products as ‘made in Normandy’

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20 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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7 hours ago The UK has lost a millionaire every 45 minutes since Labour came to power, study claims

Rachel Reeves’ Budget, which hit employers with tax hikes, as well as crackdown on controversial ‘non dom’s’ blamed for the exodus

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32 hours ago Major BBC licence fee update as ‘radical’ alternatives considered to £169.50 fee

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy labelled the current system as 'deeply regressive' and said she was thinking 'quite radically and creatively' about alternatives

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21 hours ago I was prescribed a common antibiotic and wasn't told of the risks... I'm now disabled and need 24/7 care

Talia Smith, 45, was rendered permanently disabled and wheelchair-bound after being prescribed a common antibiotic in 2021.

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11 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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33 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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23 hours ago Tupac Shakur murder suspect claims Diddy 'offered millions' to have rapper murdered

Diddy is said to have offered a small fortune to have music star Tupac Shakur and record label boss Suge Knight murdered, it was heard in a previously unreleased police interview

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12 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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34 hours ago DWP breaks down Pension Credit barriers to help older people claim £4,200 income boost

A successful new claim for Pension Credit can unlock access to Winter Fuel Payments, help with housing costs and Council Tax.

Economics

25 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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13 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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41 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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26 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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13 hours ago Buyer’s remorse about Labour? Why it's clear Keir Starmer is preparing rerun of Tory austerity

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ visit to China and Keir Starmer’s insistence on staying outside the EU single market leaves the UK more vulnerable than at any time since the Second World War

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27 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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16 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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27 hours ago Simple to Train Dogs: Here are the 10 breeds of adorable dog that shouldn't need obedience school

These breeds of dog are known to be biddable and eager to please, making them perfect for inexperienced owners or busy families who don’t have endless time for training.

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17 hours ago Teenager describes tumultuous life at trial of adoptive parents accused of neglect and forced labor

A teenager whose discovery in a locked shed at her West Virginia home led to the arrest of her adoptive parents has taken the stand in the couple's trial

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28 hours ago Beat The Chasers viewers rip into 'harsh and ridiculous' opening question as player crashes out of show after just seconds

Contestant Ray took on Mark Labbett, Shaun Wallace, Anne Hegerty, Paul Sinha, Jenny Ryan and Darragh Ennis in a bid to win some money.

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18 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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29 hours ago ‘In Gaza, a press vest makes you a target’: the journalists who have paid a price for reporting on the war

Under the Geneva conventions, media workers are not legitimate military targets, yet at least 166 have been killed in the conflict with Israel. As a ceasefire deal takes shape, we tell the stories of three of those killed or injured in the last yearAfter 15 months of relentless bombardment, the war in Gaza has been the deadliest on record for journalists – with at least 166 Palestinian media workers killed according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).As the world waits for the Israeli cabinet to approve the first phase of a ceasefire due to start on Sunday, press freedom organisations are now demanding unfettered access into Gaza for foreign journalists – who have so far been barred by Israel – and calling for accountability for Israel’s alleged war crimes, urging justice to replace a culture of impunity. Continue reading...

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22 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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29 hours ago Psychedelic drug DMT to be trialled on UK volunteers to tackle alcohol misuse

Exclusive: Scientists at UCL hope one-off dose of powerful hallucinogenic could help drinkers reduce intakeA powerful psychedelic that is used in healing ceremonies by Indigenous groups in the Amazon is being trialled as a pioneering approach to reduce problematic alcohol consumption.Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) is the active ingredient in ayahuasca, a hallucinogenic brew that has been used for thousands of years by shamans in South America. Scientists based at University College London are testing whether a one-off dose of the drug could help hazardous drinkers who want to reduce their alcohol intake.The study is currently recruiting volunteers, who need to be regular drinkers aged 21 to 65 who do not have a formal diagnosis of alcohol disorder. Continue reading...

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23 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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29 hours ago Judge allows lawsuit aiming to restrict abortion pills across US to proceed

Texas judge Matthew Kacsmaryk rules attorneys general of Idaho, Kansas and Missouri can continue mifepristone caseA lawsuit that aims to restrict nationwide access to abortion pills can proceed, a federal judge in Texas ruled on Thursday, months after the US supreme court rebuked an earlier version of the lawsuit over a legal technicality.The US judge Matthew Kacsmaryk is allowing the attorneys general of Idaho, Kansas and Missouri to continue a case that takes aim at the FDA’s regulation of mifepristone, a drug typically used in medication abortions. Joe Biden’s Department of Justice had asked for the case to be dismissed, arguing that the attorneys general had no real link to Kacsmaryk’s court in the northern district of Texas. Continue reading...

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24 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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35 hours ago The Meghan Effect strikes again! Australian clothing brand reveals its profile has skyrocketed thanks to the Duchess wearing its clothes

The founder of Australian clothing brand Posse told Town & Country how Meghan Markle's support has been 'monumental'.

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25 hours ago British Airways website, app and systems is not working as major technical issues hamper BA operations

The company's website showed an error message as passengers tried to access their tickets.

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36 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

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27 hours ago BA down: British Airways website, app and systems not working amid major technical issue

British Airways’ online services are down, leaving travellers unable to access their bookings and other information.

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38 hours ago UK failing to match EU in fight against ‘forever chemicals’, say scientists

Experts criticise Defra’s decision not to use OECD definition of PFAS, with one asking if move is ‘politically based’What are PFAS, how toxic are they and how do you become exposed?Leading scientists have criticised the UK government for failing to take stronger action to tackle “forever chemical” pollution and refusing to match moves in the EU to ban non-essential uses of the substances.Last year, 59 experts in per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) sent a letter to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) asking it to follow the science, which has established that PFAS do not biodegrade and that despite variations in toxicity, this persistence itself is sufficiently worrying that all PFAS should be regulated as one class. Continue reading...

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27 hours ago This chic dress brand has Made in Chelsea's Louise Thompson's seal of approval

Channel the TV star's impeccable style with one of her favourite eco-friendly fashion labels

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39 hours ago Rangers fan left with horror hammer attack injuries after violent Ultras beating

A disabled Rangers supporting dad was smashed with a “hammer” from “Dundee Ultras” who tried to “stab him” before Thursday's game.

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27 hours ago Happy Dogs: Here are the 10 happiest breeds of adorable sure to bring joy to your home

With demand for dogs showing no signs of slowing, these are the breeds that have the cheeriest of dispositions.

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39 hours ago Truth behind disabled trans teen's shock video showing breast removal scars: 'I wanted to blow up the internet'

Videos of Micah LeRoy provoked outrage when they were shared on conservative social media. Now, speaking exclusively with DailyMail.com, Micah says he wanted to 'blow up the internet.'

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27 hours ago Most Affectionate Dogs: Here are the 10 loving breeds of dog that adore cuddles

These pups will never turn down a cuddle and should make their owner feel beloved all the time.

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41 hours ago Texas judge says states can revive challenge to abortion pill access nationwide

A federal judge in Texas is allowing three other states to pursue a challenge seeking to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone nationwide

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