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Labour decided to means test the Winter Fuel Payment, worth up to £300, after discovering a '£22 billion' black hole in public spending left by the previous government

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16 hours ago 'I wanted to charge teen daughter to live at home – but people think it's harsh'

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The Bluebirds boss spoke ahead of what could be a busy final few days of the window

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2 hours ago Government efforts in recent years to tackle violence against women have failed, watchdog says

A ministerial oversight group for the strategy ‘only met four times in three years’

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It might cost more to repair them than to buy new ones. But baby Jesus figurines have such sentimental value in families that every January an area in downtown Mexico City is full of people with the broken religious sculptures looking for a workshop for hands, legs, nose, eyes, eyelashes or fingers.

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26 hours ago Groundbreaking new test 90% accurate in finding patients at high risk of bowel cancer

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Southwark Playhouse Elephant, London Jordan Kai Burnett impresses in a fun, heartfelt yet tonally uneven show, co-produced by Michelle VisageIn Tim Burton’s 1990 fairytale, you hear Edward Scissorhands before you see him, as Johnny Depp cowers in the shadows, metallic fingers clinking. But Jordan Kai Burnett, taking the lead role in this jukebox musical reinvention, is no wallflower. They storm the stage with the famous shears raised, imploring us to lift our hands and make some noise.Previously performed in Los Angeles, co-produced by Michelle Visage and ‘NSync’s Lance Bass, Scissorhandz lands in London like a fully fledged cult hit. Visage’s voiceover welcomes an audience of “beautiful weirdos” and treats us as a pre-existing fan club.At Southwark Playhouse Elephant, London, until 29 March Continue reading...

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6 hours ago Man Utd and Arsenal face transfer dilemma after Spurs agree £50million deal

Tottenham have agreed a deal in principle worth £50million for Bayern Munich winger Mathys Tel, who has also been a target for Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United

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15 hours ago Surreal, dreamlike, confusing: a night watching 18 Champions League ties

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4 hours ago As a human rights lawyer, I fight against discrimination in all its forms. Witnessing the recent anti

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4 hours ago From Godard to Coppola, Van Sant to Anger, Marianne Faithfull was a dazzling magnet for film

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6 hours ago Dragons' Den star Trinny Woodall’s life from tragic loss to multi million pound empire

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4 hours ago Tottenham’s kids rescue Postecoglou and sink Elfsborg on way into last 16

This was a rare case of Tottenham turning an injury into a positive. The loss of Radu Dragusin was Dane Scarlett’s cue. Recalled from a disappointing loan spell at Oxford United earlier this month, the 20-year-old striker came on for Dragusin and set Spurs on course to victory over Elfsborg when he headed in his first goal for his boyhood club.It has been almost five years since Scarlett made his debut. He was an unlikely saviour but Ange Postecoglou was not complaining. There was more joy when another substitute, the 19-year-old winger, Oyindamola Ajayi, came on to score on his debut, then when Mikey Moore made it 3-0 with his first professional goal. Spurs had secured their place in the knockout phase. There was relief at avoiding two extra playoff games. Continue reading...

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21 hours ago AP PHOTOS: Meat and greet: Historic London market counting down the years

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4 hours ago Washington plane crash: questions arise over understaffing at control tower

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5 hours ago Fury as TV star sparks outrage as she buys daughter, 12, a sex toy for her birthday

Brazilian actress and singer Claudia Raia made an appearance on live television where she made the shocking confession of gifting the sex toy to her young daughter

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8 hours ago Tottenham leave Arsenal and Man Utd with transfer dilemma after agreeing £50m deal

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Spurs handed big boost amid ongoing injury crisis

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5 hours ago BBC The Apprentice: What happened to Claude Littner and why was he replaced?

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11 hours ago Uniqlo's 'incredible' £13 bag in 10 colours praised for 'fitting everything'

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8 hours ago Conmen jailed for posing as police in 'cruel and wicked' phone scam which netted £416k in cash and jewels from elderly victims

Ringleader Faris Kayani, 30, and his two accomplices netted £416,000 by pretending to be police officers and asking their victims to hand over money so it could be 'checked'.

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6 hours ago BBC The Apprentice star lifts lid on application process that's 'like Squid Game'

The Apprentice star Raj Chohan dishes the dirt on the BBC competition's "brutal" application process and how she beat thousands of applicants to earn a place on the show

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11 hours ago Uniqlo's 'amazing' £13 handbag fits everything you could need for an 'entire holiday'

The compact but spacious £12.90 round shoulder bag can fit clothes and toiletries - and looks gorgeous with any outfit

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8 hours ago Girls 'lied' about rape and abuse at hands of older Asian men for 'quick easy money', court told

A jury at Minshull Street Crown Court were told about interviews which police conducted with the accused

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6 hours ago BBC The Apprentice's Karren Brady's net worth and incredibly powerful response to a sexist jibe

Karren Brady is back as an aide to Lord Sugar on The Apprentice

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12 hours ago Boost for theatres, festivals and arts centres as Creative Scotland unveils £208m funding package

Creative Scotland reveals long-awaited package worth £208m

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8 hours ago Yvette Cooper dodges on when the number of Channel migrant crossings will come down under Labour's plan

The Home Secretary has unveiled proposed new laws to crack down on people smuggling gangs, as part of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill.

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12 hours ago Bosses at children's hospice charity CHAS 'so sad' after Storm Eowyn caused £60,000 worth of damage

CHAS says the garden at Robin House in Balloch suffered around £60,000 worth of damage in Storm Eowyn.

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8 hours ago Professor fuels conspiracy theories after blaming Trump for future plane crashes just HOURS before DC tragedy

Dr. Thomas F. Schaller, a political science professor, posted to X slamming Trump for his handling of airline safety the morning of the devastating crash.

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6 hours ago Bridget Jones star spills details on surprising thing Fiona Bruce does between news bulletins

Bridget Jones star Sarah Solemani was appearing on BBC's The One Show when she spoke about news anchor and Antiques Roadshow host Fiona Bruce who gave her some tips for her latest film role

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12 hours ago Andy Burnham has been handed £630m, now he has to to decide how to spend it

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8 hours ago ‘Real chance’ hostages being freed by Hamas could be hurt or killed, lawyers say

It comes after chaotic scenes at a hostage handover on Thursday.

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6 hours ago Love Island All Stars go wild as huge US singer arrives and sets sights on Catherine

Love Island invites a special guest to the villa on Thursday night who 'sets his sights' on Catherine - as fans of the ITV2 dating show call for him to be brought in as a bombshell

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14 hours ago Dumfries and Galloway's arts sector handed massive £2million boost thanks to Creative Scotland

Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival, Cample Line, Glenkens Community and Arts Trust, The Sove Network and Wigtown Festival Company will receive the funding over the next three years.

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8 hours ago SNP must ditch unbelievable plan to send people to prison for refusing to kill deer

The Scottish Government’s controversial plans to modernise the management of deer in the new Natural Environment Bill must not include forcing landowners to kill them or face a £40,000 fine or even three months in prison

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6 hours ago Tulsi Gabbard’s hopes of becoming Trump's director of national intelligence rest in the hands of two Republican senators

Analysis: Democrats grandstanded, but it might be the questioning of two Republican hawks that sinks Trump’s pick for Director of National Intelligence, Eric Garcia reports

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14 hours ago Three Israelis and five Thai nationals freed in latest hostage release under ceasefire deal with Hamas – live

Israel will reportedly free 110 Palestinian prisoners in exchange Away from Gaza and Israel, Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani arrived on Thursday in Damascus, Syria, Al Jazeera reported, the first visit by a foreign head of state since Bashar al-Assad’s fall.The Israeli military said on Thursday that freed Israeli female soldier Agam Berger had been handed over to the army by the Red Cross after her release in Gaza by Hamas. Continue reading...

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8 hours ago Marco Silva reveals Fulham transfer plan after Harry Wilson and Kenny Tete injuries

Fulham have lost another key player to injury

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7 hours ago ITV The Chase's Bradley Walsh makes cheeky confession about Chaser Shaun Wallace

The Chase host Bradley Walsh was back on our screens on Thursday afternoon alongside Chaser Shaun 'The Dark Destroyer' Wallace

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15 hours ago Thousands of Albanians pay last respects to Orthodox Christian Archbishop Anastasios

Thousands of Albanians gathered in the capital to pay their last respects to Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the country’s Orthodox Christian Church after the fall of the country’s communist regime in 1990

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9 hours ago MPs sound alarm over 'very serious risk' of new pandemic from animal fur trade

Exclusive: Labour stalls on election promise of ban after Tories dropped similar plan

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7 hours ago Miriam Margoyles 'will never forgive herself' for devastating incident when she was young

Comedian and actress Miriam Margoyles said, 'I will never forgive myself' as she recalled a moment of 'frustration and rage' while looking after her beloved mum following a stroke

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15 hours ago Coleen Nolan 'struggling to pay bills' despite £3k a day Loose Women salary

Loose Women star Coleen Nolan has recently admitted that her panel show salary "goes straight on bills, mortgage and insurance" and confessed that she "has worries"

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9 hours ago Council workers clearing coal which could have put 'thousands of lives at risk' were told they faced prosecution

RCT council leader Andrew Morgan called it 'outrageous'

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7 hours ago Coronation Street's Lucy Fallon 'crying' as she celebrates milestone weeks after daughter's birth

The actress, who is best known for playing Bethany Platt in the ITV soap, is now a proud mum-of-two

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16 hours ago LookFantastic shoppers who spend £50 can save more than £145 on Elemis, Laura Mercier and more

The Valentine's Day Edit from LookFantastic is worth an impressive £195, and includes full-size skincare and beauty must-haves from the likes of Elemis, Laura Mercier and Sol de Janeiro.

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9 hours ago Robbery conspiracy accused told police ‘every man loves a watch’, court hears

Mannix Pedro, 37, and Junior Kunu, 30, are charged with conspiring with others to commit robbery after watches worth more than £1 million were stolen.

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7 hours ago Marianne Faithfull was a towering artist, not just the muse she was painted as

The late singer made her share of bad decisions – but someone this artistically adventurous and unafraid was never going to have an ordinary life• News: Marianne Faithfull, singular icon of British pop, dies aged 78It is difficult to think of a moment in pop history less receptive to a 1960s icon relaunching their career than in 1979. At that point, British rock and pop resolutely inhabited a world shaped by punk: it was the year of 2-Tone and Tubeway Army’s Are ‘Friends’ Electric?, of Ian Dury at No 1 and Blondie releasing the bestselling album of the year. And it was a central tenet of punk that the 1960s and their attendant “culture freaks” were, as Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren put it: “fucking disgusting vampiric the most narcissistic generation there has ever been,” and that the decade’s famous names should no longer be afforded the kind of awed reverence they had enjoyed for most of the 70s. “No Elvis, Beatles or the Rolling Stones,” as the Clash had sung.And yet Marian...

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24 hours ago Taxpayers fund new clothes and shoes for Channel crossing migrants worth £3,000 every day

The packs are handed out to men, women, and children to replace their seawater soaked clothing when they arrive in Dover after their dinghys have been intercepted by Border Force vessels.

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9 hours ago I stayed in my toxic marriage because I didn't want my daughters to grow up in a broken home. But I was wrong. Now, I'm a proud 'solo mum' and have a message all women need to hear

Not long before I had walked out on my marriage of nearly 20 years, I'd got used to explaining I was a single mum to two daughters. This time, however, I stumbled on the words.

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7 hours ago Sondre Orjasaeter Celtic transfer bid 'rejected' as Brendan Rodgers moves to Kieran Tierney plan B

Sarpsborg are reportedly holding out for £7million and have knocked back an offer from the Parkhead club

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9 hours ago Liam Payne to appear in Netflix show in last TV appearance before death

Liam Payne will appear as a guest judge on Netflix's upcoming talent show Building the Band later this year, marking his first posthumous TV appearance since his tragic death

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8 hours ago Manchester Chinese New Year 2025: Dragon parade, road closures and Chinatown events this weekend

This weekend, thousands are expected to head to Manchester City Centre to celebrate the Year of the Snake

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10 hours ago ‘America’s gulag’: Trump’s Guantánamo ploy tars migrants as terrorists

The president wants to detain thousands of people at a site that is notorious for its secrecy and history of abuseIt has been denounced as “America’s gulag”: a secretive, abuse-ridden Caribbean prison camp for terror suspects that Donald Rumsfeld once said contained “the worst of the worst”.“All of us have scars in our souls, deformities, from living at Guantánamo,” a former Yemeni inmate recalled of his time at the notorious military detention facility in south-east Cuba. Continue reading...

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9 hours ago Kate Middleton fingerpaints with children from hospice during royal visit

Kate Middleton joked about her ‘huge’ handprint

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11 hours ago One final act of terror for hostages: Hamas thugs push freed Israeli captives including 80

Gadi Moses, 80, and Arbel Yehud, 29, were handed over to the Red Cross Thursday, along with five Thai hostages, following over a year spent in captivity.

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