2 hours ago Top Labour minister scrambles to defend Keir Starmer amid claims by his OWN allies that he's 'an HR manager, not a leader' who's 'not driving the train' and 'can't even run a bath'

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper insisted Sir Keir has a 'real determination to change the country' as she was quizzed about claims made in a new book.

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14 hours ago SARAH VINE: Kate's 'very happy' childhood has given her the grounding to withstand the vicissitudes of Royal life. That's why she's perfect to help improve Britain's early years parenting

A new survey by a charity working to improve early-years development has revealed that 24 per cent of parents do not consider toilet training a necessary skill before their child starts primary school.

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2 hours ago Fury over man's plans to turn £170k toilet block into 18 glamping pods overlooking iconic landmark off Cornish beach

A plan to turn a disused public toilet into a cafe and glamping pod has been poo-pooed by locals.

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19 hours ago Arsenal target Matheus Cunha sends transfer message with very public declaration

Wolves star Matheus Cunha has been linked with a move to Arsenal throughout the winter transfer window but the in-form Brazilian looks set to stay beyond Monday's 11pm deadline

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2 hours ago DC plane crash latest: Army identifies third pilot taking part in 'doomsday' training as black box recovered

None of the 67 passengers and crew are believed to have survived

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25 hours ago Jessica Alba's secret past worthy of a Hollywood movie including her on

Jessica Alba 's personal life has been back in the spotlight after she confirmed her split from her husband Cash Warren this month and declared she was 'embarking on a new chapter of growth.'

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32 hours ago Bus driver who weighed 32 STONE and spent thousands on takeaways looks unrecognisable now

Salford bus driver Gary spent more than £100 on takeaways a week

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4 hours ago Kanye West posts apology to Kamala Harris and praises Trump as he returns to social media

‘Kamala seems like a very nice human I just wanna say sorry to her kids’, wrote the rapper

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24 hours ago Megan McKenna quits social media after painful health diagnosis three months after welcoming her first child

The former TOWIE star, 32, got engaged to her footballer fiancé Oliver Burke in June 2023 and welcomed their baby son, Landon, in October.

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25 hours ago Livingston bosses launch probe after first team player racially targeted online

The club issued a statement expressing their anger after one of their players was the target of a racist post on social media.

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3 hours ago 'I spent seven years in prison – there are six routines I still do now that I'm free'

Derrick Moore, an American recovering alcohol and drug addict, shared a video on TikTok explaining six habits he still uses from his time in prison. Here's what they are

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29 hours ago ‘The image is a call to honour our roots’: Reginald Kofi Boateng’s best phone photo

Exploring themes of identity, heritage and individuality, the Ghanaian photographer used surreal colours to add a dreamlike qualityReginald Kofi Boateng had spent his morning scouting the perfect location and gathering props. “The day was steeped with intention,” says Boateng, who comes from Koforidua, in eastern Ghana and now lives in Dansoman, in the capital, Accra.“Dansoman is a sprawling estate and a place of contrasts,” he says. “Stories are waiting to be uncovered in its bustling streets and quiet corners. This setting became the perfect backdrop to explore themes of identity, heritage and individuality.” Continue reading...

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4 hours ago Starmer used speaking coach who told him his performance 'wasn't as good as it could be’

The prime minister relied on the advice of classically trained dramatist Leonie Mellinger to help him communicate with the public

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6 hours ago Moment customers surge around Barclays' cash machines for 'free money' as IT chaos continues into third day

This is the moment customers surged around Barclays' cash machines in London because of an IT glitch that has also left millions struggling with online banking services.

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3 hours ago DC plane crash latest: US army identifies third pilot taking part in 'doomsday' training as black box recovered

None of the 67 passengers and crew are believed to have survived

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4 hours ago Renée Zellweger stuns in Dior trench coat dress at Bridget Jones Mad About the Boy London screening

Renée Zellweger stuns in Dior trench coat dress at Bridget Jones Mad About the Boy London screening  The Express Tribune

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7 hours ago Brits rethink Spain holidays as '£95 border rule' checks tourists have enough money

Brits hoping to catch some winter sun might be thinking twice about jetting off to Spain thanks to a border rule which may see them forced to present cash before entering

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3 hours ago Paul Danan's final interview before he died reveals heartbreaking Hollyoaks request

Paul Danan has revealed he spent years asking Hollyoaks to give him another chance in a podcast recorded before his death

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4 hours ago Busker starts singing Ed Sheeran in street and is heartbroken by stranger's reaction

A street performer shared the poignant moment they started singing an Ed Sheeran song in public – as he never expected to get such a heartbreaking reaction from a stranger

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8 hours ago World's highest £3.3bn train line where oxygen masks are handed to passengers

Passengers on the world's highest train line rave about the stunning mountain views, but say the altitude sickness is horrendous. At just £2 for a standard hard seat ticket, would you dare hop on board?

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3 hours ago Zakia Jafri: Human rights activist and Gujarat riots widow dies aged 86

Human rights campaigner Zakia Jafri spent 20 years trying to hold political figures, including Narendra Modi, accountable for 2002 massacre

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5 hours ago World War Poo! Villagers' fury after parish council votes to demolish beloved local toilet block and replace it with unisex loo

Last year, residents in leafy Meopham, Kent, were blindsided when their elusive and 'belligerent' 11-strong Politburo of Councillors closed and voted to demolish the public toilets.

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13 hours ago Drug dealer had Valentino trainers and Louis Vuitton bags but now has to pay back £17k

Marcell Bridgeman, 24, spent £170,000 on six kilos of cocaine which he sold on for profit. But his possessions and cash were seized by police when they executed a warrant

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3 hours ago Love Island's biggest controversies from Jack Fincham's arrest to Kaz Crossley's prison time in Dubai

Fame, money and social media followers are all part of the appeal, but some islanders have had a brush with the law

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5 hours ago How America turned its back on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle: After Vanity Fair's recent expose, we look at the previously pro

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle 's undisguised loathing for the British Press always played a role in their decision to move to the US.

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16 hours ago Cut tax breaks on cash Isas to push public into riskier shares, City firms tell Rachel Reeves

Financial companies have told the Chancellor that the £300 billion held by Britons in cash Isas could be yielding better returns for savers if they opted for riskier stocks and shares Isas.

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4 hours ago Newcastle condemn ‘appalling racist abuse’ aimed at Joe Willock on social media

The 25-year-old revealed he was abused on Instagram in the wake of a disappointing 2-1 Premier League defeat by Fulham.

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7 hours ago Marcus Rashford to Aston Villa 'here we go' as Manchester United name buyout clause

Marcus Rashford's move from Manchester United to Aston Villa has been given the "Here We Go" stamp of confirmation by football transfer guru, Fabrizio Romano on social media

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17 hours ago Brits rush to 'cancel' TV licence and dodge £174 charge amid payment plan change

A proposed new regulation has been met with anger on social media.

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5 hours ago Furious Yvette Cooper slams 'disgraceful' social media sites for STILL failing to delete violent videos viewed by killer Axel Rudakubana just before evil Southport murders

In the wake of Axel Rudakubana's sentencing, the Government reminded tech firms of their 'moral responsibility' to act on violent content on their platforms.

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9 hours ago Sunday with Felicity Montagu: ‘Allotment shed etiquette is very important’

For the Beyond Paradise actor, happy Sundays are all about the plotWhat’s an average Sunday? I share an allotment with my friend, which is wonderful. We grow turnips, parsnips and tromboncinos, which are in the squash family and a bit phallic. It’s a really peaceful thing to do and it calms me.Is it hard to get an allotment? You have to go on a waiting list. One of my big regrets is that I didn’t do it with my kids. Now they’re grown up, they look at me as if I’m a mad woman when I say I’m going down to the allotment. But it’s full of young couples with young children, digging.Is there allotment envy? Yes. There’s always someone better than you. There’s a lady who does French squashes in the most extraordinary shapes, and someone else who has a magical bottomless pit of potatoes. My friend Caroline sorts out our logistics. She’s always getting gets me to build structures and hang nets to stop the birds eating all the cavolo nero.Have you got a shed? We share a shed. There’s a lot of...

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18 hours ago Tamara Ecclestone reveals she is still traumatised by £25m burglary at her home: 'London is a scary place'

Tamara Ecclestone has revealed she is still struggling with the trauma of a 2019 burglary, in which thieves broke into her home and stole £25m worth of jewellery and cash. 

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5 hours ago Here’s a shocking finding, gen Z: democracy isn’t perfect | David Mitchell

According to a new poll, half of our 13- to 27-year-olds can’t see the point of all those time-wasting elections and parliaments. Why do they not know that authoritarianism is worse?The phrase “shocking findings” is hugely overused in the media, which is strange because it’s so clumsy. The word endings nearly rhyme, but not quite, and there’s something infantile about the word “finding” for something you’ve found. Is your lunch your eatings? Did you do any pooings this morning? Always go for a weeing before leaving the house – or building.Most “shocking findings” don’t turn out to be that shocking. The phrase gets deployed to dupe you into reading on and then it’s just some study that’s come out with something predictably depressing. Not this time. Last week, there were some genuinely shocking findings. I’d go so far as simply to call them shockings. Never mind that they were found – that’s not their key characteristic at all. They’re shockings, infuriatings and frankly frightenings...

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9 hours ago ScotRail: Huge opportunity to 'lock in' Oasis fans to use trains more after Taylor Swift success

Fans travelling to big events by train have increased by nearly 60 per cent since 2018

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24 hours ago Kemi Badenoch's top team ran departments that gave £20k a minute to fraudsters

New analysis reveals that since 2019, over £44 billion of taxpayer money was lost to fraud in departments under the Tories - often while they were run by members of Ms Badenoch's Shadow Cabinet

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6 hours ago Furious Yvette Cooper's warning to social media firms over Southport video refusal

Yvette Cooper said it is 'frankly disgraceful' that violent material watched by Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has not been removed despite the Government writing to social media firms

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9 hours ago ‘A living, breathing work of art’: Leigh Bowery by those who knew him best

The performance artist shocked 1980s London with his surreal outfits, outlandish lifestyle and collaborations with Lucian Freud, dancer Michael Clark and others. As a major exhibition opens at Tate Modern, family and friends talk about Bowery’s larger-than-life legacyIn October 1980, 19 year-old Leigh Bowery arrived in London from the small Australian town of Sunshine in suburban Melbourne. He brought with him a single suitcase and a portable sewing machine. A few months later, he spent his first Christmas away from home in a rented bedsit feeling depressed and lonely. On 31 December, he attempted to raise his spirits by writing down his new year resolutions:1. Get weight down to 12 stone. 2. Learn as much as possible. 3. Become established in the world of art, fashion or literature. 4. Wear makeup every day. Continue reading...

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26 hours ago Primark shoppers 'obsessed' with new £15 twist on 'best' viral jumpers

Primark has wowed fashion fans on social media with its new update to one of its most popular styles

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6 hours ago Tories warn Keir Starmer cosying up to the EU in his Brexit 'reset' risks dragging Britain into Donald Trump's trade war

The US President has announced sweeping new tariffs on all goods imported into America from China, Mexico and Canada.

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9 hours ago The power of independent journalism: From her Brooklyn apartment, she 'scooped' the nation's media

Independent journalists live outside the mainstream and their numbers are growing

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30 hours ago Inside Mel B's stunning new home as Spice Girl ditches Hollywood hills for £2m farm in the Yorkshire Dales

The singer spent £2.2m to secure the charming farmhouse set in verdant countryside outside the city where she grew up to provide a wholesome family home for her children.

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7 hours ago Former White House aide named as third soldier killed in Black Hawk crash over Washington DC

Three soldiers who were on training mission now named

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11 hours ago The incredible challenge two lifelong friends are taking on thousands of miles away

They've braved everything from marathons to Ironmans, but mums Laura and Elise are taking on their biggest challenge yet

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30 hours ago I spent £3k building picnic tables and now jobsworths are demanding I tear them down for a petty reason

EXCLUSIVE: A furious pub landlord has blasted 'jobsworth' national park planners after being threatened with legal action over a decking area he installed during lockdown .

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9 hours ago We’re closing the loopholes that allow paedophiles to use AI to sexually abuse children | Peter Kyle

Technology has changed how predators operate. Now a raft of new offences will stop those who create heinous content escaping punishment Technology moves fast. Legislation can be slow. For decades, that has felt like a fundamental fact of public life. But the gap between our laws and the world they are supposed to govern feels wider than ever. While the internet has transformed every element of our society, the state has not kept up.Most of the laws that prohibit the creation and distribution of child sexual abuse imagery have been in place since the 1990s. Back then, Photoshop was in its infancy. The physical photographs that paedophiles shared were no less vile, but they were easier for the police to seize and destroy.Peter Kyle is secretary of state for science, innovation and technology Continue reading...

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11 hours ago The stunning farmhouse in Wales once owned by King Charles that you could soon be able to visit

The Carmarthenshire cottage was the King's first Welsh home before he gave it up in 2023 and now it is set to open to the public

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30 hours ago Revealed: How 4ft disabled pensioner Alan Barnes spent £330k fortune raised by kind stranger following horror attack... and why they no longer speak

EXCLUSIVE: Disabled pensioner Alan Barnes had £330K raised for him after being attacked in 2015 while moving his bins.

Economics

10 hours ago Euan McColm: Keir Starmer's refusal to address damage of Brexit is down to fear of Nigel Farage

While the public is now convinced leaving EU was a mistake, the Prime Minister won’t acknowledge it in case it opens the door to Reform in some Labour constituencies

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13 hours ago World's smallest airport is so tiny pilots need special training to land

This tiny airport, flanked by rugged mountains, only has a runway spanning 400-metres which means pilots need special permission to land.

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35 hours ago He spent millions promising to build flying vehicles. Now his world is unravelling

'You could just have a cup of coffee with him and you'd probably be tempted to invest millions'

Economics

11 hours ago Scots police chief takes court action in bid to block scrutiny of Sheku Bayoh death

Chief Constable Jo Farrell has been accused of “denying a black family the truth” after launching unprecedented legal challenge over the Sheku Bayoh public inquiry.

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14 hours ago Bridget Jones 'goes woke as Renee Zellweger's character in Mad About The Boy lectures others about consent and rejects compliments from men'

Hollywood actress Renee Zellweger , 55, has reprised her role as the unlucky-in-love singleton in the romcom Mad About The Boy.

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36 hours ago Huge £11bn plan could see 30 new UK train stations with journey times slashed

The Western Gateway Partnership's Rail Deal, which would be partly funded by central government, would also see half a dozen stations upgraded across the south west of England and south Wales

Economics

15 hours ago Man is arrested after video shows 'Quran being burned page by page in Manchester' two days after man was shot dead for doing so in Sweden

The man, 47, was arrested on suspicion of a 'racially aggravated public order offence' near the city's Glade of Light Memorial, according to police.

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14 hours ago Most voters under 30 believe sex offenders should be castrated in latest sign of increasingly hardline views among Gen Z

A poll found 18 to 27 year old also back draconian lockdowns and are more than three times as likely to vote for Nigel Farage's Reform UK as they are Kemi Badenoch's Tories.

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17 hours ago Enzo Maresca relishing battle with former West Brom ‘taxi’ Graham Potter

Potter used to take Maresca to training when the pair were together at the Hawthorns in the late 90s.

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15 hours ago TALK OF THE TOWN: Harry's old haunt set to reopen (but guess who's not invited?)

The nightclub where Prince Harry and Prince William spent some of their wildest nights is opening a new venue at the gates of Kensington Palace.

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17 hours ago DC plane crash latest: Black Hawk helicopter was performing 'doomsday' training at the time of collision

None of the 67 passengers and crew are believed to have survived

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15 hours ago ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: I applaud the Princess of Wales for choosing not to play the mannequin

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: Following what the Princess of Wales appears in is entertaining, but the decision to no longer release details of the clothes she wears in public makes sense.

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20 hours ago Donald Trump ordered military airstrikes on ISIS attack planner in Somalia

"These killers, who we found hiding in caves, threatened the United States and our Allies," Trump posted on social media. "The strikes destroyed the caves they live in, and killed many terrorists without, in any way, harming civilians."

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17 hours ago Kylie Jenner puts on a busty display in a pink sports bra while showing off her enviable abs

Kylie Jenner flaunted her famous curves in a sweet pink workout ensemble Saturday on social media. 'Favorite color + favorite set @alo,' wrote the reality star,

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20 hours ago ‘I lost 10 years of my life’: how UK betting giant’s unlawful marketing kept suicidal gambler hooked

Sam found himself getting sucked deeper and deeper in to betting, sometimes risking £11,000 in a day. Now a judge has ruled he was unlawfully targetedAt 1.17pm on 15 August 2018, Sam* logged in to his online betting account and gambled five days’ worth of wages. Already deep in debt – having taken out 13 loans over three years, and with his marriage under strain – he had been desperate to quit.But Sky Betting & Gaming, operator of Sky Bet, Casino, and Vegas, had other ideas. Having labelled him a “high value” customer, and not realising he was at risk, it had sent him an email promising a £100 bonus if he spent £400 on a casino game. “Well done on making it past level 2. Can you make it even further this week?” it said. Soon after receiving it, Sam deposited £400. Continue reading...

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