33 minutes ago UK politics live: Starmer dismisses online petition calling for new election

PM says it has been driven by people who never backed Labour anywayQ: Are you feeling the pressure? There is a petition signed by 2 million people calling for another election.Starmer says he is not surprised that people who did not support Labour in the first place want the election to be re-run. But that is not how the system worked.I’m not surprised, quite frankly, that as we’re doing the tough stuff, there are plenty of people who say, ‘Well, I’m impacted.’I think anybody who’s turned around an organisation or a business will tell you, and they’re right, if you’re really going to turn something around, you have to do the hard yards upfront. Don’t look at a tough decision and then leave it for a year or two.So we’re doing the tough stuff. But in the budget, which is probably the toug...

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36 minutes ago 'I won Omaze draw – there's a catch not many people think of before hitting jackpot'

Omaze winner Sarah Perry has declared 'Christmas has come early' after she bagged a stunning £500,000 property in the draw – but a previous winner wasn't as thrilled to win their prize

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48 minutes ago London man who stabbed student and then wrote rap verse about it jailed

William Osaseri’s frenzied attack on victim left him in a coma for six weeks and with life-changing brain injury

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50 minutes ago Roy Keane's statement on retirement as Man Utd legend is caught up in angry spat with fan

Roy Keane admitted he doesn't want to be a pundit forever because of the run-ins he's had with supporters - and the Manchester United was involved in a fan altercation again at the weekend

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52 minutes ago Minister Jess Phillips says people in bars should intervene if a woman has her drink spiked

Jess Phillips said she had done so 'many times' and urged the public to follow her example to tackle an epidemic of drink drugging on nights out.

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54 minutes ago Earth’s ‘mini moon’ which may be chunk of actual moon will disappear until 2055

School-bus-sized asteroid known as 2024 PT5 and currently 2m miles from Earth will begin journey towards sunA so-called mini-moon of Earth that has been lingering in the heavens since September will begin a journey towards the sun on Monday as it prepares to disappear until 2055.The school-bus-sized asteroid known as 2024 PT5 might actually be a huge boulder that broke from the moon after another space rock crashed into it centuries ago, astronomers say. Continue reading...

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58 minutes ago Man who drugged his wife in mass rape case should be jailed for 20 years, French prosecutors say

Case, which drew public outrage, nears its completion after three months of hearing in Avignon

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58 minutes ago Kaya Scodelario reveals UK class ‘barriers’ stopped her auditioning for acting roles after Skins

‘I think things have changed for the better,’ the star reflected 

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62 minutes ago I’m a tech expert, and these are the best mobile phone deals I’ve found this Black Friday

The annual mega-sale includes a massive £500 discount on the Google Pixel 8 Pro

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66 minutes ago ITV I'm A Celebrity fans beg 'please change the rules' and Ant McPartlin intervenes

Viewers of the ITV reality show are calling on producers to take action

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