27 minutes ago UK politics live: Badenoch refuses to commit to reversing rise in employers’ national insurance in speech at CBI

Tory leader says she will not ‘comment on every bit of micro-policy’Q: 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 tou...

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28 minutes ago Storm Bert: environment secretary says flood defences in ‘worst condition on record’ after Tory government – live updates

Steve Reed has criticised previous administration and promised £2.4bn to improve facilitiesHave you been affected by flooding in the UK? Get in touchNorthamptonshire Police have warned people in the area “while the flooding remains ongoing, please avoid all unnecessary travel and do not drive through floodwater of any depth – it is not worth the risk.”In Yate in the west of England, BBC Bristol reports that about 100 properties were flooded overnight, and residents had to be evacuated. Continue reading...

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30 minutes ago Stephen Robinson dedicates win over Aberdeen to St Mirren snow shovellers

A number of people rolled up their sleeves to make sure the surface was playable on Saturday.

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32 minutes ago RAC warns over scam offering free stuff which will actually steal your personal details

The motoring services company has highlighted the tell-tale signs to look out for after scammers used the RAC name to try to con people out of their private data

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34 minutes ago A third of UK adults are 'more romantic' at Christmas than any other time of year

A third of Brits believe people are more likely to fall in love during Christmas than at any other time - and it's all down to one particular reason

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36 minutes ago Loose Women reveals huge show first as Charlene White shares 'biggest ever announcement'

Loose Women will be broadcast live for 25 consecutive hours in December as the ITV show looks to help support people and encourage them to talk about mental health

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38 minutes ago Petition calling for fresh general election has 'no chance' of influencing timing of next vote even if it was signed by tens of millions of people, British constitutional experts say

EXCLUSIVE: The 'Call a General Election' petition on the Parliament website was posted by pub owner Michael Westwood and complains that Sir Keir has 'gone back on promises'.

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56 minutes ago Hollyoaks' Ali Bastain rushed to hospital after heartbreaking cancer diagnosis

Hollyoaks star, Ali Bastian, who played Becca Dean in the Channel 4 soap, ended up in A&E on the weekend amid her ongoing battle with breast cancer

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59 minutes ago Danger to life warning in place as people evacuate flooded holiday park

‘Significant’ flooding hit Northamptonshire overnight causing an evacuation of the Billing Aquadrome.

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59 minutes ago Carol Vorderman condemns petition calling for fresh general election as it's signed by more than 2m people

The petition on the Parliament website has passed more than two million signatures after racking up an extra 100,000 every hour.

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