43 minutes ago PMQs live: Starmer refuses to rule out further tax rises when challenged to repeat what Reeves told CBI

PM said he was not going to write the next five years of budgetsWilliam Hague has achieved a rare Tory election victory; he has won the contest to be Oxford University’s next chancellor.The university has released the figures for the final round of voting, where the winner emerged after the final five candidates were ranked using the alternative vote system. The runner up was Elish Angiolini, the lawyer and academic. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Trump’s Gorka pick met with outrage: he’s ‘as dangerous as he is unqualified’

Even among a host of TV personalities and alleged sex traffickers, far-right commentator is a step too far for someDonald Trump’s selection of the far-right commentator Sebastian Gorka for a senior national security post has prompted outrage and ridicule over a pick that seems extreme even amid a stream of nominations of conspiracy theorists, alleged sex traffickers, TV hosts and repeaters of Russian state propaganda.Last week, Trump named Gorka deputy assistant to the president and senior director for counter-terrorism. Unlike top national security picks – Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence, Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense – the position is not subject to Senate confirmation. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Man Utd icon's dad blackmailed into becoming spy secretly turned 'double agent'

Peter Schmeichel is a Premier League legend but his family history shows his incredible rise to the top of the game was not without danger along the way

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2 hours ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing Chris McCausland's 'needy' admission as he shares clear show refusal

The comedia is making history this year as the first blind contestant to take part in the BBC One dance contest

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2 hours ago Couple 'are forced' to sell their dream seaside home as part of local council drive to boost tourism

Ann and Stephen Frew, aged 68 and 70, were diagnosed with cancer and Parkinson's disease and bought the property in Great Yarmouth with the intention of moving in family as caretakers.

Society

3 hours ago How Labour's new green drive will cost you £32,000: JEFF PRESTRIDGE's guide reveals all

Homeowners are once again being encouraged to rip out their gas boilers and replace them with expensive heat pumps to help save the planet.

Economics

4 hours ago Valtteri Bottas confirms next drive for 2025 after losing Sauber F1 seat

Having been replaced at Sauber for the 2025 Formula 1 season by Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto, Valtteri Bottas is likely to return to Mercedes as a reserve but also plans to race at one event

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4 hours ago Lorraine Bracco: ‘I got the Sopranos script... I was very, very upset’

The actor best known for playing Dr Melfi on ‘The Sopranos’ speaks to Louis Chilton about being a woman in a male-dominated Scorsese film, working with a teenage Leonardo DiCaprio, and her role in the new ‘Stranger Things’-esque movie ‘Monster Summer’

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4 hours ago Tragic woman's favourite meal killed her after restaurant changed the menu

Alison Pickering, 23 was eating at a restaurant she visited 'repeatedly' when she suddenly fell ill while out on a date - now her devastated parents are desperate to raise awareness

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