3 h. ago Hostage families urge Keir Starmer to take ‘bold steps’ in helping to end war

Two British families of Israeli hostages have written to the Prime Minister asking for ‘diplomacy’ and ‘bold steps’ to help end the war in Gaza.

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36 h. ago Households in these Council Tax bands could save up to £400 on energy bills

The Great British Insulation Scheme could help thousands of families reduce their gas and electricity costs this year as costs on tax, broadband and more is set to rise from today

Economics

4 d. ago ‘A common humanity’: the British families who tended graves of German soldiers

Across the country men and women have cared for the resting places of their enemy’s fallen, finding peace and hopeFor some, tending the graves was an act of reconciliation. For others, it was about acknowledging shared losses and shared grief.Thousands of Germans who died in Britain during the first and second world wars were laid to rest in local graveyards. British people tended these graves for decades, even laying flowers and wreaths for their former foes. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Nigel Farage wants huge change to how NHS is paid for that would hit families in the pocket

Nigel Farage has suggested that some British families could be forced to pay health insurance to use the NHS if he was Prime Minister - but Labour analysis shows eyewatering costs

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5 d. ago Mumford & Sons stick to the same format on their latest album, Rushmere

On their first album in seven years, the British band keep to familiar territories of Ye Olde England and the dusty Americana that suits their holy-rolling emotional tone

Politics

1 week ago ‘The only thing still working’: Russia and UK agreement to tend war graves transcends bitter international relations

Private understanding ensures tending of British military graves in Russia and Crimea, and Soviet graves in UKIn graves at Murmansk, Arkhangelsk and Vladivostok, in Russia, lie the bodies of 663 British military personnel. Most of the dead lost their lives in the period just after the first world war, when allied troops were sent to support rightwing White forces in the Russian civil war against the Bolsheviks, while 41 are casualties from the second world war Arctic convoys.Their resting places have been tended over decades by the Russian military and by private contractors, paid by the UK’s Commonwealth War Graves Commission. But after Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, economic sanctions meant Britain could no longer pay for the graves to be maintained. Continue reading...

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1 week ago 8 things dentists say you should never do to your teeth (and why)

There are several things we do daily – often without thinking – that can harm our teeth.

Politics

2 w. ago TRACEY COX reveals if women will really be having more sex with men than robots in the future

It's speculated that by 2050, human-robot sex will be more common than human-human sex. Not sure that's for you? Expert TRACEY COX says consider the possibilities before you rule it out.

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2 w. ago Will women really be having more sex with robots than men in the future? TRACEY COX says yes (and she reckons it will be even better!)

It's speculated that by 2050, human-robot sex will be more common than human-human sex. Not sure that's for you? Expert TRACEY COX says consider the possibilities before you rule it out.

Politics

2 w. ago Adolescence star Stephen Graham's dyslexia struggle: Actor's wife reads his scripts for him to decide on new projects before he has to repeatedly go over lines to learn his parts

He is one of the great British character actors, a serial Bafta nominee whose face is familiar through a string of TV and film hits. But Stephen Graham owes much of his success to his wife.

Politics

2 w. ago British taxpayers are spending £99million teaching families in Africa and Asia to cook using electricity

More than £55million has already been paid out under the aid programme that aims to improve the environment by persuading countries to move from polluting firewood and charcoal.

Economics

2 w. ago Celebrity Bake Off 2025: What time it is on and full list of stars taking part

The Great British Bake Off tent is ready to welcome more familiar faces and some new ones

Politics

4 w. ago 'Offensive clown' JD Vance torn apart by furious families of fallen British army heroes

Furious relatives of UK soldiers killed in action hit out at 'offensive clown' US Vice President JD Vance after his latest dishonest outburst disrespected the sacrifice of British troops

Politics

4 w. ago Doctors sound the alarm over rapidly growing cancers linked to risky sexual act

Doctors are growing increasingly concerned over the rise of cancers linked to a common virus - human papillomavirus (HPV) - spread by risky sex.

Events

4 w. ago Doctors issue warning about rapidly growing cancers linked to risky sexual act

Doctors are growing increasingly concerned over the rise of cancers linked to a common virus - human papillomavirus (HPV) - spread by risky sex.

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