65 m. ago Starmer and Macron race to strike 'one in, one out' Channel migrant deal TODAY but it would only cover 50 arrivals a week as critics dismiss 'merry go round'

Keir Starmer is hoping for 'concrete progress' on the crisis as the French president wraps up his three-day State Visit to the UK.

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81 m. ago Britons should be forced to vote, says influential charity as turnouts drop

Britain is facing ‘a vicious cycle of unequal turnout, economic stagnation and political disillusionment’, the Constitution Society has said

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1 hour ago Royal Mail given green light to scrap second class Saturday post from July 28

The regulator said that from July 28, Royal Mail will be allowed to deliver second class post on alternate days from Monday to Friday only.

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2 h. ago Is the Chinese EV bubble about to burst? Oversupply sparks crushing price war in China

Oversupply has resulted in overwhelmed EV competition in China with over 100 different brands. And it has sparked a debilitating price war that just one in ten marques will survive.

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3 h. ago How does the right tear down progressive societies? It starts with a joke | George Monbiot

Whether it’s bloodshed at Glastonbury or starving people on benefits, their ‘irony poisoning’ seeps obscene ideas into the range of the possibleImagine the furore if a Guardian columnist suggested bombing, say, the Conservative party conference and the Tory stronghold of Arundel in Sussex. It would dominate public discussion for weeks. Despite protesting they were “only joking”, that person would never work in journalism again. Their editor would certainly be sacked. The police would probably come knocking. But when the Spectator columnist Rod Liddle speculates about bombing Glastonbury festival and Brighton, complaints are met with, “Calm down dear, can’t you take a joke?” The journalist keeps his job, as does his editor, the former justice secretary Michael Gove. There’s one rule for the left and another for the right.The same applies to the recent comments on GB News by its regular guest Lewis Schaffer. He proposed that, to reduce the number of disabled people claiming benefits, ...

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4 h. ago Ursula von der Leyen faces rare censure vote in European parliament

European Commission president expected to survive but ballot likely to reveal discontent about EU’s rightward driftThe European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, is preparing to face a rare vote of censure in the European parliament that is likely to reveal discontent about the rightward drift of EU policies.Von der Leyen is expected to comfortably survive a vote on Thursday on the censure motion, which in theory could trigger the downfall of her commission. While her survival is considered a certainty, the debate has lifted the lid on simmering discontent among centrist, centre-left and green MEPs who voted her back into office just under one year ago, after elections that gave rightwing nationalists their best-ever results. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Fury as Thames Water bosses 'refuse to claw back' £2.5m of bonuses paid to execs

Thames Water, Britain's biggest supplier, paid the money to 21 senior managers. Critics called it a "shambles" while MPs have called the water firm's bosses back to appear before them after it emerged regulator Ofwat cannot recover the sum

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11 h. ago TikToker claims he scrapped 'painful' Kamala Harris interview because he would have been blamed for election loss

Comedian and TikTok star Kareem Rahma is dishing more details on why he scrapped a sought-after interview with then-presidential candidate Kamala Harris days before the election.

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12 h. ago Fresh flooding hell as Oklahoma boys and girls club race to escape biblical torrent a week after Texas storm

The Boys & Girls Club in Sallisaw, Oklahoma - near the Arkansas border - was forced to evacuate as heavy rain fell and flooded the River Valley.

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12 h. ago Powerful enemy is caught secretly stashing a devastating arsenal of weapons right under our noses... and their plans will strike terror into every American

It looks like a regular shipping container, loaded aboard a cargo ship from a new mega port. But peek beneath the corrugated steel...

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12 h. ago A Georgia election with few voters: Turnout is 'miserably low' in the race for utility regulator

Officials are calling voter turnout “miserably low” in the Democratic runoff for the Georgia Public Service Commission

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13 h. ago 'I drove supercar at 140mph around Goodwood race track and didn't die'

Mirror Motoring's Stephen Jones is no stranger to fast cars - but has never driven on a race track before now - and Goodwood

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13 h. ago Former Wisconsin clerk who failed to count ballots broke laws, the state's elections commission says

An investigation by Wisconsin's elections commission has concluded that unlawful actions by Madison's former city clerk led to nearly 200 absentee ballots going uncounted in the 2024 presidential election

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13 h. ago UFC legend Randy Couture airlifted to hospital after suffering severe burns and injuries in race car crash

The 62-year-old, who was slated to make his National Hot Rod Association racing debut this year, was reportedly involved in an accident during practice runs at a race track in Kansas City.

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14 h. ago Lauren James scores twice as England rise to pressure by thumping Netherlands

Georgia Stanway and Ella Toone were also on target.

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14 h. ago Kendrick Lamar &SZA, Glasgow review: 'Two and a half hour epic relay race'

Lamar inviting his Super Bowl wingwoman SZA along for the ride only added value, spice, warmth and a touch more spectacle, writes Fiona Shepherd

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14 h. ago Lauren James double ignites England’s Euro campaign in thrashing of Netherlands

From shambolic to sublime, England, the reigning European champions, brushed off fears of a group stage exit with a thrilling and clinical 4-0 defeat of the Netherlands to put progression firmly in their hands.Woken up by a somewhat humbling 2-1 loss to France on Saturday, a more recognisable England arrived at the 2025 Euros, two goals from Lauren James and one apiece from Georgia Stanway and Ella Toone ensuring a win against Wales on Sunday will be enough for England to book a place in the knockout stage while France and the Netherlands battle it out for the other Group D spot. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Amanda Holden 'always naked' in garden and 'flashed boobs at her electrician'

Amanda Holden was left embarrassed after the radio host recently realised she flashed her boobs at an electrician while a camera was recording in her back garden

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15 h. ago Voices: Can London really afford to shun Shein’s £50bn float?

With the super-fast fashion brand reportedly filing for an IPO in Hong Kong, rather than the UK – where the business model has faced regulatory hurdles over ethical and environmental concerns – James Moore asks if the City is wise to be so sniffy

Economics

16 h. ago United Utilities verdict on whether Manchester will get a hosepipe ban this summer

More extremely dry weather and high temperatures are expected later this week

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