2 h. ago ‘Vow to support disabled people into jobs undermined by work coach shortfall’

A National Audit Office report found wide variation in the rate at which job centres in different areas got people into work.

Politics

3 h. ago Brits told to 'look in loft' as six popular 90s toys could be worth thousands

If you have some old toys lurking in your home, you could be sitting on a small, or rather large, fortune. These six 90s toys have been dubbed 'gold mines' - time to get in the loft then

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3 h. ago BBC This City is Ours viewers brand new gritty crime series 'one of the best ever'

The BBC series stars Sean Bean as the head of a crime gang who decides to retire, but it soon becomes clear that not everyone is happy with his decision

Events

3 h. ago Dreamers review – this teen dance drama is too subtle for its own good. Where’s the debauchery?

Where other teen shows ramp up the sex, drugs and scandal, this Leeds-set saga about rivalries in a dance school keeps it real – so real it almost refuses to be entertainingThe implausibility of the teen drama may well be the genre’s defining feature. In the 00s, we were subjected to untold glamour and relentless wisecracking by US imports such as The OC and Gossip Girl. The UK equivalent was Skins, in which a group of Bristolian party animals managed to make practically every personal problem known to man look intimidatingly cool. More recently, we’ve had mind-blowing levels of debauchery from Euphoria, mind-blowing levels of sexual literacy and candour from Sex Education and mind-blowing levels of heartwarming niceness from Heartstopper. All of it is ludicrous in its own way.Dreamers is different. It is realistic – jarringly so. That’s both a pro and a con for this Channel 4 drama about a group of teenage dancers living in Leeds. The series – written by Lisa Holdsworth (Waterloo R...

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5 h. ago Grandmother, 59, who was left with shattered plastic shunts in her head says she feels 'abandoned by NHS'

EXCLUSIVE: 59-year-old Sarah Amrbose's struggles began in2007, when a surgery for a slipped disc in her spine went awry in Spain and her dura was mistakenly slice

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6 h. ago Jeremy Kyle drops bombshell claim on what really caused ITV show's axe

TV chat host Jeremy Kyle says the now axed ITV show show was a juggernaut in its day, but is now from 'a bygone era' thanks to social media

Events

6 h. ago Rats will 'take over your garden' if you leave two common things outside

Rats are a common pest that nobody wants to have to deal with, but there are some things in your garden that could be making it more appealing to the rodents.

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6 h. ago Preston’s attempts to bore Aston Villa to distraction crumble like pastry | Jonathan Liew

Championship perennials are beige down to their signature snack but their existence is still something to savourThe man behind the counter at Greggs on Fishergate has never heard of a butter pie, but try Poundbakery over the street. Poundbakery doesn’t do butter pie, but try Greenhalgh’s on the corner. Greenhalgh’s: closed on Sundays. The chip shop on Market Street does meat pie, meat and potato, steak, steak and kidney, chicken and mushroom, cheese and onion. Butter pie? A shake of the head.You’ve got to try the butter pie. That’s what everyone says the first time you visit Preston. It was created in industrial times, for the largely Catholic working population to eat on Fridays when meat was forbidden. Often you hear it described as a “delicacy”, but even this is to overstate its intensely yeoman nature. It’s layers of potatoes, onions and butter in a pie. It’s cheap. It’s hearty. It’s unpretentious. It exists to be consumed and then immediately forgotten. It is – with deepes...

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7 h. ago Man City player ratings vs Bournemouth as Nico O'Reilly leads comeback but one 4/10

Manchester City suffered in the first half against Bournemouth before turning it round in the second thanks to their substitutes

Sport

8 h. ago Queen's Park 0, Livingston 5: How the SPFL Trust Trophy final players rated

Livingston won the Challenge Cup for the second time in 10 years as they lifted the first trophy of the season

Sport

9 h. ago Maybe I’m Amazed by John Harris review – with a little help from John, Paul, George and Ringo

The Guardian journalist’s tender account of how music became a bridge between him and his autistic son, James, is full of wit and wisdomHalfway through Maybe I’m Amazed, there’s a photograph of John Harris’s son, James, with one of his heroes. James is a young-looking 10 in knee-length shorts decorated with stars. Ian Hunter of 1970s rock band Mott the Hoople stands beside him, a hand gently around his shoulder. “Sixty-nine years separate them,” Harris writes. “Here is proof of how songs and their creators find fans in the most unlikely of places.”Maybe I’m Amazed is the story of a growing child’s love of music, but it’s more than that: it’s also about how songs provided a whole world for James, and his family, after his autism diagnosis. It marks a departure for Harris, whose previous journalism, aside from his political work for the Guardian, has involved editing magazines and writing columns, reviews and other books about music. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Brutal student brawl breaks out at school as teachers filmed barely trying to stop it

A Texas junior high school student had his head stomped on by a vicious classmate and adults on the scene failed to intervene to help him - one of them didn't put down his coffee

Society

10 h. ago Man United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe faces potential revolt as manager questions his judgement

Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has landed himself in hot water after his recent comments about one of Ineos' clubs

Events

11 h. ago Iran dissident still reeling from aftermath of foiled murder plot: ‘I’ve been living in a nightmare’

Masih Alinejad is a vocal critic of Tehran who recently was pursued by hitmen for her advocacy of Iranian womenMasih Alinejad has long held fast fighting for women’s rights in Iran despite ongoing threats from the regime.Alinejad, an Iranian American dissident, has for years been targeted by Tehran for her unrelenting criticism of Iran’s government as a journalist, author and activist publicizing human rights abuses on social media – and calling for change. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Crocodile kills beachgoer and swims near shore with body clutched in its jaws

The 51-year-old man was savaged in front of shocked beachgoers after being stalked by a deadly crocodile off the coast of Talise Beach in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia

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11 h. ago Furious moment Trump EXPLODED over war text leaker's absurd Fox interview: 'Should I fire him?'

President Donald Trump was left fuming after National Security Advisor Mike Waltz admitted to accidentally adding a journalist to a Signal group chat about military strikes.

Events

12 h. ago Beauty fans say £20 'miracle' spray is 'perfect for humidity' and 'keeps frizz at bay'

The Color Wow Dream Coat Supernatural Spray is rated the number one anti-frizz treatment in the world, and it's currently on sale for a limited time only on Amazon

Economics

12 h. ago 'Don't you have friends to go with?': the stigma and joy of a table for one | Emma Gannon

Solo dining is a sign of unhappiness, a new report claims. I’ll tell you why I think that’s nonsense – but please don’t pull up a chairI once told a colleague that I was going to Amsterdam on a solo trip to wine and dine alone. “Do you not have any friends to go with?” she replied. She was joking, but I think she also meant it. Her comment was tinged with pity. Why would you choose to eat a three-course meal with a good view or order room service in a nice hotel on your own? What’s the point? Wouldn’t you want to share that with someone?Eating alone often gets a bad rap. It’s getting an even worse rap now that the World Happiness Report moved Americans down the ranking in part because they are, apparently, eating alone too much. The picture doesn’t look good: too many people have no one to eat with, they lack community, and are clearly rather isolated and lonely. Community is incredibly important – especially now, when the world feels increasingly unstable and unpredictable. We all ...

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12 h. ago New Arsenal transfer chief Andrea Berta signed Ballon d'Or winner for just £16.5m

New Arsenal chief Andrea Berta spent 12 years with Atletico Madrid and oversaw some of the Spanish club's best signings of the Diego Simeone era as sporting director

Economics

13 h. ago Rats could 'take over' if you have two things in your garden

Rats are a common problem but there are certain things you may be doing outside that could be inadvertently inviting them to explore your garden

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