31 m. ago Can you solve it? The deductive decade – ten years of Monday puzzles

Happy birthday to usForgive me the indulgence of celebrating ten years of this column. Toot toot!I began posting biweekly brainteasers at the end of May 2015, originally addressing you folk as “guzzlers” – Guardian puzzlers. The cringy coinage didn’t stick, but the column did, and here we are a decade and 260 columns later. Continue reading...

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41 m. ago Olivia and Alex Bowen's baby name bombshell amid 'nerves' over birth

Former Love Island star Alex Bowen opens up about feeling 'nervous' about welcoming baby number two with wife Olivia - and why her second pregnancy has had its share of heartache

Events

1 hour ago Chancellor Rachel Reeves told to abandon 'austerity' welfare cuts in spending review by the SNP

The SNP says Labour must ‘abandon plans to impose more austerity cuts’

Economics

3 h. ago Scottish Labour 'naive' to expect widespread gains at 2026 Holyrood election after Hamilton victory

An ex-Labour MP urged Anas Sarwar to distance himself from unpopular policy decisions taken by Keir Starmer if he wants to become the next first minister.

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3 h. ago Voters in Hamilton chose hope over despair and more Scots will do the same next year

In his regular column for the Record, the Scottish Labour leader says the 2026 Holyrood election will give voters a direct choice between him and John Swinney to become the next First Minister.

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7 h. ago SNP calls on Labour to match Scottish Government action on poverty

The SNP said Scotland is the only part of the UK where child poverty is falling, due to ‘bold’ policies.

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7 h. ago Government is 'blowing £270million a year on army of 6,500 spin doctors' instead of cutting public services

Labour is being urged to slash the 6,500-strong army of government spin doctors instead of cutting public services.

Economics

8 h. ago Diddy trial bombshell: DR PHIL spots stunning prosecution error and hidden 'poison' that everyone has missed... the judge now faces an agonizing decision

America is just four weeks into the trial of Sean 'Diddy' Combs and I predict that these proceedings may come to a sudden, screeching halt.

Events

9 h. ago As Rachel Reeves prepares to splurge billions on NHS and tech... will she stick to her promise NOT to raise taxes?

Rachel Reeves was last night urged to keep her promise not to hike taxes again amid fears more raids are on the way.

Economics

9 h. ago Giovanni Pernice's ex 'set for Love Island stint' as ITV prepare for bombshell series

Giovanni Pernice's ex girlfriend has been eyed up to become one of this years islanders, in the 'most dramatic series yet', after dating the former Strictly dancer last year

Events

9 h. ago Labour splits over assisted dying debate heat up ahead of crucial vote

Rows over ‘conscience issues’ of assisted dying and decriminalising abortion appear to be causing deeper splits within the Labour parliamentary party

Politics

11 h. ago Sean 'P Diddy' Combs' legal team make bombshell request for mistrial over 'misconduct'

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' legal team have requested a mistrial of his case as he currently remains on trial for charges including racketeering and sex trafficking by force

Events

11 h. ago Rachel Reeves strikes 11th hour deal with Angela Rayner to break cabinet civil war deadlock

Exclusive: The Treasury agreed a late deal with Angela Rayner’s Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government on Sunday evening, just days before Rachel Reeves publishes the spending review

Events

12 h. ago Rachel Reeves must do more than hope for the best when it comes to paying for Labour’s spending

Editorial: The chancellor has to balance the competing demands of ministers in her spending review but must make sure she keeps Britain’s finances on a secure footing

Economics

13 h. ago Tulip Siddiq requests meeting with Bangladeshi leader during London visit over corruption claims

Hampstead and Highgate Labour MP Siddiq denied wrongdoing, calling the probe ‘this fantasy investigation’

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14 h. ago Nicola Jennings on Rachel Reeves’s spending review – cartoon

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15 h. ago Furious locals demand action after their beautiful beach is 'taken over by gay nudist men having sex in public'

Residents of the pretty village of Corton near Lowestoft, Suffolk are demanding an end to what they describe as a growing phenomenon. Local Labour MP Jess Asato has joined the protest.

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15 h. ago Rachel Reeves in crisis as cabinet civil war blocks spending review plans

The Treasury is scrambling to reach an eleventh-hour deal with Yvette Cooper and Angela Rayner as they push back against budget cuts

Events

15 h. ago Wake up call for Labour: Football fans aren’t the only ones using expletives about Starmer

Politicians becoming the subject of expletive-laden chants by fans of football – or any sport – is historically bad for political careers, explain David Maddox and Kate Devlin

Sport

16 h. ago Police told to stop asking for more cash to fight crime and 'do their bit' to repair the economy by Labour minister ahead of Spending Review

Technology Secretary Peter Kyle declined to rule out the prospect of a real-terms squeeze on areas such as policing this week.

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