76 m. ago ‘Total chaos’ on Eurostar – but what are passengers’ rights between London and continental Europe?

Mass cancellations on cross-Channel trains show how poorly rail travellers are protected compared with airline passengers

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1 hour ago Starmer to press on with welfare reforms as 120 Labour MPs prepare to defy him

The Prime Minister said the ‘broken’ welfare system must be fixed.

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2 h. ago Man Utd paid price of ignoring Paul Scholes' transfer plea as £68m deal set to be snubbed

Manchester United proved Paul Scholes right after the club legend told them five years ago they needed to sign a world-class centre-back and striker to return to title contention

Economics

2 h. ago Protect your plants from insects this summer with this fine mesh netting that’s now on sale

Keep your fruit and vegetable plants safe this summer with this fine mesh netting that keeps insects from destroying your garden - and right now, this mesh is on sale for up to 30% less

Economics

2 h. ago Hozo Neoruler Go review: Laser ruler brings digital precision for £50

A digital ruler that’s pocket-sized, laser-accurate and app-connected? The Hozo Neoruler Go is the future of measuring tools and it’s on sale on Amazon right now

Economics

2 h. ago One in four parents happy to pay a fine to take children on term

An estimated two million parents anticipate taking their children out of school for summer holiday this year

Society

2 h. ago Angela Rayner defies 120 Labour MPs by refusing to pull showdown Commons vote on benefit cuts

There are rumours the government was set to pull the proposed welfare reforms bill amid a major Labour rebellion

Politics

2 h. ago Prince Harry and King Charles' feud takes fresh turn in 'passport fury'

Prince Harry is said to have had difficulty procuring British passports for his two children - Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet - allegedly due to his desire for the documents to use their royal titles

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3 h. ago Petition launched to keep Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner behind bars

Christian Brueckner is due to be released in less than three months after completing a seven-year term for rape. Prosecutors believe he abducted and killed Madeleine in May 2007

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3 h. ago Football coach plundered thousands raised by parents to send children on dream football tour on online roulette

Michael Grisedale, 39, had claimed he was organising a once in a lifetime opportunity for his young team to play in the Spanish competition The Barcelona Experience.

Society

3 h. ago Eurostar services disrupted after ‘cable theft’ leads to delays and cancellations – business live

Six trains between London and Paris cancelled after theft of cables at Lille leave passengers strandedPeople in the UK: how is AI changing job-seeking for university graduates?The price of the world’s first malaria vaccine for children in endemic countries will be reduced by more than half, to less than $5, according to the drugmakers GSK and Bharat Biotech.The vaccine, called Mosquirix or RTS,S, was developed by GSK and the non-profit health organisation PATH, and was the first malaria vaccine to be recommended by the World Health Organization in October 2021. It is one of two malaria shots recommended by the WHO.“As an epidemiologist working in malaria vaccine development and delivery, I have seen the impact malaria vaccines are already having on children in high-burden regions of Africa. As a result of the collaboration between the research community in implementing endemic countries, industry, NGOs and multilateral organisations, the world’s first malaria vaccine is helping to r...

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4 h. ago Paedo arrested over Disney wedding with girl, 9, named and his crimes will scare you

The British man charged over the mock wedding to a girl of nine at Disneyland Paris is a convicted paedophile with a dark past of bizarre stunts involving young children

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4 h. ago Kate Moss's Cosmoss shutters — what went wrong and what she got so right

As the supermodel’s brand goes into liquidation, Rose Beer asks where it all went wrong after being heralded the UK rival to Goop

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4 h. ago Who is Jeff Bezos' ex wife MacKenzie Scott as the Amazon boss marries Lauren Sanchez

Jeff Bezos shares four children with ex-wife MacKenzie Scott

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4 h. ago London Labour councillors defect to Greens as support for Starmer's party slumps in capital

Lewisham councillor says he left Labour because the party has ‘ramped up deportations and aped the far-right with anti-immigrant rhetoric’

Politics

4 h. ago ‘She killed three husbands with this teapot’: Prue Leith, John Swinney and more pick their favourite museum

From a stray meteorite to an immersive coal pit, via the chance to sit on a ‘feeding chair’, famous fans tell us how they fell in love with the UK’s Museum of the Year finalistsIt’s rare to hear someone getting this excited over a teapot. But as Terry Deary tells me, with exactly the kind of relish you’d expect from the author of Horrible Histories, this particular drinks vessel belonged to the Victorian-era mass murderer Mary Ann Cotton. Believed to have killed 12 of her children, not to mention three husbands, she was finally caught after poisoning her stepson in 1872 with an arsenic-laced brew. “And in Beamish they’ve got the teapot!” says Deary. “I was blown away to hold it!”He’s talking about Beamish, the Living Museum of the North, an open-air site based in County Durham (just like Cotton herself, who was eventually hanged in Durham Gaol). Featuring an 1820s tavern, a 1900s pit village and colliery, a 1940s farm and a 1950s town – all populated by costumed staff – it’s somethi...

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4 h. ago ‘She killed three husbands with this teapot’: Prue Leith, Huw Stephens and more pick their favourite museum

From a stray meteorite to an immersive coal pit, via the chance to sit on a ‘feeding chair’, famous fans tell us how they fell in love with the UK’s Museum of the Year finalistsIt’s rare to hear someone getting this excited over a teapot. But as Terry Deary tells me, with exactly the kind of relish you’d expect from the author of Horrible Histories, this particular drinks vessel belonged to the Victorian-era mass murderer Mary Ann Cotton. Believed to have killed 12 of her children, not to mention three husbands, she was finally caught after poisoning her stepson in 1872 with an arsenic-laced brew. “And in Beamish they’ve got the teapot!” says Deary. “I was blown away to hold it!”He’s talking about Beamish, the Living Museum of the North, an open-air site based in County Durham (just like Cotton herself, who was eventually hanged in Durham Gaol). Featuring an 1820s tavern, a 1900s pit village and colliery, a 1940s farm and a 1950s town – all populated by costumed staff – it’s somethi...

Events

4 h. ago Parents slam primary school for 'upsetting children with no good reason'

The headteacher says it's in 'the best interests of the children'

Society

4 h. ago Kids found covered in faeces as mum of five left door wide open when she went to work

The youngest of the five children was found wearing a soiled nappy with faeces on their legs and in their hair, while the rest of the flat was untidy with items strewn throughout the property and areas of the flat in need of repair

Politics

4 h. ago Do YOU know how to spot Britain's 'most dangerous plant'? Giant hogweed can leave you and your pets with pus

'Britain's most dangerous plant' has hit its scorching peak, experts have warned - and it could leave children, parents, and even pets with gruesome burns.

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