2 h. ago Farage ‘plans to put business leaders in cabinet’ if Reform wins power

Labour prime minister Keir Starmer hits out at Reform UK leader, dubbing him a ‘wolf in Wall Street clothing’ who has ‘no idea what he's talking about’

Politics

2 h. ago Avoid Scottish midge bites this summer with these 10 hiking and camping tips

From wearing bright clothes to avoiding still water, here's how you can dodge the pesky creatures.

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4 h. ago Woman orders from Vinted but is floored when item arrives in 'baffling' packaging

A woman shared a video of the package in which her Vinted order arrived, prompting others to share the most bizarre items they've received or sent their items in

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6 h. ago Tesco's 'flattering' £19.50 midi dress looks 'perfect for summer plans'

Tesco F&F Clothing is stocking a popular new dress that's been praised for its 'flattering' style as shoppers have been warned that they better act fast to get their hands one it

Economics

6 h. ago Rocks in their heads! 'Oblivious' campers pitch their tents under dangerous cliff

Reckless campers risked their lives by pitching their tents under a dangerous cliff and right next to where rockfall had plunged onto the beach. 

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6 h. ago ‘I was living in Doodle Land and didn’t know how to get back’: the million

As Mr Doodle, Sam Cox found a global audience and made a fortune with his signature scrawls covering furniture, clothes – and eventually an entire house. But behind the scenes, he was unravelling into psychosis From the road, it’s barely visible; glimpsed, maybe, if peered at with cheeks pressed against the property’s imposing iron gates. There is otherwise little out of the ordinary in this quiet Kent corner of London’s affluent commuter belt – St Michael’s has a village hall, a country club, a farm shop. But at the end of a snaking, hedge-lined driveway is an incongruous home: a sprawling, six-bedroom neo-Georgian mansion, almost every inch, inside and out, covered in the trademark black-on-white line drawings of its owner, Mr Doodle, the 31-year-old artist Sam Cox.A car honks twice behind me. A woman in her 80s steps out. “It’s mindblowing, isn’t it?” Sam’s grandmother Sue says, eyebrows aloft. “And terribly different.” The gates ahead buzz open. “Take it slowly,” she offers, by ...

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7 h. ago ‘People told me it gave them a sense of hope’: Ismail Zaidy’s best phone picture

The Moroccan photographer intended this portrait of his sister, taken during the Covid pandemic, to bring optimism in uncertain timesIsmail Zaidy took this image, with the help of his siblings, in the gardens of the famous La Mamounia hotel in Marrakech. The Moroccan photographer received special authorisation to shoot there in 2021, when Covid restrictions were in place. He took his brother, Othmane, as shoot assistant and his sister, Fatimazahra, was the model in the image, wearing a vintage dress their mum had bought at a flea market. The small team fixed flowers to a plastic sheet and took a number of shots over a three-hour period; Othmane appeared in some, too.Zaidy recalls what a treat it felt to be outside. “Getting access to open spaces was limited, so being outdoors – even briefly – felt refreshing and special,” he says. “ It was a fairly chaotic period for all of us, but over time things calmed down and we found a rhythm. It actually gave us more time to cr...

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7 h. ago Becky Barnicoat on the dangerous allure of preloved clothes on Vinted – cartoon

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8 h. ago Woman orders Vinted parcel but is floored by 'baffling' packaging it arrives in

A woman was left dumbfounded when she went to pick up her Vinted parcel from her nearest InPost locker, only to find that the wares had been posted in rather quirky packaging

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8 h. ago 'My skin is constantly on fire and I look like I've been burned because of a common cream'

33-year-old Francesca Tebbutt has endured two years of hell after a common cream left her unable to put clothes on or go in the shower as her skin was trapped in a "vicious cycle"

Events

8 h. ago Government warned that Welsh universities are in an 'precarious position'

The alert from MPs follows a union claiming there is a real danger that a Welsh university could collapse as they face a £70m+ combined deficit, squeezed budgets and rising costs

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9 h. ago Holly Willoughby’s Glastonbury mini dress is the only festival outfit you need this year

Holly Willoughby was spotted wearing Free People’s vintage-inspired mini dress to Glastonbury this year – and if there’s one new festival outfit to buy, it’s this one

Culture

11 h. ago 'The last words my poor Jack said was dad did this and he did it on purpose'

Before Claire Throssell's sons Jack, 12, and Paul, nine were killed by their father, she had warned Social Services that her ex-husband was dangerous and a threat to their children

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11 h. ago America's most dangerous places to live in event of nuclear attack and WW3

EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump loves to posture, but the posturing would quickly end should World War 3 break out - but where should Americans avoid if the worst case scenario happens?

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12 h. ago The joy and pain of gardening with the kids – Becky Barnicoat cartoon

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12 h. ago 'I'll be wearing Joanie Clothing's pretty postcard print jumpsuit all summer'

The colourful organic cotton jumpsuit is super comfy and lightweight

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12 h. ago Tesco's 'simple and stylish' £19.50 dress shoppers say looks 'gorgeous on'

Tesco F&F Clothing is selling a new dress that fans are keen to get their hands on - and they say it looks "flattering on"

Economics

12 h. ago UFC 317 UK start time for Ilia Topuria vs Charles Oliveira fight

Ilia Topuria has a golden opportunity to become a two-division world champion when he takes on the dangerous Charles Oliveira later this evening

Sport

13 h. ago Rising summer heat increases risk of child deaths in hot cars

Child safety advocates are warning about the dangers of heatstroke from leaving kids in hot cars

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13 h. ago Wales' 'most dangerous road' was meant to be fixed, now someone else is dead

The most recent crashes have sparked cross-party support for action to be taken to try to prevent continued collisions which locals claim happen almost monthly and in some cases have been very serious

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