11 h. ago London loses in Rachel Reeves' Spending Review despite bumper deal for TfL and HS2 funding

Rachel Reeves was accused of ‘shortchanging’ the capital with little cash for infastructure, schools and policing

Economics

13 h. ago Spending Review 2025 LIVE: Rachel Reeves pledges billions more for NHS and social housing... but Met police cash row looms

Chancellor announces extra £29 billion per year for the NHS and vows to end use of asylum seeker hotels

Economics

3 d. ago Rachel Reeves in standoff over policing and council budgets days before spending review

Chancellor still at negotiating table on Sunday as Home Office demands more cash Rachel Reeves has been locked in a standoff over the policing and council budgets just days before this week’s spending review, which is set to give billions to the NHS, defence and technology.Yvette Cooper’s Home Office and Angela Rayner’s housing and local government ministry were the two departments still at the negotiating table on Sunday fighting for more cash, after weeks of trying to reach a settlement. Continue reading...

Economics

3 d. 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.

Politics

4 d. ago Many Black women consider synthetic braids safe. A study found toxins in all the brands it tested

Chemicals found in the braiding hair have been linked to increased cancer risk and organ damageIn recent years, personal care products marketed at Black women have received increased scrutiny for their toxicity, specifically chemical hair straighteners. These perms, also known as “relaxers”, have been condemned for causing severe health problems, including fertility issues, scalp irritations and increased risk of cancer.In light of this, many Black women have turned to natural hairstyles, including braids, as a way to avoid toxic chemicals. But recent research has revealed that popular brands of synthetic braiding hair, human-made extensions that are used in these protective styles, contain dangerous carcinogens, heavy metals and other toxins. Tested brands included in a recent study from Consumer Reports (CR) were Magic Fingers, The Sassy Collection, Shake-N-Go, Darling, Debut, Hbegant and Sensationnel, all mass producers of synthetic braiding hair. According to the CR study, all t...

Politics

6 d. ago Six people arrested after police recover cocaine and £38,000 in cash

Officers acting under warrant searched a property on Primrose Crescent around 10pm on Wednesday, 4 June, 2025. A quantity of cocaine was found within, along with almost £38,000 in cash.

Economics

8 d. ago The huge amount of cash and drugs police found during raid of house in Welsh street

An inspector said that 'drugs fill our communities with misery, suffering and fear'

Events

1 week ago AP PHOTOS: The Black hair industry imports products from China. Here's what tariffs mean

Black women are starting to pay more for their hair care because of the Trump administration’s tariffs on goods imported from China.

Culture

1 week ago The Black hair industry imports products from China. Here's what tariffs mean for braids and wigs

Black women are starting to pay more for their hair care because of the Trump administration’s tariffs on goods imported from China

Politics

1 week ago New London man found with crack cocaine, cash during arrest, police say

New London man found with crack cocaine, cash during arrest, police say  Milford Mirror

Events

1 week ago Scout the police sniffer dog uncovers £2,200 and large stash of cannabis hidden in city undergrowth

Scout, a brown-haired spaniel, found the large wad of notes and 97g of the Class B drug hidden in a satchel bag in the Pentwyn area of Cardiff.

Economics

1 week ago Cruz Beckham's girlfriend channels inner Victoria with short hair and black dress

Cruz Beckham's girlfriend, Jackie Apostel, looked shockingly similar to matriarch Victoria Beckham as she showcased her slicked-back bob and form-fitting black dress

Politics

2 w. ago Early prisoner release ‘will make UK less safe’ without extra cash, police chiefs and MI5 warn

The intervention will pile pressure on Rachel Reeves to pour more money into policing at the spending review

Events

2 w. ago Early prisoner release ‘will make UK less safe’ without extra cash, police chiefs warn

The intervention will pile pressure on Rachel Reeves to pour more money into policing at the spending review

Events

2 w. ago Urgent hunt to find schoolboy, seven, who vanished wearing Chicago Bulls gear

Noah Beetham, from Keighley, West Yorkshire, has long hair and was last seen wearing black Chicago Bulls gear with grey trousers.

Politics

2 w. ago The Boys by Leo Robson review – a likeable debut with aimless charm

The critic turned author’s witty, eccentric novel follows a Londoner reading Susan Sontag and looking for loveEarly on in Leo Robson’s debut novel, the narrator, a likable, aimless, rather detached young Londoner named Johnny Voghel, reads “a book of Susan Sontag essays and interviews”. Johnny’s copy of what he later identifies as A Susan Sontag Reader is an heirloom. It has been extensively underlined by his mother, who has just died, and by his estranged half-brother Lawrence. Johnny wonders if reading Sontag, or his family’s other heavily annotated books, will “unlock a secret or hint at one, offer a glimpse of their dreams or invite them into mine”.A Susan Sontag Reader includes Sontag’s 1968 defence of Jean-Luc Godard, the great modernist and Marxist provocateur of French New Wave cinema. If Johnny, in search of family connection, happened to read that essay, he would encounter a paragraph that rather neatly describes the novel that he is in the process of narrating. Godard’s f...

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3 w. ago Cops release CCTV image of man while probing 'incident' on Scots train

The man is described as being an average build with short black hair wearing a black Lacoste tracksuit.

Politics

3 w. ago Thieves try to steal cash machine from Scots supermarket as police launch appeal

Crooks attempted to nick the ATM from the Tesco store in Annan in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Events

3 w. ago The Amal effect? George Clooney embraces grey again after revealing wife 'hated' his dye job

The 64-year-old first-time thespian scored a nod for best performance by a leading actor in a play for making his Broadway debut as Edward R. Murrow

Politics

3 w. ago Eurovision Rylan Clark's new natural look makes fans beg for 'permanent' change

Rylan Clark is known for his signature jet black hair and flawless makeup, but the former X Factor star stunned fans when he ditched the dye and make-up to reveal his natural look

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