38 h. ago Britain is ‘not safe’ and critically underprepared for war, warns former Nato chief

British people are “not safe” and describing the country as underprepared for war is an “understatement”, a former Nato chief has warned parliament.

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40 h. ago Britain and its people are 'not safe' says former Nato general warning we are 'underprepared' for war

He told Parliament: "We simply in this country are not safe.”

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43 h. ago Britain and its people are not safe, former Nato chief warns Parliament

Lord Robertson of Port Ellen said the UK is lacking in ammunition, training, people, logistics, and medical capacity.

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3 d. ago Healthy babies born in Britain after scientists used DNA from three people to avoid genetic disease

Researchers report that eight healthy babies were born with the help of an experimental technique that uses DNA from three people to help mothers avoid passing rare diseases to their children

Science

3 d. ago People smuggler who trafficked adults and children into Britain claimed he shouldn't be deported because 'it would be too disruptive for his daughter'

Miklovan Bazegurore is wanted by authorities in Ghent where he was previously sentenced to five years in jail for his part of a human trafficking ring.

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3 d. ago Britain's benefits crisis: 3.6MILLION people are on Universal Credit with no obligation to seek work

Nearly half of all the 7.9million people on Universal Credit have 'no work requirement', compared to fewer than 700,000 in January 2020.

Economics

3 d. ago No automatic right to resettlement for Afghans in data leak, says Healey

Defence secretary says it was ‘never the plan to bring everyone’ on dataset to UK, while Ben Wallace denies Tories sought superinjunctionUK politics live – latest updatesThe defence secretary, John Healey, has said there is no automatic right to resettlement for Afghans named in a leaked Ministry of Defence database, as the former Conservative ministers Ben Wallace and Johnny Mercer clashed over whether “thousands of people with little or tenuous links” had been admitted to Britain.The controversy revolves around a dataset containing the personal information of nearly 19,000 people who applied for the Afghan relocations and assistance policy (Arap) that was released “in error” in February 2022 by a British defence official. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Disabled people want to live a full life. Instead, we’re forced to scrap over our right to food and a wash | Frances Ryan

Britain’s political and media class advocate policies that leave disabled people hungry and dirty. Why are we expected to settle for this?There is a longstanding practice in UK politics and media to force disabled people to fight for their basic rights – a kind of gladiatorial scrap in which the Colosseum is replaced by the set of Good Morning Britain.With the government’s welfare reform bill just passed by MPs, this has felt all the more stark. In the last week alone, the leader of the opposition, Kemi Badenoch, has used a speech to declare she does not “believe” that one in four people are disabled, as if the Equality Act were based on vibes. “Twenty-eight million people in Britain are working to pay the wages and benefits of 28 million others,” she went on. “The rider is as big as the horse.”Frances Ryan is a Guardian columnist. She is the author of Who Wants Normal? The Disabled Girls’ Guide to Life Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Is Sidmouth God's waiting room or Gen Z heaven? Maddy Fletcher visits the nonagenarian capital of Britain to find out

Officially the nonagenarian capital of Britain, Sidmouth is home to only 842 people under 30. Maddy Fletcher, 28, discovers what it's like to be young in here

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9 d. ago Starmer and Macron agree ‘groundbreaking’ one in, one out migration deal as hundreds cross Channel in small boats

Deal agreed the same day 220 migrants crossed the Channel to Britain, taking the number of people arriving in small boats to 21,000 this year already

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9 d. ago Starmer and Marcon agree ‘groundbreaking’ one in, one out migration deal as hundreds cross Channel in small boats

Deal agreed the same day 220 migrants crossed the Channel to Britain, taking the number of people arriving in small boats to 21,000 this year already

Economics

9 d. ago Iran has tried to kill or kidnap 15 people in Britain including 'prominent' Jews as watchdog warns physical threat posed by regime has increased 'significantly'

Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee stated in a new report that the threat from Iran as 'persistent' and 'unpredictable'.

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9 d. ago Iran poses ‘persistent’ threat to UK, warns intelligence committee

Parliamentary report finds there has been a ‘significant increase’ in risk faced by dissidents and Jewish people in Britain

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1 week ago Jobless are better off on benefits in Starmer's Britain: People on sickness benefits are set to be paid £2,500 MORE than those in a minimum wage job

Jobless people on sickness payments are due to overtake those on the national living wage who will earn less after tax, the Centre for Social Justice found.

Economics

1 week ago Top 10 PIP conditions providing millions of people with up to £749 every month

PIP and Adult Disability Payment are providing financial support for 3.7 million people across Great Britain.

Economics

2 w. ago Urgent DWP warning for State Pension and benefit recipients about text message scam

DWP has issued a fresh warning to the 23.7 million people across Great Britain who get benefits such as the State Pension, Universal Credit, PIP and Jobseeker's Allowance

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2 w. ago Secrets of Britain's biggest Wetherspoons. It can fit 1,400 people and has 100 beers on tap. Now HARRY WALLOP exposes exactly what goes on... and why they constantly need to change the carpet

Nearly 75 years ago, George Orwell wrote that the pub was part of 'something distinctive and recognisable in English civilization', a place where all types could gather.

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2 w. ago ‘Someone compared it to Bohemian Rhapsody’: Wookie on making UK garage classic Battle

‘We added a level of sophistication to garage. When we were trying to get it on the radio, one station said it was too intelligent and they wouldn’t play it’People say Battle reminds them of some really good years for Britain as a country. We were entering a new millennium, everyone was running their own business, making money and the underground record industry was thriving. I wanted to do a UK garage version of Southern Freeez, by the 80s UK funk band Freeez. Initially, Battle was going to be another instrumental, and then Lain, the singer, came in the room and goes: “Let me put something on this.” I was like: “I’m not sure it’s really a vocal song.” But Lain stacked the vocals, and someone compared it to Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody, with all the harmonies. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Britain forecast roasting 30C weekend mapped with 120 areas prepped for red hot heatwave

Parts of the country are bracing for a sweltering weekend as 120 areas in Britain will see heatwave conditions across the next few days with people able to check their area

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3 w. ago William and Kate named ‘most socially significant people in Britain’

William and Kate were named number one in the society bible's annual list and hailed as "the most influential in the land", ahead of Sir David Attenborough and the Beckhams.

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