3 h. ago Job that makes you more likely to succumb to one of Britain's biggest killers, according to major study

Swedish experts, analysing data from 3million people, found those with a particular type of job were far more likely to develop the potentially deadly condition.

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4 h. ago I had a demon inside me... sex abuse fed the monster and drove my horrific crimes: One of Britain's biggest drug smugglers who was jailed with Reggie Kray comes clean

'When I got involved with crime, I loved it,' Michael admitted. 'It was exciting. People say: "How can you like criminality?" I'm not saying I like the action of crime - I liked the feeling, the high it brought.'

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7 h. ago Glastonbury gates open: Thousands arrive early to bag their places for Britain's biggest music festival as organiser Emily Eavis confirms Kneecap are 'welcome'

This year's event at Worthy Farm in Somerset will see headline performances from British rock/pop band The 1975, veteran singer Neil Young and his band the Chrome Hearts, and US popstar Olivia Rodrigo.

Culture

7 h. ago Britain's biggest Army base is 'overrun by rats' due to overflowing bins and fly

Shocking pictures from inside Catterick Garrison - taken just days after the latest collection was taken away - show huge piles of bin bags spilling from designated disposal areas.

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9 h. ago Glastonbury gates open: Thousands arrive early to bag their places for Britain's biggest music festival

This year's event at Worthy Farm in Somerset will see headline performances from British rock/pop band The 1975, veteran singer Neil Young and his band the Chrome Hearts, and US popstar Olivia Rodrigo.

Culture

50 h. ago ‘Someone stole my wellies!’: Glastonbury’s five muddiest years

Mud, lightning, thunder, rain and more mud! The years that bad weather took over Britain’s biggest festival

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3 d. ago Four nurses investigated over death of boy, 5, at flagship children’s care home

Exclusive: Nurses facing fitness to practise probe as The Independent reveals a litany of failings at one of Britain’s biggest care homes for disabled children

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4 d. ago Ancient trees are shipped to the UK, then burned – using billions in ‘green’ subsidies. Stop this madness now | Dale Vince

The evidence against the Drax power station is damning, yet the government wants to continue its massive public fundingHow green is this? We pay billions of pounds to cut down ancient forests in the US and Canada, ship the wood across the Atlantic in diesel tankers, then burn it in a Yorkshire-based power station.Welcome to the scandal of Drax, where Britain’s biggest polluter gets to play climate hero. The reality is that billions in public subsidies has enabled Drax to generate electricity by burning 300m trees. Now the government is trying to force through an extension that would grant Drax an estimated £1.8bn in public subsidies on top of the £11bn it has already pocketed, keeping this circus going until at least 2031.Dale Vince is a green energy industrialist and campaigner Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Behind the scenes at the Brompton factory in west London as Britain's biggest bike firm turns 50

A million of the iconic folding cycles - dubbed the bike equivalent of a Bentley - have been sold worldwide

Culture

6 d. ago The rich are getting poorer: UK household wealth sees second biggest fall of all major economies

The drop in household wealth was skewed by the rich falling behind and reducing the average, while households further down the scale became better off.

Economics

7 d. ago Fury over bid to expand Britain's biggest asylum seeker camp: 'Threatened' villagers living next to ex

Wethersfield air base in Essex currently houses around 500 migrants but this is set to increase as part of Labour's pledge to end the use of hotels.

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9 d. ago Britain's biggest dinosaur event to roar into Lanarkshire park to start summer holiday season

Cunigar Loop will play host to a prehistoric playground, featuring more than 50 animatronic beasts from the Jurassic, Triassic, and Cretaceous periods.

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9 d. ago British Army troops could be deployed to bolster RAF base near Israel as Middle East conflict explodes and Iran threatens UK

The potential move appears increasing likely tonight as Israel (pictured) steps up its bombardment of Iran and assassinates two of the country's intelligence chiefs.

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1 week ago Thames Water investors beg Keir Starmer to step in and save debt

Investors of Thames Water are begging Keir Starmer for a bail out as Britain's biggest supplier crumbles under crippling fines and could be facing collapse.

Economics

1 week ago Sausage dogs crowned the nation's top pet as demand for British Bulldogs nosedives

Britain's biggest selling breed is in and it's the miniature Dachshund, just holding off the Cocker Spaniel but interest in English Bulldogs was way down

Politics

2 w. ago Man with the world's largest penis reveals agonising details of the night he lost his virginity...'it did not end well'

The man with the biggest penis in Britain has revealed the disastrous details of the night he lost his virginity in an interview with Californian medic Dr Rena Malik.

Politics

2 w. ago These disabled children died alone in their beds in the same care home. Now police are investigating

Connor, Mia and Raihana, all died in bed at one of Britain’s biggest care homes for disabled children - now police have launched a fresh probe. Health correspondent Rebecca Thomas writes

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2 w. ago These disabled children died after they were left alone in their beds in the same care home. Now police are investigating

Connor, Mia and Raihana died in the care of one of Britain’s biggest care homes for disabled children. A fresh probe has now been launched, writes health correspondent Rebecca Thomas

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2 w. ago These disabled children died after they were left alone in their beds in the same care home. Now their families want answers

Connor, Mia and Raihana died in the care of one of Britain’s biggest care homes for disabled children. A fresh probe has now been launched, writes health correspondent Rebecca Thomas

Society

2 w. ago Locals fear Britain's biggest solar farm will 'spoil views of the Malvern Hills' if plans for huge 271

Opponents to the proposals by RWE Renewables UK Solar & Storage Ltd near Powick in Worcestershire claim the solar farm will destroy the Malvern Hills landscape and could pose a fire risk.

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