63 m. ago To the cashier who left me absolutely speechless – I salute you

Ours was a highly unusual interaction, and it made me question the way that British people speak to one anotherIt was Sunday morning and I was grumpy enough, filling up my mum’s car. It was one of those petrol stations which is also a supermarket, so you run the risk of joining a queue of people bearing baskets of slightly overpriced groceries. This is a dreadful thing to happen when all you want to do is pay for some fuel. Dreadful.I was fourth in the queue. There was only one person serving, a young woman. There was something unusual about her. When the faffer at the front of the queue had finally paid for his Viakal, his sausage roll and his box of eggs, I could have sworn I heard the cashier wish him a wonderful day. Odd. Perhaps I’d misheard, or maybe she did say it and was being sarcastic. I wondered if she could even be an ally in my fight against faff, sharing my contempt for people who hold up simple fuel-buyers like me. Continue reading...

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63 m. ago Footballer who called himself 'Emporio Armani' made £700k from cocaine and told to pay back £14,000

Armani Brown, who called himself Emporio Armani in drug communications, was discovered in possession of the drugs after a warrant was executed at a house in Newport

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71 m. ago 'I'm not going to add to silly season down south', says Wes Streeting as he appears in Manchester

The Health Secretary was asked about his stated “desire” to be Prime Minister one day amid a Downing Street briefing war

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75 m. ago NHS warning as patients threatened 'you'll be removed from GP surgery'

People across the UK are being urged to act accordingly

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78 m. ago Manchester United lose kit sponsorship deal worth £20m per year

Man Utd are looking for a new sleeve sponsor with their current agreement set to expire at the end of the season.

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88 m. ago Greens surge into the lead among young voters in fresh poll misery for Labour and Keir Starmer

A Savanta survey for ITV's Peston programme found that support for Labour among 18 to 25-year-olds has collapsed in recent months.

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97 m. ago People told 'be prepared' in urgent warning over rain set to have significant impact on Wales

The organisation says the heavy rain on Friday could have significant impacts as they expect flood warnings to be issued

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1 hour ago Scottish golfer hails 'unbelievable' extension of DP World Tour title sponsorship

Dubai-based Ewen Ferguson went through ‘torture’ before securing spot in season finale in UAE

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2 h. ago Rory McIlroy in line for staggering DOUBLE payday with huge £2.2m bonus

Rory McIlroy is set to compete at the DP World Tour Championship, which will also decide the season-long Race to Dubai standings

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2 h. ago Struggling parents told 'there's help' with 9 ways to get free Christmas gifts

Charities and toy banks across the country offer free and low-cost gifts to help cover the price tag on Christmas

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2 h. ago Scam warning as winter fuel payments are rolled out to millions of Britons

DWP urges pensioners to discard any scam messages asking them to apply for payments

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2 h. ago Parts of Greater Manchester set for snow next week as temperatures drop

Greater Manchester could see its first snowflakes of the season next week

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2 h. ago Jeffrey Epstein alleged that Donald Trump knew about his crimes, newly released emails reveal – live updates

In new batch of emails released by House Democrats, Jeffrey Epstein told Ghislaine Maxwell that Trump ‘spent hours’ at his house with one of his victimsIn a new batch of emails released by Democrats on the House oversight committee, Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald Trump knew about the late financier and sex-offender’s crimes. In the three emails released, Epstein apparently told his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell that Trump “spent hours” at his house with one of Epstein’s victims.In two other emails to author Michael Wolff, Epstein wrote that “of course he knew about the girls”, referring to the now-president. According to the exchanges, Epstein also solicited Wolff’s advice about how he should handle Trump discussing their friendship in an interview with CNN. “I think you should let him hang himself,” Wolff writes. “If he says he hasn’t been on the plane or to the house, then that gives you a valuable PR and political currency. You can hang him in a way that potentially generates a...

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2 h. ago Keir Starmer vows to 'always stand up' for the BBC as he defends broadcaster amid Donald Trump row

The Prime Minister told MPs he was 'a strong supporter' of the BBC and said the 'argument for an impartial British news service is stronger than ever'.

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3 h. ago Met Office issues more weather warnings as Britons brace for heavy rain this weekend

Weather warnings have been issued across the UK as unsettled weather is expected to continue

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3 h. ago Arsenal called out over complaints after trying to get long throws BANNED

Long throws have become a big talking point in the Premier League this season but it isn't the first time the competition has seen people pass comment on that particular trend

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3 h. ago Brits Neal Skupski and Joe Salisbury maintain unbeaten start at ATP Finals

The Brits are now two from two at the season-ending tournament in Turin

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3 h. ago What time is The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives season 3 out? Disney Plus release time and full cast

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3 h. ago The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives cast drama with Vanderpump Villa’s Marciano Brunette explained

Season three of ‘SLOMW’ will feature the aftermath of bombshell claims

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3 h. ago Amazon shoppers swap Shark and Dyson for 40% off 'truly exceptional' cordless vacuum

Amazon has knocked more than £70 off a vacuum cleaner that rivals Shark and Dyson in an early Black Friday deal, with buyers saying they 'cannot rate it highly enough'.

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