53 h. ago More blows for Rachel Reeves as government borrowing hit highest outside Covid in April despite huge NICs raid... with signs the economy is still stalling

Embattled Rachel Reeves saw the public sector rack up £20.2billion of borrowing last month, far more than the £17.6billion analysts had expected.

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56 h. ago Another hammer blow for Rachel Reeves as government borrowing soared to highest outside Covid in April despite huge NICs raid on firms

Embattled Rachel Reeves saw the public sector rack up £20.2billion of borrowing last month, far more than the £17.6billion analysts had expected.

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3 d. ago Still going strong! Hugh Jackman and girlfriend Sutton Foster look smitten as they walk hand

They went public with their relationship back in January after months of speculation.

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3 d. ago Colombia lost huge area to deforestation in 6 months, public watchdog report warns

Colombia's Procurator’s Office says the country has lost nearly 88,900 hectares of forest — an area larger than New York City — in six months due to illegal road construction, expanding coca cultivation, and unregulated mining

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8 d. ago Social worker jailed after 'profoundly wrong' sexual encounter but he said it was 'wonderful'

Martin Rosenfield has been jailed for six months after he admitted his behaviour amounted to misconduct in a public office.

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3 w. ago Consultant says security report into arson at Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro's home won't be made public

A consultant paid to review security at the official residence of the Pennsylvania governor after it was firebombed by a late-night intruder last month says his team’s findings won't be made public

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3 w. ago MSP begs John Swinney to invest in safe spaces for kids after girls battered for Snapchat

Labour's Paul O'Kane made the plea after Hope Lyden and Sofia Todd, both 13, were "senselessly" battered in public in his constituency last month.

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3 w. ago Move fast and destroy things: 100 chaotic days of Elon Musk in the White House

From mass firings to unprecedented influence, Musk has left little of the federal government untouched in Doge roleOne hundred days after Elon Musk entered the White House as Donald Trump’s senior adviser and the de facto leader of the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge), the Tesla CEO has left little of the federal government unscathed. Over the course of just a few months, he has gutted agencies and public services that took decades to build while accumulating immense political power.Musk’s role in the Trump administration is without modern precedent. Never before has the world’s richest person been deputized by the US president to cull the very agencies that oversee his businesses. Musk’s attempts to radically dismantle government bureaus have won him sprawling influence. His team has embedded its members in key roles across federal agencies, gained access to personal data on millions of Americans and fired tens of thousands of workers. SpaceX, where he is CEO,...

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3 w. ago MSP demands crackdown on youth violence after brutal attacks on girls filmed for Snapchat

Hope Lyden and Sofia Todd, both 13, were "senselessly" battered in public earlier this month.

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3 w. ago Groomed: A National Scandal is harrowing and fraught with political complexity

This documentary on grooming and child exploitation comes a matter of months after Elon Musk reignited public interest in one of the most incendiary issues of our times

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3 w. ago Telling signs Billy Ray Cyrus and Elizabeth Hurley are connecting on a deeper level

The new unlikely couple, who pals have claimed are set to marry, went public with their relationship this month.

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4 w. ago Liverpool will improve next season in search for perfection, warns Arne Slot

Team need point against Tottenham to clinch league title‘In some moments we have to do much better,’ says coachArne Slot has warned Liverpool’s Premier League rivals that he expects the champions-elect to improve next season as they strive to fulfil his vision of the perfect team.Liverpool require one point at home to Tottenham on Sunday to secure a record-equalling 20th league title and for Slot to become the first Dutch coach to win the Premier League. The head coach admits his team have “a big responsibility” to deliver at Anfield given the club’s last Premier League triumph, in 2020, came behind closed doors during the Covid pandemic. Slot’s family will be in attendance, although he says their visit was planned months ago to coincide with a public holiday in the Netherlands. Continue reading...

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last month Frank Bruno makes 'dramatic' recovery after being taken ill on long

Legendary British boxer Frank Bruno was taken ill on a flight to Thailand last month and is now gearing up for his first public appearance after spending weeks in hospital

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