82 m. ago The welfare system should be a safety net not a lifestyle choice... that's why we'll stop benefits for anxiety: HELEN WHATELY

In Britain today, millions of people who could work are instead trapped on benefits. That's not compassion - it's failure.

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2 h. ago Britain's Got Talent choir shocks fans as huge UK star unveiled as unexpected founder

A huge UK celebrity has secretly founded the Hawkstone Farmers’ Choir who are a group of agricultural workers who impressed Britain’s Got Talent judges with their emotional performance

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3 h. ago Britain's Got Talent's scramble to film auditions after Simon Cowell's illness

Contestants that missed out on the chance to audition for Britain's Got Talent over the past week may soon have their moment on the stage as bosses are planning to film the lost episode

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3 h. ago Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago

Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest city

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5 h. ago Life in Britain's asylum seeker capital: How one of the UK's most liberal cities is feeling the strain of spiralling refugee numbers

It was recently branded the 'asylum capital' of the UK after figures showed it housed the highest proportion of asylum seekers of any local authority - 65 per 10,000 residents, totalling 4,023.

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5 h. ago Britain is 'obviously not a safe country': Thousands of Jewish people come together to mourn two men killed in terror attack

Leading Jewish figures gave defiant speeches in Trafalgar Square on the eve of the anniversary of the October 7 massacre in Israel , where they warned they face their biggest threat in a generation.

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5 h. ago Kate Garraway's very sad reason for joining Celebrity Traitors after five hard years

Good Morning Britain star Kate Garraway has revealed that she joined Celebrity Traitors to focus on healing and moving past years of heartache following the death of her husband Derek Draper

Politics

7 h. ago Kemi Badenoch condemns 'tolerance' of radical Islamism saying 'carnival of hatred' on Britain's streets must end

Opening Tory conference, Kemi Badenoch argued that protests amounting to 'carnivals of hatred' against Israel were being allowed on British streets.

Politics

7 h. ago Snoring set to increase dramatically across the UK for one really depressing reason

As the nation gets chubbier, boffins predict it will lead to an enormous surge in night-time snorers who keep their families awake with their demonic bedtime sounds

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8 h. ago How the Tories, Labour and Lib Dems have turned conference season into the Farage show

Britain’s established mainstream political parties have spent the entire conference season promoting the Reform UK leader with inevitable consequences, writes political editor David Maddox

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9 h. ago Ministers to announce significant changes to UK’s planning system

Exclusive: Differences over changes to environmental and legal provisions to prompt economic growth hint at chaos at heart of governmentRachel Reeves is set to announce a round of planning changes before the budget as a way to kickstart Britain’s sluggish economic growth, but ministers are at odds over how radical to be.The chancellor will announce a number of moves designed to make it easier for developers to build houses and infrastructure projects, in the hope that they will fill about £3bn of her estimated £30bn black hole. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago 'He represents the very worst of Britain':Jewish leaders slam Israeli government over Tommy Robinson invite

Israeli minister Amichai Chikli under fire after saying he was ‘proud to host British patriot’ Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley Lennon

Politics

12 h. ago Blue states should come together to declare an emergency. Here’s how | Thomas Geoghegan

States opposed to Trump can create a compact – a new prototype for American government – even if it’s perceived as political theaterTrump is all about political theatre, or circus, and it often seems that even in resisting him, as decent citizens must do, we become part of the circus too. We are like the extras who splutter while he thrills the base by violating some heretofore inviolate human norm. So the show goes on. But why not put on our own show, our own form of political theatre, that leaves Trump out – or at least has a different focus?We could consider the kind of political theatre that Americans created from 1768 to 1776 to resist Britain’s growing crackdown. Instead of employing their creaky legislative bodies, they opted for new forms of resistance, non-importation committees, even a first continental congress with no apparent legitimacy or precedent.Thomas Geoghegan is a lawyer and author of Which Side Are You On? (1991) and The History of Democracy Has Yet to be Writte...

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12 h. ago The country that inspired Keir Starmer's digital ID card fiasco: Labour's blueprint for Britain is a 'goldmine for hackers and scammers to steal your money'

The digital ID system used by 1.4million people in the Baltic state country is said to be the blueprint for Keir Starmer 's so-called Brit Card.

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16 h. ago NHS surgeon's vile jibe against Chief Rabbi after Manchester synagogue terror attack and a barrister's conspiracy theory that highlight rising tide of anti

NHS doctor Rahmeh Aladwan, already being investigated for anti-Semitic tweets, posted a photo of Britain's Chief Rabbi with the words 'Rabbi Genocide' on his forehead.

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21 h. ago Snoring on the rise among Brits as nation gets fatter, study finds

Bad news for anyone who doesn't want to share a bed with a partner who sounds like an asthmatic walrus - snoring is set to dramatically rise in the UK because we are getting fatter.

Politics

23 h. ago 'He represents the very worst of Britain': Jewish leaders hit out at Israeli government for inviting Tommy Robinson to visit the country

Leaders of Britain's Jewish community have slammed an Israeli minister for inviting 'thug' Tommy Robinson to visit the country.

Politics

23 h. ago Plans to close half of Britain's Post Offices will hit elderly residents in rural areas the hardest

Labour has admitted the elderly in rural areas would be hit hardest in plans to halve the total number of post offices.

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25 h. ago Britain's strictest headteacher accuses Bridget Phillipson of 'having no idea what children need' and being 'unworthy' of Education Secretary role

Katharine Birbalsingh, known as Britain's strictest headteacher, lashed out at Bridget Phillipson for imposing her will on schools without any experience on the ground.

Society

26 h. ago Simon Cowell returns to Britain's Got Talent with a painful injury as he reveals the 'real reason' behind his absence after throwing auditions into chaos

The music mogul, 65, was forced to pull out of auditions for the next series at the last minute on Thursday.

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