2 h. ago Dear Nicola, When I look at what you have done to my homeland, I feel like weeping. Now you're nothing more than a two bit celeb with a book to flog: JAN MOIR

She was the first woman to enter Bute House as First Minister and 'won all eight of the elections I contested as SNP leader'. Now, everybody wants a piece of Nicola, and no wonder.

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2 h. ago ANDREW NEIL: The world is being remade. And as the Alaska talks show all too clearly, Britain and Europe are now condemned to the status of mere observers

The future of a European democracy was being determined in Alaska last night without the presence of either that democracy or its European allies.

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6 h. ago KATIE HIND on Naga Munchetty: 'Naga's being treated like Gregg Wallace, Jermaine Jenas and Wynne Evans all rolled into one... it is punishment for standing up to her boss'

For weeks now, I'm told, those close to Richard Frediani have been throwing mud at the Breakfast host as a form of retaliation for her role in defying him.

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7 h. ago Rose gold heated hair brush that 'cuts styling time in half' now under £27 on Amazon

"My hair is so much less frizzy and feels so soft. Highly recommend."

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8 h. ago Emmerdale's Ross Barton star makes huge change for ahead of first child

Mike Parr is expecting his first child with Isabelle Du Plessis and he admits that settling down has turned his life upside down. He's made important changes to his lifestyle.

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11 h. ago Britain cannot take four more years of Labour. Is there NO way to get rid of Starmer and his utterly useless crew? A howl of despair from DANIEL HANNAN

Britain cannot take four more years. Four more years of firehosing public money in all directions. Four more years of pillaging what's left of the private sector to placate public-sector unions.

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13 h. ago Israeli minister posts video online confronting Palestinian detainee in his prison cell – Middle East crisis live

Far-right national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir posts video showing him confronting Marwan Barghouti, who has spent more than 20 years in Israeli custodyAt least 16 Palestinian people, including five aid seekers, have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since dawn, Al Jazeera is reporting, citing medical sources.Here are some of the latest images being sent to us over the newswires from Gaza: Continue reading...

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14 h. ago ‘I am tough’ – Emma Raducanu on legacy of her US Open win, stalking ordeal and why therapy won’t help her

The 2021 champion returns to Flushing Meadows in the best frame of mind since her extraordinary title winFor four arduous years, so much of Emma Raducanu’s life has played out in public. Every decision relating to her career has been dissected and debated. The most banal details surrounding her personal life have been transfigured into headline news. In order to find herself on and off the tennis court, Raducanu has had to learn how to tune out the noise, which at times can be deafening.Only one month ago at Wimbledon, the discourse surrounding the 22-year-old reached diabolical lows. Even though her on-court performances were strong, it was impossible to escape the speculation surrounding her personal life. In the bowels of center court at the Cincinnati Open, I offer my own blunt perspective: I have never cringed as much as I did while watching people trying to pry into her romantic relationships at the All England Club. “Yeah, and Cam’s questions, too,” Raducanu responds, laughin...

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14 h. ago ‘I am tough’ – Emma Raducanu on legacy of US Open win, stalking ordeal and why therapy won’t help her

The 2021 champion returns to Flushing Meadows in the best frame of mind since her extraordinary title winFor four arduous years, so much of Emma Raducanu’s life has played out in public. Every decision relating to her career has been dissected and debated. The most banal details surrounding her personal life have been transfigured into headline news. In order to find herself on and off the tennis court, Raducanu has had to learn how to tune out the noise, which at times can be deafening.Only one month ago at Wimbledon, the discourse surrounding the 22-year-old reached diabolical lows. Even though her on-court performances were strong, it was impossible to escape the speculation surrounding her personal life. In the bowels of Center Court at the Cincinnati Open, I offer my own blunt perspective: I have never cringed as much as I did while watching people trying to pry into her romantic relationships at the All England Club. “Yeah, and Cam’s questions, too,” Raducanu responds, laughin...

Economics

14 h. ago Brit holidaymaker escapes 'curse' of Pompeii after getting caught stealing historic artefacts

The 51-year-old Scottish man was held by officers on the way out of the buried Roman settlement and was found with six fragments of stolen stone

Events

14 h. ago Ian Wright makes feelings clear on Viktor Gyokeres vs Benjamin Sesko after agent admission

Former Arsenal star Ian Wright has given a clear verdict in the debate over Viktor Gyokeres and Benjamin Sesko after the Gunners opted to sign the former this summer as Manchester United signed Sesko

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14 h. ago Pictet bankers’ move to Italy sparks fierce Swiss tax debate

Relocation prompts critics to argue that Geneva’s tough regime deters super-wealthy

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14 h. ago Trump says no business deals with Russia until ‘war settled’

US president en route to Alaska for summit on Ukraine with Vladimir Putin

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14 h. ago Trump ‘not going to be happy’ unless Putin agrees to ceasefire ‘today’

US president says no business deals with Moscow until Ukraine war ‘settled’ as the two leaders travel to Alaska for high-stakes summit

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15 h. ago Naga Munchetty looks chic leaving BBC Breakfast studios in figure

The 'outrageous' interview set tongues wagging for all the wrong reasons - as fans accused the acting great of being 'creepy' and making a 'sickening' remark to Naga.

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15 h. ago Brit holidaymaker escapes 'curse' of Pompei after getting caught stealing historic artefacts

The 51-year-old Scottish man was held by officers on the way out of the buried Roman settlement and was found with six fragments of stolen stone

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15 h. ago Naga Munchetty hit with 'creepy' comments from Sir David Jason in 'uncomfortable' BBC Breakfast chat

The Only Fools and Horses legend, 85, was accused of acting ‘inappropriately’ during their chat

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15 h. ago MPs to debate doubling skilled worker visa residency requirement after backlash at new immigration rules

More than 250,000 people signed two official petitions against Home Office plans to make more difficult for immigrants to Britain to qualify for permanent residence

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17 h. ago Think you don’t like asters in the garden? It might be time to change your mind

The easy-going, unfussy aster can still flower long into autumn, puffing up the garden with cloud-like blooms of lilac, white or wizard purpleOne of the things that makes gardening so perpetually, addictively interesting to me is how it challenges beliefs I’d previously held about myself – often on an annual basis. Some beliefs are big, others are smaller, such as my dislike of asters.Ask me in the middle of spring, when everything is new and fresh, and the tulip petals look as if they’ve been streaked with a fan-shaped brush, and I will confidently say I’m not an aster fan. Too fussy, too much lilac, too bushy. But scoot forward six months, and I regret I hadn’t planted a few in the gaps that appear at this time of year. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Lords does not need ‘Putin apologists like Farage’, minister says

Defence Secretary John Healey said the voice of Reform UK is ‘conspicuously absent’ in Commons debates on Russia and Ukraine.

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