3 h. ago Starmer fails to guarantee chancellor’s future and does not rule out tax rises to fund welfare concessions – UK politics live

Kemi Badenoch tells PM the welfare bill is a ‘pointless waste of time’ after climbdown heads off Labour revoltWelfare bill climbdown will have ‘a cost’ at budget, says ministerOn Wednesday, Angela Rayner sought to reassure people who had been “scared” about the proposed benefits changes, reports the PA news agency.Speaking to ITV’s Lorraine, the deputy prime minister said:Anyone listening to your show today, they know that there will be no changes to their welfare.I want to make sure that people are reassured by that, because a lot of people have been scared about what’s going to happen. Continue reading...

Economics

5 h. ago What would I do if I won the lottery? I’d blast the world’s worst people into space | Arwa Mahdawi

It shouldn’t be hard to lure them into my spaceship. I’d just have to tell them it was hosting a multimillion-dollar wedding partyThoughts and prayers to the thousands of Norwegians who have just had one of the best weekends of their lives, followed by one hell of a comedown. Thanks to a currency conversion snafu by the state lottery operator, numerous people were incorrectly informed on Friday that they had won life-changing amounts of money in the Eurojackpot. On Monday, a text message was sent to players informing them of the mix-up.It seems Norwegians are a prudent bunch; I haven’t found any examples of people spending Jeff Bezos-levels of money as soon as they were told they had won big. Me? I would have gone into evil billionaire mode immediately. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Todd Chrisley’s son, 19, asked to sleep in parents’ room after return from prison

‘I feel like I’m just going to wake up in the morning and they’re not going to be here,’ Todd’s son Grayson said

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3 d. ago Did Marie Antoinette REALLY sleep with her son? Did people have lots of sex during the plague? The truth behind history's hottest gossip: KATIE KENNEDY

Was Henry VIII's fourth wife Anne of Cleves really that ugly? Sophie Hines meets KATIE KENNEDY, the postgrad bringing history's juiciest titbits to the world

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3 d. ago The ongoing fight to replace racist monuments in the US: ‘requires a lot of perseverance’

Since a reckoning brought awareness to problematic statues across the country, the road to replacing them has been slow and arduousAfter nearly half a decade, Vinnie Bagwell, a self-taught sculptor-artist, is still waiting for the million dollars that the New York City department of cultural affairs promised for her to work on monument Victory Beyond Sims, after winning the artist competition to replace the monument of Dr J Marion Sims in 2020.“It just requires a lot of diligence and perseverance,” she said to the Guardian. “A lot of times, people don’t realize how important and impactful art in public places is until they see it.” Continue reading...

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3 d. ago My eight rules for dating after you turn 60: FIONA LAMBERT reveals her ultimate guide to midlife romance

When I became single at 61, lots of people told me how 'brave' I was to take that step, particularly 'at my age'. They seemed surprised that I'd chosen to be single as a midlife woman.

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4 d. ago Did people have lots of sex during the plague? Meet KATIE KENNEDY, the TikTok star spreading history's hottest gossip

Was Henry VIII's fourth wife Anne of Cleves really that ugly? Sophie Hines meets KATIE KENNEDY, the postgrad bringing history's juiciest titbits to the world

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5 d. ago Xciting summer ahead for young people at free camps in West Lothian venues

They aim to help children build confidence and make new friends

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6 d. ago Money problems: have we had enough of TV shows about rich people?

Shows such as Sirens, The Better Sister, And Just Like That and Your Friends and Neighbours have found little to say about the uber-wealthyAs fun as it was, Mountainhead seems to have broken something in quite a lot of people. For some, it was simply too timely. After all, it’s one thing to release a film about tech billionaires fighting over the remnants of a world ravaged by war and AI, but quite another to do it while that exact thing was really happening.For others, Mountainhead marked the point where ultra-rich antiheroes reached full saturation. Writing in the AV Club last week, Saloni Gajjar made the argument that – between Mountainhead, Your Friends & Neighbors, The White Lotus and Nine Perfect Strangers – we have now arrived at a moment where television seems unable to tell stories that are about anything but the badly behaved rich. Continue reading...

Culture

1 week ago ‘If men couldn’t have sex with me, they didn’t know what to do with me’: Alanis Morissette on addiction, midlife liberation and the predatory 90s

She made her name with rage-fuelled anthems – and sold 75m records in the process. Now, with a highly anticipated Glastonbury slot, the California-dwelling earth mother is ready to let rip again Alanis Morissette asks which version of her I wish to hear from: “The hormonal bitch who has a lot to say? The people-pleasing, kind, amenable part? They’re all here.” It’s 9am in sunny Los Angeles and the ­Canadian-born singer-songwriter is ­wearing a slouchy top, her wavy hair loose. She’s long been aware of these different “parts”, that her life is full of contradiction. “I have 14 different opinions about one thing.” It’s why, aged 19, she wrote Hand In My Pocket (lyrics include: I’m high, but I’m grounded / I’m sane, but I’m ­overwhelmed), one of several anthems on Jagged ­Little Pill, the album released 30 years ago this month. Back then, in the unenlightened 90s, people found this sort of talk unnerving. “They were like, ‘Whoa, that’s scary. What are you talking about?’”“They cal...

Politics

1 week ago 'People say I'm rich for winning Postcode Lottery until they learn what I got'

A mum opened up about receiving a box from the People’s Postcode Lottery – and it had four very unexpected items inside. She's not as "minted" as people may assume

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1 week ago 'People say I'm rich for winning Postcode Lottery but prize leaves them floored'

A mum-of-two was shocked after learning her husband entered their family in the People's Postcode lottery without her knowing – and she got a prize she never expected

Politics

1 week ago I lost weight and now people treat me better. How do I reconcile this? | Leading questions

It’s easy to resent being treated better because of how you look, advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith writes. Try to notice who has treated you the same all alongRead more Leading questionsI am a woman who has been fat since I was about eight; I am now in my early 50s. I have been on Ozempic for almost two years. I have lost almost 50 kilos and can now do a whole lot of things that I wasn’t physically able to do before, which is great. But people treat me differently now. I had my work review and I am doing less but got feedback about how much more I am doing. I have been asked if I am looking to date, and even if I am thinking of having a child, both questions I never was asked when I was bigger. I didn’t think people treated me badly before, and still don’t, but now I am seeing that there is a difference. It is not comfortable for me. I am not at risk of putting the weight back on but how do I navigate the difference in how people are treating me?Eleanor says: A lot of people no...

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1 week ago ‘You go to bed... and wake up with £200m’: Lottery adviser on how life will change for Euromillions winner

Less than 20 people in the UK have won lottery prizes of more than £100 million - here’s what they spend their winnings on

Economics

2 w. ago What to do with £200m? Lottery adviser reveals how the suddenly

Less than 20 people in the UK have won lottery prizes of more than £100 million pounds - here’s what they spend their winnings on

Economics

2 w. ago In stressful times, are we making our pets anxious? Causes and cures for pet anxiety

A lot of people are feeling stressed out these days

Politics

2 w. ago Cruise firm bans popular travel item from parts of ship as captain explains change

There are lots of items people are prohibited from bringing onto a cruise ship, but one company has added a popular travel accessory to the list leaving travellers confused

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2 w. ago UK’s first dedicated Marie Antoinette exhibition to open at London museum

Marie Antoinette Style will open at the museum in September.

Politics

2 w. ago UK’s first ever dedicated Marie Antoinette exhibition to open at London museum

Marie Antoinette Style will open at the museum in September.

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2 w. ago UK beach that's 'nicer than Spain' is one of the most complained about in the world

The beach is one of the UK's most popular spots but according to a new study, it's also a place that people have a lot of negative things to say about

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