2 h. ago DAN HODGES: The Tories and Reform MUST unite. I know what will happen if they don't

My colleague from the Daily Mail, Nadine Dorries - as is her wont - has been whipping up a political storm.

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4 h. ago Curry house where diners fell ill announces temporary closure after emergency response

Dosa Kingss in Sale, Greater Manchester, was at the centre of a huge emergency services response after diners fell ill - the restaurant has now announced a temporary closure

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5 h. ago Sheridan Smith reveals emotional way she has marked 'connection' with Ann Ming

Sheridan Smith has said that she and Ann Ming are 'connected for life' after she played her in the I Fought The Law and revealed the way she has marked their bond

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5 h. ago Alexander hails ‘defence dividend’ for Scotland from new UK Government strategy

The UK Government’s Defence Industrial Strategy will provide a ‘real boost’ for Scotland’s economy, Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander said.

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5 h. ago Curry house at centre of major alert when diners fell ill announces temporary closure

The emergency services responded after people fell ill at Dosa Kingss in Sale

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8 h. ago While responding to public concern over migration, the government must not forget its duty to refugees

Editorial: Labour are saying that migrants could be moved to military sites, but they should not try to ‘out-Farage’ Nigel Farage

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9 h. ago Jofra Archer stars as England power to record ODI win against South Africa

3rd ODI: England, 414-5, bt South Africa, 72, by 342 runsJacob Bethell and Joe Root score centuries to set up rout What even was this? What does any of it mean? In an extraordinary, bewildering, borderline nonsensical game, England romped to their fifth-highest total of all time before they skittled South Africa for their second-lowest to win by the largest margin in the history of the format – the teams divided in the end by 342 runs.For the home side this was every bit as ecstatic as the grizzly defeat in the series opener had been miserable, as centuries from Jacob Bethell – the very first of his career – and Joe Root – not his – helped England to post 414 for five, and were followed by a magnificent display with the ball from Jofra Archer as South Africa lost all nine wickets – their captain, Temba Bavuma, unable to bat because of a calf strain – for just 72. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Ella Baron on the fall of Angela Rayner and the rise of Reform UK – cartoon

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10 h. ago Elderly man's decade long 'loyalty' routine with cat leaves people in 'tears'

Sarah Annett, 34, has shared the sweet bond her 93-year-old grandfather, Walter, has with his elderly cat Angus.

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11 h. ago Daniel Craig looks completely unrecognisable after ditching James Bond appearance

Daniel Craig was last seen on-screen as James Bond, and now, the famous actor looks completely unrecognisable in a new look while promoting his next film

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12 h. ago Angela Rayner’s exit proves it. Unless Starmer is able to meet this moment, Reform is on the path to power | John Harris

The prime minister increasingly looks like a man next to a burning house, offering to buy a new bookcase and rugSign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and moreOne hundred and twenty miles from Westminster, it felt like I had arrived at the perfect place to understand the meaning of Angela Rayner’s exit from the government: Reform UK’s brief conference, a giddy and surreal gathering of about 10,000 people in a hangar-like box on the edgelands of Birmingham.News of her resignation broke a couple of hours into the event’s first day, and the symbolism was glaring. Among midday pints, onstage pyrotechnics and a huge stand advertising the wonders of investing in gold, a party led by those bumptious public schoolboys Nigel Farage and Richard Tice was suddenly rejoicing in the departure of British politics’ most prominent working-class woman. The news, moreover, only boost...

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13 h. ago Andrea Jenkyns leads Reform UK in singing national anthem as party conference wraps up

Reform UK closed off their annual conference with a performance of God Save The King, with Dame Andrea Jenkyns leading the rendition.

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15 h. ago Sobbing Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba to resign amid fallout from disastrous election

NHK said Shigeru Ishiba made the decision to avoid a divide within the party, while the Asahi Shimbun newspaper said he was unable to withstand the mounting calls for his resignation.

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15 h. ago Ronan Keating publicly defends Rylan Clark by dedicating song to him live onstage after backlash to TV star's controversial immigration comments

Rylan, 36, was embroiled in controversy last week, after his comments about migrants on This Morning, during a discussion about Reform leader Nigel Farage 's plans for mass deportations.

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15 h. ago Nigel Farage says MORE former Tory ministers will join Reform UK following Nadine Dorries' defection

The Reform leader admitted his party's 'biggest weakness' is that it lacks 'experience at government level'.

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15 h. ago 'I ordered egg burger at local chippy and can't believe what I was handed'

A man from Northern Ireland was left baffled after his chippy order didn't turn out the way he had planned, and it's left people divided over who was in the wrong

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15 h. ago Dining across the divide: ‘The one thing we bonded over was despising Reform’

A medical charity worker and an oncologist delved into the NHS, obesity and assisted dying. But could they agree on hiring doctors from abroad?Thakshayini, 40, BirminghamOccupation Oncologist Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Brian Cox slams ‘bully’ Nigel Farage in scathing rant on ‘misinformed’ Reform UK leader

Brian Cox has slammed Nigel Farage as a “bully” who is "misinformed” in a scathing assessment of the Reform UK leader.

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16 h. ago Boris Johnson would never be welcome in party, Reform UK’s Zia Yusuf says

Zia Yusuf branded the former Conservative leader ‘one of the worst prime ministers in British history’.

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17 h. ago How to get high income from the rocketing cost of government debt

Turmoil in the bond markets led to the yield on 30-year gilts - long-term UK debt - hitting 5.75 per cent.

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