20 h. ago Kemi Badenoch says she has done her homework but has come up with few answers

Editorial: While the Tory leader’s aim to protect Britain’s borders is a sound one, leaving the European Convention on Human Rights to do so would be a highly destructive move

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30 h. ago Frauds review – Suranne Jones gives her best ever performance in this absolute triumph of a heist drama

Jones and Jodie Whittaker are astonishing as conwomen bent on pulling off one last job. It’s a wild, thrilling ride whose portrait of a toxic friendship is fantastically stylishWhat would you do if your most reckless friend from your teenage years got back in touch? What if you were dying of cancer and had nothing to lose? What if you felt guilty for landing your friend in the clink 10 years ago? If you were the one she landed in the clink and you were only being released to die of cancer in her care? If you used to be a nearly unbeatable pair of scam artists who still had a stash of disguises left over from your glory days and a longing to feel some excitement again?All this and more are the questions that Frauds, a new drama starring Suranne Jones and Jodie Whittaker, flings at us on a wild, thrilling six-part ride that follows two conwomen bent on pulling off one last job. As with 2023’s Maryland, Jones co-created this with Anne-Marie O’Connor – who wrote every episode – and it h...

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3 d. ago Harry Potter star calls out access to creative industry as Hogwarts hosts fair

More than 300 pupils from secondary schools across the UK were given the chance to meet stars including Warwick Davis and discover the secrets behind some of cinema's most creative jobs

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4 d. ago Israel lays blame for Manchester terror attack at the feet of Keir Starmer as his government is accused of failing to protect British Jews

Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa'ar said the Prime Minister had failed to tackle the 'rampant anti-Semitic incitement in Britain' and demanded an immediate 'change of course'.

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4 d. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Is Britain doing enough to protect its Jewish population?

Yom Kippur is seen as the holiest day in the Jewish calendar - similar to Christmas Day for Christians - and is a time when synagogues are usually particularly busy.

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4 d. ago Manchester, Leeds and Oxford named among UK's top 25 business powerhouses

Manchester, Leeds and Oxford have emerged as the UK’s top hotspots for business growth, with a new report highlighting a rapid rise in innovation, job creation and economic strength outside of London.

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5 d. ago Kicking out SNP would let Labour create thousands of jobs in Scotland, says Ed Miliband

Energy Secretary attacks Scottish Government for failing to embrace nuclear power

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6 d. ago Ryanair confirms new route from UK airport to beautiful holiday destination

Ryanair has launched a brand new flight route to a popular Italian tourist hot spot which will make it easy for Brits to travel to - and it will create over 800 new jobs

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6 d. ago Mega new town is coming to UK with 25,000 homes being built under new plans

A HUGE new town, with up to 25,000 homes is set to be built in in the UK, as part of a government scheme. The ambitious plans are set to ease Britain's housing crisis, and the project is expected to create 30,000 jobs. The Brabazon development, in South Gloucestershire is set to become a "thriving new...

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7 d. ago Major new west London housing development to be first to prioritise military families, minister announces

MoD Feltham in Hounslow will see hundreds of houses built and jobs created under the ‘Forces First’ programme

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7 d. ago Heckler interrupts Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Labour conference speech

The Chancellor was setting out measures Labour had taken to protect key British industries as the member of the audience in Liverpool began shouting

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7 d. ago ‘Fantastic news' for west London borough as major housing development for military families is announced

MoD Feltham in Hounslow will see hundreds of houses built and jobs created under the ‘Forces First’ programme

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8 d. ago Britain will create 'drone wall' to protect Nato and Ukraine from Russia amid rising tensions over suspected Kremlin incursions

The British made drones have been developed in collaboration with Ukraine as the countries scramble to protect the alliance's eastern flank amid threats from Vladimir Putin's jets and drones.

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1 week ago The Entertainer reveals massive change to opening hours as it creates 200 new jobs

THE Entertainer has revealed a massive change to opening hours in a move which will create 200 new jobs. For the first time in the toy shop's history it will open on Sunday. All of the brand's 150 stores will face the shake-up to its trading hours. The change will first run as a trial...

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1 week ago ‘History will remember who showed up’: Keir Starmer faces call to attend Cop30 summit

Response from leaders and key climate figures comes after PM’s aides advised non-attendance over concerns Reform may attack himLeading climate figures and Labour MPs have urged Keir Starmer to attend the crucial Cop30 climate summit this November, after aides advised him not to attend for fear of attracting the ire of the Reform party.Simon Stiell, the UN’s climate chief, said: “Cop30 is where leaders are expected to come and roll up their sleeves, make deals to help their nation’s economy transition faster, creating more jobs, and guide the world on what next steps we take together.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago How getting a job in the Artificial Intelligence sector can safeguard your future

PANIC over AI putting people out of work is nothing new, but less well known is that it is also creating employment. The World Economic Forum’s 2025 Future of Jobs Report estimates 92million jobs will be lost to AI globally by 2030, but 170million will be generated, a net gain of 78million. Working in the...

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1 week ago The next big financial crisis may be brewing. Warning signs are already there | Larry Elliott

The longer the period between crises, the greater the complacency. That complacency is pushing share prices ever-higherUS job creation has stalled and, despite the curbs on migration, unemployment is rising. Tariffs are pushing up the cost of imports. And Donald Trump is at war with the governor of his own central bank and wants him out.But traders on Wall Street are not bothered by the fact that inflation is above the target or that growth is slowing. Share prices are testing new record levels on an almost daily basis. Jerome Powell, the man Trump wants to be rid of, says stocks are “fairly highly valued”, which is an understatement if ever there was one. By historical standards, stocks are extremely highly valued. There is trouble – perhaps big trouble – ahead.Larry Elliott is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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1 week ago Doctor urges Brits to make 3 changes as new 'Stratus' Covid variant sweeps UK

A doctor has urged Brits to make three changes now to help protect against the new Covid strain

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1 week ago Vast Aberdeenshire wind farm opens up £1 billion supply chain opportunities

“Talk of the shift to renewables must be converted into action, delivering projects, creating jobs for local communities, and realising our national net zero ambitions” – Ian Taylor, project director

Economics

1 week ago How Trump’s assault on US wind industry threatens jobs and power for nearly 5m homes

US president’s offshore wind crackdown targets nine projects, threatening jobs, homes and the clean energy transitionDonald Trump has jettisoned Republicans’ long-standing “all of the above” approach to energy by using the US government to aggressively stamp out clean energy projects – particularly offshore wind turbines.The scale of the intervention is remarkable – a total of nine already permitted offshore wind projects that were set to provide electricity to nearly 5m households and create around 9,000 jobs in the US are under investigation or have already been paused by the Trump administration. Continue reading...

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