67 m. ago Andor season two review – the excellent Star Wars for grownups is as thrilling as ever (and funnier too)

Comedy spacecraft thefts, passive-aggressive in-laws and a planet being fracked to death – the revolution just got playful, comrades!Comrades! Welcome back to the revolution. Andor is the Star Wars TV show with the sharpest political acumen: yes, like everything in the franchise, it’s about an underdog rebel movement fighting against a totalitarian empire in space, and it has plenty of thrilling battle sequences, but here there are no Jedi mind powers or cute green backwards-talking psychics. Under the hard-nosed stewardship of writer Tony Gilroy, Andor bins the magic and myth and replaces it with the reality of anti-fascist struggle, where the good guys are ready to risk their lives for freedom. It’s the Star Wars spin-off with the strongest claim to being a proper drama – but, in season two’s opening triple bill, it shows it can do sly, wry comedy too.We’re a year on from where we left off, which is four years before the Death Star blows up at the end of the original movie – the p...

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68 m. ago PIP claimants won't see new benefit payment rates this month in DWP delay

DWP benefit payments - including Universal Credit, Attendance Allowance, and Employment Support Allowance (ESA) - were hiked by 1.7% on April 7. However, most claimants will have to wait until May before they receive the full amount of higher payments

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97 m. ago Kim Kardashian hits back at Kanye West's claim about son Saint amid latest social media tirade

Kanye West had stated he hadn't seen Saint "this year" amid his latest social media tirade - yet they were pictured together in January - and the riddle has unravelled further

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98 m. ago Scots police officer recounts tears over late Queen's coffin duties

Lee Cockburn, who also writes gritty crime novels, said she was moved to tears while on duty during the late monarch's memorial.

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98 m. ago People over State Pension age with hearing issues could be due up to £441 each month

Make sure you or an older family member are not missing out on extra support through Attendance Allowance.

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98 m. ago Gary Neville got it badly wrong with bold claim with Manchester United set to do something no

Gary Neville fancied Man United's chances of finishing above Liverpool when the season started.

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1 hour ago RFK Jr again claims autism is ‘worse’ than Covid, which he has emphasized killed ‘old people’

Kennedy drew ire after claiming ‘autism destroys families’ last week

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2 h. ago Man steals booze then offers vodka spritzer to police during wild car chase

Florida police were called after a man allegedly stole several items, including alcohol, from a local store - when they arrived they found a guy driving in circles and offering vodka spritzers

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3 h. ago Arsenal news: Mikel Arteta drops team news hint after Virgil van Dijk's title claim

Mikel Arteta is expected to name a strong team against Crystal Palace tonight despite Arsenal's focus already shifting to next week's showdown against PSG in the Champions League

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3 h. ago Bianca Censori risks major wardrobe malfunction in Spain after husband Kanye West's shock incest claims

Bianca Censori risked another wardrobe malfunction as she hit the streets of Mallorca, Spain on Tuesday wearing one of her signature barely-there ensembles. 

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3 h. ago Girl, 13, dies after falling 25ft through attic in freak accident on Easter weekend

Police cfficers responded to reports of a juvenile who "had fallen through the ceiling of the gym at RMSER during a youth 'kickback' event featuring various activities"

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4 h. ago Tamara Ecclestone unable to claim for £25million of stolen gems due to insurance blunder

F1 heiress Tamara Ecclestone and husband Jay Rutland's mansion in Kensington, west London, was ransacked and the thieves made off with millions worth of priceless gems and watches

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4 h. ago Insurance catch that cost Ecclestones £25m in Britain's biggest burglary: Tamara's husband reveals the astonishing oversight which left them unable to claim for stolen gems

EXCLUSIVE: Incredibly, the insurance policy for their £75million home contained an exemption clause for watches and jewellery that had previously gone unnoticed.

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4 h. ago 'Extremely bad taste!' Netflix leaves STUNNED fans gasping 'Oh my god' with horrendously 'tasteless' Tweet seemingly making light of the Southport dance class child murders

Streaming giant Netflix faced accusations of being 'tasteless' and 'myopic' after promoting a horror film about a hook-wielding killer in a town called Southport - without realising the connotations.

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5 h. ago Police officers who fail background checks will be sacked under new powers

These measures will be introduced in Parliament on Wednesday

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6 h. ago 'Glaring gap in law closed': Met Police hail new rules as officers who fail vetting to be automatically sacked

Police chiefs will be able to sack officers deemed unfit to serve from next month under rules announced by Home Office

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6 h. ago New law to sack police who fail background checks after 'absurd' loophole fury

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said it is 'not acceptable' that officers who fail vetting checks cannot automatically be sacked after legal challenges showed the difficulty in sacking them

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6 h. ago Police officers who fail vetting to be automatically sacked under new rules

Measures will be introduced to Parliament on Wednesday which will make it a legal requirement for serving officers to pass vetting procedures.

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6 h. ago Man rushed to hospital after being shot in 'targeted attack' on Liverpool street

The victim, a man in his 30s, was taken to hospital for treatment on his injuries - police have yet to make any arrests and their investigation continues

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6 h. ago Pete Hegseth did share classified information with wife and brother despite White House’s claims, report says

Defense secretary accuses media of trying ‘to slash and burn people and ruin their reputations’

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