71 m. ago Keir Starmer's former Cabinet minister blasts PM's 'alarming' response to Reform UK's poll surge as she demands he rip up Labour's tax rules

Louise Haigh, who was transport secretary until she resigned in November amid a fraud row, blasted Sir Keir's 'alarming' response to last week's local election results.

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81 m. ago Louise Haigh delivers blow to Keir Starmer with 'economic reset' demand to fight Farage

Former Transport Secretary Louise Haigh said she was 'alarmed' at Keir Starmer's response to last week's election results and called for an 'economic reset'

Economics

4 h. ago A child on thin ice: EA Hanks on life with her abusive mother – and world

One half of the author’s early life was spent with a mother who struggled with addiction, her mental health and caring responsibilities. The other was with her father Tom on film sets and in a house full of love and structure. She discusses her road trip back into her complicated pastWhen EA Hanks was 14, her mother announced she had bought a Winnebago and they were going to drive across the US in it. It was 1996, and Hanks (her initials stand for Elizabeth Ann), had recently left her mother, Susan, to go to live with her father, the actor Tom Hanks, in Los Angeles. “Things between my mother and I were at an absolute low point,” she says. The drive, she remembers, from California – long hours on the road, her mother chain-smoking and listening to Christian rock music, stopping only to eat and sleep – was “three awkward, silent, painful months that would end up with us in Florida”. It is not clear what the point of the road trip was – though Hanks met members of her mother’s family f...

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7 h. ago Even charities can't stand the stink of Starmer: ANDREW PIERCE

The voters in last week's local elections delivered a bloody nose to Sir Keir Starmer, and he's now been humiliated in his own political backyard.

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9 h. ago Nato allies to join military procession in London as VE Day events begin

Sir Winston Churchill’s victory speech, a military procession, a flypast and street parties are part of the build-up to May 8.

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10 h. ago Keir Starmer's poignant letter to veterans as debt to WWII victory 'can never be repaid'

In a powerful open letter to veterans, as we approach the VE Day anniversary, Prime Minister Keir Starmer thanks them for their 'selfless dedication' to protecting Britain

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10 h. ago Starmer praises veterans for ‘selfless dedication’ ahead of VE Day

‘This week, the country will show you just how thankful we all are’, the Prime Minister wrote in an open letter.

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11 h. ago Starmer’s former minister Haigh urges him to rip up tax rules to counter Reform

Labour and the Conservatives are under pressure to reverse their parties’ fortunes after Reform picked up 10 councils and more than 600 seats.

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12 h. ago Royal family hoping ‘nothing will distract’ from VE Day after Harry interview

The 80th anniversary celebrations of Victory in Europe Day are being staged just days after the duke hit the headlines by speaking to the BBC.

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13 h. ago King Charles hopes to move past Prince Harry interview for VE Day commemorations, says report

King Charles is reportedly determined not to let Prince Harry and Prince Andrew overshadow the royal family

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14 h. ago King ‘looking forward’ to VE Day events to thank wartime generation for service

Charles and Camilla will lead the nation at events to mark the anniversary of Victory in Europe Day.

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15 h. ago Labour MPs press Starmer to rethink benefits cuts after local elections

Removal of winter fuel allowance partly blamed for party’s setbacks at polls

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16 h. ago Trump’s tariffs guru claim that UK is ‘compliant servant of communist China’ branded ‘crazy’

Peter Navarro has launched a furious attack on Sir Keir Starmer’s relationship with China but sources close to the Trump administration have told The Independent that he is a ‘dangerous influence on the president’

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16 h. ago Heartbreak for Tom Brady as London City Lionesses pip Birmingham City women to WSL promotion after dramatic final day draw at St Andrew's

Heartbreak for Tom Brady as London City Lionesses pip Birmingham City women to WSL promotion after dramatic final day draw at St Andrew's  Goal.com

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17 h. ago Princess Eugenie shares sweet tribute to her husband and 'hero' Jack Brooksbank for his birthday

The younger daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, 35, married the marketing executive at St George's Chapel in Windsor in October 2018.

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17 h. ago Starmer speaks to Australian counterpart after ‘historic election win’

The Prime Minister and Anthony Albanese discussed defence and security, including shared support for Ukraine and the continuing Aukus alliance.

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18 h. ago Trump orders custom Air Force One but 'the Gulf version' with gold spiral staircase

President Trump has bought a new custom aircraft, previously owned by the Qatari government and once on the market for a cool $400million, to act as a stand-in for his 'aging Air Force One'

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21 h. ago Downing Street fury at Farage plot to tie up Starmer government in legal challenges

Exclusive: Reform’s new Lincolnshire mayor Andrea Jenkyns has revealed that Farage plans to use the party’s control of councils across England to launch a series of legal challenges to block Labour government policy on net zero and housing asylum seekers

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21 h. ago I tasted coffee from Asda, Tesco and six more supermarkets — one was as good as £7 jar of Néscafe

I tried 10 different coffees to see which one was the best and if any could live up to my favourite — there was a stand-out from the supermarkets

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22 h. ago Streeting: Reform UK a ‘real threat’ to Labour and ‘serious opposition force’

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said Nigel Farage’s party has tapped into the frustration of voters.

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