17 h. ago Major changes to assisted dying plan as tense debate sees MP slam 'murder' claim

Under the changes to the legislation, health professionals would not be allowed to raise assisted dying with child patients and advertising for such a service would be banned

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21 h. ago ‘London is in decline’: How the guerrilla Tube graffiti cleaners think they can save the city

Looking for Growth are the people you’ve seen cleaning your Tube carriages. We spoke to the budding changemakers about their big plans for London

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50 h. ago Cal review – grieving Helen Mirren superb in compassionate Troubles romance

Mirren won best actress at Cannes in 1984 for her role as Marcella, who forms a relationship with John Lynch’s Cal – a man complicit in her husband’s murderPat O’Connor’s Northern Irish movie from 1984, adapted by author Bernard MacLaverty from his own novel, holds up very well for its rerelease; better in fact than most of the movies and TV drama made about and during the Troubles. It has an unhurried, thoughtful and very human quality; Helen Mirren won the best actress award at Cannes for her performance here and in fact it is very well acted across the board by a blue-chip cast.Mirren plays Marcella, a woman from a Catholic background, married across the sectarian divide to a reserve police officer murdered at his parents’ farmhouse by an IRA man who had bullied a bewildered local guy into being his getaway driver; this is Cal, played by the gauntly intense John Lynch. Cal lives with his widowed father; a gentle performance by Donal McCann, who was Gabriel Conroy in John Huston’s...

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54 h. ago Geert Wilders collapsed the Dutch government. He wanted power, but had no idea how to govern | Koen Vossen

The anti-Islam ideologue has exposed the limits of his insular, badly organised operation. For a ‘radical’, opposition is a much easier placeKoen Vossen is the author of The Power of Populism: Geert Wilders and the Party for Freedom in the NetherlandsEarlier this month, Geert Wilders decided he had had enough. “No signature for our asylum plans. No changes to the coalition agreement. The PVV is leaving the coalition,” he posted on X. After 11 months, he was withdrawing support for the Dutch prime minister Dick Schoof’s rightwing cabinet, forcing the Netherlands back to the polls.The decision put an end to Wilders’ far-right Freedom party’s (PVV) first spell in power. Following an unexpected victory in the 2023 elections, the PVV joined a government for the first time in its 18-year history – alongside the conservative-liberal People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), the centrist New Social Contract (NSC), and the agrarian-populist Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB) – although Wild...

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55 h. ago Les Misérables audience BOO Donald Trump after President angers Kennedy Center regulars

Donald Trump attended the Kennedy Center in Washington DC for the first time since he announced huge plans to change the venue's programming - including a ban on drag acts

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59 h. ago Free school meal plan requires key change to stop children ‘missing out’, Labour told

Experts say children may not receive the meals they are eligible for

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64 h. ago Operation Mincemeat: Fake documents planted on dead body tricked Hitler and won WW2

The daring plot, in which a homeless man's corpse was planted in the sea to fool Hitler into changing tactics, has gone down in history. But until now no-one knew how important was the role of MI5 secretary Hester Leggatt

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4 d. ago New changes to land rules prompt call for farmers to plan ahead

Changes to Greening Rules put farming businesses at risk of losing vital funds, warns Scots firm

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4 d. ago Oh So Wholesome's Veg'chop review: A true revolution in an overcrowded vegan market

(CONTAINS AFFILIATE LINK) Veg'chop is described as a “brand-new, and game-changing plant-based ingredient”, it is veg-first, foodie-friendly and free from ultra-processing

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4 d. ago Slimmers told 'don't dig your own grave with your own fork' in 1968 diet plan

Times have changed since the early Weight Watchers plan which saw strict limits in place with bans on 43 foods including potatoes and pork

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5 d. ago How to protect your PIP payments from DWP reforms due to start next year

Planned changes to PIP eligibility and reviews are due to start from November 2026.

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5 d. ago Man United star has a month to change Ruben Amorim's £60m transfer plan

Manchester United have a key area of their squad that needs improving this summer unless one or more of these players makes the step up

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6 d. ago New Ryanair, easyJet and Wizz Air bag rules coming for Spain and Greece

The EU rule, which will apply to UK holidaymakers, will change the law on what you take onto a plane - and how much you pay

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6 d. ago EU plans baggage rule change for anyone flying to Spain, France, or Greece

The new EU rule would cover anyone from the UK flying to and from countries like Italy and Portugal

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6 d. ago MPs could vote to force government to build 150,000 social homes a year

A proposed change to the Planning and Infrastructure bill would demand a 150,000 target for building social homes this Parliament

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7 d. ago Major traffic changes planned for London borough to make streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists

Richmond Council is pressing ahead with schemes to improve pedestrian and cyclist routes across the borough

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7 d. ago National Lottery players warned shops will be unable to sell tickets for ‘one weekend’

More details are set to come about planned changes which will affect many retailers

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7 d. ago Thousands worship inside huge sports complex as Manchester's Muslim community celebrate Eid al Adha 2025

Organisers changed plans due to rain

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8 d. ago Labour support for assisted dying law falls as more MPs switch position to oppose change over coercion fears and effect on vulnerable people

The Commons will next week debate changes to the plan to allow terminally ill people with less than six months to live to end their own lives, ahead of a crunch vote later this month.

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9 d. ago Judge dismisses murder charges against Atlanta officer in 2019 shooting of unarmed man in closet

A federal judge has thrown out murder charges against a former Atlanta police officer who shot and killed an unarmed man hiding in a closet

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