44 m. ago Millions of workers, savers and pensioners face brutal assault in Budget with Reeves poised for 'stealth' raids after ditching 'up

Chancellor Rachel Reeves looks set to keep the long-running freeze on thresholds in place for another two years, despite humiliatingly dropping plans to increase income tax.

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1 hour ago Britain’s Alfie Hewett loses out in Wheelchair Masters final to world No 1 Tokito Oda

Hewett and partner Gordon Reid also finished runners-up in the men’s doubles final

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1 hour ago To her church friends, Ruth was the kind Irish woman who ran a safe house for human trafficking victims in South Africa...in reality she was a feared double murderer on the run

Irish woman Ruth Lawrence was living a double life in South Africa when she was arrested in October 2022 for the murders of best friends Eoin O'Connor, 32, and Anthony Keegan, 33.

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2 h. ago Chile votes for next president in contest dominated by crime and migration fears

Voters face seemingly extreme choice between communist and rightwing frontrunners, who both promise to fight foreign gangsChileans began voting for a new president and parliament on Sunday, in a contest expected to favour the hard right as candidates play on popular fears over organised crime and immigration.It is the first of an expected two rounds of presidential elections, as polls show none of the candidates clearing the 50% threshold needed to avoid a runoff scheduled for 14 December. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Strictly fans say they’re 'sick of it' as they spot couple's 'real' reaction

The BBC One dance contest continued on Saturday, with the 2025 run of the competition reaching week eight

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2 h. ago My cough just won't stop... how long should I wait before seeing my GP? DR ELLIE has the answer

A reader writes: I've had a horrible cold for ten days. I'm really struggling with a painful cough that makes it difficult to breath and my nose won't stop running. What should I do?

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3 h. ago ‘I’m enjoying it now’ – Sir Alex Ferguson gives verdict on Amorim’s new

SIR ALEX FERGUSON has praised the impact of three of Manchester United’s summer signings. United are on a five-game unbeaten run and won successive Premier League matches for the first time in 20 months in October. Manager Ruben Amorim won the Manager of the Month award for October while winger Bryan Mbeumo received the Player...

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3 h. ago Man Utd icon's daughter is netball stunner who runs a gym with 'role model' dad

Manchester United icon Paul Scholes' daughter, Alicia Scholes, is a stunning netball star who helps her "role model" dad run a £500k gym in Oldham

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5 h. ago Sir Alex Ferguson hails 'outstanding Man Utd signing' as he gives verdict on Ruben Amorim

Manchester United are in the midst of their best run of the Ruben Amorim era, going unbeaten in their last five, with new goalkeeper Senne Lammens proving a hit with Sir Alex Ferguson

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7 h. ago Man United news as £40m star's exile continues and Bruno Fernandes discusses 'mistake'

Manchester United will be hoping to continue their unbeaten run when their players return and they take on Everton after the international break

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9 h. ago Michelle Obama says US ‘not ready for a woman’ to be president: ‘Don’t even look at me about running’

Younger men threw their support behind Donald Trump in 2024 after favoring Biden in 2020

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11 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Drones hit Russia’s Ryazan oil refinery

Russian attacks kill four on Saturday; Serbian government faces deadline to oust Russian owners from state oil company. What we know on day 1,362 Ukraine’s army said on Saturday it struck a Russian oil refinery in the Ryazan region near Moscow, as “part of efforts to reduce the enemy’s ability to launch missile and bomb strikes”. Explosions and a large fire were observed at the site, said the military. Ryazan is located about 200km (125 miles) south-east of Moscow.Russian officials often do not admit such attacks have succeeded, and the Ryazan governor, Pavel Malkov, adopted the standard line that Ukrainian drones were shot down but debris happened to hit the target. “Falling debris caused a fire on the premises of one enterprise,” Malkov said. A wave of 25 Ukrainian drones attacked the region, Malkov said.Officials in southern Ukraine said four people were killed by Russian attacks on Saturday. Prosecutors in the Kherson region said “three civilians are known to have been killed” i...

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12 h. ago Somali long distance runner seeking asylum in Britain is charged with sex offences

Abdinasir Elmi, 26, whose immigration status is being decided, has been charged with sexual and strangulation crimes. Elmi will stand trial next February.

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12 h. ago Mosque that blocked women over 12 from taking part in charity run forced to lift 'regressive' ban

The 5km event held in East London last month was billed as 'inclusive' and 'family-friendly' but organisers insisted that female teenagers and women were forbidden from joining in

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15 h. ago Former Fed governor's stock trades violated the central bank's ethics rules

A former Federal Reserve governor who retired in August listed several stock trades in her financial disclosure documents for 2024 that violated the central bank’s ethics rules

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16 h. ago Jarrod Evans strikes at the last to give Wales crucial win over Japan

The fly half’s penalty at the death ended a run of 10 successive home Test defeats

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17 h. ago I'm A Celeb stars thrown into nightmare run by Kiosk Kev moments into show returning

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here starts on 16 November, and the famous faces taking to the Jungle have already touched down in Australia, ready to face gruelling tasks

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18 h. ago Steve Borthwick outlines George Ford’s key qualities as he leads England to win

New Zealand were beaten to extend England’s winning run.

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18 h. ago Bill Bryson: ‘Ever since I was a little boy, I have pretended to be able to vaporise people I don’t like’

The American British author on pet peeves, the perils of fantasy dinner parties, and revisiting The Short History of Everything two decades laterGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailYou did a whole book on Australia, and have travelled here a bit since – what’s the number one tip or recommendation you’d give someone coming for the first time?Get out and walk! I mean, maybe not through the outback, but if you’re in any of the cities, walk. I do that wherever I go. And I love to just go off and explore without knowing where I’m going, without a map or any preconceived ideas. I think it’s the best way to discover a place, and it has the great virtue that if you turn a corner – say in Sydney – and there’s suddenly the Harbour Bridge, you feel as if you’ve discovered it. There’s a real feeling of exhilaration, I think, in that. But also, you discover little cafes and hidden corners and odds and ends.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for ...

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19 h. ago Female trophy hunter offering Brits discount price to kill endangered leopards

An advert that was sent out by Unleashed Global Adventures - run by US hunter Larysa Switlyk - offering people the opportunity to kill endangered leopards has been met with outrage by a number of animal rights groups

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