63 m. ago UK troops could deploy to Ukraine straight away if peace deal reached says minister

Armed forces minister Luke Pollard told The Mirror an 'enormous' amount of planning has gone into a Ukraine peacekeeping operation as he hailed moves to improve recruitment and retention

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87 m. ago Unilever CEO plots senior management overhaul to tackle ‘pockets of mediocrity’

New chief Fernando Fernandez vows to end Unilever’s ‘inconsistent performance culture’

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1 hour ago Terry Bradshaw makes bold Super Bowl LIX prediction as he snubs fans' favourite

The 2026 NFL season is almost upon us, and Terry Bradshaw has made his prediction that the Baltimore Ravens will be crowned champions at Super Bowl LIX, despite the franchise not making the Big Game since 2013

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1 hour ago Now even Labour MPs turn on their 'Red Queen' Angela Rayner as she faces HMRC probe and calls grow for Keir Starmer to sack her for tax 'hypocrisy'

The Deputy Prime Minister is under pressure to resign - if she's not sacked by Sir Keir Starmer - over the mishandling of her purchase of a £800,000 apartment in Hove, East Sussex.

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2 h. ago Budget compromise needed if PM ousted, says French finance minister

Éric Lombard says he hopes François Bayrou will survive vote and dismisses talk of looming debt crisisThe French finance minister, Éric Lombard, has said the government would have to compromise on plans to cut the budget deficit if the prime minister, François Bayrou, is toppled in a confidence vote next week.Lombard told the Financial Times that fresh negotiations would require the government to make concessions to the left to reduce the size of the fiscal package if the government falls. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Scottish Rugby explain new deal for 'curious' Gregor Townsend as door left ajar for Franco Smith

No-one better insists Nucifora as Scottish Rugby sticks with the incumbents

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3 h. ago Trump urged to ‘violently’ kill all drug traffickers as 11 die after U.S. boat strike

Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister has praised a U.S. strike on a boat suspected of carrying drugs in the Caribbean

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3 h. ago Impatience in Madrid as Pedro Sánchez puts Europe’s inaction on Gaza in the spotlight

In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, Spain’s prime minister admitted that the EU’s refusal to hold Israel to account amounts to failure. Plus, Russia’s ‘undeniable interference’Against the scale of civilian slaughter, famine and mounting evidence of war crimes in Gaza, Europe’s political leaders have been passive to the point of complicity, argue many human rights advocates and even former high-ranking EU officials.Now the Spanish prime minister has come close to acknowledging as much. In an interview with the Guardian, Pedro Sánchez characterised Europe’s refusal to act against the Israeli government as a moral and political failure that would damage its global credibility for years to come. Sánchez warned that Europe’s response to “one of the darkest episodes of the 21st century” has been “a failure, absolutely”. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Tottenham: Spurs' state of the art training ground inspires 'transformative' NFL renovation project

Franchise executives were impressed with Premier League side’s facilities

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3 h. ago John Swinney says SNP Government will end 'student politics' ban on funding for munitions firms

The First Minister warned no defence company would win Government funding in future if their products were "involved militarily with Israel".

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3 h. ago Who could replace Angela Rayner if she resigns over stamp duty row?

Serving as both deputy prime minister and housing secretary, Angela Rayner’s resignation would cause a serious headache for the prime minister. But who are the likely candidates to replace her?

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3 h. ago Angela Rayner: Why did she not pay enough stamp duty? Who is her son? What is stamp duty?

Deputy First Minister Angela Rayner has made a detailed statement referring to details about her family, in explaining why she didn’t pay enough stamp duty on a second home.

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3 h. ago Girl, 11, died after being found unresponsive in hotel pool on Fuerteventura, inquest hears

Francesca Mae Blease was found in the swimming pool in the town of Morro Jable in the south of the Canary Island on August 7.

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4 h. ago Keir Starmer needs more peers in Lords to stop Tories 'thwarting will of the people'

In a bid to respond to delays on policies the nation voted for across rail, energy and water, the Prime Minister is now finalising a list of dozens of new peerages

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4 h. ago Tory anger as Kemi Badenoch 'misses open goal' and fails to make under

Mrs Badenoch urged Sir Keir Starmer to show 'backbone' and sack his deputy at the start of Prime Minister's Questions. But she used the rest of her questions on the economy.

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4 h. ago ‘Abolish the billionaires’: Climate Resistance protesters storm MP Darren Jones’ event

A speech by Darren Jones, Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, was interrupted by eco-activists on Tuesday (2 September).

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4 h. ago Scotland's Drugs Minister visits Livingston project as details of annual deaths is revealed

The Scheme Livi was set up by lifelong friends Aidan Martin and Mark Deans

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5 h. ago How can tax 'hypocrite' Angela Rayner possibly keep her job? Calls for her to quit grow as Starmer fails to guarantee her job after she admitted not paying enough stamp duty on £800k flat

The Deputy Prime Minister, dubbed 'Three Pads' Rayner in a row over her trio of homes, said she 'deeply regrets' the error made when purchasing her £800,000 apartment in Hove, East Sussex.

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5 h. ago Afghanistan's former health minister who fled Taliban after standing up for women's rights has UK asylum bid rejected while staying at migrant hotel

Feroz Ferozuddin, who has been recognised internationally for his work as a trauma surgeon, fled his homeland for fear of being tortured by the militant group in 2021.

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5 h. ago Rylan Clark’s comments on immigration receive hundreds of Ofcom complaints

The discussion, which aired on August 27, garnered 576 complaints according to the regulator following a discussion about immigration in the UK.

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