18 h. ago Vernon Kay's simply show of support to Tess Daly after own Strictly Come Dancing admission

The BBC Radio 2 star showed his public support for his wife following her announcement that she is to leave the BBC show

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42 h. ago MPs ‘pushing hard’ to launch inquiry into Prince Andrew’s Royal Lodge residence

Public accounts committee is understood to be gathering support for inquiry into financial arrangementsMPs on a powerful parliamentary select committee are “pushing hard” to launch an inquiry into Prince Andrew’s residence at Royal Lodge, the Guardian understands.Keir Starmer has indicated he is open to MPs questioning Andrew in person about his home in Windsor Great Park, where he has lived for more than 20 years without paying rent. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Ryan Reynolds posts RARE selfie with wife Blake Lively as Justin Baldoni legal war rages on

Ryan Reynolds made a rare public show of support for wife Blake Lively over the weekend amid their raging legal war with her It Ends With Us co-star/director Justin Baldoni.

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5 d. ago National park to back down on row over funding public toilets at Welsh beauty spots

Pembrokeshire Coast National Park is expected to agree to a further two years of financial support for 10 public toilets

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6 d. ago Manchester United: Ruben Amorim breaks silence on new sack verdict as Man City legend 'makes claim'

Speculation surrounding Ruben Amorim’s future refuses to go away despite a public show of support this week

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6 d. ago Man Utd boss Ruben Amorim welcomes public support from Sir Jim Ratcliffe

Ratcliffe indicated Amorim has three years to prove himself during a recent interview.

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1 week ago Guaranteed Māori seats on New Zealand councils to be slashed by more than half

Controversial law change that forced councils to put the fate of Māori wards to a public vote saw 25 vote to disestablish the guaranteed seatsThe number of guaranteed seats for Māori representatives on New Zealand councils will be slashed by more than half, following a controversial law change that forced local governments to put the fate of hard-won Māori seats to a public vote.Māori wards, which may have one or more councillors depending on local population numbers, were established in 2001 to give Indigenous voters the option to vote for a guaranteed Māori representative in local and regional authorities. Initially, councils could only establish a Māori ward by first putting it to a public vote in their area. Communities often spent years generating local support and pushing their councils to create Māori wards. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Starmer calls for ‘national debate’ on digital ID in bid to expand technology

Sir Keir defended what he described as the scheme’s ‘huge benefits’ after polls suggested public support for the proposals had plummeted.

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2 w. ago Badenoch to unveil ‘golden rule’ for economy as she attempts to win back Tory credibility destroyed by Truss

Kemi Badenoch will try to maximise Labour’s problems on the economy to win back public support

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2 w. ago Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal funding cuts

Thirty paintings by Bob Ross are set to be auctioned to support public television stations

Economics

2 w. ago Starmer hit with major blow as tech firm backs out of digital ID card scheme

Mosley, grandson of notorious fascist leader Oswald Mosley, said the Labour manifesto for last year's general election did not mention the scheme set out last month and warned it was undemocratic

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2 w. ago Fresh blow for Keir Starmer as major firm rules out helping Labour introduce digital ID cards because 'they don't have public support'

Louis Mosley, the UK boss of Palantir Technologies, noted how Labour 's manifesto prior to last year's general election made no mention of such a scheme.

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3 w. ago Ricky Hatton’s son Campbell says public support has provided comfort to family

Former world welterweight champion Hatton died aged 46 at his home in Hyde on September 14.

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3 w. ago Full list of countries that already have digital ID cards as UK set to introduce scheme

There are currently 15 nations worldwide where the technology is in place

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3 w. ago The gilded existence that JK Rowling says makes Emma Watson 'ignorant': She blames her speeding on having a chauffeur, had £4m at 14 and 'hasn't used a high street changing room in years'

From sunning herself in Venice earlier this month to living a life of luxury in her nine-bedroom mansion, multi-millionaire Emma Watson has now come under fire for being 'ignorant... of real life'.

Economics

3 w. ago Former world's richest man says digital ID cards mean 'citizens will be on best behaviour'

Larry Ellison has been pioneering the push for Britain to introduce digital ID cards into the country and now he explained people behind the cards will be 'constantly watching'

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3 w. ago The digital ID card is fuelling a rise in dumbphones: Brits vow to revert to retro Nokia devices to avoid Starmer's 'dystopian' plan

'Dumbphones' are having a resurgence - fuelled by Prime Minister Keir Starmer 's plans to introduce mandatory digital ID cards for every UK citizen.

Technology

3 w. ago New update on calls to scrap UK Government plans for nationwide digital ID cards

Over two million people have signed an online petition calling on the UK Government not to introduce digital ID cards.

Politics

3 w. ago Fresh blow for Sir Keir Starmer as half of Labour members don't want him at next election

The latest numbers come after a YouGov poll revealed Reform would be on the brink of winning an outright majority if an election were held tomorrow and Labour leadership rival Andy Burnham leads Sir Keir by 50 points

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3 w. ago Petition against Keir Starmer's digital ID cards tops 1.5m signatures in just 24 hours

The petition called on the Government to commit to not introducing digital ID cards stating 'We think this would be a step towards mass surveillance and digital control'

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