86 m. ago Starmer needs to show he is on the side of working people or Farage will become PM, warns Labour’s biggest backer

Ahead of the TUC congress next week, general secretary Paul Nowak has spoken to The Independent about why Keir Starmer’s government needs to introduce ‘popular’ wealth taxes in the Budget to combat Farage and Reform

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94 m. ago Trump asks US supreme court to overturn trade tariffs ruling

Move follows federal appeals court decision that sweeping ‘liberation day’ levies on imports had overstepped presidential powersBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump has asked the US supreme court to overturn a lower court decision that most of his sweeping trade tariffs were illegal.The US president filed a petition late on Wednesday to ask for a review of last week’s federal appeals court ruling in Washington DC, which centred on his “liberation day” border taxes introduced on 2 April, which imposed levies of between 10% and 50% on most US imports, sending shock waves through global trade and markets. Continue reading...

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95 m. ago Fires Which Burned Brightly by Sebastian Faulks review – a grief

In his account of postwar childhood and literary success, the novelist hints at pain he is unable to address directlyIn this not-quite-a-memoir, the novelist Sebastian Faulks gives a fine-grained account of growing up in post-second world war England. In the home counties cottage he shares with his parents and older brother, olive oil does duty not in the kitchen but as a bathroom remedy for bunged-up ears. If you are lucky enough to have a telephone (the Faulks are), it will probably be a “party” line shared with the people next door. Holidays consist of an icy week in Bexhill-on-Sea or, a step up, the Isle of Wight (just as cold but with a nicer class of ice-cream). Then there are all those tight-lipped middle-aged men busying themselves mowing the lawn and going to work in mysterious “offices”. Not so long ago they were shooting down Germans or trying to survive the north African desert.Faulks’s own father is one of these heroes in hiding – a provincial solicitor in a failing pra...

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1 hour ago Ryan Thomas' daughter does makeup on train on way to studio after skipping GCSE exams

Ryan Thomas' daughter Scarlett, who recently admitted she didn't sit her GCSE exams, did her makeup on the train as she made her way to the music studio this week

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2 h. ago Meghan Markle is caught in an awkward editing 'fail' as royal fans are left baffled by detail in interview to promote her Netflix show

Last week, the Duchess of Sussex joined journalist Emily Chang for an interview on The Circuit to coincide with the release of the second series of her Netflix show, With Love, Meghan.

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2 h. ago Is Britain really the new North Korea? Let us consider the evidence | Martin Kettle

Yes, there were some serious problems for Labour this week, but overblown claims in the press undermine what remains of our political debateSign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and moreTell me, fellow Brits, how are you getting used to our island version of North Korea? How are you coping with life, now that we are a global pariah alongside Pyongyang? How do you feel about modern Britain having to vie with North Korea, Myanmar and Afghanistan for the wooden spoon on every international index of oppression?For that is the country Wednesday’s Daily Mail front page insists we have now become. It is tempting to laugh off a headline that asks “When did Britain become North Korea?” as just another here-today-gone-tomorrow piece of journalistic hyperbole. That’s even more the case when you read the cobbled-up pandemonium of provocations that form the contents of the hea...

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2 h. ago The easy tricks to perfect your back to school packed lunch: Chefs and nutritionists share their top tips for making deliciously simple meals even the fussiest of children will love

Speaking to the Daily Mail, experienced chefs and a nutritionist have shared their top tips and recipes to ensure school pupils remain well-fed throughout the week - without parents feeling the pressure.

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2 h. ago What time is Peacemaker out? Release time for season 2 episode 3 in UK and USA

John Cena returns as Peacemaker for another brand new episode this week 🦸 ♂️

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3 h. ago Should King Charles meet Prince Harry in the UK next week? Have your say in the Palace Confidential poll

You've read the headlines and heard our experts' opinions - but what do YOU think?

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4 h. ago ‘The one thing it doesn’t have is actual sex’: the new Mary Whitehouse play that would have infuriated Mary Whitehouse

She was the morality crusader who became a figure of ridicule. Now Whitehouse is the subject of a new production starring Maxine Peake. We meet the gay feminist playwright who wrote itThe morality campaigner Mary Whitehouse was a trigger warning long before the term was used. From the 1960s onwards she pursued the BBC over sex and swearing on television and brought private prosecutions against the publisher of Gay News and the director of Howard Brenton’s play, The Romans in Britain, for what she viewed respectively as blasphemy and gross indecency.So, when Maxine Peake plays the Christian cultural vigilante in The Last Stand of Mrs Mary Whitehouse at the Nottingham Playhouse this week, will there be a warning about its content? Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Aberdeen supporting East Kilbride YM boss relishing Paul Wright reunion in Wishaw clash

EK stalwarts Wright and YM boss Graeme Robertson will see their sides face each other in the West of Scotland Football Laegue this week

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6 h. ago Guyana’s president claims victory in election held amid newfound oil riches

Irfaan Ali will be tasked with turning the profits of Guyana’s 2019 oil boom into prosperity for its citizensGuyana’s president, Irfaan Ali, has proclaimed victory in this week’s general and regional elections after his party won more than 240,000 votes and seven of the country’s ten electoral districts.“The results are all out there, as published by the Guyana elections commission. The numbers are clear. The people have spoken in an overwhelming way. We have won these elections with a remarkable margin,” he told the Guardian on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Old master painting looted by Nazis recovered a week after being spotted in Argentinian property listing

Portrait of a Lady by the Italian master Giuseppe Ghislandi handed over by daughter of the late Nazi financier Friedrich KadgienAuthorities in Argentina have recovered an 18th-century painting stolen more than 80 years ago by the Nazis from a Jewish art dealer in Amsterdam, a week after it was spotted by chance in a real estate listing.The painting, the long-lost Portrait of a Lady (Contessa Colleoni) by the Italian master Giuseppe Ghislandi, was looted in the second world war. It was handed over on Wednesday to the Argentinian judiciary by the daughter of the late Nazi financier Friedrich Kadgien, Patricia Kadgien, who has been under house arrest with her husband since Tuesday. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Hurricane Kiko reaches 110mph and threatens to hit Hawaii's Big Island in days

Hurricane Kiko has been upgraded to a Category 4 storm as it barrels toward Hawaii, with forecasters warning it is likely to make landfall on the Big Island next week

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9 h. ago REVEALED: The simple trick to save HUNDREDS on 'outrageous' Center Parcs prices

For many families, a week spent at a Center Parcs resort tucked away in the woods with plenty of outdoor activities is a staple.

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10 h. ago Liberty groups condemn Labour plans to force everyone to carry 'dystopian' digital ID cards

Sir Keir Starmer is 'exploring' the idea, No 10 admitted this week, after Emmanuel Macron demanded action that would make Britain less attractive to illegal migrants.

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10 h. ago Burning Man homicide victim found lying in a pool of blood is identified as police hunt suspect

Officials have identified the man who was found dead at the Burning Man festival last week as a Russian national Vadim Kruglov.

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10 h. ago Raising Cane's is expanding to London's West End in 2026, the chicken chain's first European location

Raising Cane's is expanding to London's West End in 2026, the chicken chain's first European location  Fast Company

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10 h. ago Working people don’t think Keir Starmer is on their side, warns Labour’s biggest backer

Ahead of the TUC congress next week, general secretary Paul Nowak has spoken to The Independent about why Keir Starmer’s government needs to introduce ‘popular’ wealth taxes in the Budget to combat Farage and Reform

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13 h. ago Coronation Street DI Costello's next move 'sealed' and it's bad news for Betsy

Coronation Street fans have shared their concerns for Betsy Swain ahead of next week's car crash

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