1 hour ago BREAKING: Wes Streeting denies plot to replace Keir Starmer as PM as civil war erupts

Wes Streeting has said briefing about a Labour leadership challenge is "self-defeating" and "doesn't help anyone", as he denied plotting to oust the Prime Minister.

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3 h. ago Who is Robbie Gibb, the man at the heart of the BBC scandal with links to Boris Johnson?

BBC staffers and leading political figures are calling for Sir Robbie Gibb to step down from the BBC board. So, who is the Tory ‘agent’ at the centre of a tangled web of politics and media interests, asks Katie Rosseinsky

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9 h. ago Joe Rogan warns the US is ‘on the way to a bona fide civil war’

The comedian and podcaster argues the recent assassination of activist Charlie Kirk is a sign of a national unraveling

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10 h. ago Labour civil war erupts as Wes Streeting denies plotting against Keir Starmer

Speculation about Keir Starmer's future exploded after Downing Street mounted an extraordinary bid to shore up his leadership - and said he would fight to stay in No10

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17 h. ago Hardly impartial! BBC civil war continues as Radio 4's Today show books guest to champion it as 'treasure of democracy' and savage broadcaster's board for being 'too political'

As the BBC seeks to shake its accusations of 'bias' in the wake of the Panorama scandal, a guest booked for the morning radio round gave a strong defence of the organisation.

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23 h. ago Starmer ally says Labour should be 'championing the BBC and asking hard questions in private'

As the BBC seeks to shake its accusations of 'bias' in the wake of the Panorama scandal, a guest booked for the morning radio round gave a strong defence of the organisation.

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31 h. ago BBC Chairman's humiliating apology as civil war erupts inside Corporation... as it emerges senior bosses discussed doctored footage way back in January

BBC chairman Samir Shah finally issued an apology over the doctored footage of Donald Trump yesterday as a blame game within the corporation broke out into the public domain.

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33 h. ago US declares partial suspension of sanctions on Syria after historic meeting

Ahmed al-Sharaa and Donald Trump hold first White House summit between a US and Syrian leader since 1946The US has announced a partial suspension of sanctions on Syria after a historic meeting in Washington DC between its new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, and Donald Trump.Monday’s meeting was the first summit between a US and Syrian leader at the White House since 1946. The meeting is part of a remarkable turnaround in US-Syrian relations after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, who had prosecuted a deadly civil war in the country from 2011 until his forces collapsed in December 2024. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Moment GMB stars Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley clash on live TV in row over the BBC and Tim Davie

Mr Davie and BBC News CEO Deborah Turness stepped down on Sunday amid an impartiality row which has rocked the national broadcaster after an internal report accused it of bias and censorship.

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3 d. ago Sudan butchers storm another city as bloody offensive escalates with fighters slaughtering & starving civilians

ROGUE paramilitary forces in Sudan accused of mass slaughtering civilians in El Fasher are feared to be committing fresh atrocities. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), at war with the army since April 2023, has now escalated its brutal military assault in the Kordofan region as it appears to be preparing for an offensive to seize...

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4 d. ago Where's Tim Davie? BBC chief 'in hiding as he plots his exit strategy' amid impartiality row

The director-general is yet to speak out after an internal report on Monday accused him of 'inaction' against alleged breaches of impartiality - despite calls from critics for him to face the music.

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5 d. ago Max Verstappen's DAD wades into McLaren civil war, urging Oscar Piastri to fight back against team boss Zak Brown's call that could cost him the F1 title

Max Verstappen's father would love to see his son complete a remarkable comeback to seal the 2025 F1 driver's championship, but has gone in to bat for Aussie Oscar Piastri

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5 d. ago He was branded a domestic terrorist after January 6 and left to rot in a cell.  As he tries to rebuild his life on a farm, he tells the story no one listened to... and how he survived

Five years ago, he talked about 'executing traitors,' starting a civil war against 'f**ing libtards,'* and 'burning down Congress.' But now, Tom Caldwell is a changed man.

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5 d. ago Sudanese militia group accused of war crimes agrees to a ceasefire

International mediators broker three-month halt to civil war as further evidence emerges of mass civilian killingsA Sudanese paramilitary group accused of killing thousands of unarmed civilians in an ethnically motivated massacre has agreed to a truce.The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which is facing mounting criticism over apparent war crimes committed by its fighters in the city of El Fasher last month, said it had agreed to a “humanitarian ceasefire” put forward by the quad countries of the US, Egypt, the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Newsreader Martine Croxall broke BBC impartiality rules when she pulled a face at saying 'pregnant people' on live TV

The newsreader won a legion of new fans and the backing of JK Rowling when she rejected the gender-neutral language live on air.

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5 d. ago Labour civil war as new deputy leader warns manifesto vow not to hike income tax MUST be kept

Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer have been dropping heavy hints that the pledge not to increase income tax, national insurance or VAT might be jettisoned at the Budget .

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5 d. ago When company’s coming, these simple, cosy ideas hit the spot

Autumn may be the most social season of all, and these elevated but not exhausting ideas make every get-together a small celebrationThe golden light lingers a little longer now, and somehow the evenings are full again. Autumn feels like the true social season of the year: the guest bedroom (for which we have an informal booking system) is full through to the end of the year, and suddenly every weekend and many weekday evenings are wrapped around company. Even if it’s just dinner at home for house guests, the rhythm has changed.When it’s just us for dinner, anything goes – it is very relaxed and informal, and the emphasis is on ease of execution and speed of service. For a dinner party, meanwhile, we go all out: trips to the butcher and speciality deli, and as much time in the kitchen as is needed. But cooking for, and indeed with, house guests falls somewhere delightfully in between: cosy and welcoming, elevated but not exhausting. The kind of food that says: you’re here, you matter...

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6 d. ago Death by Lightning review – A presidential assassination drama that probably won’t make history

Michael Shannon and Matthew Macfadyen brilliantly play out the fate of a forgotten president in the post-civil war era, but Netflix’s scholarly four-part series struggles to transcend the niche appeal of period political drama

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6 d. ago Ofcom boss Lord Grade calls on the BBC to 'seriously' examine impartiality concerns after Trump row

The head of the broadcasting regulator Ofcom has called on the BBC to 'seriously' examine concerns over impartiality - as the whistleblower prepares to give evidence to parliament.

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7 d. ago Canada budget adds tens of billions to deficit as Carney spends to dampen Trump tariffs effect

Entitled ‘Canada Strong’ the 2025 budget envisions significant new defence spending, a reduction of the civil service and ‘generational investments’A protracted trade war with the United States and a weakening domestic economy has forced Mark Carney to run a deficit tens of billions larger than initially forecast in his first-ever federal budget.The spending plan, titled “Canada Strong” envisions significant new defence spending, a reduction of the country’s civil service and “generational investments” that would reshape the nature of the country’s economy. Continue reading...

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