57 m. ago Police Scotland: Rapists 'should and will' be recorded as biological men

Police Scotland chief has admitted there have been ‘mixed messages’ on gender ID in the past.

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60 m. ago Keir Starmer says any No 10 briefings against ministers ‘unacceptable’

Starmer defends Wes Streeting at PMQs but dodges question on his chief of staff, Morgan McSweeneyUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has condemned as “completely unacceptable” any briefings against cabinet ministers from inside Downing Street as he tried desperately to close a rift at the top of government.Questioned by Kemi Badenoch at prime minister’s questions, Starmer defended Wes Streeting, the health secretary, who was the apparent target of a pre-emptive No 10 push against a feared imminent leadership challenge against the prime minister. Continue reading...

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64 m. ago MAFS UK airs most complained about episode as hundreds report to Ofcom

Fans were left furious over the events that unfolded on their TV screens

Society

66 m. ago Keir Starmer's chief of staff branded 'toast' after toxic No 10 briefing against Wes Streeting backfires

The knives were out for Morgan McSweeney after a senior No 10 source claimed the health secretary was planning an 'imminent coup' against the Prime Minister.

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82 m. ago Humiliated Starmer admits No10 briefing war against Cabinet minister is 'unacceptable' as he dodges on demands to SACK chief aide Morgan McSweeney

Keir Starmer supporters made clear he will fight any leadership challenge in an extraordinary pre-emptive strike on plotters.

Politics

82 m. ago Met Police Chief Inspector 'plotted bogus racial abuse complaint against senior colleague'

Chief Inspector Zahir Asghar denies allegations he concocted a false racial abuse complaint against a colleague

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2 h. ago Nasa medical chief and SpaceX astronaut heading to Scotland’s largest space expo

JD Polk and Dr Sian Proctor will discuss how humans can live and work ‘long term’ in space.

Technology

2 h. ago Wrexham chief reveals secret talks between Ryan Reynolds and Phil Parkinson after 'sack' rumours

Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson came under pressure following a slow start in the Championship this season, with a senior official outlining the truth on rumours that his job was at risk

Politics

2 h. ago Why this £99 pillow from The Fine Bedding Company is changing sleep forever

The new HoneyFoam Pillow is designed to deliver a perfectly personalised night's sleep - and it's suitable for all sleep positions

Economics

3 h. ago Rapist Hollyoaks actor who attacked woman while she was sleeping and told another victim she should 'abide by what a man wants' is jailed for 11 years

Rizwan Khan, 40, was also sentenced for causing unnecessary suffering to a child after slapping the child across the face, as well as for sexually assaulting one of the women he raped.

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3 h. ago Cop can be torturous and tedious – but here’s why it’s worth paying attention

In this week’s newsletter: Critics have yet come up with an alternative that would truly bring all countries together to work to solve the climate crisis• Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereWorld leaders – or at least about 50 of them – flew away from preliminary Cop meetings in the Amazonian city of Belém last week, where they met to discuss the climate crisis, the ravages committed on the planet’s biggest rainforest only too apparent beneath them, if they chose to look.Deforestation, drought and the climate crisis are pushing the Amazon to what could become a “tipping point”, where it changes state from a rainforest to a savannah ecosystem, and from a massive absorber of carbon to releasing carbon into the atmosphere, which would have devastating consequences for the whole world.‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disasterTyphoon Fung-Wong becomes second in a week to hit the PhilippinesI wish we could ignore Bill Gates...

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3 h. ago Readers' Letters: Why should public purse pay for police chief's second home?

Taxpayers should not be stumping up to help pay for the second homes of public officials, says reader

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3 h. ago ‘I expect humility’ – Leeds star Noah Okafor in explosive international row as Switzerland chief fires back warning

GRANIT XHAKA has waded into the explosive international row between Switzerland and exiled Noak Okafor. And the skipper has urged the Leeds United star to keep his “mouth shut and work” to earn a recall.   Winger Okafor, an £18m arrival at Elland Road from AC Milan in August, has been left out of the squad...

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3 h. ago PS Plus Extra and Premium reveal time for new PS5 games in November 2025

The PS Plus Extra and Premium November 2025 reveal time is set for today, and we could be in for some big games if the predictions are anything to go by

Politics

4 h. ago Best mattress Black Friday deals 2025, according to a sleep expert

From big-name brands to budget-friendly buys, here’s how to save on your next great night’s sleep

Economics

4 h. ago BREAKING Doctor 'used phone to film women's privates and banned husbands from appointments'

This is a breaking news story and is being constantly updated by our reporters as the breaking news story develops

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4 h. ago Doctor 'used phone to film women's privates and banned husbands from appointments'

A US Army doctor has been accused of videotaping women during private and intimate examinations, with alleged victims claiming he banned their partners from the room so they were 'vulnerable'

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4 h. ago Tourists 'paid £70,000 to shoot innocent people in "human safari" hunting trips to Sarajevo

Prosecutors in Milan have opened an investigation into Italian tourists who allegedly paid £70,000 to shoot innocent people in 'human safari' hunting trips to Sarajevo, with extra charged to kill children.

Economics

5 h. ago Millionaire threatens to kill and gang rape Virgin Atlantic air hostess in front of horrified kids

Salman Iftikhar, 38, was travelling with his wife and three children at the time of the harrowing incident on a first class flight from London Heathrow to Lahore, Pakistan.

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5 h. ago Hollyoaks extra raped two women with one victim still asleep as he's jailed

TV extra Rizwan Khan, 40, has been handed a jail sentence after he was found guilty of raping two women as the judge told him his pre-sentence report shows he "demonstrate entitlement and hostility towards females"

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