9 h. ago Number 10 rejects ‘dictator’ claims amid row over mayoral election delay

Critics have accused Labour of ‘cancelling democracy’ after the Government suggested four votes could be pushed back to 2028.

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36 h. ago Heidi Katona rejects claims she ‘revelled’ in mother Kerry’s money after parenting backlash

Kerry Katona's daughter Heidi said she was "so proud" of her mother as she defended her on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday (3 December).

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61 h. ago Radar revelation stokes fears Caribbean could be drawn into US

Trinidad PM rejects claims installation is in support of US campaign but opposition says ‘they have sold soul of nation’How the US pressure campaign against Venezuela unfolded in the CaribbeanThe revelation that Trinidad and Tobago has approved the installation of a US military radar installation has stoked fears that the Caribbean could be drawn into the escalating crisis between the US and Venezuela.Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, had attempted to allay concerns about a US C-17 aircraft that had landed in the country, claiming it was carrying marines to assist with a road construction project. She also claimed she was told that no marines remained in the country. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Reeves fights for political survival amid claims she misled public on Budget

The Chancellor insisted she was ‘honest and frank’ about the public finances after opposition figures accused her of exaggerating the scale of the Budget’s black hole

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4 d. ago Reeves rejects claims she misled public over Budget ‘black hole’

The Chancellor insisted she was ‘honest and frank’ about the public finances after opposition figures accused her of exaggerating the scale of the Budget’s black hole

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6 d. ago Virginia Giuffre’s sons deny unsigned document is their mother’s will

After their mother died intestate, boys reject the claim that documents presented by her lawyer and carer represent her final intentionsAn unsigned will has emerged as the crux of the battle over Virginia Giuffre’s estate.Details of the document surfaced on Friday as hearings began at Western Australia’s supreme court where her sons, her longtime lawyer and her former carer are all vying for control of the assets. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Starmer says Budget ‘asked everybody to contribute’ to protect public services

The Prime Minister rejected claims the scrapping of the two-child cap had been announced to shore up his own position.

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7 d. ago Steven Gerrard rejects Liverpool 'crisis' claims with warning to under

Liverpool have endured a miserable second season under Arne Slot and despite their rotten form, Reds icon Steven Gerrard does not believe that the Reds have yet been plunged into a crisis

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1 week ago Craig Revel Horwood details 'awful' childhood with his 'terrible alcoholic' father who tried to SHOOT his mother as Strictly judge reveals how he sought escapism in dance

The Strictly judge, 60, who grew up in Australia, revealed he turned to dance as an escapism from his turbulent life at him with his dad Philip.

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2 w. ago Racist abuse that means I KNOW broken asylum system must be fixed: Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood rejects claims from liberal critics her reforms are stoking division

The Home Secretary was accused of 'stoking division' as she unveiled her controversial plan, which came under fire from many within her own party.

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2 w. ago ‘Reframes history’: fears Māori knowledge diluted in plan to revise New Zealand curriculum

Minister rejects claims Māori history is being sidelined in rewrite which includes cutting some references to the Treaty of WaitangiAs cows grazed sleepily in a nearby paddock, then-14-year-old Leah Bell watched as a local Māori elder cried.She was standing at the site of the massacre at Rangiaowhia, where Māori were deliberately burnt to death by the British crown in 1864. The site was just down the road from her Waikato high school. But she had never heard about it; in history, they’d been learning about the American civil war. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago BBC apologises to Donald Trump over Panorama edit and rejects defamation claim

The episode, Trump: A Second Chance?, has been taken down and a retraction published.

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3 w. ago BBC apologises to Trump over edited speech but rejects compensation claim

‘We strongly disagree there is a basis for a defamation claim’, reads statement expressing ‘sincere regrets’ over Panorama episodeThe BBC has apologised to Donald Trump over the editing of a Panorama documentary that led to the resignation of its director general, Tim Davie, and the BBC News chief, Deborah Turness.However, the corporation has rejected his demands for compensation, after lawyers for Trump threatened to sue for $1bn (£759m) in damages unless the BBC issued a retraction, apologised and settled with him. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Harvey Weinstein prosecutors say defense's jury misconduct claims are 'implausible'

Prosecutors are urging a judge to reject Harvey Weinstein’s claims that his June sexual assault conviction was marred by threats and bullying among jurors

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3 w. ago White House slams 'fake narrative' over Jeffrey Epstein–Donald Trump email leak

The White House has forcefully rejected claims from newly disclosed Jeffrey Epstein emails alleging that Donald Trump “knew about the girls” and had spent time with one of Epstein’s victims

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3 w. ago ‘Selfish’ mum moans about how her life has been ‘ruined’ by having kids as she ‘can’t do what she wants’

IT'S no secret parenting can be pretty tough, but one mum has faced backlash after she admitted her life was 'ruined' by having kids. Taking to TikTok, the mum, called Vick, ranted about how much better her life was before becoming a mum. In the clip, which was shared on the mum's social media account,...

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3 w. ago Donald Trump 'corrupt' BBC claim rejected by Keir Starmer in latest twist

Downing Street threw its weight behind the BBC and rejected allegations that the broadcasting service is 'institutionally biased' after a major row over Donald Trump's speech

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3 w. ago Outgoing BBC news head rejects claims of institutional bias as Trump welcomes resignations – latest updates

Deborah Turness says broadcaster is ‘world’s most trusted news provider’We have heard from Culture, Media and Sport committee chair Caroline Dinenage, who has suggested that the outgoing BBC director Tim Davie ignored an internal dossier into bias at the BBC (see post at 09.06 for more detail on the dossier).She said Davie “ignored” concerns raised in Michael Prescott’s report over the way the speech by Donald Trump was edited for Panorama.I’m very sad about Tim Davie stepping down. I think he was an effective leader at the BBC.I think he was a great champion for public service media, but there is no escaping the fact that he was very slow to act on this particular issue. But this isn’t the first time and on this particular issue, Michael Prescott’s report, he just didn’t take it seriously until it was too late.I would like to say it has been the privilege of my career to serve as the CEO of BBC News and to work with our brilliant team of journalists.I stepped down over the weekend ...

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3 w. ago Inside Caroline Flack’s harrowing final months – and why her mother is still fighting for the truth

A new documentary led by the late TV presenter’s mother turns up harrowing revelations surrounding the events leading up to her death, writes Annabel Nugent

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3 w. ago Donald Trump White House claim BBC '100% fake news' rejected by UK minister

US President Donald Trump's press Secretary Karoline Leavitt accused the BBC of being 'total, 100% fake news' amid a row over an edited Panorama documentary

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