43 m. ago Christmas beauty gifts from Lookfantastic that will make you feel extra special this festive season

From party-prep to men’s fragrance these are the best beauty gifts to shop now.

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2 h. ago Asylum fiasco without end: Devastating Whitehall watchdog report finds Home Office DOESN'T know how many asylum seekers have absconded

A damning report today reveals yet more woeful failings in Britain's asylum process, with huge gaps in systems and key data that does not exist.

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4 h. ago RICHARD EDEN'S DIARY: M&S heir checks out of London for tax haven

Marks & Spencer is quintessentially British, but a prominent member of the family that established the High Street giant has quit Sir Keir Starmer's socialist paradise.

Politics

5 h. ago Asylum fiasco without ending: Devastating report from Whitehall watchdog finds Home Office doesn't know how many asylum seekers have absconded

A damning report today reveals yet more woeful failings in Britain's asylum process, with huge gaps in systems and key data that does not exist.

Events

5 h. ago Pregnant woman is among 22 dead after fire ripped through seven

Many workers in the building, which was used as a sales and storage office for a drone company, were out for lunch when a battery started sparking in a storage and testing area

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5 h. ago London could have Electric flying taxis by 2028, aerospace company claims

The Valo aircraft is designed to fly up to 100 miles at speeds of up to 150mph

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5 h. ago Flying taxis to take passengers to airports in minutes from 2028, company says

Vertical Aerospace hopes its Valo aircraft, which has a capacity for up to six passengers, can get regulatory approval in three years.

Transport

5 h. ago Welsh Government makes major announcement on free school meals

Councils will get an extra £8m to give all primary children, regardless of income, free lunch each day. The extra cash is to cover rising costs and adds 20p per meal

Politics

5 h. ago Driver left fuming after council paints disabled bay around his legally parked car and then fines him FOUR times

A DRIVER was left fuming after the council painted a disabled bay around his car before fining him four times. The owner of the car left his motor on an unrestricted road near his home in New Addington, south London, while he was on holiday last month. After returning from his trip, Afrobeats artist Silvastone...

Transport

6 h. ago Get out of my pub! Landlords ban Labour MPs after business rates bombshell

Businesses were left seething after discovering their property tax bills will increase steeply next year - making a mockery of the Chancellor's claim to have helped the hospitality industry.

Events

6 h. ago Fuming Brit on holiday given multiple parking fines as council paints disabled bay around car

The driver had left his car parked on an unrestricted part of the road while he went on holiday - but came back to multiple fines after a disabled bay was painted around his vehicle

Politics

7 h. ago Taxpayer left with hefty bill from high UK borrowing costs – report

The IPPR said the ‘premium’ added to UK borrowing is finally easing back as financial markets have backed the Chancellor’s plans.

Economics

7 h. ago Britons pay even more income tax than the French, Germans and Americans, warns OECD

Britons are paying even more taxes on their income and capital gains than the French or Germans - with the burden climbing to the highest in nearly half a century.

Events

7 h. ago How council drone pilots are snooping on your home so they can squeeze you for extra taxes

Councils up and down the country are using drones to take pictures or video recordings of homes to check if residents could be squeezed for more tax.

Events

7 h. ago Broken defence promises: Labour's dithering is putting Britain's national security at risk, says MAGGIE PAGANO

Only a few months ago, Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves boasted about how extra defence spending was going to turbo-charge economic growth.

Events

7 h. ago Beth Mead fires Arsenal past Twente to book place in WCL knockout stage

Arsenal have qualified for the Champions League knockout phase after a narrow but industrious victory over Twente thanks to Beth Mead’s first-half finish.Arsenal’s inconsistent form in the Champions League this season – two wins and two defeats – had placed extra importance on their final two games of the league phase with elimination from the competition not out of the question ahead of the penultimate matchday. They will have been well aware of the threats posed by the visitors who earned a point off Chelsea in their opener. While Corina Dekker’s side have only secured two points in the competition, they boast a developing group of young players who have been catching the eye. Continue reading...

Events

8 h. ago Prince of Wales labelled 'secretive' over decision to stop making tax returns public

In his BBC series, David Dimblebly reports that the wealth of the top royals is rising fast and "will only go ever upwards"

Politics

8 h. ago San Diego officials approve $30M settlement for family of teen killed by police

The San Diego City Council has approved a $30 million payment to the family of a 16-year-old killed by police

Events

9 h. ago South Lanarkshire Council is looking for new foster carers who live in the area

Ian Cope and Fiona Donaldson say it is "one of the most wonderful things you can do".

Politics

10 h. ago 'Hundreds of tonnes' of rubbish may have been illegally dumped and burned on green belt land, London council says

'Hundreds of tonnes' of rubbish may have been illegally dumped and burned on green belt land, London council says  Sky News

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