88 m. ago Horoscope: What the new moon in Cancer on June 25 means for your star sign

This phase is one for change. It’s time to start making active decisions about your life, says Sade the Astrology Vixen

Science

88 m. ago Inside the No Space for Bezos movement: ‘One man rents a city for three days? That’s obscene’

The Amazon boss, Jeff Bezos, is about to descend on Venice with his fiancee, some ex-Marines and his limitless credit card. We meet the Italian activists who are saying: enoughWhen she heard that Jeff Bezos was getting married in Venice this June, Heather Jane Johnson felt worse than she had in her entire life. Twenty-five years ago, she ceased trading as a bookseller in Boston, Massachusetts. “I lost a lot because of Bezos and the complicity of Americans in the making of Amazon,” the 53-year-old says. “A big reason I moved to Italy is because I felt betrayed by my countrypeople.”So when posters went up calling a public meeting in the city she now calls home, she went, and she has been to every meeting of anti-Bezos activists since, including one the day before her own wedding last week. “These young people have really restored my faith in humanity,” Johnson says. Continue reading...

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89 m. ago Influencer Serena Kerrigan reveals she was ‘mortified’ after Taylor Swift publicly declined her gift

‘You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take,’ social media personality said

Politics

2 h. ago Nine Scottish Labour MPs support bid to block UK Government welfare cuts bill

The major rebellion comes amid growing fears about the impact of the changes on disabled people.

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2 h. ago DWP urged to review Motability scheme as part of new welfare reforms

Proposed changes to PIP eligibility and assessments are due to start in November next year.

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2 h. ago Carer scoops £3.6m on National Lottery but won't give up her job just yet for one reason

Sandra Hall, 61, from Stoke-on-Trent has won £10,000-a-month for the next 30 years on Set For Life after scooping £3.6million - she's already splashed out on a hot tub with her winnings

Economics

2 h. ago People are officially changing name if they're called James or Elizabeth

15,000 court records show the 20 names people are ditching - and what they are changing to

Politics

2 h. ago Minister defends Liz Kendall’s handling of welfare reform brief despite major rebellion before vote – UK politics live

Pat McFadden insists welfare reform change vote will go ahead as planned but says party will ‘engage with’ rebelsLabour MPs launch major rebellion to stop welfare billA senior minister in the UK government has said the country is “not starting from zero” when it comes to raising defence spending to 5% of GDP.Speaking on the BBC, Pat McFadden said one of the earliest actions of his party, which came to power of 2024, was to increase defence expenditure to 2.5% of GDP over the next couple of years.She has been central to the development of these reforms.She has argued for them, not as a difficult choice, but as the right choice, because she believes in a welfare state that should be there for people. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Iran BEFORE the 1979 revolution: Photos show the extent of women's freedom under the Shah

Under the rule of King Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who was an ally of Britain and the US, the hijab was even banned because it was argued it suppressed women.

Culture

2 h. ago Among Friends by Hal Ebbott review – how to blow up your life

All seems perfect for these rich and successful New Yorkers – until a bond is violently shattered in this sharp and pleasurable debut Amos and Emerson are the best of friends; everyone knows this. They are a model of male intimacy and understanding: confiding in each other, trusting each other, hugging each other (“real, loving hugs, clutches without irony”). Theirs is truly a friendship for the ages.Or so it seems. For on the weekend of Emerson’s 52nd birthday, an occasion at the centre of Hal Ebbott’s probing and insightful debut novel, something happens that changes everything – and raises the question of whether we can ever truly know anyone. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago DWP looking at ways to help people on benefits losing payments due to planned reforms

Planned changes to PIP eligibility are set to start in November 2026.

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2 h. ago DWP shares what will happen to PIP claimants who lose their benefits to cuts

The DWP says it will provide those hit by the cuts with ‘generous’ protection

Politics

2 h. ago Google could be forced to change UK search as watchdog takes steps

CMA proposes tightening regulation, which could lead to site giving users option to choose alternative servicesBusiness live – latest updatesGoogle could be forced to make a series of changes to its search business, including giving internet users an option to choose alternative services, after the UK competition watchdog proposed to tighten regulation of the company.The Competition and Market Authority (CMA) is preparing to designate the world’s largest search engine with “strategic market status” – a term that gives the watchdog extra powers to regulate technology companies deemed to have considerable market heft. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Penny Lancaster says interaction with the King made her realise that she is more than just ‘Rod Stewart’s wife’

The model admitted that she had been on ‘the coattails of my husband for a long time’

Events

3 h. ago Google may have to make changes to UK search engine, says watchdog

The tech giant is the first company being targeted by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) under a new set of digital market laws.

Politics

3 h. ago Plastic Free July: 5 easy swaps to reduce plastic in the garden

Change your pots, trays and other accessories for plastic-free versions.

Politics

3 h. ago How can RFK Jr ‘Make America healthy again’? He is ignoring the two biggest killers of American children | Devi Sridhar

The US health secretary’s latest report is more interested in vaccine scepticism than the brutal toll inflicted by guns and road traffic accidents“Make America healthy again”. We can all get behind this slogan and agree that much more could be done to improve the health of people living in the US. Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US health and human services secretary, recently released a report detailing the challenge of the US’s health. About 90% of it outlines the high rates of obesity, mental health issues and chronic disease, 10% covers vaccine scepticism, and 0% looks at solutions or any discussions of the systemic social and economic issues that drive much of the US’s health problems.But what surprised me more was a notable omission of the two biggest killers of American children. American children aren’t just unhealthier. They’re more likely to die in the first 19 years of life because of guns – both homicides and suicides – or in a road traffic accident than children in comparable ...

Events

3 h. ago Emmerdale's Dominic Brunt shares concern for Paddy Kirk's future after brutal dog attack

Emmerdale fan favourite Paddy Kirk has been a fixture in the village since 1997 but his future is thrown into doubt following a life-threatening attack from a dog

Events

3 h. ago DWP reviewing new and existing Universal Credit claims for ‘incorrect payments’

DWP has blocked £1 billion incorrect payments in a drive to protect people from falling into debt.

Politics

3 h. ago BBC fury as iconic Wimbledon show moved to graveyard slot after Emma Raducanu snub

The BBC's Today at Wimbledon highlights programme has been shoved back to a graveyard slot with coverage airing at 11.55pm as the broadcaster defends its coverage

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