1 hour ago We must act now: without a written constitution, Reform UK will have carte blanche to toxify our nation | Goerge Monbiot

It means breaking with hundreds of years of tradition, but it can’t wait. As hard-right figures spread division and laud autocrats, a fail-safe is vitalAfter two years in Brazil, I felt I understood its political system better than I understand the UK’s. The reason is a short book in simple language that almost everyone owned: the constitution, published in 1988. Admittedly, I discovered the document’s limitations while trying to explain its principles to a furious captain of the military police with a pump-action shotgun. But at least I knew exactly which of my rights he was infringing.To achieve a similar grasp of rights and powers in the UK, you’d need to be a professor of constitutional law. They are contained in a vast and contradictory morass of legal statutes, court precedents, codes of conduct, scholarly opinions, treaties, traditions, gentlemen’s agreements and unwritten rules. They are rendered still less intelligible by arcane parliamentary procedures and language so opaq...

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8 h. ago Tottenham: Thomas Frank reveals reason for poor performance in Champions League draw with Monaco

Spurs were fortunate to escape with a draw on matchday three

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11 h. ago Police 'increasingly concerned' for missing teens last seen at Greater Manchester McDonald's

The pair, aged 16 and 14, were last seen on Monday

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12 h. ago Carlos Baleba holds crunch talks with Brighton boss amid Man Utd transfer interest as reason for struggles revealed

CARLOS BALEBA has held private talks with Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler amid persistent links to Manchester United. The 21-year-old midfielder has struggled for form this season after the Red Devils held talks with the Seagulls over a summer transfer. Baleba was one of the Premier League’s standout players outside the traditional “big six” clubs last...

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13 h. ago I tried the new McDonald's Pineapple McSpicy and there's one reason why I won't get it again

Does pineapple belong on a burger? I put the McDonalds Pineapple McSpicy to the test to find out

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14 h. ago Elemis cleansing balm has been reduced ahead of Black Friday 2025

The formula is a favourite for good reason

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14 h. ago Jennifer Aniston reveals the reason she turned down SNL before landing Friends

‘The Morning Show’ star also rejected accusations of being a ‘nepo baby’

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15 h. ago McDonalds launches major menu change but fans say one item 'does not belong'

McDonalds fans appear divided over one new addition to the chain's UK restaurants

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16 h. ago Brookside star Philip Olivier reveals the real reason behind Tinhead nickname

Brookside icon Tinhead is returning to the famous close for a one-off episode twinned with Hollyoaks, and actor Philip Olivier has opened up about the character's nickname.

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17 h. ago Brookside's Philip Olivier shares real reason behind Tinhead nickname

Soap royalty have returned to Brookside Close for a one-off episode, including Philip Olivier as Tinhead

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17 h. ago McDonald's launch 'pasta' menu item and 7 others never seen before in the UK

McDonald's is launching an exciting new menu this week, with eight new items coming to the UK for the first time - take a look at what's on offer

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17 h. ago Custard Cream fans are only just realising why biscuits have 'swirl' pattern on them

The decorative design has been a feature on the iconic Custard Cream biscuit since it was first produced in 1908 - but the reason behind it is not something you'd ever suspect

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20 h. ago It’s great to see pregnant women in the public eye – but must they all be so gorgeous? | Coco Khan

Call me cynical, but I have a feeling Victoria’s Secret wouldn’t have sent a heavily pregnant model down the runway if she looked like most of us do at that stageDetermined to find new ways to stay in the headlines, the underwear brand Victoria’s Secret recently had the model Jasmine Tookes – one of its most longstanding “angels” – open its runway show nine months pregnant. As a postpartum woman myself, my first thought, of course, was: “Finally! A pregnant woman I can relate to.” Only joking: it was a deep concern for her ankles, followed by a wish that one day the modelling industry will solve its recruitment crisis, because surely short-staffing is the only justifiable reason for wanting a heavily pregnant woman to work.Nonetheless, body image and pregnancy have been on my mind recently. It is a curious thing, giving birth. We are all here because someone did it, yet what happens to women, mentally and physically, remains less known than, say, Liz Truss losing to a lettuce. And e...

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21 h. ago Prince Andrew 'can't be evicted' from Royal Lodge for one reason

Prince Andrew is under a lot of pressure to move out of his 30-bed Windsor mansion amid the scandalous allegations against him following his past relations with Jeffrey Epstein

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21 h. ago The Spin | The Shane Warne effect: why some cricketers are loved by fans of their fiercest rivals

Rivalries are hard and real in cricket but the game’s capacity for fluctuating, compelling narratives creates heroes out of foesAt the most famous cricket ground in the world, inside the sport’s most revered pavilion, there is a lifesize painting of a man who terrorised English cricket for 15 years. Across the manicured green turf at Lord’s, inside cricket’s most iconic media centre, the main commentary box is named after this generational tormentor. About 84 miles away, at the Rose Bowl near Southampton, an entire stand bears his name.English cricket has every reason to hate Shane Warne. In 36 Ashes Tests he bagged 195 wickets at an average of 23.25. From his opening ball of the century at Old Trafford in 1993 to his final bow in Sydney in 2007, he seemed to operate on a different plane. This peroxided devil ruined summers and deepened cold, bitter winters, yet he became an English national treasure, the perfect reminder that cricket, above all else, is something that should be enj...

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22 h. ago Stranger Things creators share devastating reason beloved character won’t be back for Season 5

Stranger Things fans have been hoping for a reunion with one of the show's most popular characters

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24 h. ago Why is my daughter still a virgin at 24? Parents used to fear their children  having sex too early, now the worry is they're not doing it all, says TRACEY COX

Tracey Cox (pictured) reveals the real reason so many young people are still virgins. The sex expert said that less drinking and fewer one nights stands are partly to blame.

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30 h. ago Lily Allen says she found a 'massive' lump after getting her boob job as she reveals the reason she had surgery

The singer, 40, underwent the augmentation surgery in February in the wake of her split from David Harbour.

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31 h. ago Gambling ad featuring Lewis Hamilton banned over potential appeal to children

An advert for Betway using the Chelsea FC logo was also banned by the Advertising Standards Authority for the same reason.

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33 h. ago Docs baffled as bloke admits to shoving pingpong ball up himself for wild reason

The manager and family man from Moscow in Russia told medics that he wasn't 'acting foolishly' due to having too much time his hands - before then revealing why he did it

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