5 h. ago 'I was in labour for four DAYS then gave birth in 30 seconds with 15p a cup common tea'

Sophie McCausland, 35, from Birmingham, West Midlands, was advised to drink raspberry leaf tea to speed up the delivery of her second child after being in labour for four days with her first baby

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37 h. ago Starmer caves in to Labour rebels on welfare cuts with £2bn concessions sparking tax rise fears

Prime minister has offered major concessions on his controversial welfare bill after a tense day of talks with rebel Labour MPs, The Independent understands

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1 week ago Cammy Day complainer says Labour should be ashamed for readmitting council chief

SUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: The former council leader was welcomed back to the party last week despite complaints.

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2 w. ago Moonpig mocks Meghan with Father's Day card showing Duchess twerking with Harry while in labour

Greeting card company Moonpig has crafted a special creation for Father's Day, featuring depictions of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

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2 w. ago Former Edinburgh council leader back in Labour after being cleared of ‘inappropriate messages’ claim

Labour has ended the suspension and Day will resume his duties as party councillor.

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2 w. ago Spending Review 2025 LIVE: Rachel Reeves sets out spending plans with 'biggest cash injection in social housing in 50 years'

Chancellor is laying out the Labour government’s day-to-day and capital spending plans

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2 w. ago Labour’s spending review – five key charts underpinning spending to reboot the economy

What the chancellor has considered when setting out investment to improve services and security through to the next electionRachel Reeves will announce her highly awaited spending review on Wednesday amid pressure on the government to invest in national security and public services and to reboot the UK economy.In what will be a defining policy announcement of the current parliament, the chancellor’s address to the Commons will outline Labour’s day-to-day spending plans for the next three years up to the next general election. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago HUGO DUNCAN: Labour's dealt the economy a hammer blow. Joblessness is soaring. Now you are about to pick up the tab...

The cost of Labour is becoming clearer by the day. Sir Keir may believe Labour has 'fixed the foundations of the economy', says HUGO DUNCAN, but official figures show the opposite.

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer's muddled politics are reaching their limit. It's time for him to make a choice | Andy Beckett

Veer left or double down on the right? Either way, the prime minister needs to commit and sell it to an impatient electorateAfter less than a year in power, Labour has reached a familiar place. Keir Starmer’s troubled government is at a fork in the road, wondering which direction to follow. With the delivery of its spending review next week after several acrimonious delays, and a Commons vote on its divisive welfare cuts expected later this month, the government’s unity and morale are fragile. The public finances are severely strained, with ever more competing demands, such as for extra defence spending. Though much more energetic than its Tory predecessor, this government often seems opaque, unable to explain its purpose in a compelling way.Many voters and journalists – even more impatient than usual after years of manic politics – are already considering what might replace Starmer’s administration. At barely 20% in the polls, Labour is as unpopular as in its most disliked days und...

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3 w. ago Why is defence such a hard sell? The same reason Starmer is struggling in the polls | Martin Kettle

Decades of failures have left liberal democratic governments unable to command public confidence when it really mattersDefence reviews and foreign policy resets seem to turn up almost as often as the Sussexes’ lifestyle brand relaunches these days. Labour’s strategic defence review this week comes less than two years after the Conservatives’ hardly less detailed defence white paper in July 2023, which in turn was a “refresh” of Boris Johnson’s ambitious integrated review of defence and foreign policy of March 2021. By this measure, it must be doubtful if, come the 2030s, analysts will look back on Keir Starmer and John Healey’s review and say it broke the mould.The Labour government was entitled to try to put its own stamp on defence policy, of course, and its review team of George Robertson, Richard Barrons and Fiona Hill did a good, reasonably independent job. Yet this 2020s pattern of repeated strategic adaptation and refocus feels like the new normal now. It is also true that gr...

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3 w. ago Want to lower your cholesterol? Try a daily cup of this common bean

A study explored the potential health benefits of chickpeas and black beans on cholesterol and inflammation

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3 w. ago Coffee warning: Just one cup could trigger alarming effects for millions on common medication

The cup of coffee you drink in the morning contains caffeine, a stimulant that speeds up activity in your brain and nervous system.

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