75 m. ago Winter fuel payment 'could be restored to all but richest pensioners'

Keir Starmer promised to ensure 'more pensioners are eligible for the winter fuel payment after bowing to intense pressure to abandon the decision to strip it from millions of OAPs

Economics

76 m. ago Maryland father mistakenly deported to Salvadoran prison really did flee to avoid MS

Kilmar Abrego Garcia fled El Salvador as a teen over fears he would be recruited by transnational street gang

Events

2 h. ago Donald Trump blasts ‘trophy wives’ in rant during life ‘tips’ ramble to graduates

US President Donald Trump was given a keynote address to graduates from West Point when he went on a bizarre tangent about a real estate developer who married a "trophy wife"

Politics

2 h. ago Man Utd misfit Antony hopes to strike gold ahead of £40m transfer decision

Manchester United spent £87million to sign Antony but he struggled to impress at Old Trafford and was farmed out on loan by Ruben Amorim in January to Real Betis, where he has starred - now he has Chelsea in his sights

Economics

2 h. ago Democrats find unlikely defender over Biden decline revelations – Trump’s former press secretary

Kayleigh McEnany served as Donald Trump’s press secretary during the final months of his first term

Politics

2 h. ago Democracy ‘not a given’ in Britain, top political biographer Anthony Seldon warns

Sir Anthony Seldon warns ‘democracy is frail’

Events

3 h. ago Challenge use of ‘nefarious’ news sources, says environmentalist

Mike Berners-Lee tells Hay festival audience to make spread of political deceit more socially embarrassingPeople should confront their family members who read news from “nefarious” sources, suggests the environmentalist Mike Berners-Lee.“Challenge your friends and family and colleagues who are getting their information from sources that have got nefarious roots or a track record of being careless – or worse – with the truth, because we need to make this sort of thing socially embarrassing to be involved in,” said Berners-Lee, the brother of the World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago Sunderland’s return to Premier League ‘impossible to predict’ – Regis Le Bris

A stoppage-time winner from 19-year-old substitute Tommy Watson capped a remarkable campaign.

Politics

3 h. ago Children with special educational needs at risk of losing school support

Thousands of pupils could be forced out of mainstream education if the government scraps education, health and care plans (EHCPs), campaigners say

Events

4 h. ago Prison officer had finger amputated after inmate bite as assaults spiral

An awful report by union Community details horrific assaults on prison staff, including an officer having his finger bitten with force and later having to have it amputated

Events

4 h. ago Justice system still on brink of 'collapse' despite MAJOR prison reforms, top lawyer warns

In an interview with The Mirror, Law Society President Richard Atkinson said the system needs to be considered as a vital public service like the NHS or education

Events

4 h. ago Inside Labour plot to oust Keir Starmer as PM is given 12 months to turn things around

This week’s dramatic winter fuel U-turn has not been enough to stop behind-the-scenes talks over how to change leader within the Labour Party, asThe Independent’s political David Maddox found out

Politics

4 h. ago Fetterman says he’s taking part in more Senate duties after questions over his health were ‘weaponized’

Democratic senator has dismissed concerns about his wellbeing raised by a former senior staff member

Events

4 h. ago ‘We’re totally smitten’: Boris and Carrie Johnson welcome fourth baby

Former prime minister and his wife share news of Poppy Eliza Josephine Johnson’s arrival in an Instagram postThe former prime minister Boris Johnson and his wife, Carrie Johnson, have welcomed a fourth baby to the family.The former leader of the Conservative party can be seen holding his daughter, Poppy Eliza Josephine Johnson, in an Instagram post shared on Saturday. Continue reading...

Politics

5 h. ago Trump gives rambling speech about trophy wives, golf and the ‘great late’ Al Capone in politically

President praised his administration’s efforts to end DEI programs and crack down on immigration while addressing West Point’s Class of 2025

Politics

5 h. ago ‘I’d never date a Tory’ – but apparently, Reform voters are fair game

‘I’d never date a Tory’ is a familiar line on dating apps, but new research shows younger singles are surprisingly more open to Reform UK voters than Conservatives

Politics

6 h. ago The end of Rachel Reeves: Furious Labour insiders tell me there's 'blood in the water', she's about to hike taxes AGAIN and reveal her pathetic new tactic: DAN HODGES

They were the words that destroyed John Major's premiership and government, consigned the Tory Party to decades in the political wilderness and changed the course of British history.

Economics

6 h. ago ‘Banal horror’: Judge orders Trump administration to return Guatemalan rape survivor ‘wrongfully’ deported to Mexico

The man says he was raped, held prisoner and targeted for being gay while in Mexico last year

Events

6 h. ago Children with special educational needs at risk of losing legal right to school support

Thousands of pupils could be forced out of mainstream education if the government scraps education, health and care plans (EHCPs), campaigners have warned

Events

6 h. ago Mission Impossible star was 8 months pregnant during fight scene with Tom Cruise

Hayley Atwell, who stars in the latest instalment of the beloved franchise, with Tom Cruise, detailed her experience working while pregnant.

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