42 m. ago Starmer hails Labour victory after surprise win in Hamilton byelection for Scottish parliament – UK politics live

PM congratulates Davy Russell but Reform also performed strongly, gaining third place with 26% of the voteScottish Labour win pivotal Holyrood byelectionHere is an extract from the full statement John Swinney, the SNP leader and Scottish first minister, issued after the byelection result was announced. He said it showed the need for the SNP to offer “a vision of hope and optimism”.Labour won by an absolute landslide in this area less than a year ago - we came much closer tonight but the people of Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse have made clear that we still have work to do. Over the next few days we will take time to consider the result fully. When I became leader of the SNP last year I made clear my intention to bring the party together and focus more than ever on standing up for the people of Scotland. During this campaign we heard a lot of anger about the cost of living - and it is clearer than ever that Westminster control is making Scotland poorer, whether that is the damage ...

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59 m. ago New DWP update on State Pension payments for people not due annual uprating

Nearly half a million people will not get new State Pension payments of up to £230.25 per week this year.

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59 m. ago Daily Star pub quiz: 20 tough questions to challenge your brain

How many fiendishly-fun questions will you get right in this week's pub quiz? There’s only one way to find out!

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61 m. ago Daily Mirror pub quiz: 20 tough questions to challenge your brain!

How many fiendishly-fun questions will you get right in this week's pub quiz? There’s only one way to find out!

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65 m. ago AD FEATURE: 5 exciting live shows planned in the north west that you won't want to miss

From Inhaler to Diversity, there's a brilliant bunch of tickets on sale this week

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68 m. ago Brooklyn Beckham family feud 'deeper than ever' despite brother Romeo's split from Kim Turnbull as it's revealed there is 'no way back'

The Beckham family feud is reportedly deeper than ever despite Romeo's recent split from his girlfriend Kim Turnbull. 

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75 m. ago David Beckham to be made knight in King Charles’s birthday list

Former footballer will take title of sir and wife Victoria will become Lady BeckhamDavid Beckham will be awarded a knighthood next week as part of King Charles’s birthday celebrations, according to reports.Beckham has been in line for a knighthood for more than a decade after playing more than 100 times for England and becoming well known for his charity work, much of which is focused on improving the lives of underprivileged children. Continue reading...

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81 m. ago JoJo Siwa reveals the exact moment she and boyfriend Chris Hughes turned from friends to lovers as she shares their plans to get matching tattoos

The dancer, 22, and Love Island star, 32, finally confirmed that they were dating earlier this week, with the couple travelling to the Cotswolds on Tuesday to meet his family.

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95 m. ago LiveScore Bet offer: Bet £10 on Epsom Oaks get £30 free bets

New customers can sign-up to LiveScore Bet and get £30 in free bets when they bet £10 on the Epsom Oaks this week

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95 m. ago Three giant ‘doomsday fish’ wash up in one week, but harbinger of calamity a damp squib, say experts

After one oarfish was found in Tasmania, two were discovered in New Zealand, but there is no evidence of link between sightings and natural disaster, say scientistsBad luck comes in threes, according to the saying. And this week three ethereal oarfish, nicknamed “the doomsday fish”, have washed up on the shores of Australia and New Zealand.Two headless specimens were found near Dunedin and Christchurch on New Zealand’s South Island, following the discovery of an oarfish on Tasmania’s west coast on Monday.Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as a free newsletter Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Michelle Keegan shares new pictures with baby daughter and reveals nickname in 'first'

Michelle delighted fans as she gave a glimpse inside Palma's first family holiday by sharing a string of sun-soaked snaps on Instagram

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2 h. ago Four dead in Kyiv after Russia hits Ukraine with missile and drone attacks in 'revenge' strike

The attack comes just hours after Vladimir Putin said he would seek revenge for a Ukrainian drone strike last week

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2 h. ago Foraged mushrooms, fatal doses and food binges: the week Erin Patterson told her story to triple murder trial

Accused told court the moment she realised she could be blamed for harming her in-laws came before they even diedAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn Erin Patterson’s telling, the moment she realised she could be blamed for harming her in-laws came before they even died.According to evidence Patterson gave at her triple-murder trial this week, she was in a Monash hospital room alone with her estranged husband, Simon, after their two children had left to buy food from a vending machine, when he asked her: “Is that how you poisoned my parents, using that dehydrator?”Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Victoria Beckham suffers yet another blow as fresh feud emerges amid Brooklyn drama

Fashion designer Victoria Beckham's world has been rocked by her ongoing family drama with eldest son Brooklyn Beckham as the Spice Girls try to put a reunion plan together

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2 h. ago Australian navy ship accidentally blocks internet and radio across parts of New Zealand

Incident happened as one of the Royal Australian Navy’s largest ships was on its way to Wellington this weekGet Guardian Australia’s breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian defence force (ADF) has conceded that one of its ships inadvertently blocked wireless internet and radio services across swathes of New Zealand’s North and South islands this week.The incident occurred on Wednesday morning as HMAS Canberra, one of the largest ships in the Royal Australian Navy, was on its way to Wellington, where it ultimately arrived on Thursday.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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2 h. ago David Beckham to be awarded knighthood next week after years of snubs

David Beckham will become a Sir when he is awarded a knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours list next week with wife Victoria to be known as Lady Beckham.

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2 h. ago David Beckham knighthood decision made as Manchester United icon finally set for honour

The iconic former Man United and England midfielder is set to be awarded a knighthood in the King's Birthday Honours list next week.

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2 h. ago The hunt for Maddie has unearthed a sickening stash, a chilling message and a'confession'

This week masked police officers armed with pickaxes, shovels and even a mechanical digger could be glimpsed working their way through a neglected patch of Portuguese scrubland.

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2 h. ago Boy, 2, dies after being found floating in pool at family's Ibiza holiday home

He was discovered floating in a pool at a holiday home on the northern part of the popular Spanish island of Ibiza

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3 h. ago The Director by Daniel Kehlmann review – the author’s best work yet

This portrait of German film-maker GW Pabst and his moral struggles under the Nazis has the darkness and ambiguity of a modern Grimms’ fairytaleGeorg Wilhelm Pabst was one of the most influential film directors in Weimar Germany, probably best known on the international stage for discovering Greta Garbo and Louise Brooks. His radical approach earned him the nickname of “Red Pabst”, and when Hitler was elected to power in 1933, Pabst reacted by taking his family to the United States. He intended to emigrate permanently, but what was supposed to have been a brief trip back to Austria to visit his sick mother saw Pabst detained inside the Third Reich for the duration of the second world war. This unfortunate turn of events had a dramatically detrimental effect, not only on Pabst’s immediate situation but on his entire postwar career.Daniel Kehlmann has frequently used historical events as the basis for his fiction, most famously in his breakout 2005 novel Measuring the World,...

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