42 m. ago Retailers enjoyed modest sales boost in August after ‘underwhelming’ quarter

Analysis by the Scottish Retail Consortium and KPMG found August sales were up 1.1% from the same month of last year.

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42 m. ago Briton’s top NHS priority revealed amid falling confidence in government’s health service policy

The majority of Brits don’t believe that the government has the right policies for the NHS

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43 m. ago Vicky Pattison shares grisly look at Strictly injury as she's left in tears

Vicky Pattison has shown the injury she has suffered as the intense training for this year's BBC Strictly Come Dancing continues ahead of its launch later in the month

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43 m. ago Ed Sheeran: Play review – subcontinental sounds and shards of darkness – but still unmistakably him

(Gingerbread Man/Atlantic)Despite embracing Indian and Persian sounds, Sheeran’s eighth album goes back to basics after two records of muted melancholy – albeit with some surprising undercurrentsAs he points out on the opening track of Play, Ed Sheeran has now been around a long time. It’s 20 years since he self-released his debut album and 14 since he signed to a major label and set about becoming the most commercially successful British artist of his age: long enough that we’re now seeing the appearance of pop stars who claim him as a formative influence. (Singer-songwriter Myles Smith, who was just into his teens when Sheeran released his breakthrough album +, even plays one of those little acoustic guitars that have long been Sheeran’s trademark.) It’s certainly long enough that anyone with even a passing interest knows what to expect when Ed Sheeran releases a new album.Sheeran’s success is based on a certain dependability: it doesn’t seem to matter who he works with – Pharrell...

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43 m. ago 'NHS could be critical for Labour to halt the march of Nigel Farage'

Private school educated Nigel Farage has said he is open to changing the NHS funding model for an insurance system where 'if you can afford it, you pay'

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43 m. ago Nigel Farage health insurance plans rejected as Brits back NHS founding principles

Poll shows support for founding principles of the NHS remain rock solid despite Reform UK's Nigel Farage backing an insurance system where 'if you can afford it, you pay'

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62 m. ago Protesters target Royal Opera House over performance by ‘Putin’s diva’

Anna Netrebko’s presence on stage called a ‘disgrace’, despite soprano condemning Russia’s invasion of UkraineDozens of protesters have gathered outside the Royal Opera House to demonstrate against an eminent Russian opera singer nicknamed “Putin’s diva” who performed on the opening night of Tosca.Anna Netrebko, 53, one of the world’s best-known sopranos, who draws full houses for her performances at leading opera houses globally, has denied being an ally of the Russian leader. Continue reading...

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68 m. ago Keir Starmer ignored string of warnings before finally sacking Mandelson: Questions grow over PM's judgment as Labour MPs brand his handling of the episode 'a shambles'

The Prime Minister finally acted to remove the disgraced peer as ambassador to the United States amid a growing Labour revolt over his links to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

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87 m. ago Trump asks appeals court to let him fire Lisa Cook before next week’s Fed meeting

US central bank set to make a pivotal decision on interest rates

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90 m. ago Charlie Kirk shooting latest: Trump encourages nonviolent response as search continues for shooting suspect

Trump says Kirk ‘was an advocate of nonviolence. That’s the way I’d like to see people respond.’; FBI releases images of shooting suspect and offers $100,000 reward for informationHunt continues for suspect who fatally shot Charlie KirkHow the shooting unfolded – in maps, videos and imagesA UK offshoot of a US conservative group set up by Charlie Kirk is to hold a vigil in London after he was shot dead, reports the PA news agency.Turning Point UK has said its activists will gather on Friday evening by the Montgomery statue in Whitehall and called on others to “join us in remembering Charlie”.It’s absolutely shocking, we’re heartbroken over here in the UK.My thoughts this evening are with the loved ones of Charlie Kirk.It is heartbreaking that a young family has been robbed of a father and a husband.Political violence has no place in our societies.Our thoughts and condolences are with his family.An atrocious murder, a deep wound for democracy and for those who believe in freedom.My c...

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2 h. ago The Newsreader review – if this powerful Aussie drama were a US show, it’d be a smash hit

This 80s-set Australian show about rival newscasters is the best kind of period drama. It’s soapy, highly dramatic and wonderfully campThe Newsreader is the best kind of period piece in that it makes you reflect not only on the past but on the present. The first two seasons of this Australian drama about rival newscasters managed to cram in some of the biggest events of the 80s: the Challenger disaster; the Aids crisis; rumours of the end of Charles and Diana’s marriage.As well as seeing the impact those stories had on the world, the series hinged on some perennial themes, too – women being sidelined in the workplace; homophobia; mental illness; and what drives people to stay in their jobs even when everything around them is dripping with toxicity. To watch The Newsreader in an age of boundaries and therapy-speak is to feel at once privileged not to be working in broadcast television in the 1980s, and acutely aware that many of the problems still persist today. As unsettling as it i...

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2 h. ago Andy Murray's brother Jamie 'moves on' with dating app after divorcing wife of 15 years

Jamie Murray, 39, parted ways from Alejandra Gutierrez last year, with their divorce being made official last month.

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3 h. ago An astrologer shares how to make the most of September’s changes, including two lunar eclipses

Astrologer Priscila Lima de Charbonnières explains the significance of September’s eclipses and how to make the most of this transitional month

Science

3 h. ago Vital resource helping city's most vulnerable sounds dire warning over its future

CETMA Swansea serves hundreds of people in need every month but now that support is at risk

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3 h. ago Warner Bros Discovery stock spikes after reports that Paramount is prepping takeover bid

The potential bid would see Paramount purchase all of the assets of its studio rival, including the global television business that was set to be spun off next year.

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3 h. ago Bee Network paystrikes loom amid union claims bus summit 'ignored workers'

More than 2,000 workers under the Bee Network umbrella are set to walk out next week in a row over pay

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3 h. ago Bee Network strikes loom amid union claims bus summit 'ignored workers'

More than 2,000 workers under the Bee Network umbrella are set to walk out next week in a row over pay

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3 h. ago Hairdresser set to marry US citizen is detained by ICE for 'looking Mexican'

Lee Stinton, 45, claims he was 'kidnapped off the street,' subjected to medical procedures while shackled, and left traumatized after a month in U.S. custody.

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3 h. ago Charlie Kirk shooting latest: search for shooting suspect continues as FBI asks public for help

FBI releases images of shooting suspect and offers $100,000 reward for information; Turning Point USA statement on Charlie Kirk: ‘His legacy will endure’Full report: Hunt for suspect who fatally shot Charlie Kirk continuesHow the shooting unfolded – in maps, videos and imagesA UK offshoot of a US conservative group set up by Charlie Kirk is to hold a vigil in London after he was shot dead, reports the PA news agency.Turning Point UK has said its activists will gather on Friday evening by the Montgomery statue in Whitehall and called on others to “join us in remembering Charlie”.It’s absolutely shocking, we’re heartbroken over here in the UK.My thoughts this evening are with the loved ones of Charlie Kirk.It is heartbreaking that a young family has been robbed of a father and a husband.Political violence has no place in our societies.Our thoughts and condolences are with his family.An atrocious murder, a deep wound for democracy and for those who believe in freedom.My condolences to ...

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3 h. ago Starmer faces growing scrutiny over Mandelson appointment as PM sacks US ambassador for Epstein relationship

The Prime Minister fired Lord Mandelson after new revelations about his relationship with the disgraced financier

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