75 m. ago FatFace shoppers race to buy 'quality' £75 suede boots for £35 to store away for autumn

While many shoppers are looking to revamp their summer wardrobe, there are some eye-watering savings on autumn and winter staples to be had

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90 m. ago The Guardian view on Farage’s cynical pitch: Labour must be bolder to see off the threat | Editorial

The Reform UK leader spies a route to power through appealing to blue collar voters. His speech is another wake-up call for Sir Keir Starmer’s governmentLast July, concluding his election victory speech after winning in Clacton, Nigel Farage announced that after inflicting grievous damage on the Conservative party that night, Reform UK would now “be coming for Labour”. Since then, on issues such as the nationalisation of Britain’s beleaguered steel industry, Mr Farage has carefully positioned his party as sympathetic to working-class concerns and fears. His heavily-trailed speech on Tuesday, in Westminster, was the most direct attempt yet to present himself as a new spokesperson for Labour’s traditional blue-collar voters.The most talented and cynical political opportunist of his generation, Mr Farage knows where the openings lie. Labour has tied itself in unedifying knots over its deeply unpopular cuts to the winter fuel allowance, and agonised over reversing the Tories’ ...

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1 hour ago France’s National Assembly votes in favour of legalising assisted dying

Bill passed by lower house 305-199, backed by centrist MPs and leftwing parties while most on right opposed itFrance’s parliament has voted in favour of a bill to legalise assisted dying, paving the way for euthanasia and assisted dying under what campaigners say would still be some of the strictest conditions in Europe.After a sometimes emotional session, deputies passed the first reading of the bill by a vote of 305 to 199. They also unanimously backed a less contentious law establishing a right to palliative care in specialist end-of-life institutions. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Amid measles outbreak, Texas is poised to make vaccine exemptions for kids easier

Texas has been the center of the nation's largest measles outbreak in decades

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2 h. ago National Lottery appeal to find two lucky winners of shared £4.8 million Lotto prize

National Lottery organiser Allwyn has urged the two winners to check their tickets to claim

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2 h. ago Kennedy says COVID vaccines no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F

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2 h. ago Canadians are happy to cling to King Charles – as long as he keeps us safe from Trump | Jen Gerson

If a monarch who is the master of pomp can soothe the ego of our noisy neighbour, that’s good news even for republicansRest assured that the residents of Canada are vulnerable to the same strand of lazy republicanism that tends to afflict most other constitutional monarchies when complacency permits. Monarchy, after all, is irrational and expensive. And of course in a modern society, why should anyone be elevated to positions of power or prestige solely by accident of birth? Add to this absurdity the notion of a “King of Canada” – a fully independent G7 nation – who lives an ocean away, and the silliness of our system of government compounds.In ordinary circumstances, a British monarch has little interest in a former far-flung colony, and our passport offices would run with or without his official portrait overseeing the grey walls of officialdom. Humans, however, are not rational. And our circumstances are not ordinary.Jen Gerson is a Canadian commentator and co-founder of The Line...

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2 h. ago Trump says Putin is ‘playing with fire’ in wake of massive Russian strikes on Ukraine – US politics live

US president claims if it weren’t for him ‘really bad’ things would have happened to Russia amid signs he is frustrated with Russian president’s stalling of peace talksEarlier this morning, Alan Garber, president of Harvard University, told NPR’s Morning Edition that elite institutions need to double down on their “commitment to the good of the nation” and “be firm in our commitments to what we stand for”.Garber said he finds the measures taken by the Trump administration to be “perplexing”; while he acknowledges there is work to be done on campus regarding viewpoint diversity, he said he struggles to see a link between funding freezes and fighting antisemitism.I think that we have heard from some people that they do feel that [Harvard lacks viewpoint diversity]. What is perplexing is the measures that they have taken to address these that don’t even hit the same people that they believe are causing the problems. Why cut off research funding? Sure, it hurts Harvard, but it hurts the...

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3 h. ago Ryan Reynolds promises to ‘get down in the mud’ in new nature documentary

The actor will narrate Underdogs for National Geographic.

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3 h. ago King Charles tells Canada’s parliament country will stay ‘strong and free’ amid Trump annexation threats – live

Monarch says Canada ‘faces critical moment’ as unprecedented address comes amid Trump’s repeated threats that US should make Canada the 51st stateEarlier this morning, Alan Garber, president of Harvard University, told NPR’s Morning Edition that elite institutions need to double down on their “commitment to the good of the nation” and “be firm in our commitments to what we stand for”.Garber said he finds the measures taken by the Trump administration to be “perplexing”; while he acknowledges there is work to be done on campus regarding viewpoint diversity, he said he struggles to see a link between funding freezes and fighting antisemitism.I think that we have heard from some people that they do feel that [Harvard lacks viewpoint diversity]. What is perplexing is the measures that they have taken to address these that don’t even hit the same people that they believe are causing the problems. Why cut off research funding? Sure, it hurts Harvard, but it hurts the country because after...

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3 h. ago Amanda Holden fears 'national outrage' as she shares rare look at family life ahead of BGT final

Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden has opened up about her family life and what it's like filming the hit ITV show in a new interview ahead of the final

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4 h. ago Woman who blew £880 on National Lottery Scratchcards was left 'gutted' at what she won

Megan Smith Evans, who blogs about life and money online, admitted she made a 'crazy' move.

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4 h. ago King Charles to give speech in Canada’s parliament in reminder to Trump of country’s sovereignty – live

Monarch’s unprecedented speech from the throne comes amid Trump’s repeated threats that the US should annex Canada and make it the 51st state Earlier this morning, Alan Garber, president of Harvard University, told NPR’s Morning Edition that elite institutions need to double down on their “commitment to the good of the nation” and “be firm in our commitments to what we stand for”.Garber said he finds the measures taken by the Trump administration to be “perplexing”; while he acknowledges there is work to be done on campus regarding viewpoint diversity, he said he struggles to see a link between funding freezes and fighting antisemitism.I think that we have heard from some people that they do feel that [Harvard lacks viewpoint diversity]. What is perplexing is the measures that they have taken to address these that don’t even hit the same people that they believe are causing the problems. Why cut off research funding? Sure, it hurts Harvard, but it hurts the country because after all...

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6 h. ago Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden fears 'national outrage' ahead of final

Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden has spoken ahead of the final of the ITV talent show, and quipped there could be a 'national outrage' if one thing happened

Events

6 h. ago UK businesses warn of more job cuts as confidence drops following tax rises

Firms are expected to slash investment as many warn of new costs

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6 h. ago KFC announces £1.5billion expansion plans to open 500 more restaurants in the next decade as demand for fried chicken surges

KFC's plans form part of new growth ambitions as the chain looks to expand its reach across the nation and put money into its existing locations.

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7 h. ago World’s poorest nations facing ‘tidal wave’ of debt repayments to China, report warns

Debt service flows to Beijing, already at a historic high, are set to remain elevated for the rest of this decade, think tank says

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7 h. ago Australian man facing death penalty over 1.7kg cocaine bust in Bali ‘was only the dealer’, his lawyer says

Authorities say 1.7kg of the drug was mailed from the UK and traced to Australian national in Canggu

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7 h. ago Historic Belfast picturehouse going back to the future in £6.5 million revamp

The Strand in east Belfast is set to reopen in summer 2026 following a major redevelopment.

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8 h. ago White House stunned as Hegseth inquiry brings up illegal wiretap claims

Exclusive: Trump advisers lose confidence in Pentagon leak investigation Hegseth used to justify firing three top aidesThe White House has lost confidence in a Pentagon leak investigation that Pete Hegseth used to justify firing three top aides last month, after advisers were told that the aides had supposedly been outed by an illegal warrantless National Security Agency (NSA) wiretap.The extraordinary explanation alarmed the advisers, who also raised it with people close to JD Vance, because such a wiretap would almost certainly be unconstitutional and an even bigger scandal than a number of leaks. Continue reading...

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