1 hour ago Labour’s economic plan will take years to deliver, Keir Starmer says

Exclusive: PM hits back at critics as he insists Rachel Reeves right to impose £26bn worth of tax rises at budget• Keir Starmer: Labour is getting on with the job of economic renewalLabour’s economic plan will take years to deliver in full, Keir Starmer has said as he tries to regain the narrative after a turbulent response to last week’s budget.In an article for the Guardian, the prime minister hit back at his political opponents, insisting the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, was right to impose £26bn worth of tax rises. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Tensions boil over in the I'm A Celeb camp as burnt rice leads to a war of words

Things were heating up as I'm A Celebrity entered its third and final week with Sunday's jam-packed and episode.

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3 h. ago Carey Mulligan dazzles in a gold strapless gown as she joins Andrea Riseborough and Emily Watson at the British Independent Film Awards

The actress, 40, was joined by Andrea Riseborough, 44, and Emily Watson, 58, for the 28th ceremony in London on Sunday night.

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4 h. ago US strike on Venezuelan vessel could be war crime, say lawmakers

Bipartisan Congressional committees vow to probe alleged order by defence secretary to leave no survivors

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4 h. ago Tim Walz responds ‘as a parent’ to Trump’s slur: ‘This is cruelness’

Walz has a son with multiple disabilities and Trump’s words came on the anniversary of the law that requires students with disabilities to receive a free appropriate public education

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5 h. ago Description of Navy SEALs’ second strike on alleged drug boat constitutes a war crime, Sen. Mark Kelly believes

Former Navy captain, Democratic senator who urged military members to refuse illegal orders says ‘double-tap’ strike ‘seems to’ be a war crime, if reports are accurate

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6 h. ago Pope Leo urges Lebanese leaders to make peace highest priority

Pontiff tells politicians and religious heads they must persevere with peace efforts despite facing ‘highly complex, conflictual’ situationPope Leo has urged political leaders in Lebanon to make peace their highest priority in a forceful appeal as he is visiting the country, which remains a target of Israeli airstrikes, on the second leg of his first overseas trip as Catholic leader.Leo, the first US pope, arrived in Beirut on Sunday from a four-day visit to Turkey where he warned that humanity’s future was at risk because of the world’s unusual number of bloody conflicts, and condemned violence in the name of religion. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago UK Championship star hit back angrily after being accused of 'sabotaging' his own game

UK Championship Mark Allen was left fuming after his approach was questioned by two of the biggest names in the game

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7 h. ago British businessman is back in the UK... and into the arms of the daughter

Mark Gibbon, 62, was freed by a US court this month after a plea deal in which he admitted one count of battery against Jasmine Wyld, 33, mother of his two grandchildren.

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7 h. ago US strike on Venezuelan vessel could be war crime, say Democrats

Bipartisan Congressional committees vow to probe alleged order by defence secretary to leave no survivors

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8 h. ago Alexander Isak finally breaks Liverpool duck to seal Reds win at West Ham

WEST HAM 0-2 LIVERPOOL: Alexander Isak struck home on the hour mark from Cody Gakpo's cross before the Dutchman added a late second after Lucas Paqueta was sent off

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8 h. ago Starmer to defend Budget after Reeves accused of misleading public

Conservatives say chancellor exaggerated fiscal black hole to justify tax rises

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9 h. ago Sultana attacks the monarchy, Israel and ‘pathetic’ Labour in Your Party speech – UK politics live

MP speaks to delegates in Liverpool after boycotting conference yesterdayKemi Badenoch has reiterated her calls for the chancellor to resign on the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme, after accusing Rachel Reeves of breaking promises not to raise taxes.In this year’s budget, Reeves froze tax thresholds for three years longer than previously planned, meaning that as wages rise more people will have to start paying income tax.The chancellor called an emergency press conference telling everyone about how terrible the state of the finances were and now we have seen that the OBR had told her the complete opposite. She was raising taxes to pay for welfare.The only thing that was unfunded was the welfare payments which she has made and she’s doing it on the backs of a lot of people out there who are working very hard and getting poorer. And because of that, I believe she should resign.The shadow chancellor, Mel Stride, has written to the FCA (the Financial Conduct Authority). Hop...

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9 h. ago Manchester synagogue attack hero speaks of moment he was shot while barricading doors

Yoni Finlay, 39, has opened up about his 'survivors' guilt'

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9 h. ago ‘I was hooked’: the rise of the intrepid female solo traveller

Women of all ages, especially older ones, are actively choosing to travel alone. What’s behind the trend?UK travel companies have reported an increase in bookings for solo travellers, primarily older women, often leaving partners behind to “explore on their own terms”.Last month, the tour operator Jules Verne said solo travellers accounted for 46% of bookings for its trips departing next year, up from 40% in 2023. Just under 70% of its current solo bookings are made by women. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Sultana addresses Your Party conference after securing ‘collective leadership’ victory – UK politics live

MP speaks to delegates in Liverpool after boycotting conference yesterdayKemi Badenoch has reiterated her calls for the chancellor to resign on the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme, after accusing Rachel Reeves of breaking promises not to raise taxes.In this year’s budget, Reeves froze tax thresholds for three years longer than previously planned, meaning that as wages rise more people will have to start paying income tax.The chancellor called an emergency press conference telling everyone about how terrible the state of the finances were and now we have seen that the OBR had told her the complete opposite. She was raising taxes to pay for welfare.The only thing that was unfunded was the welfare payments which she has made and she’s doing it on the backs of a lot of people out there who are working very hard and getting poorer. And because of that, I believe she should resign.The shadow chancellor, Mel Stride, has written to the FCA (the Financial Conduct Authority). Hop...

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10 h. ago Death toll rises to 146 in Hong Kong's 'Grenfell': More bodies discovered in apartment complex which caught light after being clad in bamboo and polystyrene

The death toll in Hong Kong's apartment complex blaze rose to 146 on Sunday as investigators discovered more bodies in the burned-out buildings. 

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11 h. ago New London Community Center Hosts 30th Anniversary Of Beloved Carnage Con Board Gaming Event

New London Community Center Hosts 30th Anniversary Of Beloved Carnage Con Board Gaming Event  WJON

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11 h. ago Netanyahu asks Israeli president for pardon to end corruption case

Isaac Herzog’s office says it will consider the ‘extraordinary request’, which is expected to have significant political and legal implications

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12 h. ago Netanyahu begs Israeli president to grant him a pardon during his long

In a statement on Sunday the prime minister's office said Netanyahu had submitted a request for a pardon to the legal department of the Office of the President.

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