15 h. ago It’s not ‘fantasy’: I know Nigel Farage abused people for their nationality – because I was one of them | Rickard Berg

I remember him as a racist, obnoxious bully, and his allegation that other ex-Dulwich boys and I are liars tells me he hasn’t changedThe new year has delivered a new position from Nigel Farage on the multiple and detailed accounts of his alleged racism and antisemitism during his time as a pupil at Dulwich College.We had outright denial when the Guardian first published its investigation. As further witnesses came forward, we had excuses: it was “banter”, there wasn’t any malice involved and any such abuse was never targeted at an individual.Rickard Berg is a musician, music producer and composerDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago People receiving two scam calls each week on average, survey indicates

Fraudsters may ask victims to share personal details, provide security codes, transfer money or lie to their account provider, Nationwide warned.

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50 h. ago Myanmar junta holds second phase of election widely decried as a ‘sham exercise’

UN and many western countries as well as human rights groups say that in the absence of a meaningful opposition the election is neither free, fair nor credibleVoters in war-torn Myanmar queued up on Sunday to cast their ballots in the second stage of a military-run election, following low turnout in the initial round of polls that have been widely criticised as a tool to formalise junta rule.Myanmar has been ravaged by conflict since the military ousted a civilian government in a 2021 coup and detained its leader, Nobel peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, sparking a civil war that has engulfed large parts of the impoverished nation of 51 million people. Continue reading...

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58 h. ago Calls for more screenings with 12 young people a week dying from heart conditions

Amanda Hack is now pushing for a national screening programme, with 12 young people a week dying suddenly in the UK from a previously undiagnosed heart condition

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67 h. ago Trump may be the beginning of the end for ‘enshittification’ – this is our chance to make tech good again | Cory Doctorow

The US president is weaponising tech, but his tariffs and Brexit provide a surprising opportunity to gain back digital control of our livesIt’s been 25 years since I started working for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, an American nonprofit dedicated to preserving and promoting human rights on the internet. I’ve found myself in dozens of countries working with activists, politicians and civil servants to untangle the complex technical questions raised by the internet, and every one of our discussions ended in the same place. “OK,” they’d say, “you’ve definitely laid out the best way to regulate tech, but we can’t do it.”Why not? Because – inevitably – the US trade rep had beaten me to every one of those countries and made it eye-wateringly clear that if they regulated tech in a way that favoured their own people, industries and national interests, the US would bury them in tariffs.Cory Doctorow is a science fiction author, activist and journalist. He is the author of dozens of bo...

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3 d. ago ‘We are not for sale’: chair of Greenland’s top labor union rebukes Trump’s call for annexation

Exclusive: SIK leader Jess Berthelsen rejects Trump claim that the US needs Greenland for ‘national security’Greenland “will not be annexed”, the longtime leader of its largest labor union has declared, refuting Donald Trump’s claims that the Arctic territory’s current status poses a national security threat to the US.In an interview with the Guardian, Jess Berthelsen, chair of SIK, Greenland’s national trade union confederation, said people in the territory do not recognize the US president’s allegations that Russian and Chinese ships are scattered throughout its waters. “We can’t see it, we can’t recognize it and we can’t understand it,” he said. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Martin Lewis urges people with Nationwide not to miss out on £100 cash boost

Over 4 million Nationwide members received the £100 windfall last year.

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6 d. ago Earn up to £750 free cash in new year bank account switching deals

HSBC UK, Santander, First Direct and Nationwide are offering big money incentives to people switching their bank account.

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9 d. ago Scotland forecast to benefit from ‘coolcations’ as Med becomes too hot

Rebranding from ‘rugged’ to ‘temperate’ could see nation cash in on people’s search for somewhere cooler for summer holiday

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1 week ago Violent crimes against parents by children up 60% since 2015, shows London data

Exclusive: Met figures thought to reflect national picture with Covid, poverty and more people seeking help possible factorsThe number of violent offences involving an adolescent attacking their parents or step-parents has increased by more than 60% in the past decade, according to figures recorded by the UK’s biggest police force.Data released by Scotland Yard reveals that there were 1,886 such offences recorded in 2015 but this increased to 3,091 in the first 10 months of 2025 alone. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Earn up to £200 free cash from these banks in New Year switching deals

Santander, First Direct and Nationwide are offering big money incentives to people switching their bank account.

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1 week ago Eurostar delays prompt 'do not travel' warning as passengers 'stuck in tunnel' for hours

National Rail have urged people not to come to London St Pancras unless they already have a ticket

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1 week ago Eurostar disruption prompts 'do not travel' warning as passengers 'stuck in tunnel' for hours

National Rail have urged people postpone their journey if possible due to a power outage

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1 week ago Eurostar delays 'do not travel' warning as passengers 'stuck in Channel Tunnel' for hours

National Rail have urged people not to come to London St Pancras unless they already have a ticket

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1 week ago Eurostar disruption as 'do not travel' warning with passengers 'stuck in Channel Tunnel' for hours

National Rail have urged people postpone their journey if possible due to a power outage

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2 w. ago The team from a small Welsh village earning gold medals in the most unique sport

A team of six Welsh people took on some of the sport's best nations in Toulouse and secured Cymru an abundance of medals on the world stage

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3 w. ago Indian national, 29, is arrested after 'advertising people smuggling on social media'

The 29-year-old Indian national was detained by officers from the National Crime Agency and West Midlands Police at an address in an inner-city area of Birmingham on Monday morning.

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3 w. ago ‘Hidden crisis’ of 40,000 women and girls going missing every year due to violence

Women open up about abuse that led to disappearance, after government VAWG strategy is silent on missing people, as The Independent hopes to launch national lifeline SafeCall

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3 w. ago Over 1,600 people have been killed in attacks on health centers in Sudan this year, WHO chief says

The United Nations health agency says that more than 1,600 people have been killed in attacks on medical facilities and health care centers in war-torn Sudan this year

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3 w. ago Could YOU pass France's new 'civic examination' needed to live in the country? Try these sample questions and find out...

France is launching a new 'civic examination' to test the knowledge of people who want to live in the nation. 

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