1 hour ago ‘Tsunami of closures’ looms for pharmacies as Reeves’s Budget measures bite

One pharmacist told The Independent he was ‘on borrowed time’ after going to his bank twice for extra money to stay afloat

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2 h. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews The Baldwins: What hideous people! Now I really have no sympathy for has

RATING: ONE STAR Childcare manuals don't often spell out the surest ways to ensure small children grow up neurotic. But now we've got Alec Baldwin and his wife Hilaria to show us how.

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2 h. ago Levy on London stadium concerts could support grassroots music venues

In a report on the capital’s nightlife, the London Assembly has also told Sir Sadiq Khan to explore expanding the Night Tube

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2 h. ago Billionaires' wealth 'soars by over £230billion in first month of 2025 alone'

Campaigners said billionaires' wealth soared in first month of the year by a staggering £237billion - more than the combined wealth of world's poorest 2.8billion people

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2 h. ago Charity launches guide for parents of LGBT children to help tackle homophobia

Research by Just Like Us, the LGBT+ young people’s charity says 78% of primary school children have reported hearing derogatory comments.

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2 h. ago Twiggy says she was ‘shocked’ after mistaking damehood letter for tax notice

A new film about the 1960s model’s life will be released next month.

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2 h. ago Actress Lucy Boynton says society has become ‘desensitised’ to domestic violence

A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story will air on ITV1 at 9pm on March 5.

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2 h. ago Ageism a ‘barrier’ for older people seeking mental health support – report

Older people face ageism and stigma when it comes to their mental health, experts said.

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2 h. ago Sarah Brown’s charity sends laptops to Ukraine to help senior pupils sit exam

The technology provided by Theirworld will be used by 21,600 young people for their mandatory university entrance test.

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3 h. ago EastEnders' Bex Fowler return confirmed after devastating death of Martin Fowler

EastEnders' Bex Fowler is making a return to the BBC soap very soon following the death of her father Martin Fowler, with actress Jasmine Armfield reprising the role

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3 h. ago ‘Now is the time of monsters’: young Berliners despair at far

Alternative für Deutschland projected to finish second in federal election with about 20% of the voteFor more than 150 years, the symbolism of the Siegessäule, or Victory Column, in Berlin’s Tiergarten, has shifted alongside German identity: from emblem of the empire to strategic relocation by the Nazis and, finally, its adoption as an icon of Berlin’s legendary love parade.On Sunday, as throngs of people gathered in its shadow, the golden statue bore witness to yet another shift – an election that had yielded an emboldened far right in a result that was unprecedented in Germany’s postwar history. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews A Thousand Blows: Sex, robbery and bloody violence, this East End is no Disneyland!

Written by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, the bare-knuckle boxing thriller A Thousand Blows, set in the Victorian East End, is by far the most violent show ever devised by Disney.

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4 h. ago Barry Ferguson set to be offered Rangers job as next boss search finds instant solution after Clement axed

Philippe Clement has been shown the door in the midst of a dismal campaign with defeat at Ibrox to St Mirren proving to be the final

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4 h. ago Call the Midwife fans 'can't stop crying' as BBC show takes devastating turn

Call the Midwife was back on Sunday night and viewers were left in floods of tears over some particularly hard-hitting scenes

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4 h. ago Trump to fire 2,000 USAID employees as allies tell federal staff to ignore Musk’s DOGE demands: Live

Several agency leaders, including Trump allies, told employees to ignore Musk’s latest request

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4 h. ago Jack Rooke on the devastating Big Boys finale: ‘People told me to bare my soul. And now I regret it’

As Channel 4’s bittersweet sitcom classic reaches the end of the road, Nick Hilton meets the cast and creator of the show to explore its heart-rending conclusion

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4 h. ago Met Police hired more than 1,000 officers without checking references

Sources have told the Sunday Times that the Met Police did not properly check references and many were never chased up once a recruit joined the force

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4 h. ago Hollyoaks star Nikki Sanderson quits show after 12 years as she prepares to film final scenes

Nikki Sanderson has played Maxine Minniver on Hollyoaks since 2012, and she'll soon be filming her 'dramatic' final scenes after telling bosses she was quitting

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4 h. ago Car crashes off A470 and hits tree as two people taken to hospital

The road was closed for around six hours following the crash

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4 h. ago Philippe Clement sacked by Rangers after home defeat by St Mirren

Belgian departs after 16 months in charge at IbroxTeam are 13 points behind Celtic and out of Scottish CupPhilippe Clement has been sacked as the Rangers manager after 16 months in charge following damaging back-to-back home defeats. The Belgian has been under extreme pressure since the humiliating Scottish Cup exit at the hands of Scottish Championship side Queen’s Park a fortnight ago, and a first Ibrox loss to St Mirren since 1991 on Saturday proved to be the final straw for the board.Clement departs Rangers – 13 points adrift of city rivals Celtic at the top of the Scottish Premiership – at a time when the club are in talks about a multi-million-pound investment by a United States-led consortium which includes Paraag Marathe, president of 49ers Enterprises and chairman of Leeds United. Continue reading...

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