36 m. ago Voices: After Labour’s first year, Starmer could still learn from ‘one

The current prime minister would be wise to study Clement Attlee’s post-war premiership, which also started with a landslide election but, mired in economic uncertainty and internal conflict, quickly ran out of steam, says historian Alun Evans

Politics

72 m. ago Woman torched 'evil badger man's' Land Rover in bizarre revenge attack

Susan Lupton, 63, believed the animals had killed a local cat and deliberately set fire to Graham Lee's vehicle after branding him an "evil badger man"

Events

95 m. ago US military's attempt to retain strategic land for training runs into Native Hawaiian opposition

The U.S. military wants to continue live-fire training at Pohakuloa, a high-altitude plateau on Hawaii’s Big Island

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3 h. ago Moment writer shouts abuse and hurls bricks at badger before torching her wildlife loving neighbour's Land Rover

Susan Lupton, 63, terrorised wildlife-loving Graham Lee when she mistakenly thought badgers he had rescued and cared for had killed a local cat.

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5 h. ago Starmerism DOES exist... It's Labour's same old spiteful politics of envy and class warfare dressed up for the modern age

Three days after Labour 's landslide victory in the General Election a year ago, when everyone was hailing Keir Starmer and his message of 'Change'...

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5 h. ago Little girl, one, dies after emergency services rushed to house over 'concern for child': Probe launched

Cops have launched an urgent investigation into the one-year-old girl's death in Sheffield on Wednesday evening.

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6 h. ago Families are £1,700 worse off only one year on from Labour's loveless landslide

The Conservatives said Britons were suffering under the 'worst start to a government in living memory' - but warned there is more to come.

Economics

6 h. ago Ministers reveal plan to nearly double onshore wind across England by 2030

The strategy outlines steps for ministers and industry to take to build wind farms across the country’s landscape over the next five years.

Politics

6 h. ago Mystery as 4 helicopters spotted circling London landmarks as thousands watch

A group of four helicopters have been spotted circling London landmarks with thousands tracking them online

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7 h. ago Mystery over 4 helicopters circling major landmarks and 'heading towards central London'

Mystery over 4 helicopters circling major landmarks and 'heading towards central London'  Daily Express

Events

7 h. ago Michael Madsen’s brooding charisma needed Tarantino to unlock it | Peter Bradshaw

The Reservoir Dogs and Donnie Brasco actor had a rare, sometimes scary power, as well as a winning self-awareness and levityMichael Madsen, star of Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill and Donnie Brasco, dies aged 67Michael Madsen– a life in picturesUntil 1992, when people heard Stuck in the Middle With You by Stealers Wheel on the radio, they might smile and nod and sing along to its catchy soft-rock tune and goofy Dylan-esque lyrics. But after 1992, with the release of Quentin Tarantino’s sensationally tense and violent crime movie Reservoir Dogs, the feelgood mood around that song forever darkened. That was down to an unforgettably scary performance by Michael Madsen, who has died at the age of 67.Stuck in the Middle, with its lyrics about being “so scared in case I fall off my chair”, was to be always associated with the image of Madsen, whom Tarantino made an icon of indie American movies, with his boxy black suit, sinister, ruined handsomeness and powerful physique running to fat, playin...

Politics

8 h. ago American teen detained in Antarctica after attempting solo flight to all seven continents

An American teenager attempting a historic solo flight around the world to raise awareness for childhood cancer was detained in Antarctica after allegedly landing without proper authorization.

Politics

8 h. ago Tens of thousands of passengers face another day of travel hell amid French air traffic control strikes... as chaos hits Eurostar and UK airports

Budget airline Ryanair has slashed more than 160 flights because of French air traffic control strikes, affecting over 30,000 passengers.

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9 h. ago Neighbour from hell plunged kitchen knife into woman's liver after bitter row takes horrifying turn

Retired carer Janette Price, 69, said she hadn't planned the stabbing and only brought the kitchen knife with her to the victim's door because 'she always runs off'

Politics

10 h. ago Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' PASSES despite Republican rebels... here are the crucial tax cuts YOU need to know about

Congress has passed President Donald Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill,' a landmark piece of tax cuts and spending legislation containing many of the Republican's campaign promises.

Politics

10 h. ago easyJet flight met by police after 'abusive' passenger urinates in aisle

Police officers stormed the plane on arrival in Tenerife on Wednesday morning.

Events

11 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: Rachel Reeves resembled a sad, startled owlet. Heaven knows how this can be sustained...

All hail the embalmer's art. Labour spinners, in emergency reconstruction mode, paraded a remodelled Rachel Reeves at a London health-centre event.

Politics

11 h. ago EasyJet horror flight as passenger 'urinates in aisle' and forces emergency landing

An EasyJet flight from Birmingham to Tenerife was forced to make an emergency landing after a passenger reportedly urinated in the aisle and became abusive

Events

11 h. ago EasyJet horror flight as passengers become 'abusive and threatening' after peeing in aisle

EasyJet said a group of passengers had become 'abusive and threatening' during the flight from Birmingham to Tenerife - and were met by police who stormed the plane on arrival

Events

11 h. ago Youth baseball coaches fired for stripping naked in front of kids as disturbing footage emerges

The incident occurred in Cooperstown, New York last weekend and has since gone viral after a bystander captured a video of the shocking scenes.

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