2 h. ago Jihadi bride Shamima Begum faces Iraq exile in terror camp crackdown to stop her coming back to Britain

JIHADI bride Shamima Begum could be moved to Iraq in a crackdown on terrorists escaping from Syrian jails. She is one of about 70 from Britain among 7,000 IS detainees lined up for transfer to Iraqi camps in a bid to thwart mass breakouts. Hundreds of IS captives this week fled a jail 60 miles...

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38 h. ago 1,500 inmates 'escape from Syrian jail holding ISIS inmates' amid fears jihadi bride Shamima Begum 'could be free from detention camp in days'

The recent unrest sparks renewed fears that British jihadi bride Shamima Begum could be freed from detention.

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56 h. ago David Walliams eyeing up Little Britain comeback on Netflix after harassment claims

Little Britain star, David Walliams, was dropped by his publisher, Harper Collins, last month, following allegations he had harassed junior female members of staff, which he denies

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4 d. ago MoD staff pocket £57million in bonuses despite new defence chief's £28BILLION black hole warning

The revelation comes just weeks after Britain's Chief of the Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, is said to have warned Sir Keir Starmerabout a £28billion military funding black hole.

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4 d. ago UK urged to ratify high seas treaty to avoid being shut out of Ocean Cop summit

As international treaty comes into force, bill to make it law in Britain is moving at ‘glacial pace’ through parliamentThe UK risks being shut out of a historic oceans summit because parliament has failed to ratify the UN’s high seas treaty, environmental charities and campaigners have warned.The high seas treaty, formally known as the Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction, comes into force on Saturday, after two decades of talks. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Strictly's Thomas Skinner speaks out on BBC legal action rumours and why he left final

Strictly Come Dancing star Thomas Skinner appeared on Good Morning Britain to address rumours about BBC legal disputes

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8 d. ago Thomas Skinner DOUBLES DOWN on claim Strictly Come Dancing voting was rigged to boot him off show because he brought 'bad noise' to competition in defiant Good Morning Britain interview

The Apprentice star, 34, who took part in the 23rd series of the dance show alongside Amy Dowden, 35, caught up with Susanna Reid, 55, and Ed Balls, 58, on the latest instalment of the show.

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8 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing's Thomas Skinner says 'it wasn't fair' as he details final absence

Thomas Skinner appeared on Good Morning Britain to discuss his Strictly Come Dancing experience, finale absence and future BBC work.

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1 week ago Becoming Victoria Wood review – intimate and hilarious portrait of the trailblazing standup

Featuring Wood, her famous sidekicks Julie Waters and Celia Imrie and other female standups, this documentary is tender, moving and an absolute hootThere is a moment at the start of this documentary about the comedian Victoria Wood when you realise what she was up against at the beginning of her career: a snippet from the archives of Melvyn Bragg hailing her as Britain’s first female standup comedian. That wasn’t entirely the case, but it seems unthinkable now that it took until the 1980s for women to break through in any numbers. In 1985, when season one of Wood’s sketch show As Seen on TV aired on BBC2, there were sniffs of doubt that a woman could front a comedy programme, let alone a northern woman. How wrong they were. Clips from the show, featuring Wood, Julie Waters and Celia Imrie, are a hoot: high on a tipsy energy, the performers are all on the edge of collapsing into giggles.For those who grew up with Wood as a national treasure, Becoming Victoria Wood will be a revelatio...

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1 week ago Storm Goretti hits Britain as 'red warning' for 100mph winds comes into effect in Cornwall, schools close and commuters race to get home before trains are cancelled across UK

The Met Office issued a rare red weather warning for Cornwall this afternoon and told residents to 'stay indoors', while much of the rest of Britain including the Home Counties has been on alert for heavy snow.

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1 week ago Russian ‘zombie’ tanker sanctioned by US sails through English Channel

The Tavian’s route comes a day after Britain helped US forces capture a Russian-flagged vessel the Marinera, previously linked to Venezuela, between Iceland and Scotland

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1 week ago Russian tanker sanctioned by US sailing through English Channel

The Tavian’s route comes a day after Britain helped US forces capture a Russian-flagged vessel the Marinera, previously linked to Venezuela , between Iceland and Scotland

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2 w. ago US tracking oil tanker off UK coast linked to Venezuela, Russia and Iran

Monitoring comes as Washington builds up military assets in Britain

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2 w. ago Four Good Morning Britain stars announce exits as major ITV changes come into effect

The stars were known for their regional news segements on the ITV current affairs programme

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2 w. ago 6 cars making a comeback in Britain for 2026 – including quirky hatchback and Tesla rival

A HANDFUL of iconic car models are set to make a comeback in 2026. In recent years, many manufacturers have turned to favourite nameplates to tug the nostalgia heartstrings, and some do it better than others. For example, Renault, with the 5, 4 and Alpine A110, are masters at reworking history into something special, while...

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2 w. ago Scots schoolgirl opens Keir Starmer's eyes to child poverty with heartbreaking letter

“It was moving to see such perception from a child. And shocking to think that the vast majority of children growing up in poverty in Britain today come from working families."

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3 w. ago New visa rules for 2026: The UK immigration changes set for the new year

The measures, which build on those set out in the Government's immigration white paper, are set to make it more difficult for some migrants to come to Britain

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3 w. ago Britain needs new defence pact with Europe amid fears Trump won’t defend it from attack, voters say

Polling for The Independent shows voters are concerned the US may not come to Britain’s aid in the event of an attack by Putin

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3 w. ago The BBC tells the story of Britain in a way Netflix simply cannot. In the year to come, please remember that | Tony Hall

I love many shows on the streaming channels, but the BBC is our storyteller. It defines a nation and its culture – and we must defend itTony Hall was director general of the BBC between April 2013 and August 2020Don’t let President Trump cloud the real debate about the BBC. Of course, his demand for damages of no less than $5bn has dominated our thinking about the corporation over the past few weeks, as has its cause. But let’s get this into perspective. This was a serious own goal and journalists make mistakes. Salvation in this case would have been a line of script between the clips, or once a mistake had been discovered, a very speedy public acknowledgment. Now, though, the BBC is right not to yield on this. It has apologised. And, unlike other broadcasters and institutions in the United States, it doesn’t need the president’s support. This is a chance to demonstrate the BBC’s independence. Fight on.But we must not let this cloud the debate here about the sort of BBC we all want ...

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