9 h. ago John Major urges misconduct crackdown, warning of falling political standards

The former prime minister set out a code of conduct which all public servants and officials must abide by to address a series of sleaze scandals.

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45 h. ago Trump isn’t just burning his MAGA coalition over Iran — he’s inspiring a new one to rise against him

Trump’s sudden re-embrace of the ‘neocons’ he just recently spurned is leaving Democrats a major political opening — if they can seize it, writes John Bowden

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3 d. ago Winter fuel payments Scotland: John Swinney gives major update on payments for pensioners

First Minister John Swinney has provided an update on winter fuel payments in Scotland.

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7 d. ago Emmerdale fans 'rumble' John Sugden blunder in major 'phone' clue

Viewers are convinced that one mistake John made for his ego will lead to him being caught

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8 d. ago Speculation mounts that Trump is using a ‘hidden leg brace’ in the wake of his Air Force One fall

The unsubstantiated claims are doing the rounds on social media, as users have zoomed in on images of the president’s legs taken after the fall

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9 d. ago Another drop in UK net migration in 2026 may cause labour shortages, says No 10 adviser

Prof Brian Bell says predicted fall to 200,000 people means retail, care and hospitality sectors may struggle to fill postsUK politics live – latest updatesUK net migration is expected to fall to 200,000 in 2026 with possible resulting labour shortages in the hospitality and retail sectors, an independent adviser to the government has said.Prof Brian Bell, the chair of the migration advisory committee, said the figure was then predicted to rise again to just below 300,000 in the medium term. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago John Lewis makes major change to its credit card that will cost shoppers more

Shoppers will now have to spend more, or wait longer, to receive rewards from the group

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1 week ago Trump tariffs latest: Immigration crackdown will end strong US growth, warns JP Morgan

Trump tariffs latest: Immigration crackdown will end strong US growth, warns JP Morgan  The Telegraph

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1 week ago Senator Cory Booker says he will not accept any donations from Elon Musk

Top Democrat adds he would support tech billionaire ‘sounding the alarm’ to Americans on Trump bill amid feudA leading elected Democrat rejected the idea of taking campaign donations from tech billionaire Elon Musk, whose spectacular fallout with former ally Donald Trump has roiled American politics.Trump on Saturday said Musk will face “serious consequences” if he moves to support Democratic political candidates in any upcoming elections, following a public rift between the two men over Musk’s staunch opposition to the cost of US president’s planned piece of landmark domestic legislation. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Elon Musk deletes controversial tweet alleging Donald Trump was 'in the Epstein files'

The US president said the Tesla founder has ‘lost his mind’ after falling out over his spending plans

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1 week ago Musk teases new US political party to rival Democrats and Republicans after public fallout with Trump

The US president said the Tesla founder has ‘lost his mind’ after falling out over his spending plans

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1 week ago ‘Big Balls’ and other Musk DOGE proteges could see payback from Trump

The high-profile crash out could put the billionaire’s signature government project under scrutiny

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1 week ago From banning X to funding Dems: All the ways Musk and Trump could hurt each other as they go nuclear

How president and tech titan choose to escalate their bitter feud could have far-reaching consequences for them ... and us

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2 w. ago Trump attacks Musk saying ‘first buddy’ was ‘wearing thin and asked to leave’ after Musk takes credit for 2024 win

‘Elon was ‘wearing thin,’ I asked him to leave,’ the president wrote on Truth Social on Thursday

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2 w. ago Musk’s alleged baby momma Ashley St. Clair offers ‘breakup advice’ to Trump as president’s feud with ‘first buddy’ grows

St Clair, 26, went public with her claims that she and Musk share a child in February

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2 w. ago Musk goes scorched earth and says he is the reason why Trump won in 2024

The world’s richest man fired back at comments made by the president on Thursday

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2 w. ago Collapse of Dutch government leaves uncertainty on streets of Amsterdam

Geert Wilders’ walkout left some disappointed, others relieved – and trust in politics falling most among far rightAtaa Bodin is glad that the Dutch government has fallen. “It’s good,” said the 34-year-old Syrian who lives in the Netherlands. “I have a passport, the father of my daughter is Dutch but for other people it’s difficult. They can’t just go back to Syria like counting to three.”On Tuesday, far-right populist Geert Wilders collapsed his first government after failing to break open the coalition agreement to add 10 new policies on asylum – including deporting Syrians with temporary residency within six months, forcibly if necessary. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Four key reasons for the downfall of Trump and Musk’s presidential bromance

The president and ‘First Buddy’ appear to have fallen out over the ‘big, beautiful bill’

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2 w. ago Tourists in Spain warned they face hefty £630 fines in food and drink crackdown

British holidaymakers could even be arrested under new laws

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2 w. ago Trump wants his ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ to sail through the Senate. These five factions stand in the way

Between fiscal hawks, defenders of Medicaid and a potential stumbling block that may surprise you, this will be the first major test for Majority Leader John Thune, Eric Garcia writes

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