87 m. ago Underdogs: The Truth About Britain’s White Working Class review – a complicated class portrait

Journalist Joel Budd travels around Britain demolishing Brexit myths in a nuanced study of a social group too often reduced to a cartoon by politiciansOn 13 November 1968, a 35-year-old Labour politician got to his feet in the House of Commons and had a go at the ranks of Conservative members who faced him. Six or so months after Enoch Powell had delivered his infamously racist “rivers of blood” speech in Birmingham, David Winnick – who was then the MP for Croydon South – had decided to attack the Tory fashion for bemoaning immigration to the UK from such countries as India and Pakistan and expressing faux sympathy with deprived communities in British cities. “Many of those who act as the champions of the white person against immigrants,” he said, “have not in the past gone out of their way to defend the interests of the white working class.”As the Economist journalist Joel Budd points out in this nuanced, enlightening book about the people and places Winnick was referring to, this ...

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3 h. ago ‘The last thread connecting people to services’: why vets are risking all to care for Gaza’s donkeys

Amid the ruins and with fuel scarce, the animals provide vital transport for the injured as well as goods and belongingsIt felt like an “earthquake from the sky” when an Israeli airstrike hit the clinic Dr Saif Alden had left just minutes earlier. Alden had been treating animals hurt and abandoned amid Gaza’s destruction. They survived but the equipment and medication the mobile clinic needed to function was destroyed.Still, the team saw it as a setback, not a defeat. Alden has spent the month since the airstrike traversing Gaza to scavenge the tools needed to resume operations. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Why are so many world leaders silent on Gaza? | Fiona Katauskas

Do they think it’s just too hard to speak out?See more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading...

Politics

11 h. ago Harvard defies Trump's demands and risks $9B in federal funding

Harvard University says it won't comply with a list of demands from the Trump administration as a condition for it to received almost $9 billion in funding

Politics

12 h. ago Shocking moment a heavy duty shovel loader runs over an unsuspecting workman on his first day on the job at a waste recycling site

The 40-year-old is seen collecting waste before the truck unexpectedly rams into him from behind.

Events

12 h. ago EU announces $1.8 billion aid package for Palestinian Authority

The European Union plans to provide financial aid worth up to $1.8 billion to support the beleaguered Palestinian Authority and fund projects in the West Bank, Jerusalem and war-ravaged Gaza

Economics

14 h. ago Hamas says it's sending a delegation to Qatar to continue Gaza ceasefire talks

A Hamas official says that the Palestinian militant group is sending a delegation to the Gulf Arab state of Qatar to continue the indirect ceasefire talks with Israel

Events

15 h. ago Mirror's Daily Digest: Today's top stories from Benidorm stag horror to Tory gambling offences

In this Monday’s Mirror Daily Digest, we've pulled together the biggest stories of the day from a groom-to-be who died after a horrifying incident in Benidorm, through to everything we know on the former Tory MP's gambling offences

Events

15 h. ago A 'sink estate', daily horrors and the truth behind Adolescence

Welcome to this week's 'Unmissable', our digest of the stories we think you might have missed

Events

16 h. ago Trump tariffs live: President suggests he can predict the future while markets react to tech duty pause

President says he will detail new tariffs on semiconductor chips soon, as his commerce secretary warns that exemptions for electronic goods will likely be short-lived

Politics

16 h. ago Tonight's Cardiff City news as Bulut reveals hope for 'passionate' fans and former captain speaks out

Here are the Cardiff City stories making headlines on Monday, April 14.

Politics

17 h. ago Sign up for free Man City WhatsApp updates as 115 charges wait goes on and Champions League race hots up

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Sport

17 h. ago Barbara Lee forged a historic path in Congress. Does Oakland want her back for mayor?

The progressive icon, 78, may be the frontrunner, but a more moderate contender may represent much-needed changeBarbara Lee represented Oakland in Congress for a quarter-century. Now, in what would probably be the capstone of her storied political career, the 78-year-old progressive icon is vying for the chance to lift the “city I love” out of crisis.“I’m always ready to fight for Oakland,” Lee said, announcing her bid to lead the city of roughly 440,000 residents, known for its liberal politics and deep legacy of civil rights activism. When she entered the mayoral race in January, she was widely seen as the presumptive frontrunner. Continue reading...

Politics

17 h. ago Solicitor ‘restrained’ in court after judge helped them skip security checks

The duty solicitor had refused to comply with security checks.

Events

18 h. ago Hundreds of former Mossad operatives criticise Israel’s return to war in Gaza

Over 250 former intelligence agency figures back letter urging prioritising return of hostages held in GazaHundreds of former operatives from Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency have criticised the return to war in Gaza amid growing frustration over the failure to bring home the remaining hostages held by Hamas.A group of more than 250 former Mossad figures – including three ex-chiefs – gave their backing to a letter first signed by air force veterans and reservists that urged the Israeli government to prioritise bringing back the hostages over fighting Hamas in Gaza. Continue reading...

Politics

18 h. ago More time needed to achieve ‘best version’ of Hillsborough law, says No 10

Sir Keir Starmer had pledged to introduce a Bill, placing a legal duty of candour on public authorities, before the tragedy’s anniversary on Tuesday.

Politics

18 h. ago Former Malaysian leader Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who extended political freedoms, dies at 85

A hospital in Kuala Lumpur says former Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has died aged 85

Politics

19 h. ago MLS talking points: a record in Chicago and a reprieve for the Sounders

Seattle’s season may not be as badly damaged as we had feared, and there was a huge crowd on hand to see Chicago Fire v Inter MiamiThis was supposed to be the Seattle Sounders’ year. The team had a nice path in the Concacaf Champions Cup, and a number of seemingly savvy acquisitions in the winter had fans hoping they’d be enjoying a 2025 season that went down as the best in the club’s storied history. Continue reading...

Politics

19 h. ago Chilling moment taxi driver preys on woman walking home from party before leading her to alley to rape her

Daniel Hayelom, 36, an off-duty private hire driver, raped the victim after he saw her walking home from a party in Beeston, Leeds, shortly after 6am in October 2023.

Society

19 h. ago Sign up for free Manchester United WhatsApp updates amid huge Andre Onana call vs Lyon

The Manchester Evening News' Man United team has a free WhatsApp community where subscribers will receive all the biggest stories.

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