4 h. ago Keir Starmer's muddled politics are reaching their limit. It's time for him to make a choice | Andy Beckett

Veer left or double down on the right? Either way, the prime minister needs to commit and sell it to an impatient electorateAfter less than a year in power, Labour has reached a familiar place. Keir Starmer’s troubled government is at a fork in the road, wondering which direction to follow. With the delivery of its spending review next week after several acrimonious delays, and a Commons vote on its divisive welfare cuts expected later this month, the government’s unity and morale are fragile. The public finances are severely strained, with ever more competing demands, such as for extra defence spending. Though much more energetic than its Tory predecessor, this government often seems opaque, unable to explain its purpose in a compelling way.Many voters and journalists – even more impatient than usual after years of manic politics – are already considering what might replace Starmer’s administration. At barely 20% in the polls, Labour is as unpopular as in its most disliked days und...

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29 h. ago UK households issued full list of jobs to be completed by June for lush gardens

Now is the perfect time to get your garden ready for hot-weather activities - and one gardener has revealed his top five tasks you must complete this May and June

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38 h. ago Inside the plush Love Island 2025 villa with supersized hideaway, walk

The Love Island 2025 villa has been revealed as this year's contestants get ready to enter the villa on Monday. 

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44 h. ago Lottie Moss has revealed she was 'ready to end it all' this week after a severe ADHD 'crash out'

Kate Moss's half-sister, Lottie, has revealed she 'was ready to end it all' this week during an ADHD 'crash out'.

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3 d. ago Revealed: Chilling threats by hostile states to our energy, food supply and way of life

A blueprint to get Britain 'war ready' to fight Vladimir Putin today reveals a chilling list of this country's vulnerabilities, from cyber-attacks to our reliance on undersea data cables...

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4 d. ago Kerry Katona shares shock health diagnosis after finding lumps

Kerry Katona has shared her diagnosis after she was left 'worried' over discovering several lumps on her jaw last week, leading to the star undergoing treatment.

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5 d. ago Britain's Got Talent thrown into chaos as Ant and Dec abruptly halt live final

Britain's Got Talent was thrown into chaos during the live final as Ant and Dec revealed that the show wasn't ready for young finalist Olly Pearson to take to the stage

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8 d. ago Dad falsely accused of being Liverpool parade crash driver talks of 'nightmare'

A father has spoken out publicly after being accused of driving the car that mowed down several fans at the Liverpool Parade attacks earlier in the week, with many injured

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1 week ago Scots join class action suit against M&S after hackers stole personal data

It comes after the Sunday Mail revealed Thompsons Solicitors have launched a class action suit last week which could result in compensation payouts of several hundred pounds per customer.

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1 week ago James Martin rages at lawless London as yob smashes his car window after friends were mugged or had cars stolen in last two weeks

Martin, who hosts James Martin's Saturday Morning on ITV every week, took to Instagram to hit out at crime rates in the capital after he and several friends were all targeted in the space of a week.

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1 week ago Five New Orleans jailbreak fugitives still at large as police arrest alleged helpers

Several people held in connection with jailbreak as manhunt enters second week and criticisms mount over jail managementSeveral people have been arrested on accusations of helping some of the 10 men who broke out of New Orleans’ jail on 16 May – and half of the escapers remained on the run as a manhunt for them entered its second week, according to authorities.Police said on Friday that they had booked Casey Smith, 30, a day earlier on allegations that she provided transportation to at least two of the escapers in the hours after the jailbreak. She had allegedly admitted to doing that alongside another woman whom police took into custody on Wednesday, identified as 32-year-old Cortnie Harris, Smith’s cousin and the girlfriend of one of the escaped men, Leo Tate, 31. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘No flour, no food, no water’: Israel continues to pound Gaza as aid still struggles to get through

The Israeli military continued its renewed attack on Gaza overnight on Wednesday, killing at least 82 including a week-old baby and several women, Gaza’s hospital officials said

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2 w. ago Chelsea and Newcastle in race with Manchester United to sign Liam Delap

Ipswich striker has release clause of £30mDelap has spoken to United about potential switchChelsea and Newcastle are providing fierce competition for Manchester United in the race to sign Liam Delap, who will hold discussions with all of his suitors before deciding who to join when he leaves Ipswich this summer.Delap, whose release clause drops to £30m after Ipswich’s relegation from the Premier League, has already spoken to executives at United to gain a sense of what a move to Old Trafford would entail. A contract worth £150,000 a week has been put forward. Talks with several other clubs are anticipated and it is understood that Chelsea and Newcastle have been wooing the 22-year-old behind closed doors. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago In Gaza, 45 killed in strikes as desperately needed aid fails to reach Palestinians

Hospitals in Gaza say Israeli strikes overnight and into Wednesday have killed at least 45 people, including several women and a week-old infant

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2 w. ago The hidden detail in Meghan's birthday post that reveals she's not ready to let go of royal life

The Duchess of Sussex , 43, paid tribute to her husband for giving her a 'lifetime of stories' and thanked people who 'have supported and loved' herself and Harry, 40

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2 w. ago AP PHOTOS: Protests in Panama enter third week, challenging President Mulino

Protests in Panama have entered their third week, challenging several recent actions by President José Raúl Mulino.

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3 w. ago Katie Price says she's ready for baby number six with donor eggs from women who look like her

Price revealed she has donor eggs and sperm ready, but says she isn’t in a ‘rush’ to expand her family

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3 w. ago Unhealthiest ready meals REVEALED: Worst offenders salty as 10 portions of McDonald's fries

The probe, by campaign group Action on Salt, looked at the nutritional content of more than 1,500 meals sold by more than 30 brands and supermarkets in the UK.

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4 w. ago New reports tell us cattle and sheep farming can be sustainable – don’t believe them, it’s all bull | George Monbiot

Feeding the world sustainably is an incredibly complex challenge, yet some people are trying to sell us a bucolic fairytaleThe fire that has just destroyed 500 hectares (1,230 acres) of Dartmoor should have been impossible. It should not be a fire-prone landscape. But sheep, cattle and ponies have made it so. They selectively browse out tree seedlings, preventing the return of temperate rainforest, which is extremely difficult to burn. In dry weather, the moor grass, bracken and heather covering the deforested landscape are tinder.The plume of carbon dioxide and smoke released this week is one of the many impacts of livestock grazing. But several recent films, alongside celebrities, politicians, billionaires and far-right podcasts, seek to persuade us that cattle and sheep are good for the atmosphere and the living planet. This story, wrapped in romantic cottagecore, is now the most active and seductive frontier of climate-science denial. It is heavily promoted by the meat industry,...

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